Episodes
We Love You Until You Learn To Love Yourself
Recovery is learning to love and accept yourself. What happens in a 12-Step meeting are recovering addicts loving on each other until an addict knows how to love themselves. Addicts become grateful for everything that has hap...
Pastor Michael J Scholtes Shares His Battle with Depression
Depression is real. In this episode , Pastor Michael Scholtes and I discussed his book Darkwater a memoir of his depression and faith. Michael J. Scholtes is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America....
D Arlando Fortune on Making Life Happen
On this episode, I sit down with D Arlando Fortune, a self-publishing strategist, author, and recovering addict. He shares his story on addiction and his philosophy on making life happen. D Arlando believes people are one boo...
Stay In Your Lane with Healthy Boundaries
We all have responsibilities. But if we are not careful, we can do too much and forget about ourselves. Without healthy boundaries, we sometimes say yes to things we don't want to do. That's why it's essential to learn to …
Do You Have a Friend Who Truly Knows You?
Do you have a friend who knows what goes on in your life? He knows what you feel and what your fears are. All men need a Main Man to become vulnerable and share their secrets. A Main Man is …
You Can't Eat Love: Leslie Davis
In this episode I sat down with author Leslie Davis, and we discussed her book You Can't Eat Love. If you have a food addiction, you don't want to miss this one. She teaches us that our relationship with food …
In Recovery We Grow Up Over Here
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....
What To Do When You Don't Feel Good Enough
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 …
Journey to your Calling with Janice Liggins
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...
The Blessing Of Desperation
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...
Keep Your Side Of The Street Clean
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 …
If The Drugs Don't Kill You, The Lifestyle Will
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 …
Easing The Pain With Barby Ingle
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...
What Are You Going To Do Differently?
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 …
Why Healing Inner Child Can Ultimately Save Your Life
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 …
Love Is The Antidote To Fear
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 On Centering Prayer
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...
How The Solutions In Life Exist In 12 Steps
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 …
Do You Really Want To Stop Using Drugs?
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 …
What Do You Say About Yourself?
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...
She Did What She Could Do
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.
How To Go With The Flow Of Life
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 …
Watch What You Tell Yourself
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 …
Sick and Tired
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 …