Spirit of Recovery
Tuesdays, 4 PM CT
This is where spirituality and recovery meet. Your hosts Revs. Lonnie Vanderslice and Dan Beckett explore practical ways to apply spiritual principles on the 12-step recovery journey. Emphasis is on understanding the unique challenges to those affected by addiction as well as simple techniques to support attaining new levels of happiness, joy, and freedom. Listen each week for practical information for those in recovery, their families, or anyone who wants to learn more.
Episodes
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Rocketed in to the Fourth Dimension
Join our host for a rousing discussion about development of spiritual consciousness throughout the recovery process. You will have an opportunity to call in with questions and comments! What is the…
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Where Is God, Anyway?
Sober, but suffering in isolation, our special guest knew she had to find the right community to feel connected to God. Join us as she shares her continuing spiritual evolution through Unity, two 12-…
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Recovering Our Divinity—Through Service
Church was the sanctuary from a violent alcoholic home. With a strong church background, while he really wanted to believe—something wasn’t quite right. Stuck for years in his own addiction…
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Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Emotionally Depleted, Addicted to Drama, Powerless Over Life?
The bottom fell out when her perfect family fell apart. Alcoholism in the family set the stage for addiction to drama and emotional enmeshment. Feeling victimized was a normal reaction to… |
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
The Bedevilments—A Solution
Special guest Rev. Barry Vennard, who has 41 years in recovery, was propelled into that personal transformation by the catalyst of challenging life circumstances. Since that time he has authored a…
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018
The Courage to Change
How do you know you are “done” when everyone around you is comfortable? What do you do when your childhood faith walk reinforces the shame and guilt of a family mired in addiction? What happens when…
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
That's Nice, But Does It Work?
A lifetime of apathy to spiritual traditions left our special guest agnostic and disconnected. Even after finding spiritual principles at a local Unity church that resonated with him, Dan B. still…
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Feeling Stuck? Is This All There Is?
Sometimes we get “stuck” on our journey. What once offered us so much hope has gone “flat”—or worse, crawling out of our skin—leaving us wondering, “Is this all there is?” Where do we find the…
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
No Pink Cloud Here? Keeping It Real
Faith in “something” is the bedrock of recovery. It may be faith in a group (12 Step or church), a set of principles, a mentor or sponsor, or a concept of a higher power. Kelly Isola is a person in…
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