Wilderness Experiential Therapy for Addiction with Will Black
Will black is a wilderness guide who takes young men out in to the mountains of Alberta as a treatment for addiction. He works for a treatment camp called Shunda Creek, which is a 90 day government funded program for men aged 18-25. The program uses curated experiences combined with intention to carve new pathways in the brain. Will has a wealth of experience in activating change mechanisms in his clients, through challenge in the wilderness. Topics covered in this podcast: The value of wildnerness therapy and the original classroom Experience as a doorway to embodiment Trauma locked in to the body What does an empowering experience do in the body Addiction: Choice vs. Disease - Dr. Kevin McCauley Addiction and reward system dysregulation Serotonin and the benefits of recovering from something together. Adventure Thresholds: How to design an experience to create optimal change through perceived risk. Aligning attention with intention to match consciousness with the unconsciousness The 3 brains: Reptilian, Mamillian, Human Stigma and the shaming of addiction Mindfulness and the key to rewiring the mind