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Addiction Isn’t Just a Behavior Problem—It’s An Identity Problem with: Erik Frederickson
Nearly 90% of Americans say faith plays a role in reducing
relapse from addiction (Journal of Religion and Health), and research
from the National Library of Medicine shows that approximately
75% of people who experience substance use disorders eventually recover. But
what actually creates lasting freedom?
This week’s episode dives into that question with Erik
Frederickson—biblical life coach, best-selling author of Recovering
Reality — Freedom from the Torment of Addiction, and founder of Recovering
Reality. With 17 years of personal freedom and over 7,000 hours spent coaching
people from all walks of life, Erik brings both lived experience and deep
insight into what truly drives transformation.
His perspective challenges the conventional approach:
addiction isn’t just a behavior problem—it’s an identity problem.
In this powerful conversation, Erik shares his own story of
being trapped in addiction despite doing everything “right,” and how a
life-altering encounter with God changed everything. Not through more
discipline or better systems—but through confronting the lies he believed about
himself and discovering truth at a deeper level.
Now, after helping hundreds of people find breakthrough,
his message remains the same: sobriety isn’t the finish line. Real freedom
comes when the underlying beliefs, wounds, and identity driving the addiction
are finally addressed.
If you’re looking for more than surface-level solutions—and
want to understand why faith continues to be such a powerful force in
recovery—this episode offers a perspective that is both grounded in research
and lived out in real life.
For more information: https://recoveringreality.com/
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Nearly 90% of Americans say faith plays a role in reducing
relapse from addiction (Journal of Religion and Health), and research
from the National Library of Medicine shows that approximately
75% of people who experience substance use disorders eventually recover. But
what actually creates lasting freedom?
This week’s episode dives into that question with Erik
Frederickson—biblical life coach, best-selling author of Recovering
Reality — Freedom from the Torment of Addiction, and founder of Recovering
Reality. With 17 years of personal freedom and over 7,000 hours spent coaching
people from all walks of life, Erik brings both lived experience and deep
insight into what truly drives transformation.
His perspective challenges the conventional approach:
addiction isn’t just a behavior problem—it’s an identity problem.
In this powerful conversation, Erik shares his own story of
being trapped in addiction despite doing everything “right,” and how a
life-altering encounter with God changed everything. Not through more
discipline or better systems—but through confronting the lies he believed about
himself and discovering truth at a deeper level.
Now, after helping hundreds of people find breakthrough,
his message remains the same: sobriety isn’t the finish line. Real freedom
comes when the underlying beliefs, wounds, and identity driving the addiction
are finally addressed.
If you’re looking for more than surface-level solutions—and
want to understand why faith continues to be such a powerful force in
recovery—this episode offers a perspective that is both grounded in research
and lived out in real life.
For more information: https://recoveringreality.com/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices