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Recovery Elevator — Health
Recovery Elevator

It’s not a NO to alcohol — it’s a YES to a better life!
Bestselling author Paul Churchill interviews people who have successfully quit drinking, offering an honest, uplifting look at what an alcohol-free life can really look like. Each week, Recovery Elevator explores sobriety from fresh perspectives — no judgment, no lectures, just real stories from real people.
Whether you’re sober curious, newly sober, supporting a loved one, or already thriving in recovery, you’ve found your community.

Topics include: how to stop drinking alcohol, alcohol addiction and dependency, whether moderate drinking actually works, what happens to your brain when you quit drinking, the role of spirituality in recovery, whether AA is right for you, tracking sobriety milestones, and whether addiction might be trying to tell you something.

If alcohol is making you sick and tired, Recovery Elevator is your invitation to explore what life on the other side looks like — through candid conversations and inspiring guest stories.

Copyright: © Copyright @ Recovery Elevator LLC

Latest Episodes:

010: Shred the shame of being an alcoholic and be proud of your decision to quit drinking alcohol Apr 27, 2015

Show notes

Maggie who has 14 days of sobriety in her early recovery explains how she made it this far and what gave her the motivation to stop drinking alcohol.

Here are some of the resources discussed in Episode 10

AA on Air Wellington

Hello Sunday Morning

Foundations Recovery Network

And of course, the battle with the iPhone

009: 6 ways to take action in sobriety before really taking action in recovery Apr 20, 2015

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In this episode, I interview Tom, who has 4 more days of sobriety than myself, and I hope that never changes! Tom you are officially my new accountability partner.

In this episode I discuss 6 ways you can take action before really taking action.

1. Wake up - set a routine

2. Pray, say something positive to yourself and meditate

3. Make healthy meals

4. Clean - organize the space you live in

5. Exercise - walk, jog, run, stretch

6. Get busy - keep your mind off alcohol with healthy time consuming tasks

DIY Pete has a great website that walks viewers through building great projects STEP BY STEP. This is a great resource and healthy activity in early sobriety!

008: Nate, who has 5 years sobriety and is about to become a father, shares his amazing journey Apr 13, 2015

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Paul climbed Machu Picchu in 2014 while sobering up and the trek mentally and physically kicked my butt. In 2015, he dominated the trek becuase sobriety was with my every step of the way.

In this Episode Paul talks about speaking to the girls in the Peruvian Promises program, which is part of the non profit Peruvian Hearts about the topic of alcoholism. Although none of the girls in the orphanages and the Peruvian Promise program are alcoholics, several of their parents are. Portions of the donations submitted through the website and mobile app will be given to the Peruvian Hearts program in addition Paul will be organizing a trip in 2016 to the volunteer again.

Paul speaking to the girls of the Peruvian Promise program

Paul and Nate hitch hiking in El Salvador in sobriety! You can tell it's a little warm at the time this photo was taken!

007: I could not stop drinking alcohol while in route to Cusco, Peru where I was slated to be a chaperone Apr 06, 2015

Show notes

I was headed to Cusco, Peru as a chaperone for a group of highschool students around this same time last year, and when I started drinking on the first flight I kept drinking all night and up until moments before meeting the students. It was insane, which is exactly what this disease is.

006: Alcohol is the most dangerous drug in the world Mar 30, 2015

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Alcohol is the most dangerous drug in the world and you probably don’t even realize it.

David Nutt, psychiatrist at imperial college in the UK and former Chairman of the UK advisory council on drugs.

- Kills 3 million people worldwide

- Was fired for suggesting alcohol was most dangerous drug

- In the USA alcohol is responsible for 1/3 of all traffic fatalities

- With homicides ½ were intoxicated and 2/3 of domestic violence victims

- You’re likely to be a victim is doubled as well

Harm score from

- Measures drugs on a score of 16 (9 measure harm to individual user and 7 measure societal factors)

- Heroine, crack, and Meth are more dangerous when only individual factors, but even so, alcohol is the 4th.

- Tobacco is the 7th most harmful drug. 9/10 people can handle alcohol, but 0/10 people can smoke. QUIT SMOKING NOW

- Important to not confuse legality with dangerousness. The reasons some drugs are legal are mainly cultural and political.

- Marijuana is the gateway drug? Nope. It’s alcohol and even more dangerous than ecstasy and LSD

005: You've got to be kidding me, he's an alcoholic also? Mar 23, 2015

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When I found out one of my brother's best friends is an alcoholic I was blown away; an a little upset that we hadn't connected years before so we could have been working together.

Here are some of the resources that Elliot likes.

Joe and Charlie

Like Elliot mentioned, if you would like to get in touch with Elliot, email info@recoveryelevator.com and we will put you in touch with him.

004: Alcohol has cost me $155,052 and that's a low estimate. Mar 16, 2015

Show notes

It's so depressing to imagine the amount of money wasted on alcohol.

Celebration

· Ashamed, didn’t want to tell anyone. 185 days of sobriety.

Accountability

The research is conclusive. Dr. Gail Matthews, a psychology professor at Dominican University in California, did a study on goal-setting with 267 participants. She found that you are 42 percent more likely to achieve your goals just by writing them down.

Goal: Quit drinking. Must have a date, a plan, details, etc.

003: Your alcohol addiction is lurking nearby and it is getting stronger Mar 09, 2015

Show notes

Paul sums up his summer of 2014 and drinking career with one dream explaining why he decided his elevator had gone down far enough.

Points to discuss during Podcast

-It works! It's keeping me sober. Talk about every Monday at 6am goal and how someone reached out.

Fear of creating podcasts is no one will listen, mine is that people will actually listen.

Dream

Peace, Calm, unity, free

Gary Jules - Mad World Dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had which describes how Paul felt in the summer of 2014.

Repeating statements, words etc. Broken Record. Are you not listening to your own podcasts?

Addiction doing laps on ten-speed bike

Addiction can dunk a basketball

Doing pull-ups

Burpees

Taking a break, then buying performance enhancing drugs

Picture of my beautiful view while podcasting

002: Sobriety is located outside of your comfort zone Feb 24, 2015

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The only way you're going to be able to quit drinking is to get outside of your comfort zone. If you are not willing to do this, then your chances of getting sober are bleak.

Show Notes for Episode 2: What is covered

· Why you are a lucky one

· Myths debunked

· Can I ever drink again?

· Comfort Zone

· Success Rates

· Answer to quit drinking

This is the link to where I found the percentages of alcoholics

001: Do you have a drinking problem Feb 22, 2015

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Answering this question is easier than you might think........

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