Episodes

Most addicts are confused about life. There is much growing up needed for us. Because of our self-centeredness, dealing with everyday living is difficult. Recovery is a process of maturing and learning how to respond to life....

God's dreams for our lives are big. He has plans for our future to give us hope. We have to stop allowing negative thoughts to enter our minds. Don't 'fall into the trap of feeling not good enough. Those thoughts are not from Him. We must cast them down. Instead, think of the …

Janice Hatcher Liggins is an author, TV show host and civic leader. She's an entrepreneur and founder of the non-profit organization called The Clarion Call. In this episode, Janice and I discuss her book, Journey to your Cal...

Life is a series of decisions and consequences. It's okay to act despite the consequences if you are willing to pay the price. Sometimes that price can lead you to desperation. Only through desperation do some people seek a P...

If you want peace of mind, it's a good idea to focus on yourself. Focusing on what others are doing is a setup. Our mind gives us a destructive pattern to live in. We must break that pattern if we want to live joyous and free...

When we get to recovery, our thinking is still insane. We face a tough decision once the drugs are gone. Addicts have to deal with what took them to the drugs. Changing our lifestyle maybe even as hard as it was to quit using...

In this episode, Barby Ingle defined Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and what it's like living with chronic pain. She discussed her mindset of losing everything she worked hard for. Barby informed us of the importance of u...

God wants the best for you. He's not going to deliver it to you. You have to be willing to put in the work to get it. If you want something different you have to be willing to do something differently. If nothing changes then...

The best way to get a good understanding of ourselves is by becoming aware of our inner child. When we aren't aware of our inner child, we look for others to heal us or complete us. The 12 steps take us back to our childhood ...

In relationships, seek to understand rather than strive to be understood. A mistake people often make in relationships is looking for similarities. When they don't live up to our expectations, this causes us to blame others f...

Brian Russell is a professor of biblical studies. He's also a Coach, Spiritual Leader, Podcaster and the Author of his new book: Centering Prayer :Sitting Quietly In God's Presence Can Change You Life which will be released 9...

Many recovering addicts think they have a drug problem when they first get to recovery. After they are introduced to the 12 steps they find out it's much bigger than that. It was the drugs that brought us to recovery in despe...

Living clean is a spiritual process. Deep down we might have a flawed belief about what our lives may look like if we stop using. We worry that our lives will become boring and monotonous. You stopping using drugs is a question only you can answer for yourself. Remember, it is not what we think abo…

Don't be satisfied with your religious performances. Instead, build a loving personal relationship with Christ by accepting who you are. Pay attention to what you say about yourself and start experiencing the liberation to be...

The most beautiful, touching thing you can do for your mother is to forgive her. It's the most beautiful thing she have done for you. Forgive her now before it's too late.

Life gets better when we lean with the flow of it. We have to use our intuition rather than our fixed ideas if it's going to make any sense. Life doesn't care about what we think or feel. Therefore, we change our pattern of ...

Whether we realize it or not, we all talk to ourselves. No matter how hard we try to shut off our minds we don't have the ability to do it. Our self-talk reflects the way we fell about ourselves. In this episode, I talk abou...

Thousands of addicts found recovery despite the crisis they faced. You never have to use drugs again one day at a time for the remainder of your life! Let us love you until you understand how to love yourself. If I can do it,...

The flesh is trying to teach us how to gain the world and lose our soul. The Spirit enlightens us we can't lose our souls. The Holy Spirit is perfectly aware that we don't recognize our true selves. That's why God put His Spi...

Most men have no inner resources to help them escape the trap of their egos. When our emotions get in the way our vision gets narrow. A spiritual man like Joseph kept one eye on God even when he was in his feelings.

In this episode, I had an informative conversation with a good friend of mine on the Stereo app about accepting reality. Our expectations exert tremendous discomfort in our lives when we don't get what we want.

An intimate relationships must go through major reconstruction during recovery. It pertains to removing self-defeating patterns that have become embedded during active addiction.

Restoring trust takes time. Our words played an important role in addiction. They helped us stay in our self-made prison. We must proceed to do the next best thing until our words again have value. People who we have hurt le...

Learn to pay attention to what you tell yourself. Our internal dialogue has the power to calm us or make us feel inadequate. Our sense of who we are is wrapped up in our thoughts.