Episode: 14 🎙 The Body Never Lies: Addiction, Intimacy & Sovereignty

Recovery Unleashed

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This conversation with Sophia Houridis was recorded back in January, and it’s one of the rawest, most revealing episodes I’ve shared yet.

Sophia is a mind coach and remedial therapist with a gift for pulling truth out of the unseen and articulating what most people can’t find words for. She was also one of the first therapists I ever worked with — and the work we did together marked some of the deepest shifts of my life.

In this episode, I share more of my personal story as an addict, how food, training, and overachieving became the “acceptable” versions of the same pattern, and what it took to unravel those layers. Sophia and I explore:

⭐ What happens when your purpose becomes bigger than you.

⭐ How connection to self changes everything — from energy, to health, to relationships.

⭐ Why the nervous system still responds with real visceral reactions, even when the mind “understands.”

⭐ The link between intimacy, abandonment wounds, and how we play them out in relationships.

⭐ Why true sovereignty comes when you can sit with what’s uncomfortable and let yourself be seen.

It’s raw. It’s funny. It’s vulnerable. And it’s a reminder that the work is never just about performance or healing — it’s about learning to live from a place of deep connection, truth, and purpose.

✨ If you’ve ever felt trapped in burnout, toxic relationships, or endless self-abandonment — this episode is for you.