Hope in Recovery

There is a common belief that we need to forget the past and only ever look forward. So, what are the benefits and reasons why we might need to stop and look at our past, to move forward. What are the benefits of a spiritual moral inventory?

What do we do when the very thing in front of us, requiring our attention, is the last thing we want to deal with. Can we be honest with ourselves? Can we be honest with the people who love us? How do we overcome Denial?

What is your lens on anger? Do you see it as a bad thing? Have you taken the time to think about what is beneath the anger we feel, and what it is pointing to. Today, Rodney sits down and talks about Anger with a trusted friend.

It doesn’t matter what culture we come from, everyone speaks “hurt” and everyone has a basic need for love and healing. Join us as Jose shares his story of life change, when he heard about Celebrate Recovery in his own language!

What does it look like to listening well and stay present with someone while they are sharing their inventory during the 5th step? Many times, we can over think it, but you have all the tools you need! Staying attuned with someone in their pain is one of the greatest gifts we can give them. This is part 2, if you missed part 1, be sure to listen to that one!

What does it look like to listening well and stay present with someone while they are sharing their inventory during the 5th step? Many times, we can over think it, but you have all the tools you need! Staying attuned with someone in their pain is one of the greatest gifts we can give them.

The opioid epidemic is not just a local issue, it is a global issue, effecting millions of families and loved ones. Rodney had the opportunity to sit down with friends on the front lines, fighting this epidemic globally. This is a continuation of a discussion on the issue. Their goal is to equip us with confidence and competence moving forward to face this epidemic with Christ help.

The opioid epidemic is not just a local issue, it is a global issue, effecting millions of families and loved ones. Rodney had the opportunity to sit down with friends on the front lines, fighting this epidemic globally. They talk about the issue in depth, and shed light on what it looks like on a local level. Their goal is to equip us with confidence and competence moving forward to face this epi...

Life Change Stories are a life-line in this recovery process because they help us see that when Jesus does something in us, He can also do something through us. Rodney’s story is a testament to this and the reality that God can take the most broken parts of our story and turn them into something beautiful.

Returning to those old places we swore we’d never go back to always carries a heavy cost. Yet, we have an enemy that is always trying to woo us back to the very things that polluted us in the first place. How do we face these critical areas of temptation that lie between standing firm and falling so that we can keep moving forward?

One of our greatest sources of hope in this recovery journey comes through hearing how God has pulled others out of their mess. Life-Change Stories remind us that if God can change someone else, then He can change me, too! Today Scott shares about his story of how God met him in his addiction, anxiety, and insecurities.

God has the power to reach down into our mess and work healing in the most broken places of our hearts – and no one is too far gone. Today JP shares his story of healing and hope through Jesus and the process of Celebrate Recovery.

The Habit of a “Daily Inventory“ is a key part of the recovery process, but it can be intimidating to start. How do I even do a Daily Inventory, what does it looks like, and how can doing one help me find greater healing and freedom?

We hear a lot in recovery the importance of “living one day at a time” – but what does that really mean? How does it look to practically live one day at a time, and what effect does that have on my recovery when I do?

With the holiday season coming up, a lot of different challenges can surface that can’t start to draw us off track in our recovery. We want to do the best we can to stay proactive in the messiness of this to keep us on track. One of the biggest keys to that is staying connected to our source of strength and protection – God.

We have two choices when it comes to our anxiety, we can either work with it, or fight against it. Today we finish our conversation with Heidi Dennis, author of "Hello Anxiety", as she continues to unpack what healing looks like in our relationship with anxiety.

Anxiety is an issue that gets so easily misunderstood. But what if God actually designed anxiety to be something that works for us, rather than against us? What if we can actually start changing the way we relate to anxiety? We sit down with Heidi Dennis, a licensed counselor and author of "Hello Anxiety", to help understand this important topic.

Hearing how God can heal someone else’s life can allow us to believe He can do the same thing in our life. Today we’ll hear the rest of Matt’s story and the work that God has done and continues to do today. Don’t miss this incredible story.

Life-Change Stories are some of the greatest inspiration for us to pursue our own healing and freedom. Today we’ll hear from one of our very CR brothers, Matt, as he shares some of the hardest parts of his story with us – and how God is healing him. Listen in to this great story of healing and forgiveness.

We’ve been talking about the importance of worship in our recovery experience. What is it? Why do we need it? Why does it matter to me? Today we finish our conversation with Michael.

Worship is a key part of our meeting night in Celebrate Recovery. But what really is "worship", and why do we do it? What value does worship have in my recovery? Today we'll dig into it and why it's such an important part of our recovery process.

One underlying driver of Relapse is disconnection from God, others, or even our own heart. Today we'll focus on what it looks like to become disconnected from ourselves, how that contributes to leading us to acting out, and what it looks like to take proactive steps to avoid that slow drift.

Is it possible to heal from rejection and abandonment? What is that wound even made up of? It’s a tender spot for many of us and the road to healing in this area can be bumpy. Today we unpack what this aspect of our recovery can look like.

One of the most common areas of struggle is also one of the most misunderstood. Codependency can be hard to nail down and understand, and we might even be wondering “how do I start to find healing?” We’ll talk with Kareena about what it’s looked like for her to struggle well with codependency.

Paul tells us in the book of Philippians that in his life he learned to "forget the former things" and "strain ahead". But what does it look like to "forget" our past without denying it? How do we learn to "strain ahead" toward Jesus?