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Learn about the most exciting and effective Bio-Therapies for Alcohol or Drug Detox and Recovery in this clip from the Live Week 1 Class of Mastering Supplements For Alcohol Recovery. In this episode, Matt Finch is teaching a live Zoom class that went on for three hours on February 13, 2024. The clip you're going to hear has EPIC information on all of the top Bio-Therapies for detox and recovery, withdrawal symptoms, PAWS, cravings, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and more. The main topics you're going to learn about are: The Hierarchy of Recovery (Mind, Body, Spirit) Mastering The Biochemical Pillar of the Recovery Hierarchy Recovery Capital (Physical, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual) Physical Recovery Capital Optimization Bio-Therapies for Alcohol or Drug Withdrawal, Healing, and Recovery Show Notes Page>>

Learn The 7 Impacts of Trauma and How Trauma Happens In the Mind, Brain, Body, AND Spirit. Matt Finch shares an EPIC and proven three-step process for mind/body/spirit trauma healing totality. This episode of Elevation Recovery comes from a portion of a course and group coaching program called Make Alcohol Moot Again With Mindset Mastery. Unresolved and unhealed trauma (childhood and adult) can make it harder to stop drinking alcohol or administering drugs. Childhood trauma changes the brain and nervous system in ways that make alcohol and other addictions potential subjective resources to regulate the nervous system (and this can lead to addiction). Healing from trauma can take a long time and many individuals haven't been able to recover when using the mind-only approaches or even mind/body approaches. In these cases, trauma healing from a mind, brain, body, and spirit approach can often help. Here are the topics you're going to learn: The Mind-Only Approach to Trauma Healing The Mind/Brain/Body-Informed Perspective The Mind/Brain/Body/Spirit-Informed Perspective The Seven Impacts of Trauma The Three Steps to Healing Trauma in Mind/Brain/Body/Spirit Show Notes Page>>

Anthony Hopkins, one of the greatest actors of all time, shares his story of alcoholism and recovery at an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Speaker Meeting. In this speech, Anthony Hopkins shares what alcoholism was like, what happened, and what his life is like now. Here is an overview of his story: His love and obsession with alcohol The progression of his alcoholism When and why he finally admitted he was an alcoholic How he was introduced to Alcoholics Anonymous Finding a Higher Power and working the AA program How his obsession to drink alcohol was lifted from the very first AA Meeting and more! Learn more below: AA.org (Alcoholics Anonymous Official Website) Show Notes Page>>

Learn how to create a proactive morning routine for addiction recovery by using The Miracle Morning Program developed by Hal Elrod. In this episode, Matt Finch provides you with an informative overview of how to use the Life S.A.V.E.R.S for addiction recovery. The Life S.A.V.E.R.S framework is simple and highly effective. It's also holistic and addresses the mind, body, and spirit. The Miracle Morning system involves the strategic utilization of six proven strategies for personal and professional development. The SAVERS represent: Silence Affirmations Visualization Exercise Reading Scribing (Writing) Learn more below: Miracle Morning Official Website Show Notes Page>>

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) often comes with alcohol-induced blackouts. In this mini-episode, you'll hear how on Independence Day of 2005, Matt Finch was blacked out by noon on a crowded beach in his hometown. The last thing that Matt remembers from that day is arriving at the Fourth of July beach party drunk and walking straight toward his friend holding a bottle of Jack Daniels Whiskey. What happened after that? NOTHING good. Show Notes Page>>

Charlie Sheen is sober and says using "Shame Shivers" is what helps him stay in recovery. Learn more about this relapse prevention technique inside. In this episode, you’ll learn how to use a powerful Relapse Prevention Technique (RPT) for early recovery. If it's strong enough to help Sheen stay addiction-free, it's probably strong enough for you! This technique is based on human behavior, neuroscience, and psychology. Here is what you're going to learn: Addiction is a health disorder, not an "Identity" Charlie Sheen is a self-described "People-Pleaser" Why rehab didn't work when Sheen did it to please others A brief frame of "Early Recovery" and its pitfalls How "Co-Occurring Disorders" can make Early Recovery more challenging How "Stress" is often the biggest trigger to slip or relapse in early recovery Why "Recovery Capital" is so important Categories of Recovery Capital (Shame Shivers falls under "Psychological") The "Shame Shivers" Relapse Prevention Technique Why this strategy works so well at preventing alcohol or drug use How it works Pain avoidance drives behavior (how the "Pain-Pleasure Principle" works) How shame can be a trigger or a safety switch How addiction can be like driving a car without brakes (or with damaged brakes) Show Notes Page>>  

Learn how to transcend addiction in 2024 by utilizing one or more Pathways To Recovery. In this episode, Matt Finch provides an in-depth "Menu" of recovery resources that can help you navigate the options with greater skill and ease. Here is what you're going to learn: Topic: How To Quit Drinking Alcohol In 2024 (3 Proven Pathways To Recovery) The 3 Classes of Recovery Pathways Clinical Pathways Non-Clinical Pathways Self-Management Pathways ("Natural Recovery") Examples of Natural Recovery Is there a best Pathway to Recovery? Resources used to study the topic and create this episode (highly recommend): RecoveryAnswers.org FacesAndVoicesOfRecovery.org Show Notes Page>>

In this timely re-upload (slightly abridged and optimized), Chris Scott and Matt Finch discuss strategies and tactics for not drinking alcohol/poisoning yourself during the holidays.  Advertisements, friends, and family... it can be difficult to not succumb to peer pressure or even slip into solitary drinking during the holidays and especially over Christmas and New Year's parties or lonely nights. With these strategies such as sleep, nutrient repair, and so on, alcohol recovery can be maintained! Note: Although this episode was originally recorded for the last holiday season, the strategies and tactics remain just as useful if not more so today. Show Notes Page>>

Recovery Capital is the breadth and depth of internal and external resources that can be drawn upon to initiate and sustain recovery from severe drug and alcohol problems. In this episode, Matt Finch provides Recovery Capital articles, information, education, assessments, and other resources that, combined, will help you to have a good understanding of this game changer known as Recovery Capital (RC).  Here is what you're going to learn: Topic: The Science of Recovery Capital: Where Do We Go From The 3 Types of Recovery Pathways (Clinical Pathways, Non-Clinical Pathways, Self-Directed Pathways) The Self-Management Pathways of Recovery ( “Natural Recovery” ) What is Recovery Capital? Is the Recovery Capital approach having success? For example, are there any research study outcomes we can learn from? Where is Recovery Capital already being used? The Recovery Capital Scale, The Recovery Capital Index, the Assessment of Recovery Capital (ARC), MIRC, and other RC Assessments Recovery Capital MEGA-Importance During Early Recovery Articles Read in This Episode: https://www.fletchergroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FLETCHER-GROUP-NOVEMBER-2020-NEWSLETTER.pdf https://www.sigmundsoftware.com/what-is-recovery-capital Recovery Capital Resources Used for This Episode: https://www.naadac.org/assets/2416/whitewlcloudw2008_recovery_capital_a_primer.pdf https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/multidimensional-inventory-recovery-capital.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2211734/ https://icsa.uiowa.edu/sites/icsa.uiowa.edu/files/2020-05/ARC_instrument.pdf Show Notes Page>>

Matt Finch goes deep into the world of Highly Sensitive People and Empaths and why they can be highly prone to alcohol and drug addiction. In this episode, you'll learn about several interrelated topics, including the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), the Empath, the Highly Sensitive Empath, and why these human biological innate traits can increase addiction vulnerability (especially to CNS depressants like alcohol, benzos, and opioids). Here are the main topics discussed in this episode: Topic: The Link Between Human Sensitivity and Addiction What is Sensitivity? What is a Highly Sensitive Person? What is an Empath? What are the differences and similarities between HSPs and Empaths? Can you be an HSP and an Empath or can you only be one? Why are sensitive humans prone to addiction? Are there substances and addictions sensitives get into more than others? Do sensitives need different approaches to addiction treatment? What are the key concepts a sensitive person with an addiction should know? What are the key concepts a sensitive person without an addiction should know? What are some helpful resources for highly sensitive people and empaths? Books, Podcasts, YouTube channels, Documentaries, Interviews, Free Online Assessments, Websites, Blogs, etc. Show Notes Page>>

Matt Finch goes deep into the main issues people on drugs and alcohol are facing when it comes to mainstream treatment options. This episode is actually a chapter from Matt's in-progress book and it exposes the severe and numerous problems with substance use disorder treatment in the U.S. You'll learn why Matt Finch calls the present day the dark ages of addiction treatment such as mainstream treatment options neglecting brain repair, using cookie-cutter treatment plans and a one-size-fits-all treatment, the one-path recovery doctrine, stigmatization of medication-assisted treatment patients, the war on drugs, underqualified and over-stressed/worked substance abuse counselors, dogmatic addiction professionals, incompetent physicians, greedy addiction professionals, corruption, and much, much more.  Show Notes Page>>

Matt Finch interviews Nico Morales, founder of No Halo, about his story of surviving the opioid epidemic and addiction, alcohol addiction, and mind/body/spirit recovery plus creating a life of service to others. In this episode, the audio for the guest has portions where it's low volume or inaudible due to wind and being outdoors. Yet, most of the episode audio is audible and the in-depth notes on Nico's story can help to fill in more information if needed. Show Notes Page>>