Nate and David talk about recent books that have been most helpful and read letters from listeners.

Nate's Recommended Books:

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The Practicing Mind by Thomas M. Sterner

The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

David's Recommended Books:

The Way of Gratitude by Galen Guengerich

Recovery—The Sacred Art by Rami Shapiro

Is addiction necessarily a lifetime condition? Bob Gardner believes it isn't, and in this episode he shares stories and insights to support his message that freedom can be closer than you imagined.

Filmmaker Stuart "Skip" Stokes believes we need to have a conversation.  Could it be that our society's long-established pattern of stigmatizing addicts is actually promoting addiction, preventing recovery, and isolating anyone who loves an addict? 

Do recovering addicts make better leaders?  Author, speaker and coach Michael Brody-Waite makes a compelling case for mask-free leadership.

This inspiring conversation with educator Bruce Matson highlights parallels in the recovery journeys of addicts and cancer victims.

Nate and David discuss the motivations of compulsive sexual behavior with therapist and researcher Jay Stringer, author of "Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing."

Is it possible to recover without quitting first?  A stimulating conversation with Dr. Adi Jaffe, author of "The Abstinence Myth: A New Approach for Overcoming Addiction Without Shame, Judgment or Rules."

What if you are not as broken as you believe? Nate and David discuss this proposition and others with TJ Woodward, the founder of Conscious Recovery.

A remarkable mother and son describe a recovery-based Christian community in Richmond, Virginia.

Robert Imbeault, entrepreneur and author of the new memoir "Before I Leave You," shares the story of his recovery from addiction and suicidal despair.