We still live in a country, the United States of America, that was founded on Godly Christian principles as "One Nation Under God," and we should not take that for granted.

Join Christian Recovery Coach and counselor James Egidio host of the 99Relapses podcast, as he interviews Jonathan York as he bares his testimony of how he came out of  "rock bottom" to a life of recovery and sobriety through the Grace and Mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It's an awesome story of redemption, hope, faith, and salvation.

In the change stage, of recovery, you will have come to sobriety and recovery where you will find yourself back to work and/or school, church and you will have become a productive member of society. The action stage is where you go beyond to discover your "Purpose" for your life and that purpose can only be found through Jesus Christ.

Vernon Layne talks about how he defied the odds of going from losing everything he had from addiction to his life of sobriety today where he is bringing people to Jesus Christ through his addiction and recovery ministry.

One of the worst things that a parent can go through is a child who has experienced an out-of-control addiction. It's not until the unexpected late-night call from the jail or morgue that's when you start to question your parenting skills with such questions as, where did I go wrong with parenting? Could I have done more, or what happened to that person I used to carry in my arms?

Paul Granger gives his perspective on how to seek God when in the middle of an addiction."

If you have ever struggled with an out-of-control addiction, whether you realize it or not, you go through various stages of change. That change is most obvious when the "pain" of the addictive behavior becomes greater than the pain of giving up the behavior, in other words, "rock bottom."

If you have ever struggled with an out-of-control addiction, whether you realize it or not, you go through various stages of change. That change is most obvious when the "pain" of the addictive behavior becomes greater than the pain of giving up the behavior, in other words, "rock bottom."

In this 4th and final episode of this 4 part series on the Addicted Brain (Function), Christian Recovery Coach and Counselor James Egidio finishes this series by discussing the function of the addicted brain.

Did you know there is a sharp and distinct contrast in how a healthy normal brain and an addicted brain react and behave in individuals, especially if the addiction is out of control?