The Recovery Effect Podcast

"Everything's going to be different this time, I promise." Sound familiar?

This episode introduces the story of a man who spent his life denying his True Self in order to become a Hell's Angel.

How many attempts have you made to change...to stop drinking and drugging, to finally make good on all the promises you've made to yourself, your loved ones, and your higher power? On the other hand, how much effort have you made to APPEAR a certain way?

You can't be a hard worker if you're lazy. You can't be a generous person if you're greedy. Principles guide our lives. Discover the vital importance of adopting good and true principles–for sobriety, life, and every decision you make–and how these principles can change your character for the better.

You've heard the saying, "Half measures availed us nothing."

When it comes to staying sober, we must follow certain principles to ensure a successful recovery. Are you qualified to have a good day? Have you done what's necessary to get what you want?

This episode will help you discover which principles you are "half-measuring" to failure–and which you can adopt for success!

This episode touches on everything from detoxing a prizefighting alcoholic to the dangers of creating a false "Scarface" self...

Learn how to better shoulder your cross in an episode that teaches us all–alcoholic, addict, Al-Anon, or friend of recovery–how to develop a strong spiritual life.

To carry your cross is to follow a path of spiritual principles every single day. Even though we are all capable and equipped to live a good and spiritual life, more often than not–we fail at this...

How to turn Excuses to FAIL into Reasons to SUCCEED...

In this episode we respond to some very thoughtful advice from a close friend and listener about a powerful tool for all alcoholics, addicts, Al-Anons, and those just beginning to explore sobriety.

Learn the difference between Finding Reasons to Succeed VS Making Excuses to Fail, and also how to use this tool even in the trickiest (or most undesirable) aspects of recovery so that you can succeed at reaching your life goals.

Listen as we examine the role of the accuser, the accused, and the forgiver in modern society...

When we look more closely at our own personal shortcomings, we become less likely to pass judgment on others–and more likely to forgive. By exercising our willingness, it is truly possible to replace resentment with compassion.

This episode tracks the path of the Prodigal Son...

When we treat our life as an inheritance, we discover a sense of urgency to make the most of our God-given talents. Sober or not, each of us are at risk of squandering these talents. Find out how many days we have left to return home from "the pig pen" to the welcome arms of our Waiting Father.

How would you like to have 85% of your fears reduced immediately?

God and Fear Part 3 challenges you to take an all or nothing approach in the battle against fear. Utilizing faith, time-tested exercises, and a total commitment to your program, recovery is possible in all of our lives. Learn more about the spiritual problems creating fear in your life, and the spiritual solutions available to us all.

Which type of fear plagues you? Why does The Unknown frighten us? How does fear cause us to make completely irrational decisions?

Episode Five of The Recovery Effect Podcast reveals that fear is a physical response to a spiritual problem. Explore the role fear plays in addiction, from its root causes and symptoms, to the many different forms it takes and the tools we can use to defend ourselves when facing one of the greatest obstacles of recovery.

In today's recovery landscape, many people are treated with medications and other easier, softer ways that many people consider real solutions to addiction...

In fact, many counselors and treatment centers have given in and gone along with these methods. Are there any alternatives? Find out in the first installment of the God And Fear series!

Most people go through life with the belief that they're in control. However, unexpected and tragic events occur every single day that prove this feeling of control is an illusion...

The sooner an alcoholic or addict can embrace the facts that they are not truly in control, the better chance at recovery and clarity they will have. In this episode, learn the highest thing a human being can ever know.