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, October 24, 2017
Keeping It Positive!
Positive psychology focuses on principles and practices that keep us grounded in appreciation of the good in ourselves and in our lives. Special guest David Houke, LMSW, LCDC, director of programs at…
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Joy and Gratitude
Recovery changes our lives. Before recovery, special guest Jacquelyn Woodroffe had been a successful professional singer, published…
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Listening for God—The Practice of Step 11
Why practice Step 11? Because it grows your relationship with spiritual power—and that’s what recovery is all about. Conscious contact with our higher power gives us direction, guidance, love, and…
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Trust HP and You’ll Get Where You Need to Be!
Recovery is not always a straight path. Spiritual growth is a spiral touching into our spiritual core and then reaching out into our human experience, always bringing the two together. Our higher…
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Recovery and Creativity—Living From the Inside Out
Recovery and creativity demand that we have a connection with our inner life. Yes, many people do create even when they are in active addiction or active enabling of a loved one’s addictive behavior…
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Tuesday, September 5, 2017
We’re All One—Really
Spiritually, we are all sisters and brothers. Recovery invites us to act like it! When we stop fearing other people and start communicating with them, life gets a lot more fun. Special guest…
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Relax on Impact—Empowering Lasting Change
We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Trying to navigate that paradox can sometimes feel like we are heading for a big crash! Therapist and author…
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Two Way Prayer—An 11-Step Tool Rediscovered
A.A. pioneers used Two Way Prayer as a daily practice—in fact, they considered it more essential for recovery than attendance at meetings. By listening each morning and following their guidance,…
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Recovery High Schools—What Every Recovering Teen Deserves
Recovery from a substance use disorder is challenging for anyone—but even more so for teens. They face the regular pressures of moving from childhood into adulthood, while also learning how to stay…
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Forgiveness—Is It Worth It? Yes!
Recovery happens as we know that although we may have the disease of addiction or the family disease of enabling, the disease does not have us. This is what special guest…
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