Doing The Work: A Naples Integrated Recovery Podcast goes beyond motivational quotes and surface-level “growth” discussions. This podcast is about the uncomfortable, necessary work that real recovery demands — emotional honesty, nervous system regulation, accountability, repairing relationships, and learning how to stop abandoning yourself. Hosted by Brian Granneman, LMHC, CAP, CCTP, a psychotherapist specializing in trauma, addiction, and integrated recovery, this podcast blends clinical in ...
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Brian Granneman Podcasts
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The Legend of Zelda and Growth: Leveling Up Through Life’s Hardest Seasons
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Life’s hardest seasons have a way of feeling like the dungeons from the Zelda games many of us grew up with — dark rooms, tough puzzles, unexpected bosses, and the sense that you’re wildly underprepared. In this episode, Brian breaks down how those game mechanics mirror real growth: the tools you only earn in pain, the companions who show up at the…
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In this episode, we break down why your amygdala fires in 12 milliseconds and hijacks your reactions long before your thinking brain comes online. From Publix checkout lines to relationship conflict, we explore the “second arrow,” CBT interpretation loops, vulnerability triggers, and how to shift from reflexive reaction to intentional response. Thi…
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This episode explores a simple story with a lot of psychological weight: the raft you build to survive one season of life isn’t the vessel you’re meant to carry forever. We talk about outgrowing anything that once kept you afloat — relationships, belief systems, workplaces, identities, recovery communities, or roles your family needed you to play. …
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Why People Stay Stuck: What Recovery Circles Often Miss
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Explore stuck patterns through a fuller lens — not just as “addiction issues,” but as adaptations shaped by trauma, emotional disconnection, and the roles people had to play in childhood. Drawing on clinical experience, long-term recovery, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and the work of trauma experts, this episode breaks down what some recovery cir…
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Why we cave under social pressure, why it feels so hard to say no, and how oversensitivity to shame keeps you stuck in patterns you don’t actually believe in. This episode breaks down the psychological side of people-pleasing, boundary setting, and trusting your instincts — using real-life examples and practical skills to get better at standing you…
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In this "first" episode, I talk about why I create at all — why I write, record, reflect, and share, even if only ten people ever see or hear it. I unpack the question, “Who’s your audience?” and the quiet sting behind it, and explain why the work itself matters more than reach, recognition, or applause. This episode explores how creating helps me …
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