Elevation Recovery

In this episode, Matt Finch interviews Ultra Tim Davis, a 47-year-old male that lost his father at age 11, began drinking and using drugs to numb the pain, was suicidal at one point, then was diagnosed with bipolar 2 disorder on suicide watch. His story from addiction and bipolar to recovery and healing is one that any person would be inspired by.

Chris Scott interviews Briana Theroux, a Mind-Body Nutrition Coach certified by the Institute for the Psychology of Eating as well as the newest Fit Recovery Coach. Briana lives an alcohol-free lifestyle and has extensive experience with compulsive behavior, addictions, and nutritional strategies for optimizing physical and mental health.

Matt Finch interviews Jeff Jones of The Family Recovery Solution on how families can best help and support their loved ones facing a substance use disorder (with healthy boundaries and NO tough love tactics). This is the ultimate episode showcasing the power of family for addiction recovery (when family conditions are optimized).

Matt Finch interviews Master Herbalist John Finch (his father) on the topics of psychedelic shamanism, psychedelic plant medicine, and current clinical trials researching the benefits of psychedelic-assisted therapy and next-generation psychedelics for issues like anxiety, ADD, and addiction.

Chris Scott and Matt Finch discuss the concept of recovering fully from addiction, why so many people still believe addiction is a lifelong incurable disease that can be arrested but never cured, and one of the dangers of 12-step recovery, and how to choose a style of addiction recovery that resonates with YOU.

Matt Finch interviews Melissa Feick, an intuitive, author, and spiritual teacher, on the topics of addiction, trauma, emotions, intentions, morning routines, presence, joy, bliss, the ascension we're all undergoing, spiritual expansion, and much more.

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Claudia Christian, an American actor, author, speaker, and advocate, shares her story of using The Sinclair Method (TSM) to save her from alcoholism, and how she currently helps spread awareness of this scientific treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD).

Chris Scott interviews Vira Salzburn, a yoga teacher and program director for safety and resilience programs for Chatham County, about yoga, mindfulness-based therapies, and other integrative therapies for addiction recovery and mental health optimization.

Matt Finch reports on the newest developments in the domain of addiction treatment, including a new change from the federal government to allow doctors without an x waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, a phase 3 trial showing promise for the first medication-assisted treatment for meth use disorder, and much more.

Matt Finch and Coach Tana discuss faith-based addiction recovery approaches, how these differ from other genres of addiction treatment, and how someone can optimize their spiritual pillar even if they aren't religious or are agnostic or atheist (eg by focusing on "contribution, growth, service, meaning").