From the Grave Podcast

Either face it or get put down from it; your choice. Do we need hope to change our lives? The call to adventure. Drawing a picture of a sunflower or walking through a field of sunflowers? Knowledge vs Experience. Can you draw a pretty picture? Let Life show you what it's all about rather than trying to figure it out. Let it happen. Relapsing after long term recovery. How do we keep active and stay humble? Accepting conditions as they are. Not comparing yourself to past experiences. Stop trying to get the old experiences back. It has gone away for a reason. We don't want to get attached to old information. Relapse shows you where the fault was in the foundation.  Feeling like you can't breathe emotionally. Being in the thick of it. You earned it. 

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Dropping into meditation and finding the place we are meant to be in. No wants. No desires. No needs. Everything is as it should be in this moment. Beginner meditation. Breath. Counting. Guided meditation. Bicep curl for the mind. The ticking of the mind. Smile like you mean it. What spiritual practice does for us. "If you don't have any time for meditation and prayer you will have a lot of time for sickness and trouble". No spiritual practice and you are at the mercy of the world. Slave to the wishing well. You don't need a wishbone you need a backbone. Watching the busyness of the mind. Shutting the mind off is not the goal. It's all vibration. High frequency. Low frequency.  Meditation is a innocent and passive process. Not saying much. Action is the magic word. Wishing it was different creates suffering. Running and hiding creates a hidden life. It's in the pain that we grow. The burning bush and red seas. Taking a new person into the world. Creating value within.

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Mitch Thompson is a husband and father of 2 young boys.  Gunner 7 and Luca 2. Mitch is a Pastor/servant leader at Recovery Church Delray Beach and Boca Raton currently.  He also work for the Recovery Church Movement helping start new Recovery Church's. The vision of Recovery Church is to see one church in every city in the country and beyond. Mitch helps in the overall operation & discipleship of the ministry. He  also a long-distance real estate investor owning a small portfolio of rental properties in Iowa and PA. Mitch found Jesus the same year he got sober which was 14 years ago.

Mitch's passion is teaching how The Bible, the 12 steps, and health & wellness when holistically employed in ones life brings wholeness and flourishing!

In this episode we chop up Mitch's story of recovery and finding a relationship with Christ. We unpack the purpose and structure of Recovery Church. Things we get into: The Kingdom of Heaven. Why the 12 steps and church are both essential for recovery. Stories that bring brought us closer to God. The advancement of God's Kingdom. What is and what is to become.

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"For the most part, nothing that has taken place in the last 8 years could hold a candle to what the fuck it was like doing drugs."
Matt [52:11]

Matthew is a licensed mental health counselor, clinical director at a local treatment center, and currently working on his PHD in counseling. And a rapper. Under the stage name “Matthew 508,” he has released five albums since getting sober in 2015. His most recent is “The Ties That Bind Us” which dropped on May 12, 2023.

Matt's relationship with the abstract nature of Death. We break down Matt's writing process and go over the meaning and story behind his new album 'The Ties That Bind Us'. How has adversity shaped you? Whether it be in or outside of recovery. The 'three headed monster'. Long term recovery. Clinical sessions, medication compliance and 12 step affiliation. The benefits of medication. The benefits of therapy. Getting twisted up in the racing thoughts of the mind and getting out of it. The adversity of addiction reviving a perspective within you that you always wanted. Operating in the lowest version of ourselves. Drifting away from the things that are working. Adversity continues to shape us. I can't do this by myself. If the pain is honored. The creative process and the inner critic.

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We chop up a DEEP question that a listener sent in! Send in your voice memos to [email protected]

Seeing and feeling expansion. Creation - Maintenance - Destruction. The Universe is structured in us as it is in Nature. Consciousness is constantly going through expansion and contraction. Getting pushed into the wilderness. Where your greatest purpose in life is there will be fear. When you get involved with Nature; She nods back. Life is in a constant state of change. "How does God keep you sober"?
The doomed nature of addiction/alcoholism. How we get sober does not make any sense. The disease of addiction/alcoholism does not make any sense. It is a walking riddle. If we suffer from something much greater than ourselves then our solution must also come from something much Greater. Flying the UFO with no answer. The function of the 12 steps. Contemplating something great. Opening yourself up to new knowledge. "Let he that be without sin cast the first stone". Curiosity helps you go inward. The Bhagavad Gita. Knowing your faults and continuing to practice them. When the pain gets great enough. Watching the ones you love go through pain. The story of the Gods are within us.

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Adam Jablin is a dynamic entrepreneur that helps people overcome their limitations and unravel their inner Hero. Adam started 'The Hero Project' where his mission is to help you crack through your fears, your denials and connect YOU to your ENTHUSIASM– from the Greek enthousiasmos, meaning “inspiration or possession by a God".  Adam in his simplest form is a spiritual trainer that gives you HOPE. He helps YOU move into YOUR new world. Adam has worked one on one with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, musicians, war heroes, and homebodies.​

We talk our story of how we met. Stepping into a new world of entrepreneurship where there is no playbook. The mistake of fighting for our limitations. Meditation. The solution to making big life decisions. How to step back into our true self. Dealing with haters. The Hero's Journey. How Adam's "The Hero Project" is structured. How the Hero Project helps others step into their true self. Slaying dragons. How did we get here? Why are we here? Radical inventory processes. The road gets narrow. Tony Robbins. Keeping the channel of peace open. The danger of our own narrative. Stepping into whatever is calling you. You have to lean into life. Goodwill Hunting. You have the winning lottery ticket and you're too scared to cash it in. The beautiful state.

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Little wins built up over a long period of time. The compound effect. The enemy of unreasonable demands. Wanting it to look a certain way. Meeting yourself where you are at. Taking the cap off of life. Inexhaustible Power vs exhaustible power. Creating an environment for God to work. You can't rip 'okayness' out of life, biology or Nature. Working the glimpse of the summit into your daily life. Chop wood carry water. Daily intentional practice. Self-help your way sober. Positive foundation creates a positive rhythm of thoughts. "What is wrong with me". Letting the mind be the mind. Meditation is the armor that lets you operate in the battlefield of the mind. Emmet Fox and the 'Golden Key'. Whatever we hold in attention is where we go. We are the reflection of what is going on within. Our number one loyalty. Go inward. The Kingdom of Heaven within. Getting involved with the nature of who you are . The carefree approach.

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Phil Treiber, LMHC, MCAP, CCATP, CC of Dude Breathe Counseling comes on the show to chop up all things masculine and feminine. Phil is a Psychotherapist who is dedicated to helping men overcome mental health, relationship & personal growth/life challenges.
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Weaving through the perils of masculinity. The socialization process of men learning how to be men. The confusing things that happen in adolescence that can alter the view of what 'being a man' looks like. Generational trauma. Therapy holds the flashlight above the shoulder. Embracing the feminine. Inner child work. The pendulum swing from overly sensitive to 'I don't give a fuck'. There is still that little kind inside that just wants to be accepted. Sensitiveness can lead men to feel as though there is something wrong with them. The Patriarchy. True feminism is concerned with with helping men. We want to heal. The history of the mens psychological world. Toxic masculinity. Men have been left behind. "Men hating" is not the solution. Being rejected by women doesn't mean there is something wrong with you. If I show any type of emotion or any weakness then I am not a man. Growing up without a father. Gender roles in relationships. Does she like me? Becoming an integrated and mindful man. "It's okay".

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Layne Staley. The moving power of lyrics. Wanting to be a man that is willing to take care of his own life. The essence of God is taking responsibility for your own life. Consciousness is finding itself a new place to fit. If you feel confused, you're right where you're supposed to be. reaching for an answer causes suffering. Feeling the feelings and paying no attention to the thoughts surrounding them. It's okay if it happens and it's okay if it doesn't happen. Give the moment permission to be the moment. Isn't this interesting. Reality is reality. You're not going to escape reality. Paul creates a spiritual exercise to dismantle his ego via violet Crocs. Give the world permission to be the world. Allow yourself to move through the world in a fluid manner.

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What's a couple of nuts and seeds worth to you? Let's look at the pay off of holding on. You're going to get compensated from letting go or holding on; your choice. Wanting answers equals a life stuck in your head. Reading for a result. I should be doing "this or that". The mind is a powerful thing. Page 30, you win. Page 29, no prize.  Give 150% and let go of the outcome. At the mercy of kilos and pounds. Depending on what happens, a different character leaves the gym.

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