The Recovery Lifestyle™

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, John Rizzi on a transformative episode where the veil is lifted on the living Jesus in today's recovery journey. Delve into the revelation of who Jesus is now, understand the power of his sovereignty, and learn how this knowledge can lead to lasting change in your life. Uncover the keys to freedom, sobriety, and a stronger relationship with Jesus...

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast , we delve deep into the essence of transformative choices within the Christian recovery journey. We emphasize the importance of understanding motives, aligning choices with spiritual principles, and embracing a life ruled by a creator's love. Exploring scriptural insights and personal experiences, we highlight the need to deny self-indulgence, pur...

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, James Lent and Chris Decker delve into the profound journey of redemption and transformation. In this special episode, Chris shares his vision for a groundbreaking film, Son of a King, born from a momentous prayer walk and a life-changing retreat. This film encapsulates Chris's raw personal story, portraying the intense struggles with addiction, d...

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast , James Lent and Chris Decker dive into the profound experiences of spiritual healing and the pursuit of lasting transformation. They explore the recent powerful insights gained from a special four-day event: the "Wild at Heart" boot camp retreat on Catalina Island, attended by Chris. The conversation delves into the eye-opening journey Chris under...

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast , James Lent and John Rizzi delve into the transformative power of Step Two in their recovery program. They discuss the challenges and revelations that come with addressing anger issues and control struggles. By sharing their personal experiences and insights, they shed light on how individuals can break free from the chains of anger and find lasti...

In the previous episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast , James Lent shares his deeply personal journey of recovery and transformation. Discover how embracing the grace of God, commitment to obedience, and the power of the Word led James out of a life of denial and into lasting freedom from addiction. He discusses the importance of studying the Word, understanding the standards of the Lord, and...

In the previous episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast , James Lent shares his personal journey from a 40-year-long heroin addiction to redemption through Christ-centered recovery. He discusses the importance of transforming one's belief system and emphasizes the need to prepare for the coming Kingdom of Heaven. Drawing from scripture and personal experiences, James provides insights into the p...

In the previous episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, James Lent shares his inspiring journey from a life of addiction to finding faith and recovery. He discusses the importance of transforming dysfunctional beliefs and aligning one's life with God's plan. James emphasizes the need for a Christ-centered approach to recovery and encourages listeners to embrace the freedom that comes from lasti...

THE BREAKING PART OF RECOVERY IS AN ONGOING PROCESS In the previous episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, John and James discuss the "Search me" prayer in Craig Groeschel’s Dangerous Prayers book referencing Psalm 139. In today's episode, the duo will be diving deeper into the dangerous prayer, “Break me” and the break me story of the perfume from Mark chapter 14 on the day before the Passove...

NOTHING’S MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE PATH TO RECOVERY In the previous episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, John introduced us to Craig Groschel’s book, Dangerous Prayers , where he broke down the 5 dangerous prayers, "Search Me," "Reveal My Fears," "Break Me," "Send Me," and "Disturb Me". In this episode John, together with his new co-host, James Lent, will be diving deeper into the first dange...

NOTHING’S MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE PATH TO RECOVERY In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, John discusses the book "Dangerous Prayers" by Craig Groeschel. He explains the purpose of the book and its significance for those in recovery. John discusses the five dangerous prayers mentioned in the book: "Search Me," "Reveal My Fears," "Break Me," "Send Me," and "Disturb Me" and provides a de...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE FREE? Can freedom be achieved by man alone? How does one know that he/she is free? This edition of The Recovery Lifestyle discusses the relationship between freedom and holiness. It explains that holiness means being set apart for God and that Jesus came to restore the breath of life lost in Genesis 3. It also highlights Jesus' mission statement and the progressive steps of...

MORAL MEANS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE Getting close to Season 3, John Rizzi opens the episode by talking about where they are now in planning what the season will look like. Then he proceeds to discuss Lesson 8 from Celebrate Recovery.  John focuses the episode today on MORAL. What does it really mean? In the book, MORAL is an acronym for Make Time, Open, Rely, Analyze, and List. Stay tuned to learn...

NEW WAYS ARE ABOUT TO START In this episode, John and Chris will be talking about the new 12-step program where certain methods are changed and outside topics are being utilized to make the program more accessible and flexible for its participants. John breaks down the steps and the logic behind them and invites everyone to join. Find out more about these changes in this latest episode of The Reco...

IT’S JUST FAIR GAME TO DREAM BIGGER, AND ASK GOD’S BLESSING Chris quotes a chairman from Chick-Fil-A about asking God’s blessing for your business as fair game and he, with John, talked about how it applies to being a person in service. As we receive blessings fro God, it becomes an enabler for us to grow our service in a bigger way. Let’s dive deeper into this amazing talk in this latest episode...

Chris and John are back, and in this episode, they discuss the importance of setting goals, both in general and specifically in regard to recovery from addiction. They talk about how goal setting is biblical, and how it can help people to continue to grow and evolve in their recovery journey. The two discuss that setting goals is a spiritual responsibility. They also talk about how goals are state...

As they gear up for another series about intimacy anorexia, Chris and John share personal experiences. John has shared his personal experience with his accident and what lessons he learned from it. Now is Chris’ turn to share, and he will be talking about battling depression, anxiety, anger, and fear, and how he is fighting back. Find inspiration in Chris’ story in this latest episode of The Recov...

ONLY GOD HEALS ALL WOUNDS Chris Decker and John Rizzi discuss recent events in John's life, including a severe bike crash that resulted in multiple injuries. As John reflects that this may have been a spiritual attack because of his recent recovery work, he also shares that this could be a way of teaching him to learn how to slow down and to always trust that God will heal him completely. Be inspi...

Another inspiring and insightful series is about to end, and we will be closing this one with how servant leadership principles can be used in secular jobs to show Christ-like traits. It is important to live the example of someone that people would feel comfortable coming to about their spiritual struggles. Join Chris and John as they discuss this further in this latest episode of The Recovery Lif...

The solution to withholding spiritual intimacy from our spouses is to take on the role of a spiritual leader. This means being open and honest with our spouses about our spiritual needs and desires, and being willing to offer spiritual guidance and support. In this episode, Chris and John will be discussing tips and suggestions for solving intimacy anorexia with your spouse with the guidance of th...

Welcome to another episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast. In this episode, John Rizzi and Chris Decker will be talking about the 6th trait of Intimacy Anorexia, which is Withholding Spirituality. Chris discusses this with John by sharing his own personal experience of having anorexia with his wife, how he can recover from it.   RECOVERY MOMENTS CHRIS: Developing an affair out of spiritual mome...

For someone undergoing recovery, it can be challenging to stay on the path of sobriety while also trying to handle all the stresses and challenges of everyday life. The good news is that facing setbacks is perfectly normal, and it’s all about continuing to have the will to get back on track. In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, Chris shares with John some personal news, the regrets t...

Sometimes, being married means knowing how to ask better questions and having difficult but necessary conversations. In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts Chris Decker and John Rizzi reflect on their own recovery journey, and the steps they've taken to improve their respective marriages. Both talk about the importance of being connected with your wife’s needs and understandi...

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts Chris Decker and John Rizzi talk about the complexities of sexual relationships from a leadership standpoint. Whether you’re a middle manager at some company or just a family man, you are exercising leadership to a certain degree.  Being intentional about boundaries and the correct way of dealing with sexual dynamics in both your persona...

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts Chris Decker and John Rizzi talk about some practical tips on how to speed up one’s recovery from sexual addiction. As married men, Chris and John both share their own shortcomings in terms of pursuing and meeting their wives’ emotional needs, and provide ways to overcome those deficiencies. Whether it’s staying clear of inappropriate me...