32 Episode - Grief, Betrayal, and Abuse: How I chose me.

Laurie Ellis didn’t start out “an addict.” She was a caring, capable woman whose toxic relationships left her anxious, numb, and convinced that her needs didn’t matter. What began as a way to quiet the pain—sneaking alcohol in vitamin water bottles, blacking out at work—spiraled into suicidal thoughts and a weeklong psychiatric hold. Traditional rehab got her 30 days dry, but nothing changed the why behind the drinking.

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Laurie met Robert Gene in a drug rehabilitation center in Hawaii, and tried Eutaptics/FasterEFT. In focused sessions (50–60 hours across 2013–2015), she directly addressed the memories and emotions that fueled the cravings. The “bottle test” that once spiked her urge to a 10 fell to a 4—and then to “no thanks.” By updating the memories, the charge disappeared, and so did the need to escape.

Twelve years later, Laurie is alcohol free—and free in other ways, too. She rebuilt her self-respect and boundaries, maintains a healthy support circle, and uses simple tools when life gets tough: step away, walk, call a trusted person, reassess, and take care of her body and mind. Today, she’s a licensed clinical social worker at a federally qualified health center, launching her own practice, and caring for her family with clarity and strength. Laurie’s story shows that when you change the memory patterns driving the pain, you don’t have to fight the bottle—you outgrow it.

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Key Points
• Addiction is a solution to internal pain; the substance isn’t the real problem.
• Cravings are powered by linked memories and positive associations in the unconscious.
• Relapse is predictable: stressors reactivate those feel-good links unless they’re updated.
• Simple imagery tests (no substances) can trigger real cravings—proving it’s internal.
• The fix: change the memory network (Eutaptics / FasterEFT) to remove the emotional drive.
• Build a natural repulsion to the substance and a toolkit for real-time regulation.
• Willpower alone loses to the unconscious; you need a method that updates brain patterns.
• Laurie’s story: from daily drinking and suicidal thoughts to a licensed therapist & stable life.
• “Keep the lesson, release the pain”: remember what happened without the emotional charge.
• You can learn self-directed neuroplasticity and become the master of your own mind.

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