From the Grave Podcast

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  • Breathwork, Trauma Release & the Hero's Journey | Eric LaCour on Nervous System Healing, Addiction Recovery & Spiritual Growth

    This episode features Eric LaCour, discussing how breathwork can heal the nervous system and release stored trauma. Topics include the body's memory, the Hero's Journey, addiction recovery, and using breath awareness for presence.

  • 146 Keep Pushing w/ Jeremy Plummer

    In episode 146, Scott and Jeremy Plummer discuss commitment, discipline, and obsession. They explore why people quit, the difference between interest and obsession, and the identity shifts that occur when committing to a difficult path.

  • 145 The Road to Fighting w/ Jason Strout

    Scott interviews striking coach Jason Strout on the From the Grave Podcast, discussing obsession, fighting, skateboarding, punk rock, and creativity. They explore how childhood passions influence life, the emotional aspects of fight camps,…

  • 144 Dirt Road to Nirvana w/ Zach Cohen | RedRumSociety

    In episode 144 of the From the Grave Podcast, Zach Cohen returns to discuss moving to North Carolina, challenges within his band RedRumSociety, a three-year period without writing songs, legal troubles, and themes of shame, identity, medit…

  • 143 Monsters Under The Bed

    In episode 143, Scott Russell distinguishes between feeling fear and being controlled by it, addressing anxiety, medication, shame, and faith. He uses the "monsters under the bed" metaphor to explain how fear operates and suggests that cou…

  • 142 Addicted to Potential

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 142, Scott breaks down the trap of being addicted to potential — the comfort of “I could’ve” and “someday” that keeps you from risking real effort and real change. He also dives into fear-based religion vs. live…

  • 141 kick the can

    Send us Fan Mail EP 141 — Kick the Can Most of us don’t relapse from drugs—we relapse from discomfort . From emotions we never learned how to sit with. From feelings that show up uninvited and demand to be seen. In this episode, Scott talk…

  • 140 Hobby Lobby

    Send us Fan Mail EP 140 — Reclaiming Your Inner Square Footage Most of us are living in a tiny sliver of who we really are. We’ve locked the doors to the rest of the house—afraid of the dark, the mess, the memories. But what if the call is…

  • 139 Pain is The Portal

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 139 of From the Grave Podcast, Scott returns from a week-long spiritual retreat in Joshua Tree and drops an unfiltered monologue on the discomfort of change, the illusion of control, and the radical call to inne…

  • Rip Clip Compilation

    Send us Fan Mail Mashed up Youtube Rip Clips for your listening pleasure. Check out the videos on YouTube! Rip Clips Healing isn't Pretty Be A Man Drop The Act This is How it Wins https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC93nT0ACHVfQGW5-BaLNZMQ ht…

  • Everything Changed | Burner Phone - Caller 5

    Send us Fan Mail What Now? When the mental obsession is gone, a blank slate is left behind. In this powerful call from Chris D, two years sober and driving through the cusp of the White Mountains, we dive deep into the question: “Who am I…

  • 138 Damon West - Prison, Recovery & Purpose

    Send us Fan Mail In this powerhouse episode of From The Grave Podcast, Scott sits down with Damon West — former college quarterback turned convicted felon, now bestselling author, keynote speaker, and spiritual warrior in long-term recover…

  • Prayer Calories | Rip Clip 11

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Scott drops a spiritual sledgehammer on why we resist the simplest yet most powerful practices: prayer, meditation, and self-reflection. Why do we keep avoiding the very medicine that saves us? Why do we k…

  • GOD SEES YOU | Rip Clip 7

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Scott unpacks one of the rawest, most powerful moments in scripture — Luke 23:43 — where a dying thief turns to Jesus and simply says, “Remember me.” No perfect prayer. No religious performance. Just pain,…

  • You Can't Steal Peace | Rip Clip 4

    Send us Fan Mail In this Rip Clip we unpack the brutal truth about addiction’s promise of power—and how it always comes up empty. Addiction gives you the summit in seconds, then rips you back to the bottom. We talk about the cycle of chasi…

  • 137 EGO IMPROV

    Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ EPISODE 137: Ego Improv “Your ego is doing improv in your skull—and we call it truth? Nah. That’s pain with a mic.” In this soul-shaking solo riff, Scott pulls apart the destructive improv routine running in our minds…

  • 136 Walk With a Limp

    Send us Fan Mail We all carry wounds. The question is—do we weaponize them or let them wake us up? In this episode, Scott rips into our addiction to suffering and how we use our pain as currency, identity, and even power. From whining and…

  • 135 The Cost of Comfort

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of From the Grave Podcast , Scott explores the paradox of comfort—the lie that comfort comes from avoiding discomfort. True discomfort actually blooms when we hide behind the illusion of ease. Pushing throu…

  • 134 Initiation

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of From the Grave Podcast, we break down the brutal and beautiful truth of The Hero’s Journey. This isn’t some fairy tale — it’s about getting gutted by life, dragged into the dark, and clawing your way bac…

  • 133 UV Rays

    Send us Fan Mail You're waiting for a cat to bark. It sounds like you are expecting mangos from a fig tree. Standing around waiting for the world to change or God to do it for you. How can they not see my beliefs? Courage to change the thi…

  • 132 Machine Gun Preacher

    Send us Fan Mail The rising value in life. Untapped energy. Enjoy yourself living what your life calls for right now. Thank you God for simplicity and lifting the madness. Turning your life over to God. Pain brings us into living from a ra…

  • 131 Lower Self Facade

    Send us Fan Mail Labor Day and the work life. Resistance is found in what I don't want to do. It is ready to say "I don't want to go to work". The narration of the ego is not a part of the job description. We overlook these "I don't want t…

  • 130 OLE MISS

    Send us Fan Mail We went to Ole Miss University last week to speak to the football team. It was an awesome experience. This episode is all of that 36hr trip. We talk about the message that was shared with the players. Meeting the lead staf…

  • 129 WRONG?

    Send us Fan Mail Most people say they want to change. They really just want relief from the way they feel. True change takes work. - Anthony de Mello ******* NEW APPAREL ON OUR SITE ****** https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC93nT0ACHVfQGW5-B…

  • 128 Wallflower Rhythm

    Send us Fan Mail We must make an agreement with God. Is He allowed to play with the outcome of your life? Our loyalty is to the development of spiritual character. To try the best we know how to develop ourselves into our Highest Self. God…

  • 127 Darkest Point

    Send us Fan Mail The power of lying that robs you of your life force. Entering the forest at the darkest point. Dishonesty is not simply telling a lie. Everyone is full of sh#t. Putting on the cloak to perform. Picking a new character for…

  • 126 Reality Won

    Send us Fan Mail Check out the BLOG! Baruch Spinoza on his idea of God. Taking personal responsibility for the entirety of your life. Sometimes the chaos of life shows up on your doorstep. Every experience that comes into my life is my res…

  • 125 The Red Carpet

    Send us Fan Mail Everything always works out. The Universe is always laying out the red carpet for us. Always. Operating out of fear, you will never receive the proper solutions. Staying in the right frequency. Do the 'rules' really apply?…

  • 124 Authentic Self

    Send us Fan Mail Reconnecting with the vestiges of the past. Accepting your authentic self completely. The road to stepping into authenticity may not look like how you would like it to look. Taking full responsibility for every detail of y…

  • 123 Love Actually

    Send us Fan Mail Living life bent on satisfying our self-importance vs living life concerned with how I can give. They hold the flashlight over your shoulder. The Ego's number 1 job. Collapse. Get you alone. Bury you. No one did it to you…

  • 122 Travel Light with Light Watkins

    Send us Fan Mail Light Watkins is a long-time meditation teacher and thought leader who has spoken and consulted at Fortune 500 companies around the world on the topics of wellness, purpose, and enlightened leadership. He is the author of…

  • 121 Past Versions

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we respond to a question sent in from a viewer via TikTok: "What do you do to get emotional and mental relief when going through a trauma when alcohol and drugs are no longer an option?" @Forsuresam Loving…

  • 120 Drama

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode we respond to a question sent into us via TikTok: "How do you become one and be able to move with a baseline of 'okayness' surrounded by drama". Participate in the drama of life. We celebrate Paul's 1 year…

  • 119 Soul Food | Peter Marinelli

    Send us Fan Mail Peter Marinelli, Certified Interventionist and published author, has been sober since 1988. With a career in the addiction field spanning over three decades. Peter has dedicated his life to understanding the intricacies of…

  • 118 George St Peterson Meditation

    Send us Fan Mail George S Peterson is a Vedic meditation teacher with over a decade of experience in the addiction recovery field. He is also the co-founder of Nourish Mindful Events, a company that hosts retreats and pop-ups, providing a…

  • 117 Daily Action

    Send us Fan Mail The power in getting real and raw. The spiritual approach. You can have doubt and change your life. Look at how you're living. Don't give weight to the mind. Take action in opposition to the mind. It's good to be okay. Wha…

  • 116 Sunflowers

    Send us Fan Mail 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 d…

  • 115 WISHBONE

    Send us Fan Mail 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 t…

  • 114 Recovery Church with Pastor Mitch Thompson

    Send us Fan Mail 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…

  • 113 Matthew 508 | The Ties That Bind Us

    Send us Fan Mail "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 t…

  • 112 Nonsensical

    Send us Fan Mail We chop up a DEEP question that a listener sent in! Send in your voice memos to fromthegravepodcast@gmail.com Seeing and feeling expansion. Creation - Maintenance - Destruction. The Universe is structured in us as it is in…

  • 111 The Hero Project With Adam Jablin

    Send us Fan Mail 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 c…

  • 110 Number One Loyalty

    Send us Fan Mail Send your questions, topics, stories, voice recording in at fromthegravepodcast@gmail.com. Let's interact! Little wins built up over a long period of time. The compound effect. The enemy of unreasonable demands. Wanting it…

  • 109 | Embracing the Feminine

    Send us Fan Mail 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…

  • 108 Sludge Factory

    Send us Fan Mail 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.…

  • 107 Catching Monkeys

    Send us Fan Mail 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…

  • 106 Say "Yes" with Maris King

    Send us Fan Mail "Cuz that's all God is; is a single cell of Love inside our hearts. And we've forgotten." [32:43] Maris Crying at yoga. Falling off of bikes. Hitting children on bikes. Drinking whiskey and smoking Marb Reds. The Untethere…

  • 105 Must Be Nice

    Send us Fan Mail When it's your time it is your time. Turning your back on awareness. You can't run from it. Creating wholesome relationships. Showing up for others. Showing concern for others with no demand of reward. "Must be Nice". "How…

  • 104 - Creepin at 10

    Send us Fan Mail "The rapture of love comes when we devote ourselves to solitude" [9:56] The road to Emmaus. "I don't wanna". The concrete wall within. Just to get closer to God. Adventure is going somewhere you've never gone before. Judge…

  • Colorfast with Tom Ramsburg

    Send us Fan Mail "If it's not building my character today I'm really not interested" Tom [25:45] Tom Ramsburg is a published author. While known for his first book Hell or High Dollar, Tom is working on his second book and a sequel to HOHD…