The Elevate Experience

Welcome back! Today we deep dive into some of our favorite topics with our special guest Sevan Matossian. Sevan was the head honcho at CrossFit HQ and developed all their media for 15 years. Sevan is truly the OG of CrossFit and is responsible for documenting CrossFit for the world to see. What an amazing man, father, director, writer, producer, podcaster, and spiritual being.  Enjoy the show and...

Welcome back! Today we dive into conversation with the Studio CEO Joey YAK. Joey is a hip-hop artist, entrepreneur, father, business owner, and most importantly a man of faith and recovery. Joey so elegantly tells his story of sobriety, faith, hip hop, and perspective. This was one fantastic conversation that felt so familiar. Joey puts his heart and soul on the table and you can absolutely feel i...

Welcome back! Marcus Aurelius Anderson is a proud Veteran, Bestselling Author of “The Gift of Adversity”, TEDx & International Keynote Speaker, Mindset Coach to Leaders, CEO’s and Entrepreneurs, Lifelong Martial Artist, creator of the Acta Non Verba Movement and host of the Acta Non Verba Podcast. The three of us get into all things adversity, stoicism, and recovery. Enjoy the show and don't forge...

Welcome back! Today we have 2 special guests, Chadd Wright from the 3 of 7 podcast and our president, Dan Manson. Dan met Chadd at the proving grounds in North Georgia a couple months back and the rest is history. Chadd is a former Navy Seal and an Ultra Marathon runner. Chadd runs the successful podcast "3 of 7". This is a must listen podcast and one of our favorites to date. Please share and hel...

Welcome back to the show!  In this week's episode, we sit down with Stacy Pierce, the founder of Work It Towels, a premium quality, motivational gym towel business she started with her teenagers to inspire everybody to move. We discuss how movement and mental health go hand in hand and how Stacy decided to take her family’s health into her own hands and get them into the gym! With such an oversatu...

Welcome back, everyone!    This week on the Elevate Experience we have Andi Petty, a Holistic Health Coach who focuses on teaching sober and sober-curious people how to heal their relationship with alcohol using a mind-body-soul approach to recovery.    During this episode, we discuss reframing your perspective on recovery and how to change your mindset towards topics of recovery and sobriety. Whe...

Welcome back to The Elevate Experience!    This week we sat down with Matthew Roda, author of the book How To Take Down Goliath & Unleash Your Inner Hero. Matthew, who is a husband, father, published author, business owner, and ultra-marathon runner, didn't get here without his own struggles with addiction. Like many others, Matt began dabbling with marijuana in high school, which led to hallucino...

Welcome back to The Elevate Experience!    In this week's episode, we sit down with Jewels, the two-time award-winning author of The Making of a Woman, and a national medal winner as a figure competitor. After enduring an abusive childhood, Jewels used her trauma to enter recovery and begin her journey of competitive bodybuilding. At age 49, Jewels placed 3rd at the NPC North American Championship...

Welcome back to the show, everyone!    In this week's episode, we sit down with Sarah O'Brien, Chief Community Officer and Founder of The Network of Women. Driven by her own life's journey, her mission is to bring together growth-minded women through diverse and unique experiences with the Network of Women. Her hope is that through this network, you too will find greater clarity, fulfillment, and...

Welcome back, everyone!    Join us for this week's episode with Manchester-based mindset coach, Rebecca Sonuga!  Rebecca launched her coaching business in 2020, utilizing her love for supporting people with their development. Her mission is to empower people to be the best version of themselves; for them to have the confidence and self-belief that they can be and do whatever they wish. In this epi...

Welcome back, everyone!    In today's episode, Dallas and Angie discuss the similarities between COVID-19 symptoms and symptoms of withdrawal. Having both caught COVID at the beginning of 2022, they were faced with challenges that didn't feel all too unfamiliar given their background with drugs and alcohol. Although it wasn't the best way to start off the New Year, they are both grateful to have o...

Welcome back, everyone!    Today we have Sarah Spier with us to discuss her perspective on the opioid epidemic, her first-hand experience with heroin abuse, and how she overcame it. Formerly a previous IV heroin user, Sarah is now one of the Directors of the largest adolescent substance abuse and mental health treatment facilities in Washington State. We dive in about the challenges she faced duri...

Welcome back everyone!    Today we have our first parent on the show to discuss her perspective of addiction, treatment, and recovery. Renee's son Chris was a client at EAS and is now a valued staff member who works at our South Lake Tahoe facility. Renee discusses what it was like as a parent to watch this experience unfold for Chris. She talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly. Renee's one h...

Welcome back to the show! Today we sit down with our special guest Emily Frisella for PART Two.   Emily Frisella is a “multi-passionate entrepreneur” starting her first brick and mortar business at the age of 20.  She is the Founder of The Paper & Plan Co., A twice published cookbook author of The Fresh Farmhouse Kitchen and The Saints Plate & The Sinners Dinner, Co-host of Curious me Podcast, Fou...

Welcome back to the show! Today we sit down with our special guest Emily Frisella.   Emily Frisella is a “multi-passionate entrepreneur” starting her first brick and mortar business at the age of 20.  She is the Founder of The Paper & Plan Co., A twice published cookbook author of The Fresh Farmhouse Kitchen and The Saints Plate & The Sinners Dinner, Co-host of Curious me Podcast, Founder of The W...

Welcome back to the show! Today we sit down with our special guest Jason Mclean.   Jason Tyler McLean is a Winnipeg, Canada based author, speaker, and educator. He lives with Mental Illness and has made it his purpose to share his story to help empower others who are amid struggle with Mental Health issues, to influence in a positive way that through story telling and taking action that lives can...

Welcome back to the show! Today we sit down with our special guest Josh Hicks. Josh is a veteran, husband, father, health coach, inspirational speaker, and most importantly a child of God. He has been called to share God’s word through his magnificent story of physical, emotional, and financial transformation. Josh and his family went from surviving to thriving and he cannot wait to share his stor...

Today you get an epic monologue from your host, Dallas Terrell. Dallas goes over some helpful tips, tricks, and resources that have enhanced not only his recovery, but his career as a counselor. Enjoy! Don't forget to like, subscribe, share, tell a friend if you found value in the show. We appreciate your support in listening and being part of the solution!  Make sure to follow us on social - @ele...

Welcome back! Today we sit down with our guest, Dylan Harris. Dylan is the HR director at our South Lake Tahoe facility. Dylan has been a counselor on the front lines of substance abuse for over a decade. Dylan specializes in behavioral change and holds our residents to a high standard of integrity and discipline. We dive into the importance of discipline and accountability through the lens of sob...

Welcome back everyone! Today, we sit down with our Yoga instructor Hayley Matossian. Hayley previously worked for CrossFit and has a deep history with movement. Hayley has a unique perspective as someone that uses crossfit, yoga, mediation, breath-work for her own benefit. She now teaches these practices to our clients and we couldn't be more grateful!    Don't forget to like, subscribe, share, te...

Welcome back everyone! Today, Dallas and Angie talk about two topics that have been coming up constantly in the sober/recovery community; Cali- Sober and Micro-dosing. Dallas and Angie give their take on the two topics, specifically how it relates to recovery, sobriety, and personal development. We hope you enjoy the episode!   Don't forget to like, subscribe, share, tell a friend if you found val...

The Founder/CEO of Limitless coaching, 8 Year Navy Veteran, and Overall Classic Physique Champion. Saylorsburg, PA. I was not always “fit” as people see me now. I competed in the Shawn Ray Hawaiian Classic in 2017 taking 1st place and overall, in classic physique. Four months later my thyroid went under-active and that is when my life changed forever. I gained 45 lbs. which felt like overnight, sl...

Today we sit down with our friend Cassandra Dick. Cassandra is the founder of Pure Grit Fitness & Grit Stick. Cassandra works as a RN(registered nurse) in the behavioral health space and truly connected to the idea of healing through fitness and wellbeing. She talks about her experience as a RN and using other outlets to heal rather than bandaid pharmaceuticals. This was an amazing conversation an...

Today we sit down with our friend Aline Urkumyan. Aline shares her story of recovery and talks about her experience at a Youth Wilderness Program ( The ones where they kidnap you at night!). Aline has 17 years sober and shared the value of being sober and how recovery has changed her life for the better. This was an awesome conversation and we hope you enjoy it.    Don't forget to like, subscribe,...

Today we sit down with our very own Detox Supervisor, Jeffrey Haycock. Jeff is a pivotal part of the community and company over at Elevate Addiction Services. He has been overseeing the Detox portion of Elevate for the last 6 years and talks about the ins and outs of his position. Jeff is known for being humorous, light, kind, but also knowledgable and proud of his sobriety and others. We are so t...