A2D - From Addict to Disciple

Today's episode is in response to feedback from episode # 239. Many people asked for more ideas to help them uncover their childhood wound. In this episode we look at six categories of childhood wounds: neglect, betrayal, guilt, abandonment, rejection and suffocation. If you would like to join an online group or have a one on one online session, contact me by email at davidfroma2d@gmail.com

In this Wacky Wednesday episode we discuss the introductory passages to Chapter 3 of phase 2 of the From Ashes to Destiny curriculum. The chapter is entitled "The Heart That Yearns for Peace" and we read the diary of Goo. He was a heroin addict in the Kensington section of Philadelphia and he wrote his "diary" on the walls of his abando on Sterner Street. Join us as we look as his struggle to quit...

This is the first Wacky Wednesday episode as we will continue with two of these every Wednesday for the remainder of 2024. That will allow us to finish the curriculum and still have our regular episodes every Monday. Today we look at questions about your drug of choice becoming your shepherd. Did it provide all your wants? Where did it make you lie down? What did it destroy? Did it rob your head o...

Today's episode is the introduction to phase 2 of the From Ashes to Destiny curriculum which deals with discovering, uncovering and healing our heart wounds which caused or fueled our addiction. Chapter 1 of phase 2 is entitled The Battle For a Heart and it opens with the poem, My Childhood, by Gregory Williams. The key of this moving poem is that the author is searching for someone who will truly...

Today's episode looks at the story from Chapter 3 of the From Ashes to Destiny curriculum. We look at nine discussion points from the story such as: How do you pray? Are you ready to ask for help? Are you ready to stick and stay? Thanks for all of the feedback from the previous episodes and, yes, I will continue to make an episode for each of the 30 chapters of the curriculum. So if you're an addi...

Today's episode is in response to the numerous requests I got to episode # 235. Listeners loved Doug's story and seeing how to dig deeper into the From Ashes to Destiny curriculum. So this episode will be Cadillac's story from chapter two of the book and it deals with step 2 of the 12 Steps. As you listen jot down some words that click with you from the story. We'll discuss ten points that I feel...

Have you used the phrase "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired" as your reason or motivation to to detox or rehab? What did you do when you began to feel better and you were no longer sick or tired? Many guys have relapsed when they had those feelings. Or they convinced themselves to leave the rehab early because they were convinced that they felt better so they were strong enough to go it a...

Today's episode is a look at the first story of chapter one of the From Ashes to Destiny curriculum. Often I've heard people say things like "It's about heroin, and I never did heroin. So I can't relate to that!" the truth is addiction is addiction is addict. We all go through the same thoughts and activities in addiction regardless of our drug of choice. As I read the opening story about one afte...

Today's episode is a walkabout in Cherophobia Park. I'm sure you will be able to identify with the responses the guys wrote in the journals at each of the signs in the park. The signs identify the three telltale signs of cherophobia: 1) avoiding happiness, 2) worrying that happiness will cause bad things and 3) experiencing anxiety about social situations. As you go on this walkabout with...

In today's episode, my friends in recovery share their insight and personal experience on this topic. you will be challenged and encouraged in your work in recovery as you listen to things like: the daunting 12 Promise of AA, the haunting confusion when a pillar of the recovery community has a major relapse and much more.

Today's episode is a walkabout with my friend Michael through I'm So Embarrassed park. Join us as we look at the complex emotion of embarrassment, how we react to it, how we process it and how we grow from it. Author Miguel Ruiz wrote "When you look in the mirror and hate what you see, you need addictions to survive." But NBA basketball player Jalen Rose said "Embarrassment...

Today's episode is a group meeting with my six friends in recovery from the US, South Africa and Australia. Listen as they share their wisdom and their journey in learning to let go of the past, people, memories etc. And discovering how to fill their cup with what is new, what is now and what is beneficial to their recovery. Key points included the importance of spirituality and staying in a m...

Do you believe in Santa Claus? What changed if you stopped believing? Did you reach the age where you were Santa Claus to your children, nieces or nephews? Are you at the age in life where you look like Santa Claus? Today we look at those questions and the aspects of Santa Claus bringing joy, happiness, cheer around the world. How can we apply the lifestyle of Santa Claus into our everyday life in...

Are you someone who starts recovery, who starts a new curriculum, who finds a new self help book and is on fire? But quickly the fires begins to die down and you are just going through the motions? This episode looks at how to get back on track. How to follow the plan, not your mood swings! Remember, the plan is not just knowing your goal or destination. The plan includes the work you must do to k...

Today's episode is a walkabout with Michael through Patience Park. He had shared his struggles with being patient, with wanting everything instantly and with getting into arguments repeatedly. Some key quotes are: "Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far," a Swahili proverb and "Patience is when you're supposed to get mad, but you choose to understand.&...

In today's episode we look at the Japanese art form of kintsugi. In kintsugi the artist takes broken pottery or glass an joins them together with gold dusting over all of the "scars" or the seams where the pieces are glued together. We compare the steps in this process to the aspects we need to focus on as we deal with our own broken pieces from our past. and we find encouragement in...

Does your past keep you caught in the identity of an addict or an addict in recovery? Maybe you have begun to identify yourself by how many days, months or years you have been clean. In this episode we look at the 5 P's of identity and the process of growing in self-acceptance so to can focus on your new identity. Lao Tzu said "Knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisd...

What's the difference between a do and a relapse? Between a lapse and a relapse? What causes slips? How do we keep a skip from becoming a full blown relapse? What do we do if we're the loved one of someone who tells us they had a slip? These questions and more in today's episode.

This episode is a walkabout through Beautiful Scars Park with my good friend Michael. Join us as we look at the scars we have, the stuff that caused them and how they have shaped our character. I like the quote by Demi Lovato who said "I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it."

Today's episode is a walkabout through Thankful Park. It's more than just an "attitude of gratitude." It's about finding a way to grow a thankful heart. Cicero said it's the greatest virtue. How can we be thankful for the struggle and find our strength? How can we be thankful that thorns have roses rather than complaining about the thorns? Join us on the walkabout as we reflect on these ideas.

This episode is a follow up to episode # 216 entitled One Truth. I got quite a few messages from listeners asking how to find the truth. So here goes. Today we look at ways to find the truth, to experience it and to apply it. We also look at things in us that may be acting as blockages to the truth. It's important that we become aware of the blockage and remove them. Equally important is to unders...

Today's episode is a walkabout. Join me as I go through this park. The motivation for this episode was a message from a listener who said "David, I feel like I'm plodding along in recovery with a millstone around my neck." I hope that every listener finds understanding of their millstone and the motivation to take off that millstone and move forward. As Angeli Delgado said "It is far beyond time f...

Thanks for joining Michael and me as we go for a walkabout in Words Hurt Park. How have words, labels, and name calling hurt you over the years? Have you begun to label yourself? Where can you turn to find healing from the wounds and crushed spirit you have as a result of hurtful words? Join us to start the process of restoring a cheerful heart and self confidence.

Today's episode looks at this poem written in the 1900s by American motivational writer William Arthur Ward. Listen to hear some keys to find adventure, purpose, essence, spice and beauty in life... AND so much more!

Today's episode is a follow up to last week's podcast on Ten Minute Friends. I'll be going on a walkabout with my friend Michael in I'm Glad I Spoke With You Today Park. I hope you find strength as he responds to quotes like : "Sometimes I feel like I don't know where I am." "It's like I'm in a world that's changed and I'm trying but...." "So I watch everything I once had and loved, still love, fl...