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Episodes
62. Facing the Opioid Epidemic - Part 2
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this podcast, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, continues his interview with two brothers in Christ - Nick and Ryan - ...
61. Facing the Opioid Epidemic - Part 1
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The numbers are staggering when it comes to the opioid epidemic and how it’s impacting individuals, families, and communities across the globe. How ...
60. Connection with Self
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It can seem a little bit awkward when we think about the idea of connecting with "self." It might seem like the last person I want to connect with in ...
59. Jesus Met Me Under the Table - Rodney's Story
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when we refuse to face the hurts and trauma from our past? Sometimes, wherever we sit in our brokenness can keep us stuck there and even ...
58. The Costs of Drinking from Toilets?
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are some aspects of our life that if we really think about it sound and seem repulsive. What are some things that represent your version of “...
57. Redefining Relapse
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do you think of when you hear the word relapse? It's easy to box it into a very defined picture but what if the act of relapse is not the only th...
56. Value of a Daily Inventory
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The practice of taking a daily inventory can feel arduous and laborious at times if we forget the value behind this practice. What makes this so valua...
55. Keep Coming Back…Why?
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In celebrate recovery we tend to find our own language that we use to help us stay on the road to recovery. What does it mean to “keep coming back“...
54. From Anger, Bitterness and Confusion to a Life of Hope - Scott’s Story
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if you received an invitation from your girlfriend to attend celebrate recovery just two months into your relationship? Would that get you pumped...
53. Broken Home and Hopelessness to Freedom- JP’s Story
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Life change story testimonies can be a lifeline for us in our recovery journey. Have you ever listened to a testimony and wondered to yourself “how ...
52. Staying Connected with God During the Holidays
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the holidays especially we can find ourselves distracted, busy and overwhelmed by the overall season. How do we stay connected with God in the ...
51. What does One Day at a time really mean?
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In recovery language we often use the phrase live one day at a time“. But what does that really mean? Is it more than just a catchy cliché that we ...
50. Abuse, Car Wrecks and Cancer- Matt’s Story pt 2
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast Rodney Holmstrom continues the conversation with Matt in unpacking what life change and healing looks like in his life. How d...
49. Abuse, Car Wrecks and Cancer- Matt’s Story pt 1
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pain has a way of getting our attention and can be the catalyst toward getting help and working on our recovery. What does it look like when we have e...
48. “From peacekeeper to peacemaker”-Domingo’s story
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the greatest hopes we find in celebrate recovery is when we see evidence of Jesus and his life change power in a fellow strugglers life. This w...
47. Understanding why we worship in Recovery? Pt 2
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the conversation around worship we unpack the heart behind worship and singing in the midst of our pain, as we grow through the pain, and u...
46. Understanding why we worship in Recovery? Pt 1
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the core values in Celebrate Recovery is worship. Worship is incorporated into our general meeting night. But what is the point of worship? Why...
45. Dealing with Abandonment
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can I find healing from abandonment and rejection from my past? Do you ever get over something like that? If not, how does one grow through that?This ...
44. Am I Striving Forward?
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we can buy it into the false narrative that pressing forward means driving. But what does it look like to walk in trust and his truth toward...
43. Do I Struggle with Codependency?
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What in the world is codependency and how do I know if I struggle with it? Maybe you’re in a position where many people are telling you that you are...
42. What is Your Escape Plan? (Part 1)
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing through this series we have been walking through a proactive plan to keep us from ending up in the wrong neighborhoods, with the wrong peop...
41. Developing Your Escape Plan: Adding and Subtracting
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue this series on developing an escape plan we wanted to unpack some practicals of those things that we need to be removing from our life ...
40. Developing an Escape Plan: Boundaries: Pt 2
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Boundaries are a critical part of learning to apply to our life to put around ourselves to keep us in healthy spaces as we work the recovery principle...
39. Developing an Escape Plan: Boundaries: Pt 1
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we continue the conversation on a proactive plan to keep us from falling into bad neighborhoods, the wrong people, and those unhealthy things t...
38. Developing a Healthy Escape Plan
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we do the hard work of digging into the roots of our compulsive behaviors, addictions, or unhealthy habits, defenses, or protections, it is importa...
37. What is Codependency?
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most confusing struggles in our recovery circle is the topic of “codependency“ What is it anyway? What are some of those characteristic...
36. Recovery is for Pastors Too
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can celebrate recovery benefit pastors to? One of the blessings of Celebrate Recovery are the many paths for people to find healing from the hurts, ha...
35. Can God bring healing to My Addictions?
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through our discussions around addictions, we wanted to put some real-life experiences around this topic. This week we asked Mac Owen, ...
34. What does healing look like when Battling Addictions? - Part 3
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been unpacking a better understanding of addictions and how that plays out in our life. But is healing really possible? Can I find freedom in ...
33. Understanding Addictions - Part 2
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Addictions can take grip on our lives, our heart, and mind, leaving a path of destruction and a great deal of pain. On this weeks podcast, Rodney cont...
32. Gambling Addiction: My Used-to-Be Story- Terry
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we’ve been unpacking and understanding addictions in this weeks podcast we wanted to put some skin on this area. We love and admire the courage o...
31: Understanding Addictions - Part 1
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
1 in 3 people coming into CR struggle with some form of Substance Addiction. Are there other things we can become addicted to as well? Understanding w...
30: Why Examine the Past?
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It can be a scary and difficult space to enter into when facing and explaining our past. What is the point of doing this? Aren’t we supposed to just...
29: Serenity: What Does it Mean?
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We read the Serenity Prayer ever week but sometimes we can lose sight of what it is we are actually reciting. This week, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Fiel...
28: Walking Alongside a Fellow Struggler
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Walking alongside someone who is struggling with a mental health can be one of the most treasured relationships in our life. But, if we are being ho...
27. Why Do I Do What I Do?
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding our past and the reasons why we might see the action tendencies we do is critical to moving forward.How do we enter into this space with...
26. What if Others Don’t See the Change?
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the challenges in recovery can be building a space where those we’ve hurt start seeing and trusting the change we are experiencing personally...
25. What Forgiveness is NOT
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the greatest keys to recovery is the ability to receive and extend forgiveness. It can be one of the most difficult practices and an ask obedie...
24. Relearning Trust
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trust can be one of the biggest and even most difficult parts of our growth process. When is it ok to start trusting again? What does this look like? ...
23. “Songs of Peace and Forgiveness” with Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director, David Attebery, and Andy Petry, Landing Director of Celebrate Recovery
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I’m recovery God inspires us toward new ways of thinking and applying parts of God’s word we never imagined we would ever practice. We love how Go...
22. “Breaking Down the Walls“ with Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director and Ken Haffner, South Central Regional Director
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Those walls in recovery can keep us from working the recovery process. What are some things to be mindful of as we explore breaking down the walls tow...
21. Breaking down walls of Denial with Speaker Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director and Sheila Knudson, NE Regional Director
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Living in denial can build hopelessness, helplessness, and anxiety. How did God begin helping Sheila break down those walls so that she could begin li...
20. Battling the Perfectionistic Bug
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Speaker: Rodney and Carol Holmstrom Have you ever found yourself in a space of thinking that what you do is never good enough? Maybe a try harder or w...
19. Building Resilience in Ministry
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do we build resilience through a broken world we live in so that we can carry out the mission God has placed on our heart. What does resilience lo...
18. Life change story: Meet Michael with Speaker: Rodney Holmstrom
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hearing a testimony from people that have worked and walked through the process of celebrate recovery can bring encouragement and hope to us all. Take...
17. How the Cycle Impacts Us
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Life has a way of throwing things at us that can bring some hurt. What does that look like in a recovery process? What is the cycle that gets us stuck...
16. “Starting with the “Why””
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director and Pastor Johnny Baker, Global Executive Director as they discuss why it's good to start with the "Why" ...
15. Walking through the 5th step Do’s and Don’ts
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as Jeni Baker, Mary Owen, and Rodney Holmstrom talk about the do's and don'ts when walking through the 5th step.
14. Making myself Accountable in Sponsor Relationships
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most vital relationships in recovery is the Sponsor and Sponsee relationship. Its important that we make ourselves accountable in these rel...
13. When We Resist Change
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director, and Meaghan Grider, National Encourager Coach, as they talk about what happens when we resist chang...
12. Is Loneliness a Choice?
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director, and Jeni Baker, Co-Global Executive Director as they discuss the question "Is loneliness a choice?"
11. Too Young For Recovery?
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director and Andy Petry, Landing Director of CR, as they talk about Andy’s journey in Celebrate Recovery.
10. Facing Those Old Shame Messages
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Facing Those Old Shame Messages with Rodney Holmstrom, CR Global Field Director, and Bob Newby, CR West Regional Director
9. Come Back to Unity
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as Cheryl Luke, CR National Director of Cultural Communities, talks about how we are created for Unity. Our individualism is meant to flourish ...
8. Healthy Boundaries During the Holidays
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director, and Dickie Everman, Southeast Regional Director, as they talk about having healthy boundaries during the...
7. The Importance of Community
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Celebrate Recovery’s Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director, and Jeff Stultz, National Director of Broken Chains, as they talk about the ...
6. Hidden Blessings in Recovery
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Celebrate Recovery’s Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director, and Scott Kemp, North Central Region Director as they talk about the hidden ...
5. Value of a Sponsor
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director for Celebrate Recovery, and Mac Owen, Global National Director as they talk about the value of a sponsor.
4. A Life Change Story - Jill
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Rodney Holmstrom and Jill. In this episode Jill shares her Life Change Story.
3. Being Still
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode you'll hear from Jeni Baker, Co-executive Director of Celebrate Recovery. She's going to talk about the critical and life giving disci...
2. Enabling
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Rodney Holmstrom, CR Global Field Director, as he talks to Andy Petry, CR Landing Director, and his wife Julia. Listen as they talk about Enablin...
1. What does Freedom look like?
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as Pastor Johnny Baker, Global Executive Director of CR, as he walks us through the principles of what freedom can look like in recovery.