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IE164 Jon-Olaf Hendricks: Transforming Addiction into Empowerment: Option C Recovery Method for Growth & Transformation
In this weekās episode, Amrit interviews Jon-Olaf Hendricks, a sober lifestyle strategist, international best-selling author, speaker, and mentor. Jon-Olaf is the Co-Founder and CEO of Option C Recovery, a new option and global recovery community where everyone impacted by addiction is encouraged and empowered to
heal together.
Amrit and Jon-Olaf have a deep, raw and open conversation about a new outlook on the entire addiction recovery paradigm which stems from Jon-Olafās personal journey. Stepping out of current limited recovery systems and programs and forging his way into a new path to create his own successful recovery process. A chapter about a simple yet a powerful way to recover from addiction, keep sober, and move into a space of personal growth, love and success.Ā
They talk about why Jon-Olaf started drinking and his path towards recovery.Ā
As a child, Jon-Olaf lacked positive attention, reactions and responses from people of his own surroundings. He grew up with a great capacity and awareness to ask questions, but there was no one there to support him. In fact, everyone tried to shut him down, leading him into misery and isolation. As soon as he found out that he could run away from all of that, drugs and alcohol became his best friend.Ā
When he hit rock bottom he made the conscious decision he was done with so much pain and started different rehab programs finding them all limited.Ā
Jon-Olaf put a step aside and decided to recover on his own. He believes connecting, sharing, supporting, and healing together, helps people navigate back towards sobriety,Ā personal growth, and indeed towards the growth of humanity.Ā
They cave into his Option C Recovery program. A conversation around an option based on his new philosophies which revolutionize the way the world approaches addiction recovery and mental health.Ā
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Furthermore, they dive deep into how one becomes an addict, as well as the knock-on effects of drinking, how it affects the connection with ourselves and others, and how it can have a completely negative effect in relationships, in other words how drinking can make you miss out on everything in your life.
In this chapter you will have access to a mobile app that helps addicts recover, recovering addicts stay sober, and the friends and family of those affected to better understand how they can support their loved ones and each other.Ā
You will also have access to courses that will help you move forward and find a balance in between your physical, intelectual, emotional and spiritual foundational pillars.Ā Ā
You will uncover the importance of asking yourself what your priorities are and the impact it would have on the world if you do so.
If you are going through a difficult moment with addiction, with Jon-Olaf you will find a new way to step out of your loneliness and suffering. You will discover a new caring and loving path where you can turn your pain into purpose and your hurt into healing.
āYou don't have to suffer and you don't have to run away from your suffering. You can heal in a community of support and love, and build whatever you want in life.ā
āI want a world where kids arenāt growing up in a life that they need to heal fromā
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About Jon-Olaf Hendricks:
Jon-Olaf is a Sober Lifestyle Strategist and Entrepreneur. International Best-Selling Author, Speaker, and Mentor.Ā
He guides those in the recovery process towards an awareness of their own true power. His eye-opening philosophies are revolutionizing the way we look at addiction recovery and mental health.Ā
Having lifted himself out of rock bottom countless times, he now lives a location independent lifestyle, traveling the world at his leisure and turning his dreams into reality.
Tune In:Ā
Welcome Jon-Olaf Hendricks to the Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)
About Option C. Recovery:(00:28)
āDoing recovery on my own i managed to generate a lot of success for myself and my sobrietyā
What was going on in Jon-Olafās world:(02:28)Ā
āMake the conscious decision that you are done with sufferingā
Drugs and alcohol facilitating connection with yourself:(05:57)
āConnect with yourself in a state of nonattachment ā
Associating life celebration with drinking, a toxic behaviour:(09:41)
āDrinking disconnects you from othersā
The disconnection of someone who doesnāt drink:(14:12)
āIf you know what you want it is difficult to be manipulatedā
Ways of having fun and still engaging and connecting:(17:40)Ā
āQuit drinking because you miss out on lifeā
About relationships in regards to alcohol:(23:12)Ā
āAllow yourself to ask harder questions to build a new life for yourselfā
What about option a and b?:(30:02)
āDonāt suffer and donāt run away from it because there is another optionā
Creating option c, as part of Jon-Olafās own healing journey:(33:08)
āHealing leads you to a place where you are capable of giving backā
Formula at Option C Recovery for all these tools we have for escapism:(36:35)
āA balance across the four pilars is going to produce more success around youā
Interesting escapists tendencies Jon-Olaf has seen:(41:57)
āYou become addicted when you become attached to your escapist tendenciesā
Attachment serving at first:(44:07)
āHealing is the reestablishment to the connection with yourselfā
Mentioned resources:
- Amritās favourite book on mental health āLost Connections, Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutionsā by Johann Hari - https://amz.run/4KuY - Timestamp: 05:57 - talk about community and connections
Connect with Jon-Olaf Hendricks:
- Website: https://jonolafhendricks.com/Ā
- Company website: https://optioncrecovery.com/about-us/Ā
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonolaf.hendricksĀ
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jonolaf_hendricks/Ā
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-olaf-hendricks-2252a6174/Ā
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