Life Recovery Today with Stephen Arterburn

Landon Porter discusses five choices that helped him find true freedom from a pornography addiction.

Anthony Acampora shares how incorporating faith into an inpatient treatment program takes the shame and isolation felt by the addict and replaces it with the truth of God’s love and forgiveness to aid in the Recovery process.

David Zailer’s addiction began at age 9 and grew worse with time. Finding a true relationship with God and recovery through the 12 Steps changed everything. Sober since 1999, David is now committed to helping others find freedom in recovery.

Joe Scalfani didn’t think his alcoholism was a problem until his wife declared that she didn’t want to live with a drunk anymore. They both began a recovery process, which helped Joe get sober and helped them process a devastating discovery.

Although sober for 20 years, Vince Galey counts his time as 7 years not using and 13 years living in recovery with a new identity and purpose fueled by the Holy Spirit. He helps others see the need to let Jesus fill the space an addiction once held.  

Jason Mueller shares how Ransom Church helps break down the barriers that prevent people from getting into recovery and finding freedom.

At age 12, Jason Mueller felt God’s calling on his life, but he resisted for 27 yrs. After finally surrendering his life to Jesus, he became an ordained minister. Today, he serves in care ministries, focusing on prisoners and those in recovery. 

Decades ago, Janelle Puff realized that 12 Step groups provide the perfect integration of counseling, psychological principles, and Biblical truth. Since then, she’s been helping others find freedom from addictions through 12 Step recovery groups.

Daniel Grossman shares the freedom he found in confessing his pornography addiction and working the 12 Step recovery process. His accountability group played a vital role in maintaining his sobriety, and now he helps other men find freedom from porn.

Brian Hoerning shares insights that he has gained during 3 decades in the Recovery community, including how Recovery is much more than just ending a behavior, and that the battle with addictions belongs to God.

After 1 year in an inpatient program for drug addiction, Daniel Cornide spent 1 year working the 12 Steps. This foundation, and a spiritual awakening in the process, led him to become a therapist devoted to helping other addicts experience freedom.

Laura Mangin-McDonald employed many tactics, including 12 Step Recovery work, to fight for her marriage. She outlines the path she took, sharing that her marriage was not just rescued, but totally transformed, by doing the hard work alongside her husband.

Steve Arterburn shares ways to get out of the shame of addiction and into the grace and mercy God has for us all, reminding us that working recovery provides the gift of hope. 

Therapist Stacey Smith was married to an addict. In the bleakest time in her marriage, she chose to take responsibility for her life through the recovery process. Now she helps others recover from complex trauma, codependency, and betrayal trauma.

Corey Busk's drinking problem cost him his job and landed him in rehab. After getting sober, he began working for the center that helped him find freedom and now devotes himself to helping others recover from their addictions.

Family law attorney and domestic violence survivor Charlene Quint shares the process she went through to recover from domestic abuse. Her hope-filled story attests that, despite abuse, you can be whole again and be used by God to help others.

Family law attorney and domestic violence survivor Charlene Quint shares her story, unpacking the idea that the abused must remain married. She provides guidance on how to remove yourself from an abusive situation in preparation for recovery.

Guest Lori Burns knows first-hand that having an alcoholic parent impacts the entire family. She shares the effect of her upbringing and how counseling and the recovery process led her to a place of peace. She now helps others experience freedom.

Steve Arterburn talks with Becky Brown about how every person can benefit from a Life Recovery experience. At the core, the 12 Steps are a character-building, discipleship program that leads to a full and free life for anyone.

For years, guest Mary Lou Caskey used food to numb out her feelings. Her journey began 18 years ago, when she was 8 sizes larger than today. Now she helps others find freedom from overeating and helps them learn to be at peace with food.

After personally experiencing the freedom of overcoming betrayal trauma, guest Sandy Jocoy now devotes herself to helping partners of sex addicts recover from their own betrayal trauma.

Phil Dvorak found freedom from his addiction once he dropped the belief that he wasn't one of "those people" and sought help from a 12 Step program. Today, he's President of the Recovery Church Movement and knows that freedom begins with acceptance.

Steve Arterburn and Amanda Anderson discuss what codependency is, how to recognize it, and the motives that drive it. They offer hope by sharing what can be done to recover from codependent behavior and how the 12 Steps of Life Recovery can help.

When certain books, music, and online interactions with old flames provided an unhealthy source of fulfillment for Dr. Alice Benton, she knew she had to make some changes. Today Alice shares what she did to gain full sexual integrity in her marriage.

Stephen Arterburn interviews Ron Archer, who shares how he uses the 5 pillars of recovery as a guide to help absentee fathers who are looking to recover a sense of fatherhood and restore relationships with their kids.