Addiction can disguise itself in many ugly little ways. We can see addiction as procrastination, shopping when we’re upset, eating our feelings, and of course, addictions to drugs or alcohol. But did you know that we can also be addicted to certain emotions?

In almost all cases of addiction, there comes an all-time low, or what many of us know as rock bottom. Jeff hit rock bottom after two years of drug and alcohol abuse. He felt lost, helpless, angry, and disconnected. Can you relate to this pain? Have you reached rock bottom?

Today, we speak to Jeffrey Combs, a man who has a very personal relationship with addiction and recovery. Jeffrey talks to us about the science behind addiction and the ways in which we can free ourselves from our addictive emotions in a process he calls, letting go.

In this conversation, you’ll discover…

-Jeff’s story from drug addiction and jail to influential letting go coach…04:00

• Discovered drugs and alcohol as a boost of social courage
• Going to jail didn’t keep him from falling back into addiction
• Eventually hit rock bottom in California and decided to get clean
• 33 years clean

-How to transform out of an addiction mindset …06:05

• Addictions stem from something far deeper than just enjoying drugs, alcohol, procrastination, or avoidance
• Addiction comes from feeling overwhelmed
• Jeff’s work helps people understand the neurological reasons for their addictions
• If they can break down the problems, they’re easier to work through
• Success comes when you’re committed

-Why it feels so difficult to let go…09:30

• There’s a lot of material on the spirituality of letting go, but it’s actually a science
• Addiction gets harder the longer you allow it in your life, the emotion itself becomes an addiction
• Letting go eventually becomes an attitude, a mindset, a skill

-The relationship between breath work and letting go…13:50

• Athletes and children experience letting go in breaths
• Exhales allows the body to release fight or flight response
• Anxiety and fear are what drive the lower self, which drives the ego
• Anxiety remains cyclic until you make a change

-Jeff’s greatest influencers…17:05

• Never had a mentor, but books heavily influenced Jeff
• David Hawkins’s books: Letting Go and The Map of Consciousness Explained
• Louise Hay’s books
• John Bradshaw – 1st speaker that covered molestation
• Napoleon Hill’s books
• Learning that consciousness is a scale will change your life
• The key: “Live in the solution and not the problem”

-The power of being disciplined…22:05

• Discipline has more than one meaning
• As a child, we are conditioned to think discipline = pain
• As an addict, you are conditioned to think discipline is painful
• The most challenging addiction = is being overwhelmed and unorganized
• “If you don’t have a system to succeed, you have a system to fail”

-What most people don’t know about Jeff…27:10

• Photographic memory
• On-demand, can connect with quantum field
• Time traveled since he was a child
• Very skilled entrepreneur

-Jeff’s advice for people who feel stuck…28:40

• Commit to learning the skill of letting go (“I commit to…”)
• Free 20-minute session with Jeff at goldenmastermind.com (only if committed)
• You can find Jeff on Facebook as well

P.S. If you’re just checking out the show to see if it’s a good fit for you, welcome!

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