A2D - From Addict to Disciple

In this episode we look at what we do in the tough times of addiction. What motivates us to get into recovery? Are we motivated be desperation as we desperately desire to get our family, our job, our friends our life back? Well, we see what it means when people say "desperate men do desperate things." What is the difference between desperation and inspiration? The key is that desperation comes fro...

This episode is another group session as our 6 guys in recovery from the US, South Africa and Australia respond to these questions: We've heard the advice that "Education is the door to opportunity!" What was your door to the opportunity to find healing from addiction and lasting recovery? They openly share their journey to find the door of opportunity for recovery and healing. You will be encoura...

We've all heard about negative baggage that everyone carries around and how it hinders their progress and relationships. Today our group of 7 guys in recovery from the US, South Africa and Australia give their advice as to what would be "good baggage" to take along if you are beginning in a recovery program. Just like in episode #76 the guys give us great quotes for bumper stickers, post-it notes...

In today's group meeting episode, our guys share how they felt like a puppet when they were ruled by, controlled by their puppeteer. It may have been drugs, alcohol, pornography, cravings, whatever it was, the puppeteer pulled the strings. Have you begun to feel this way?  Do you see that you are not in control of your actions and decisions when the puppeteer simply wiggles his hand and pulls...

In today's episode we look at how the label of being a "lost cause" is huge in addiction. Firstly, family members and friends of addicts who have been wounded by the behavior of addicts consider them as a lost cause.  Addicts themselves feel like a lost cause, unworthy of forgiveness, unable to change, unable to even trust themselves.  Often addicts feel that many in the treatment commun...

This quote by Jason Statham from the movie "Wrath of Man" is the topic for this episode. It a group discussion and our guys in recovery from the US, Australia and South Africa openly share how boredom has been their enemy in recovery. We're reminded of the quote that "an idle mind is the devil's workshop" and how to stay productively busy, especially early in recovery. From the words of our group...

Today's episode is a glimpse into homelessness from the words of eleven men in the Tower of Life homeless shelter in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa. You may be surprised to learn how and why they choose to be invisible from family, from friends and from society. I just finished spending 18 days and nights living in Tower of Life with over 70 men in their season of homelessness. I know you'll b...

Did you here up thinking you needed to be a better friend so others would like you? Are you still finding yourself a people pleaser in order to be accepted by others? Listen to it group as they discuss these questions and share how they learned that what they needed was to be better at choosing friends, not getting exhausted trying to please them!

What's are the old habits that you have that would be bad habits to carry into your new season of recovery? Our group of guys from South Africa, Australia and the US tackle this question in today's episode. They look deeply at lifestyle changes that need to be made. So this is not simply to stop drinking, porn or drugging! And it's a deeper view than people, places and things.

Once you lose your foundation what are you standing on? Who or what died in your life that was your foundation which resulted in you falling? Listen to today's episode as a group of guys in recovery discuss these questions and how they fuel their addiction as well as the foundation that they have found in recovery which keeps them growing and progressing in life.

I'm this episode we look at our present circumstances that seem unbearable and our inability to change them. Using five quotes from Austrian philosopher Viktor Frankl we outline a five step action plan to change our circumstances by changing ourself.

A lot of people spend more time at work than at home. How has your work or workplace been an asset or a liability on your recovery? How have you dealt with the need to share or hide your past addiction at your workplace? Listen as our small group of guys in recovery from Australia, South Africa and the United States discuss these questions from their experiences in workplace settings.

Listen to our group members as they answer these questions as they relate to the title of this episode: How does that relate to your story? How does that help you to drop old resentment in order to forgive those who wounded you and to forgive yourself? 

Can you remember a day, an event, a situation or circumstance when you really wanted to quit your recovery or quit life and just go back to your drug of choice? Listen to today's episode as our group of seven guys share where they found and continue to find the strength to endure.

I know you'll be touched felt as you listen to the guys in our group answer today's question: "What did you miss out on in your childhood that might have caused a fear of missing out, a FOMO, that fueled addiction choices?" Please message me if you'd like to share or get connected to a group so you can share and find your healing from FOMO.

How would you answer these questions? Why do we chase so hard after those things or people that are the hardest to get? Why are we so nonchalant about recovery? Why don't we chase recovery like we chased our next high? In today's episode our group of guys in recovery share their answers. I'm sure it will stir your thoughts.

This is another group session and our guys share their idea for motivational quotes that they would put on their car as a bumper sticker. Listen for quotes like "If you woke up without a goal... Go back to sleep!" After listening please message me with any bumper stickers you would make. Thanks

We have all heard "No Pain, No Gain," but in this episode out group of 7 guys in recovery express how they gain strength by sharing openly and knowing they are not alone in their journey. Contact me on this podcast, on my website, or DM me on Instagram @davidfroma2d if you would like to link up with a group.

This episode is another group session as our seven guys in recovery from the US, South Africa and Australia answer these two questions: "What do you wish you had known when you were a teenager?" and "If you could give advice to your 16 year old self, what would it be?" Their answers are full of wisdom and insight that we can all benefit from. Listen and share it with your friends.

Does the dirt from your past still haunt you? Do you friends and family always run your dirt in your face? Do you sometimes feel like the comic strip character Pig-Pen with a cloud of dirt following you everywhere? Listen to this episode to see how to begin to forgive yourself and become someone who can say "My dirt is under my shoes.'

Are you happy today? Do you enjoy life? Out do you find you keep chasing after happiness? No matter how hard you chase it, does happiness always elude you? Today we look at ten steps to happiness that all of us can apply to our life. Are you ready to make your mind up to be happy with where you are in your journey of recovery and still be courageous enough to dream big dreams?

Do you feel like people can see you, but only see the addict, not the real you? Maybe you have always felt that people refused to see you or that your thoughts and feelings were always invalidated. Perhaps you feel painfully visible but entirely ignored. This episode looks at these feelings and more as we discuss the journey to being visible again in our recovery.

How has fear of people's reaction to your truth kept you from opening up? Have you ever withheld the truth from your family for fear that you would scar them again if they knew the truth? What do you think about these statements.. sometimes there is too much truth in the world and not enough understanding... If I told you the truth, you would have tried to do something about it! Listen to this epi...

Thoughts are not the same as urges. And cravings are not the same as uncontrollable desires. How do we learn to gain control over our thoughts and cravings before they lead to relapse? Listen to the group of eight guys in recovery from around the world as they share their idea on today's topic.

What is the carrot and stick method of motivation? Does this method actually work in addiction treatment? Is it the best way to establish long term recovery? Does the carrot and stick motivate change our deception? What characteristics should I look for in treatment programs, sponsors or accountability partners?