Episode 95 — Finding a New Way of Life After Childhood Trauma —with Mike Zweifel - a podcast by Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC

from 2021-09-24T06:00

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We aren’t able to choose the life we grow up in and that can bring a lot of baggage into the adult years. But what if it didn’t have to be that way forever? What if there was hope to be able to find a new way of life that doesn’t revolve around past trauma?

Mike Zweifel, founder of Archways Recovery Center and Life Guide Consulting, LLC, went into his early adult years with a lot of childhood trauma and baggage buried deep down inside. This quickly turned into an alcohol addiction and continued traumatic experiences. It wasn’t until a parole officer intervened when Mike was 28 years old when a miracle happened. From then on Mike came to find a passion in helping young adults dealing with addiction and now owns a behavioral health firm and a healthcare consulting firm. 

On this episode of Success is Subjective, Mike joins Joanna to share his journey going from a homeless and traumatized teen to acquiring a masters in social work to further help young adults in recovery. Mike’s vulnerable story is proof that no matter how difficult life may get, it does get better. Listen in for Mike’s profound insight on how the low times in his journey have brought him so much closer to the young adults he works with, bringing them to a new way of life. 

What You Will Learn

  •  Weighing out whether college was even worth it because of the cost
  • Dealing with a lot of trauma as a teenager and how that affected Mike
  • The negative ways Mike found to express his emotions
  • Finding relief in substances
  • How treatment wasn’t a topic at the time
  • Dealing with childhood trauma into early adult years
  • It wasn’t about education, it was about survival. College isn’t going anywhere!
  • Feeling handicapped by life to even pursue passions
  • The miracle that happened when Mike was 28 years old
  • The job that made Mike realize he had a passion for helping kids that are in the shoes he was once in
  • Mike’s journey going back to school at 31 years old to pursue his passion 
  • From a homeless IV drug user to a masters in social work
  • How the fear of failure can cause young adults to not make moves at all 
  • How societal pressure has increased dramatically over the years for generations
  • You don’t have to be afraid to live out your life fully

Connect with Mike Zweifel

  • Archway Recovery Centers 
  • Call 602-531-109
  • Email info@archwaysrecoverycenters.com
  • LifeGuideConsulting.com (under construction right now)

Connect with Joanna Lilley  

Further episodes of Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay

Further podcasts by Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC

Website of Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC