Elevation Recovery

Matt Finch tells a personal story about addiction, starting from the joys of being a child up to where the substance abuse began and continued. He goes on to talk about the negative effects these substances had on his life and how he overcame the addiction. 

Chris Scott interviews John Umhau, M.D., who has decades of experience researching and treating alcohol addiction, as well as researching nutrition and infectious diseases at NIH. They discuss new studies and findings relating to alcohol and addiction recovery.

In this solo cast, Matt Finch discusses what it means to "grab the low hanging fruit" in recovery. He talks about how these are the steps that can be easily accomplished and integrated in your life when on your journey to addiction recovery.

In this solo cast, Matt Finch discusses NAC or Neuro-Associative Conditioning and how it relates to recovery. He also discusses strategic intervention and the many different modalities and therapies involved. 

In this solo cast, Matt Finch discusses the different phases and developments of alcohol and addiction recovery. He also goes over the hierarchy of alcohol recovery including biochemical, psychological, social, spiritual, and transcendence.

Chris Scott and Matt Finch discuss how continuous, healthy routines and habits can contribute to the optimization of recovery. They also talk about the importance of focusing more on progress than on perfection. 

Matt Finch discusses the Time article titled "Rethinking What it Means to Recover From Addiction" written by Maia Szalavitz. This includes the traditional way we tend to look at recovery versus what recovery can actually look like.

Chris Scott and Matt Finch discuss how the weather, Vitamin D and other factors can affect levels of indulgence with bad addiction habits. They also discuss how to make a plan towards recovery.

Matt Finch interviews Zach Reeder. They discuss the meaning of adversity as it applies to addiction and alcoholism, and learning ways to overcome the adversity.

Chris Scott and Matt Finch discuss many different supplements that can help during the journey through recovery. They specifically touch on ones that can help with detoxifying the liver, and touching on optimizing spirituality.