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, August 21, 2018
School of Hard Knocks
Learn to unlock a new way of experiencing life as Revs. Lonnie Vanderslice and Dan Beckett share practical tools and insights. Murphy’s Law seems operable in the life of many addicts—whatever can… |
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
The Wisdom to Know the Difference
Many of us in recovery have experienced the results of questionable decisions—even some we’ve made repeatedly. How do we move away from these seemingly bad decisions, bad relationships, and bad… |
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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Love and Tolerance Is Our Code
The Beatles said, “All you need is love.” Is that true for everything? Recovery literature says love and tolerance is our code. Love means different things to different people. How can this relate… |
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
First Things First
It’s a common experience when getting clean and sober to find your life in some degree of chaos. If you’re feeling topsy-turvy, you’re not alone! Tune in for ways to bring more peace and order… |
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Advancing Confidently!
A quotation of Henry David Thoreau is often paraphrased as "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams." Many of us begin the recovery journey feeling stuck and limited. And sometimes even… |
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Power of Release
How do we get from fear to faith? Fear keeps us stuck. Fear of the future, fear of change, fear of pain. Join us this week as Rev. Lonnie and Rev. Dan share steps to learning the essential skill… |
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Don’t Stop Before the Miracle!
How many times have we found ourselves doing the same things over and over again, expecting different results? Some call this the definition of insanity, but it is driven by thought habits—the… |
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Follow the Call
Our guest this week shares her journey through a childhood and adolescence confused by relocation, changing family dynamics, and new family religious traditions. Living on the beach in California,…
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Is Recovery Stupid, Boring, and Glum?
When we give up our addictions, we often lose our coping mechanism. What we handled with a drink or drugs just doesn’t work anymore. Sometimes we feel a big gaping hole, a void in our lives as we… |
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Why Can't I Just Stop? What Happened to My Willpower?
We tried really hard, but could not stop. Recovery literature states, “Our whole trouble had been the misuse of willpower.” Could that be true? Join us this week as we explore the many facets of… |