The Gris Alves’ Podcast Tales of Recovery

Breaking the Cycle: Rethinking Child Medication and Trauma

This podcast delves into the alarming trend of medicating children for behavioral issues and mental health concerns. Host Gris Alves shares her extensive experience working with children and adults over the past 30 years, including her time with the Federal Public Defender's Office.

Gris examines the deeper roots of behavioral issues, such as unprocessed emotions, intergenerational trauma, and attachment problems. She argues that medications often serve as a temporary fix, masking deeper issues that require a more holistic approach.

Through personal anecdotes and professional insights, Gris advocates for alternative methods like therapy, family support, and somatic practices. She emphasizes the importance of understanding and addressing the underlying causes of distress rather than relying solely on medication.

Gris also discusses the societal and cultural factors contributing to the rise in child medication, urging parents and caregivers to look inward and seek more meaningful solutions. She concludes by offering resources and support for those looking to explore alternative approaches to healing and well-being.

Join Gris Alves in this eye-opening episode of "Tales of Recovery" as she challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a more compassionate, informed approach to child mental health.

Embodied Mindfulness: A Journey to the Present Moment

A Short Meditation Practice for Calm and Kindness ~ 

 

led by Gris Alves 

Recuperando la Vida con Javier Ramirez, Julio Alves y Carina Valladolid aqui en la Cocina de los Alves

**Abrazando la Vulnerabilidad: Desafiando Estereotipos y Fomentando la Salud Emocional en Hombres Hispanos**

 

En este revelador episodio de "Recuperando la Vida", profundizamos en el tema a menudo ignorado de por qué muchos hombres hispano-latinos evitan buscar terapia. Nuestros invitados especiales, incluyendo a Javier Ramírez de Terapia Peregrino, Carina Valladolid y Julio Alves, comparten sus experiencias personales y perspectivas sobre la terapia, el autoconocimiento y el estigma social asociado a buscar ayuda.

 

Desafiamos las expectativas de género establecidas por las normas patriarcales y confrontamos los conceptos erróneos que ven la terapia como un signo de debilidad o inestabilidad. A través de esta conmovedora discusión, buscamos redefinir la terapia como un gimnasio para el bienestar emocional, un lugar donde los hombres pueden fortalecer y mantener su salud emocional.

 

En un segmento particularmente convincente, Javier comparte su viaje con la terapia, consolidando la creencia de que la autorrealización no es un signo de debilidad, sino más bien la clave para la fortaleza interior y relaciones interpersonales más saludables. Te invitamos a unirte a nuestra crucial conversación sobre masculinidad, salud mental y el poder de la vulnerabilidad.

 

Este episodio del podcast también destaca el poder transformador de la terapia en la reestructuración de procesos de pensamiento y la oferta de nuevas perspectivas. Derribamos las normas sociales asfixiantes y los estereotipos asociados con la masculinidad, alentando a los individuos, especialmente a los hombres, a sentirse seguros en su vulnerabilidad y a comprender la importancia de buscar ayuda.

 

Finalmente, exploramos la llamativa hipótesis propuesta por Jacques Lacan de que los seres humanos construyen su identidad desde dentro pero buscan validación del mundo exterior. Enfatizamos la fragilidad de la psique humana, su papel crucial en el crecimiento emocional y cómo abrazar ambos puede llevar a un mayor autoconocimiento y desarrollo personal.

 

**Desaprendiendo, Aceptando y Evolucionando: Una Conversación Sincera sobre Salud Mental, Envejecimiento y Psicodélicos**

 

Puenteando la brecha entre las normas sociales y el bienestar emocional, desentrañamos las complejidades de nuestro viaje de salud mental. Examinamos cómo el condicionamiento infantil, las obligaciones sociales, las estructuras mentales rígidas y las perspectivas generacionales influyen en nuestra salud mental y satisfacción general en la vida.

 

A continuación, la conversación toma un giro para explorar el potencial de los psicodélicos como herramienta dentro de la terapia psicológica para el tratamiento de adicciones. Discutimos estudios actuales que se están llevando a cabo sobre microdosis con psilocibina y destacamos la precaución y la orientación profesional necesarias para usar esta herramienta en el cuidado de la salud mental.

 

Las narrativas compartidas fomentan una apreciación por la belleza del envejecimiento, la importancia de estar más presentes y las infinitas posibilidades de crecimiento personal. Al hacerlo, buscamos normalizar las discusiones sobre salud mental, alentando a los individuos a superar comportamientos condicionados y a abrazar nuevas experiencias y perspectivas.

 

Espero les guste, les sirva, lo compartan y pues.... si gustan: vengan a terapia que como dice Javier: La terapia es para todos! 

Recuperando la Vida con Carol Perez

Amigos del podcast, prepárense para esta conversación donde lloré,  me reí, fue mágico y terapéutico estar con esta hermosa y gran mujer mi amiga Carol Pérez.

Después de grandes éxitos del “mundo” y los “deber ser”, de grandes experiencias y mucho trabajo personal, Carol deja el mundo corporativo para abrazar la sanacion interna y recuperar ese gozo del misticismo y vivir en el presente fluyendo con la vida compartiendo con el mundo su sabiduría, prácticas y la magia de la vulnerabilidad.

Carol es creadora de la comunidad de Insidology donde ella y su pareja Jorge emprenden crear (durante la pandemia y después) espacios seguros para conectar con tu autenticidad, vulnerabilidad y conocerse a uno mismo.

Aquí ella nos cuenta parte de su camino y yo, estoy nada más que súper agradecida por gente de tan gran corazón como esta mujer.

Para conectar con Carol la encuentras en IG @carolpereza y @insidology

Gracias por compartir este podcast!

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An Intricate Dance with Grief and Healing

Welcome to another raw, unfiltered episode of "Podcasts in the Car". Join your host, Gris Alves, as she vulnerably shares her personal journey dealing with her father's demise. Listen to Gris as she retrospectively unravels her emotions, challenges, and survival mechanisms from the initial months of grieving, a narrative that is both poignant and enlightening.

In this episode, Alves walks listeners through her coping methods, oscillating between past and present experiences. She sheds light on her grieving rituals, exploring diverse therapeutic measures ranging from yoga to her unexpected encounter with psychedelic mushrooms. Get a glimpse into how these experiences reshaped her perception and catalyzed personal growth amidst adversities.

Delve into Alves' toolbox of survival as she negotiates her pain and sorrow using a variety of activities and therapeutic interventions. Her candid experience provides insights into the mental and emotional compromises individuals often make in order to cope with heartbreak, presenting a unique understanding of human resilience.

Reflect on Alves' perceptive musings on the innate human instinct to negotiate, tracing its presence from the prehistoric era to current times. Engage with her thought-provoking insights and apply them to your personal 'negotiations', contemplating mechanisms influencing various facets of life.

This episode not only delves into the machinations of bereavement, but also brings to the surface the importance of mental and emotional health in overall wellness. Alves introduces the concept of the Mindfulness Magic program, a course designed to foster self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Through hints of self-compassion and patience, the program intends to help individuals overwhelmed with arduous emotions or experiences.

In conclusion, surrender to your vulnerability with Alves and immerse yourself in the narrative of compassionate self-awareness. Discover how you can transform your mental health narrative towards a more rewarding, empathetic, and self-realized existence.

Tales of Recovery with guest Betsy Polatin

BETSY POLATIN is a movement specialist with four decades of experience in body-mind education and performance training. She has worked with many performing artists in theater, film, and music, including such luminaries as Rashida Jones, Ginnifer Goodwin, Andre Gregory, and John Denver.

 

As a highly respected senior Alexander Technique educator, she pioneered a four-year Alexander curriculum for the acting conservatory program at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, where she is a master lecturer.

 

A certified Breathing Coordination instructor and a Somatic Experiencing practitioner, she holds a BA in dance and an MFA in theater education. She continues to teach her work extensively, working with Trauma Healing specialist like Dr. Gabor Mate and Peter Levine among others. 

 

Betsy has written several books including The Actor's Secret, Macrobiotics in Motion and her latest (my favorite) HUMANUAL, A Manual for Being Human.

I am so excited to have her brilliant wisdom and compassion on the show today. 

Please get your cup of tea ready and listen in. 

 

May this time together with Betsy bring you insight, softness and possibilities for healing and EXPANDING your capacity to breathe easier and land embodied so Spirit may have more space to play. 

 

You can find Betsy on her webpage www.betsypolatin.com and on IG @betsypolatin

 

 

 

Tales of Recovery-Your Cosmic Being and the consequences of ignoring your potential.

It is possible to posses the potential for higher consciousness and still turn your back on it, it is the easiest thing in the world to remain ignorant of yourself as a Cosmic Being. 

 

Here's how you do it: 

Think the same as everyone else. 

Follow old habits and conditioning. 

Accept society's collective beliefs.

Conform in order to remain "safe".

Cling to your story as your identity.

Protect your self image. 

Look our for # 1.  

From Deepak Chopra's book Quantum Body. 

 

The quote I mention in this episode: 

"Remember how long you've been putting this off, how many extenssions the gods gave you, and you didn't use them. 

At some point you have to recognize what world it is that you belong to; what power rules it and from what source you spring; that there is a limit to the time assigned you, and if you don't use it to free yourself it will be goine and will never return."

 

Thank you for listening and sharing this podcast**

 

Join the Mindfulness Magic Master Class at www.grisalves.com/events

 

 

 

Tales of Recovery with Guest Phileena Nikole

Phileena Nikole (formerly Phileena Heurtz)  is our guest on this episode of the Tales of Recovery Podcast. 

I am forever grateful for Phileena, who is also an author, teacher, spiritual director, retreat guide and trauma informed yoga instructor. She has been INSTRUMENTAL in my unraveling from religious beliefs and with the utmost compassion I have ever encountered. 

I met her many many years ago when some dear friends of mine recommended her as a spiritual director.  I had read her first book and reached out for what turned out to be a year of incredible transformation and liberation of my heart. 

As we chat about here on the podcast,  Phileena helped me move from the prison of religious belief systems to the REMEMBERING of who I am and coming into contact with my inner intuition, and a she calls it, "my Inner Knowing". 

Phileena shares with us her own unraveling with religion, through contemplative practices and a somatic approach as she explains how the body has a way of alerting us when something is just not working out.   Our conversation includes talking about what it is to have a teaching/learning experience vs a lived reality and how listening to your body is key in this journey of Spirituality. 

You can find Phileena on IG as @phileena and on her webpage www.phileena.com

Phileena’s discerning guidance has been featured by Center for Action and Contemplation’s Conspire, Sojourner’s Summit, Q Ideas, The Work of the People, Catalyst, Immerse, Darkwood Brew and more.

She is also the author of Pilgrimage of a Soul, a provocative theological narrative set along the Camino de Santiago, and Mindful Silence, a vulnerable exploration of the Christian contemplative tradition.

 

 

She does live up in the mountains of New Mexico, so we had a tiny bit of technical issues but I edited it the best I could and I appreciate your patience with this because this recording is just TOO good to be true :) 

 

Grab your cup of tea and listen in ~ May this podcast be helpful on your journey to your True Self. 

 

With much Love, 

Gris

 

Recuperando la Vida~ LIVE con mi amiga Carol Perez

Por si te perdiste el LIVE in Instagram, aqui te lo comparto. 

Recuperando la Vida con Carina Luz Valladolid

Hoy nos acompaña Carina Luz Valladolid para platicar de la idea del "Proposito de Vida" que tanto nos venden, a comparación a la realidad que vamos descubriendo como seres en momentos de crisis, (crecimiento) y despertar. 

Agarren su cafecito, te y las invitamos a esta conversación de risas y netas hoy en Recuperando la Vida. Gracias por escuchar y compartir. 

Aqui les dejo el dicho que nos compartió Carina: 

Si estás aquí con la iluminación como meta, no puedes estar aquí. Físicamente puede parecer que estás aquí, pero no puedes estar conmigo: la meta está en el futuro, yo estoy aquí, y la mente que está orientada a metas Es probable que sea en el futuro, nunca nos encontraremos, sé que estás aquí para obtener algo, es por eso que te lo estás perdiendo, estoy aquí para perseguirte y que abandones la idea de lograr cualquier cosa. Si abandonas esta mente orientada a objetivos, estarás iluminado. La iluminación no es una búsqueda, es una realización, no es una meta, es la naturaleza misma de la vida misma.