Elevation Recovery

Matt Finch and Zack discuss what it felt like to be addicted to alcohol and drugs and not in control of their behavior, what changed within them to want to quit using substances, and how their lives began to get better and better after making the decision to surrender and do the work to get healthy in body, mind, and spirit. Rewiring and reframing can take time, but it's oh so worth it and you only need to do it once.

Tana Peaco discusses a new technique she learned for stopping negative thinking pathways before they get momentum. Negative thoughts and habitual negative worrying thinking can ruin your day, week, and in extreme cases, even your life and relationships. However, even someone that is plagued with negative thinking can rewire their brain to think more effectively.

Alex is a highly sensitive person that remembers feeling deeply sensitive as a child and in adolescence. He suffered trauma from a very abusive coach in high school, had a toxic relationship with a female, serious health issues from Epstein-Barr Virus, and self-medicated pain and high sensitivity with alcohol and drugs. At one point Alex was suicidal and almost went through with it, but he had a spiritual awakening that led to a New Path. This inspirational story has lots of actionable tips for recovery.

Chris Scott interviews Zack on his past struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, the defining moment and wakeup call that focused his mind on recovering in a holistic way, how he quit drinking and using drugs, and how he got into fitness for the first time in life and lost tons of weight and got fit in body, mind, and spirit.

25 million+ people have taken the Gallup CliftonStrengths Assessment, a test that results in the individual learning of their top natural talents. Knowing your innate talents and developing them into superpowers can help you optimize addiction recovery, work fulfillment, relationships, and more. Matt Finch discusses the science behind the assessment, the 4 Domains, 34 Themes, and how you can learn your own top talents and turn them into superpowers for recovery, relationships, and life in general.

Starting off with congratulations to Stephanie for her 6 months of alcohol freedom, Chris Scott and Matt Finch discuss how she and many others are seeing positive results from using targeted neuro-nutrients, diet, fitness, self-development, and more to overcome addiction and optimize their mental, emotional, and physical health. This is the Elevation Recovery summer blast off!

On June 11th of 2021, Science Advances published a research article titled Vitamin D deficiency exacerbates UV/endorphin and opioid addiction. Chris Scott and Matt Finch discuss this topic and how basic nutrient deficiencies can also make certain individuals more prone to mental health disorders as well as alcohol addiction or addiction to other substances. They also discuss how to get more vitamin D and how to use medicinal baths to increase micronutrient intake and optimize mental and physical health.

Matt Finch tells a story about twin sisters, Heather and Amy, losing their parents at the age of 30, how they started drinking to cope with the grief and stress, how they progressed to alcoholism, decided to quit together, and how each of them detoxed from alcohol. This fictional short story contains at least two key lessons regarding alcohol detox and recovery systems and how it's possible to be sober yet miserable depending on what a person does and doesn't utilize in their system.

Matt Finch interviews Adam Goodson of Impactful Changes Hypnosis, a master of NLP and hypnosis, and how to use them for addiction recovery and more. Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is a way to change someone's thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors to help achieve desired outcomes for them. Learning NLP is like having an owner's manual for the mind. This in-depth discussion is one that has the potential to help you make powerful shifts in your thoughts and behaviors.

Living with chronic pain sucks. We are now in the midst of a growing chronic pain epidemic. Why are rates of chronic pain so high? MRIs show that chronic pain occurs in different brain regions than acute pain. Chronic pain shows up in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, yet around 99.99% of doctors treat chronic pain like acute pain. Fortunately, Dr. David Schechter, M.D., and a very small number of others are versed in the new research and as a result, can help you reverse chronic pain, not just manage it.