Crossroads Recovery Centre
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Conversations At The Crossroads - Episode 1
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conversations At The Crossroads - Episode 1 by Crossroads Recovery Centre
5min Contemplation: Effects of Addiction
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have I ever sat down and wondered how the effects of addiction have manifested in me – physically and mentally? There may be a number of effects of...
5min Contemplation: Self-centredness
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
4. Self-centrredness How does the self-centred part of my disease affect my life and the lives of those around me? Selfishness, the...
5min Contemplation: Impulsivity
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even when I try to do the right thing, I slip. Impulsive actions Thoughts that just pop into my consciousness Where does it come from Strange mental...
5min Contemplation: Obsession
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Where does obsession fit in? Am I constantly thinking about acting out in some way? Where can I get, how much, where can I steal a moment, how c...
5min Contemplation: Understanding Dis-ease
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Five Minute Contemplation: Do you ever think 'Why do I do the things I do'? Do you ever contemplate that 'driver' you have inside yourself and wonder...
#47 The Rarity of Reason
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we delve into Steven Pinker's book, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress and look at the pace of how our civ...
#46 The Forrest Gump Philosophy
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get’ – Forrest Gump. Life is unpredictable. We can plan and prepare for t...
#45 - Walk the Line
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things that start out with positive intentions to them, can turn into negative situations. Fasting can be highly beneficial for my physical health and...
#44 The Music Lesson
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything b...
#43 “If I just follow the rules, will I be okay?”
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Society needs laws, systems and structures in order to function effectively. In this podcast we take a look at artificial intelligence (AI) – where...
#42 Overcome Pain
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If we take a scenario where people have the same talents, physical strength and intellectual abilities – there will still be people in that group wh...
#41 Time, What Time
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Humans everywhere create and rely on concepts of time- ideas about the nature of time that allow us to make plans, share memories and discuss possible...
#40 Truth At Any Cost
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The most respected people in the Gulags and the concentration camps were the people who told the truth, regardless of the conseque...
#39 - Paradise Lost ; Paradise Regained.
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recovery is not a short term goal, it is not quantifiable and is a life long goal. At some time in our lives we have been happy. Our active addiction...
#38 Testing My Reality
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1784, the philosopher, Immanuel Kant described enlightenment as “humankind’s emergence from its self-incurred immaturity”, its “lazy and co...
#37 Dreams & Dreamers
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“You are the maker of the dream … Whatever you put into the dream must be what is in you.” - Fritz Perls. There is little doubt that you...
#36 Interconnected Transitions
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“Later I also learned to go into that inner timeless and deathless realm that I have originally perceived as a void and remain fully conscious.” ...
#35 Mental Noise
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do we reach a shift in consciousness within ourselves ? What does it take for this to occur ? Is it an external event or an ...
#34 Hero Or Villain
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do we process the information around us and what effect does this information have on us ? In our addiction, where we influenc...
#33 Flow, finding space
23 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
#33 Flow, finding space “The last great attempt to free consciousness from the dominion of the impulses and social controls, was p...
#32 Are You Conscious?
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What is consciousness and what is spirituality and how do we explain these concepts so that they make sense to us? How can comi...
#31 Do Honour Codes Work?
15 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do Honour Codes work? DO HONOUR CODES WORK. In this podcast I talk about two opposing ends of a scale. Strictly abiding by the rules or not bothering...
#30 The Grant Study
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When looking at the Grant Study, one of the longest multigenerational studies done, a few facts stand out immediately. That’s the basis of this podc...
#29 Cognitive Dissonance
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
COGNATIVE DISSONANCE is justifying why I’ve made the choices I have. Explaining away any doubt, when I don’t even fully believe myself. This expla...
#28 Fringe Sub - Cultures
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fringe Sub-cultures There are always going to be Fringe Sub-cultures and if we pay any attention, it would seem they are an imminent threat. Politics ...
#27 How To Win When We're Losing
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How to Win When We’re Losing Life is a zero-sum game – the harsh reality is that there are winners and losers in every walk of life. And if we ac...
#26 Control Freak
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Control Freak Are you a control freak? I guess if your looking at this you are wondering how this podcast can serve you? We have so much going on in ...
#25 What Are My Priorities
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What Are My Priorities? Do I know what my priorities are? How much time do we spend doing the things we love and how much time do we think about the t...
#24 People Pleasing
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
#24 People Pleasing People pleasing is a behaviour that is as old as the hills, more recently described as Codependance. It is a really sticky proble...
#23 Fear Of The Dark
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
# 23 Fear Of The Dark Fear of the dark. We have a long relationship with the dark any many people have used this fear to their advantage. It’s impor...
#22 Undifferentiated Being
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What does Undifferentiated Being even mean? Well we evaluate everything we look at and experience. This is influenced by a kind of Naïve Realism and ...
#21 Earn Your Serenity
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You have to earn your serenity. It would seem that we can be as surrendered as we like and willing to accept our consequences, this doesn’t exempt u...
#20 Surrender To Recover
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The connection between recovery and surrender is a very difficult concept to explain. What do we surrender to and how does this whole business work? S...
#19 Freedom Depends On Truth
03 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our freedom depends on truth and truth is hard earned. Its rare that we find ourselves in a position, when making decisions, that we have all the info...
#18 Therapist Or Executive Burnout
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Faced with no options, where do we turn? If your life is going to pieces and you are doing everything right and what you are experiencing shouldn’t ...
#17 3 Dimensional Shadow
27 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
3 Dimensional Shadow Do you have a 3 dimensional shadow? Has anybody ever tried to measure its thickness & what would the purpose would it serve? Th...
#16 Effective Practice
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast I discuss the idea of effective practice. Everybody loves and winner and we all like to think that people become talent...
#15 Peak Performance
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I reference the book ‘Peak’ written by K. Anders Ericsson. A most remarkable book and one of the 7 books I believe has had the big...
#14 Mental Recovery
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mental Recovery In general, we have a tendency to make a lot of assumptions about a variety of issues. We think we know all there is to know about us...
#13 Hindsight & Foresight
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the greater scheme of things, the stories we hear have the potential to hold a lot of meaning. Provided we are diligent and willing to look a littl...
#12 Physical & Emotional Comfort
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Physical & Emotional Comfort The way we approach our physical comfort and the way we approach our emotional comfort are remarkably similar. When thin...
#11 Anxiety And Stress Origins
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For thousands for years people have been misinterpreting what is in front of their eyes and then insisting that everyone believes what they do and sho...
#10 Morphic Resonance Vs The Empire
29 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Morphic Resonance vs The Empire Is it even possible to identify Morfic Resonance? Something that can or cannot be seen, depending on your perspective...
#9 Fight My Dis-ease?
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Few of us are fooled by the smiley, false teeth brigade. Who like to lead us into believing things have just fallen into place for them? That if we ju...
#8 Time As A Measurement Of Sanity
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Time as a Measurement of Sanity In 1972 two scientists set out to establish if time, measured at a stationary point, would have the same value as tim...
#7 Artificial Intelligence and Addictive thinking
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence and Addictive Thinking Hi and thanks for downloading this podcast. In this episode I talk about Artificial Intellence and how...
#6 The Iceman, Willpower And Addiction
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Iceman, Willpower and Addiction? What does the Iceman have to do with recovery or drug addiction & alcoholism? Hardly seems relevant that swimmin...
#5 Addiction, Compliance and Business
08 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Addiction, Compliance and Business The connection between these 3 things, Addiction, Compliance and Business, might seem tenuous but I assure you the...
#4 Recovery and the Milgram Experiment
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast I speak about the Milgram experiment and how the lessons of the experiment can be applied to our recovery. It might be a stretch to th...
#3 Narcissism and Addictive Thinking
01 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast the conversation focuses on narcissism and how it applies to everyday life and recovery. I hope you enjoy this podcast and please fee...
#2 Why Meditation
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is an introduction to meditation and how this might be useful to someone struggling with alcohol or drug problems, or just life problems....
#1 Crisis Management
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When we experience crisis in our lives, how do we deal with it? How can we learn to deal with certain situations that we come across without going int...