In this episode of the Coach J Podcast we hear from Jim Rouches as he answers the questions of how he became so passionate about caring for substance abuse community, and how he has been able to continue persevering is such an impossible mission without wavering.  

Disrupting the system. Jim and Chad discuss long-term recovery strategies and the day-to-day details of sober living. An informative and insightful review of conventional methods and Jim's vision to significantly improve opportunities for success through proven treatment strategies. This is a must-listen to anyone struggling with addiction or in the recovery community. Please share this message of hope with a friend!

The addiction epidemic in America, Jim's unique insight on recovery, and our path to hope and purpose amidst catastrophe and crisis. This episode is an overview of the context and Big Picture Problem of addiction.

Jim Rouches is transforming our approach to addiction by combining proven recovery strategies with compassionate, faith-centered support. He bridges gaps between treatment, community resources, and the justice system, ensuring individuals receive holistic care that addresses the mind, body, and spirit.

Coach J Podcast is about transformation, redemption, and the value and dignity of every Child of God.

Is there hope when all hope seems gone?  As a follow up to episode #42, we hear from Jim about his experiences, over the last 20 years, with people who were at the very bottom of darkness and dangerously close to completely giving up and taking their lives.  He shares what he has seen that has been 100% effective in overcoming that lost hope and darkness.

When someone has lost all hope, without finding it again, the outcome is dark.  In this episode of the Jim Rouches series on the Coach J Podcast we take very deep and intense dive into what losing ALL hope looks like and the many factors in play that participate in slowly chipping away at someone’s hope: until there’s none left.   This is a eye opening look into total darkness and pain. 

The episode of the Coach J Podcast is a follow up recording with Jim Rouches (Episode 38) where he goes in-depth about the things that he witnessed, and the inhumane environment during his time in prison.  Please be warned that some of this message is not appropriate for children under 16.  The purpose of the episode is not for shock value, but to further explain how a life of drugs and prison can slowly chip away holding onto any sense of hope.  And only through a miracle are you able to overcome! 

This episode of the Coach J Podcast is a follow up to our interview with Jim Rouches on Episode 38.  In this recording, Jim takes us on a dive into what it feels like to have lost ALL hope in life and to feel convinced that God made a mistake with him and he was worthless.  Jim recalls what it was like on the floor of solitary confinement after 29 years of addiction and incarceration and having lost everything in his life, including a will to live.  If you or anyone you know has struggled with substance abuse, alchoholism, or has felt like they have lost hope in finding peace, this is a must listen.

Consider it joy when you go through various trials.  Is that really possible?  In this interview we talk with Brody Malone who is currently one of the best Men’s Gymnasts in the world.  Brody shares his life with us and goes in depth about the serious trials that he and his family have endured.  He also shares with intimate feelings about how being the best in the world wasn’t enough and left him feeling empty inside.  Through his success in gymnastics, as well as the deep valleys of tragedy in his life, we hope that you are encouraged when you hear how these events have positively shaped Brody and led him to a deeper relationship with Jesus.

Jim Rouches struggled for almost 30 years with a serious drug addiction, rage, darkness, emptiness, and loneliness.   At the end of this struggle, Jim found himself on the floor of a jail cell in solitary confinement completely broken and suicidal.  What happened next is truly incredible and miraculous.  Jim’s freedom from the bondage to drugs, and the new life that he was given is a story that anyone struggling with addiction, no matter how bad or how long, should listen to.   And now today, the impact that Jim is having, through his Faith, on thousands of addicts is inspiring. 

I feel that it’s appropriate to share some of the lyrics to a song called Made for More (live featuring Jenn Johnson), by Josh Baldwin.   I encourage you to listen to the song in it’s entirety.

 Here are some of the lyrics:

Thank you,

Chad

Part 2- In this second part of the interview we follow up with Eli Ace, founder of Nexen Construction, in November of 2024 where he is 10 months into a company wide Sabbatical with no money, no work, employees leaving and tired of being furloughed, and the world telling him that enough is enough: "Just go back to work.”  But  Eli’s faith is incredible and encouraging.   It is a great testimony to listen to what he has gone through over the last 10 months and the lessons that God has revealed to him in the biggest valley of his life.