The Recovery Podcast
A podcast dedicated to sharing the stories of those who have found freedom and transformation from the bondage of addiction, codependency, grief and other hurts, habits or hang-ups. We are not affiliated with any one recovery fellowship and want to share stories and discuss topics with all of our brothers and sisters regardless of program affiliation
Episodes
26 episodes
Episode 21: Rachel Snyder (Part Two)
On today’s episode Natalie and I return to our interview with Rachel Snyder as she continues to share her story and the process of surrender, redemption, and renewal through her higher power and her time in Recovery. This ...
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1:48:11
Episode 20: Rachel Snyder (Part One)
On today's episode my wife Natalie and I will be interviewing someone that folks have requested we have on the podcast for a long time coming- Rachel Snyder. Rachel will share how her childhood was defined by the abuse and victimization perp...
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Episode 20
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1:57:20
Love and Marriage: Noah and Jenn Demerly
Marriage is hard, even before you take into account the baggage that some of us bring in to it. While most of us start off earnestly intending to fulfill our vows of “till death do us part”, we often find that we’re in over our heads once that ...
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Episode 19
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1:39:51
Love and Marriage: Hers
Many of us in recovery have found our marriages and homes to be more like a triage zone on a battlefield than a healthy space where we feel loved and wanted; and looking back on where some of our marriages were (and where some of your marriages...
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Episode 18
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1:21:12
Love and Marriage: His
Most of us have been made acutely aware of the statistics showing that almost 50% of marriages fail in the US, but for those of us in Recovery- or are married to someone in recovery- know that the odds are stacked even more against us. ...
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Episode 17
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1:26:07
What's Next? Part 3: Defective
Today we’ll jump right back into the “What’s Next?” Series with part 3, “Defective”. I’ll talk about those crossroads moments deeper into our recovery when we’re presented with a new awareness of character defects we might not have known where ...
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Episode 16
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18:10
What's Next? Part 2: All in a Day's Work w/ Drews Mitchell
On this episode we’ll be picking right back up with part two of the “What’s Next?” series with my guest Drews Mitchell, who is a father, deacon, high school counselor and has recently started his own business as a career counselor. ...
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Episode 15
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1:32:57
Episode 14: Charley Hartman (in memoriam)
On this very special episode of TRP, we'll be honoring the memory of Charley Hartman on the one year anniversary of his passing. After a special foreword by my sponsor Mitch Spies, I'll be interviewing two of Charley's sponsees and previous TRP...
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Episode 14
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1:26:05
What's Next? Part 1: Take Care
Today we’re diving into Part One of a multi-part series that we have settled oncalling “What’s Next?” (previously referred to as “Living Life on Life’s Terms” in last week's Open Table episode/channel update). We’ll discuss the various chal...
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Open Table: TRP Summer Update w/ Kyle Sears
On today's episode we're kicking off a new episode format called Open Table, where I'll be joined by various folks in the recovery community to have an open, informal discussion about life, recovery and all of the interesting ways those two thi...
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Episode 13: Paul Salazar Pt2
On today's episode I’m joined once again by my good friend Paul Salazar. We'll pick up where we left off last time by Paul walking us through the process of knowing that he had found a way forward, but feeling like something was still missing. ...
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Episode 13
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1:49:01
Episode 12: Natalie Marnocha pt2
On today’s episode we’ll be diving into part two of our two-part series with my wife Natalie. We’ll discuss what marriage was like with with her working recovery when I wasn’t, what it was like when I got sober, and the challenges we weren’t ex...
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Episode 12
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1:47:34
Episode 11: Natalie Marnocha Part 1
Today’s episode will be part one of a two-parter where I’m joined by my wife Natalie, who will share her pre-recovery story of how sexual assault shattered her sense of self and led her into a spiral of even further physical, emotional and sexu...
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Episode 11
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1:51:34
TRP Topics: Fear and Expectation w/ Kyle Sears
Today's episode will be dual-purposed. First we'll get to meet Kyle Sears, my life-long best friend and someone I work recovery with side by side. He'll give us a brief look into his recovery journey and we'll share how our friendship began and...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:25:15
Episode 10: Andy Henderson
On today’s episode I’m joined by Andy Henderson, who has the most infectious enthusiasm for recovery I’ve ever encountered in time working a program. Join us as Andy walks us through how God rescued him for a cycle of perpetual self-destructive...
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Episode 10
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1:34:15
Episode 9: Austen Funke
On today's episode I'll be joined by Austen Funke as he takes us through his incredible story of how drugs and alcohol drove him to do everything he could to throw his life away before God salvaged it. From full-blown alcoholism in High school ...
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Episode 9
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2:33:19
Episode 8: Julie Batty
On today’s episode I’m joined once again by my wife Natalie as we sit down with Julie Battie, Natalie’s long-time sponsor and someone who played a vital role not just in helping Natalie work her program, but also a vital part in God’s plan to s...
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Episode 8
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1:24:50
Episode 7: Carol Hoelle
On today's episode my wife Natalie will co-host with me as we interview Carol Hoelle, who has been an integral person in starting and growing the Celebrate Recovery that my wife and I both attend and now lead it alongside her husband Randy. She...
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Episode 7
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1:49:32
Episode 6: Daniel Cowan
On today's episode we’ll be talking to Daniel Cowan, who will share how a committed attempt at working an honest program- even with absolute reluctance- can change the outcome of your life and redeem relationships and futures long since thought...
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Episode 6
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1:22:52
Episode 5: Matt Marnocha
On today's episode we’ll be doing things a little differently- specifically I will be doing things a little differently. I’ll be on the opposite end of the conversation as my sponsor and good friend Mitch Spies will interview me as I share my r...
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Episode 5
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2:07:05
TRP Topics: Depression w/ Dr Brett Dowdy
In this new segment of TRP we'll step away for a moment from the recovery stories we love so much to delve into the topic of depression with Dr Brett Dowdy. We'll discuss what it is, what it looks like, how it affects us in our recovery and wha...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:05:25
Episode 4: Darrell Wilson
On this episode Darrell Wilson takes us through his recovery journey where his marriage and family was salvaged in his early 20's by finding hope and sobriety in his higher power only to later endure his wife leaving him after 32 years of marri...
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Episode 4
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2:18:23
Episode 3: Paul Salazar
On today's episode my good friend Paul Salazar walks us through his recovery journey and how he had to watch his mother die of cancer when he was 16, his father become addicted to pain medication and how his own alcoholism nearly cost him his m...
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Episode 3
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2:05:43