From Crisis to Connection - with Geoff & Jody Steurer

Sponsoring and supporting others in recovery - Thomas 2.0 - Episode 107


Listen Later

I continue my discussion with Thomas from episode 106 where we discuss what it means to sponsor someone in the 12-step program. These principles apply to supporting others as well. Thomas shares what it's been like to be sponsored and what he's doing to support the men he sponsors. This is a great episode if you're wondering how to best support anyone who asks for you help. Specifically, we discuss: 

  • The importance of the 12-step program in his life
  • What it means to "recover by immersion" 
  • The importance of connection with one's higher power during sponsoring and for addicts to recover as well
  • Honoring the need for mentors when there have been deep attachment injuries
  • How 12 steps is not a place to coddle men in their addiction, it is to help men progress

  • Download Geoff’s FREE guide to help you quickly end arguments with your spouse: https://www.geoffsteurer.com/3-steps-to-end-your-marriage-argument

    Check out my NEW low-price course on how couples can heal from an affair: https://www.udemy.com/course/healing-from-an-affair-for-the-betrayed-the-unfaithful/ 

    Connect with Geoff Steurer:

    Instagram

    Facebook

    Visit www.geoffsteurer.com for online courses and other supportive resources.

    Links mentioned in the episode

    https://www.destroytheplague.com

    https://www.kershisnik.com/kershisnik-home

    Thomas's life has taken a 180 degree turn since going into recovery from a thirty-year addiction to pornography that started when he was eight years old. His story told in Dark to Light gives hope that it is possible to escape from the dark trap of pornography and live in the light—free from lies, shame, and lust. Thomas hopes that sharing his journey will help others to enter the path of light in order to heal their lives and relationships.

    Why 2.0?  After beginning recovery Thomas started to feel like a different man. He began to loathe who he had been for thirty plus years.  He really wanted to change—and he was changing. His wife began to feel like she was married to a new man. She was done with Thomas 1.0 and the damage he had caused, and she noticed he was becoming less and less like that old guy. He was becoming Thomas 2.0—a new and better version.

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    From Crisis to Connection - with Geoff & Jody SteurerBy Geoff & Jody Steurer

    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8

    4.8

    184 ratings


    More shows like From Crisis to Connection - with Geoff & Jody Steurer

    View all
    Betrayal Trauma Recovery by Anne Blythe, M.Ed.

    Betrayal Trauma Recovery

    1,402 Listeners

    Healing Broken Trust In Your Marriage After Infidelity by Brad and Morgan Robinson

    Healing Broken Trust In Your Marriage After Infidelity

    740 Listeners

    Pure Desire Podcast by Pure Desire Ministries

    Pure Desire Podcast

    719 Listeners

    The Virtual Couch by Tony Overbay LMFT

    The Virtual Couch

    650 Listeners

    Sex for Saints by Amanda Louder

    Sex for Saints

    405 Listeners

    Helping Couples Heal Podcast by Marnie Breecker

    Helping Couples Heal Podcast

    430 Listeners

    Conversations with Dr. Jennifer by Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

    Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

    1,044 Listeners

    Husband Material by Drew Boa

    Husband Material

    234 Listeners

    Porn, Betrayal, Sex and the Experts — PBSE by Steve Moore & Mark Kastleman

    Porn, Betrayal, Sex and the Experts — PBSE

    176 Listeners

    Therapy Brothers by Reclaimed Heart

    Therapy Brothers

    333 Listeners

    Heal from Infidelity by Andrea Giles

    Heal from Infidelity

    324 Listeners

    Redemptive Living Radio by Redemptive Living Radio

    Redemptive Living Radio

    204 Listeners

    Overcome Pornography for Good by Sara Brewer

    Overcome Pornography for Good

    685 Listeners

    Waking Up to Narcissism by Tony Overbay LMFT

    Waking Up to Narcissism

    666 Listeners

    Betrayal Recovery Radio: The Official Podcast of APSATS by Betrayal Recovery Radio

    Betrayal Recovery Radio: The Official Podcast of APSATS

    50 Listeners