The Secret to Measuring Recovery w/ David Whitesock & Michael Castanon

Let’s dive and see what we can learn from the unlikely story of today’s guest David Whitesock.

Today, David is the CEO and Founder of Commonly Well, according to their website, they Illuminate the truthabout addiction through recovery intelligence.

Untreated depression and social anxiety lead David to an alcohol addiction starting at the age of 17.

In college, his undergrad professor Sandy McEwen, a public defender, insisted that David join the mock trial team, despite having a criminal record and only having been sober for the last 9 months.

Quickly discovering his natural gift for law, Sandy takes David under her wing. She shares the point blank feedback that he should become a lawyer despite his stained past.

Sitting in the very courtroom where he had been convicted, this same professor Sandy entered the witness stand

and the story she tells the judge has the potential to change David’s life forever…

From a place of great uncertainty and darkness, David experienced an important turning point which shaped the work he does today.

Does our dark past prevent us from living a bright future?

If we could measure that brighter future with technology, could we improve it? Optimize it? Help more people experience it?

And if we could do that, could we then leverage AI to make it more accessible, and affordable, bridging the lines of social economic status and access to great care…

Find out all these things and more on today’s episode of Alter'd Life

More about David Whitesock:

David is committed to developing and executing methods that drive meaningful solutions in addiction treatment and recovery. With a unique blend of technology, data analytics, and human-centered design, and through his work helps addiction treatment organizations turn data into actionable insights for measurable success.

David is the inventor of the Recovery Capital Index® (RCI), a validated and peer-reviewed instrument that quantifies addiction well-being. Published in the May 2018 edition of the South Dakota Medical Journal, the RCI has been a pivotal tool in reshaping the addiction treatment landscape by emphasizing metrics that matter.

David believes that understanding complex connections is key to solving big problems. In our quest to solve addiction, we're helping individuals connect to their purpose and contributing to the greater good.

Connect with David:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwhitesock/

Learn more about Commonly Well:

https://commonlywell.com/