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A2D - From Addict to Disciple
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The path From Addict to Disciple may be the path less traveled, but it is the path that makes all the difference! David Hain is the founder of From A2D, has attained the designation of International Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and authored From Addict to Disciple, The Heart of an Addict, and From Ashes to Destiny. He equips people to work with addicts in prisons, rehabs, homeless shelters and communities in the US, Canada and Africa. These podcasts will focus on finding freedom from the emotional wounds which result in addiction.
Episodes
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# 348 Walkabout in Stop Fear Park
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# 347 " I Need to Prove"
Today episode is another group episode. In this group we asked the guys, "What do you need to prove? And, who do you need to prove it to?" I am sure you will be blessed as you identify with what each of the guys had to say.
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# 346 Compost Pile
We we've all heard about carrying baggage and that we should be putting that baggage down. Today is a return of the group episodes and we're going to ask the guys from South Africa, the US, and Australia to share their ideas not on baggage but on stuff that should have been put on a compost pile....
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# 345 It Doesn't Define Me!
Are you stuck in the rut of trying to prove to people that you have changed? They still call you the addict, the black sheep of the family, the loser, etc. Today's episode is a walkabout in It Doesn't Define Me Park. The focus of this episode is to see ways your past can define how people see you...
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# 344 Be Aware NOT Beware!
Today's episode looks at a common situation that I run into with guys early in recovery and that is learning to be aware. By this I mean growing in awareness and understanding of how they ended up in addiction and with the consequences of that addiction. This is not about behavior modification,...
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# 343 I'm Back!
After more than two weeks in the hospital and recovery from three surgeries, I share the things I learned in this extended physical recovery. As you listen to my 12 key points in this recovery I other you to take notes to compare what you're doing in your recovery.
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# 342 Wind In Recovery
How do you handle the changing winds in recovery? Today we look at various winds that can affect our journey of recovery: contrary winds, hindering winds, head winds, driving winds, etc. We are reminded by an African proverb that "The wind does not break a tree that can bend." We are also…
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# 341 Anchor In Recovery
Today's episode is the first of two parts in which we look at what keeps you anchored in recovery. Outlining the various aspects of the definition and the purpose of an anchor. And looking at how each of those aspects can be a benefit to our recovery as well as a detriment to our progress in...
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# 340 What You Talkin' About?
In today's episode we look at Socrates quote "Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and weak minds discuss people." What are you discussing in your daily conversations? What emotions and feelings do you have about people and events that keep your mind weak. And how do these...
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# 339 Finding Balance
Deepak Chopra said "Balance is the secret ingredient to a happy and meaningful life." In this episode we look at that and five other quotes to build our own plan to create balance in our life. We talk about the balance between work and pleasure, between giving and receiving and between…
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# 338 Happily Ever Sober
Today's episode looks at the three stages of relapse: emotional relapse, mental relapse and finally physical relapse. We examine ways to recognize problem areas in stages 1 and 2 which result in physical relapse and how to ask for help and intervention to avoid stage 3. The key is continuously...
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# 337 Enough is Enough!
Where are you in your recovery? In your life situation? Do you know what your "enough is enough" is? Do you have the courage to rise up and overcome it? Or you like so many guys in recovery who are paralyzed by reluctance, ignorance or fear? I like the quote from The Awakening "Sometimes you…
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# 336 Muscle Memory
In today's episode we look at muscle memory in recovery. Taylor Mali, an American poet and educator, said "The memory is a muscle, the more you use it, the stronger it gets." Join us as we look at four key aspects of this muscle memory: consistency, positivity, steadfastness and endurance. In...
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# 335 Why Not? vs No Way!
Are you convinced that there is no way that you will ever be one to be totally free from addiction? What keeps you resigned to this negative view of your future? In today's episode we look at five areas of loss that can keep us stuck in negativity. Then we flip the script and discuss the "I Can"...
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# 334 Dire Straits Park
Today's walkabout episode takes us to Dire Straits Park. We'll look at difficult, desperate and dangerous times that you may have faced in your addiction. Then we'll see what others wrote in the journals about how they survived extreme conditions, made some extreme choices but found their way...
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# 333 In The Moment
Today's episode is the last walkabout in Change Park. This one is on the In The Moment Trail. This trail focuses on staying in the moment, embracing the moment and enjoying the moment, rather than reacting to it. The 5-4-3-2-1 exercise is introduced as a powerful tool to stay in the moment and...
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# 332 Quality of Life : Triple H
Are you currently going through a transition or change this year? Perhaps your time in rehab is coming to a close and you need to find a place to live. Maybe you have a job opportunity in another town, state or province. This episode looks at living where you have an opportunity for the best...
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# 331 Help! I Keep On Relapsing
In today's episode I share messages from five listeners who have contacted to basically say this same thing: Help! I Keep On Relapsing. You will learn a lot from their transparency about the struggle to stay clean and sober without a slip or relapse every 3 months or without findind a new...
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# 330 B-O-G-S-A-T
BOGSAT is the acronym for a Bunch of Guys Sitting Around a Table. This bunch of guys are typically just killing time, having a cigarette or a cup of coffee, checking messages or playing a game on their phone. So it's not a group meeting. It 's a casual, unproductive time with no real focus. In…
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# 329 The Game is On!
Today we are doing another walkabout in Change Park. This time we'll walk on The Game is On Trail. Are you someone who felt that as your family tried to change you it was time to manipulate them to enable you? So as Peter Chenge said "People don't resist change. They resist being changed!" If...
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# 328 Where Am I Going?
In today's episode we look at feedback from guys in various stages in recovery. They share their thoughts on where they are going, how did they get there, etc. A key quote we conclude with is by Iyanla Vanzant "Planning is the only way to keep yourself on track. Plan your moments to be joyous.…
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# 327 Can You See I've Changed?
Today's episode is a walkabout in Change Park on the Can You See I've Changed Trail. This trail takes us on the difficult, often messy, part of recovery when we have changed but our friends and family don't see it. They don't believe what we're saying. Maybe we've changed, but their still the…
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# 326 Tighten Your Helmet Cord
A Japanese proverb that goes back to Samurai warrior time is "After victory, tighten your helmet cord." This emphasizes that we may have won a battle but that doesn't mean the war is over. In this episode we look at seven ways that we can utilize this proverb as a guide for us in recovery. As...
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# 325 I'm Free Park
Today's episode is a walkabout though I'm Free Park. Are you truly free from addiction? Can you even visualize being free? Friedrich Nietzsche Said "Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves." Enjoy this walkabout as we look and these questions and so much more.
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# 324 Matthew Toth on Self Forgiveness
I want to thank my friend Matthew Toth for his insight into the importance of self forgiveness in recovery. Here's a list of 7 points that Matt views as vital as you walk the path of self forgiveness. You can learn more about Matt by searching him on Facebook. He posts often about his walk in...
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# 323 Nothing's Going to Stop Me
How do you get to the point in your recovery to be able to say "Nothing's Going to Stop Me"? What measuring stick are you using to determine that you are ready to return to community? In this episode we look at the stuff in our thoughts and the voices that we hear which make us unsure if we are...
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# 322 Shocking News!
How do you handle shocking news that you receive in your recovery? Does it fuel old thoughts of using to nunb the pain? Do you want to simply give up and believe this confirms that you'll never make it? Who do you trust to be able to talk about it? Colin Powell is quoted as saying "Bad news isn't...
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# 321 An Irish Goodbye
Have you ever left a social gathering without saying goodbye? What were your reasons? In addiction, we are experts in Irish goodbyes! How do you think people feel when we disappear without a goodbye? When we stay away for days and never check in? So whether you are the one who gave the Irish...
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# 320 Recovery Is NOT Transactional
If we expect recovery to be transactional , we just focus on closing the deal and get on with our life. But it's not a quick sale! Recovery is transitional where we build relationships and make lifelong commitments to the journey. What is involved in this journey? Listen to today's episode to…
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# 319 Clean Out Your Attic
Is it time for you to deal with your stuff? Those negative feelings, emotions and memories that you suppressed, stuffed in a box and put in the attic! It may have felt like life became easier when you did that because you didn't have to face that stuff everyday. But those boxes of stuff in the...
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# 318 Healing is the Key
Are you actively working on your healing? Or are you just focused on getting clean and sober? What if the thing that kept you in addiction was the pain of your wound? What if your hurt was controlling your behavior more than your drug of choice? These questions and more on tiday's episode.
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# 317 Shoshin
The Japanese term "Shoshin" means a beginner's mindset. Too often I meet guys struggling in recovery who have closed their mind to new ideas. It's like they are the experts, even though they keep relapsing! If we can set aside our old assumptions and ideas we , like a beginner, can pick up a new...
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# 316 Offer Help and Hope
How do you hold that conversation with someone struggling in addiction or recovery? How do you build that relationship when you see the same person every week at outreach or in a support group? The foundation is learning how to offer help and hope. We all have something to offer help in the…
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# 315 Be Happy
This is a group episode with our guys in recovery from Australia, South Africa and the US. Their insight, wisdom and experience is awesome as they react to Deepak Chopra's quote "Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you're in trouble, because the reason can be…
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# 314 Greatness REQUIRES Greatness
When I'm working in rehabs I often hear questions like "How do I know I'm really making it in recovery?" "How do I know I'm ready to reintegrate into society, a job, family?" My answer is, "Have you found greatness in recovery?" In this episode we look at what greatness in recovery is, what...
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# 313 Stay Safe and Stay Resilient
I close every podcast episode with these words. What do they mean to me? How can living these words be your way to develop your support system in recovery? How do we look for people, places and things that are safe and that keep us resilient in recovery? Get out your journal and take notes as you...
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# 312 Fear Breeds and Multiplies
This is part two on Fear of the Unknown. In this part we look at how fear of the unknown paralyzes us, makes us freeze up, or become stagnant. And the result is we stay stuck, often blaming others as we miss opportunities for growth because of fear. I want to encourage all of the listeners to…
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# 311 Fear of the Unknown
Has fear of the unknown in recovery, reintegration into society or reconciliation KEPT YOU in addiction? Or maybe it has paralyzed you form transitioning to the next phase in life. Perhaps it has made you a career rehab guy. Even though you aren't growing, you're in a safe or comfortable place....
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# 310 Remorse in Recovery
Thanks for joining us as we go on a walkabout through Remorse in Recovery Park. Are you a pro at getting clean and sober but remorse always results in relapse? Are you struggling to deal with the havoc your created in your family? Do thoughts of the lives you've shattered keep you awake at night?...
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# 309 In Your Own Skin
Are you comfortable in your own skin today? If not, what are you uncomfortable about? How do you begin the journey of being comfortable in your own skin? What signs are there that will show that you're getting there? What does this have to do with recovery? These questions and more in today's...
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# 308 What's Your Story?
I had been thinking of an alternative title, Things I Never Said Keep Me Sick!, so this episode looks at how to tell our story to find healing and be able to rewrite our story. Author Niyan S. Dizaye encourages us to "Embrace your own story, light up the dark, conquer your fears - take the…
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# 307 Fuel Your Future
This is a group episode with input from six guys in recovery from South Africa, Australia and the US. They share their answers to the question, "If you're focused on your past, how can you fuel your future?" That's a good question for all of us in recovery from addiction, from abuse or from any...
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# 306 Life is Just a Game Park
Today we go on a walkabout in this park and reflect on several quotes about life as a game. Albert Einstein said "Life is just like a game. First you have to learn the rules of the game, and then play it better than anyone else." Placido Domingo said "I feel like a little boy who is constantly...
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# 305 The Second Arrow
In this episode we take another look at taking our thoughts captive before we give ourselves permission to relapse. The Buddhist parable of the two arrows says that when misfortune comes, two arrows are flying at us. The first is the event, the second is our reaction. And the second is optional!...
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# 304 Never Again Park
Today's episode is a walkabout through Never Again Park. In this walkabout I'm joined by several women who have been affected by the addiction of their husband or baby's father. The focus will be all of the emotions that arise as they deal with the situation that just as they decided to never let...
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# 303 Invincible in Recovery?
Have you said "I'm never going to relapse?" What makes you feel invincible to the triggers and temptations that have caused millions of guys before you to relapse? Let's look at what makes an invincible mindset and how to apply it to our recovery and our life. Remember, Joseph Stalin said…
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# 302 Burnout: Stuck & Tired
Do you feel like you have reached burnout in your recovery? Do you find yourself battling with mental, physical or emotional exhaustion on a regular basis? If that's you it may be time to shift gears and focus on self-care. It's not good to reach the point where you say "I used to be sick and…
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# 301 Dead Horses
We've all heard the idiom "Don't beat a dead horse!" Today we look at this saying and how it applies to our recovery. Why are you continuing to use ineffective strategies even though they aren't working for you? What can you do to restore enthusiasm and excitement to your recovery? Remember, you...
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# 300 Unexpected Moments
We all have those unexpected moments in life when our sense of peace, joy, safety, stability vanishes. How do you handle those moments? Do you find yourself riddled with panic and fear? Today we look at how to withstand those moments, how to remain elastic and flexible, how to be calm in the…
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# 299 Anger
Many people in recovery struggle to deal with their anger issues. Family members sign them up for anger management and behavior modification classes. Today's episode talks us through how to dig deeper into this topic of out anger. Using an iceberg model we look at the things below the surface…
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The path From Addict to Disciple may be the path less traveled, but it is the path that makes all the difference! David Hain is the founder of From A2D, has attained the designation of International Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and authored From Addict to Disciple, The Heart of an Addict, and From Ashes to Destiny. He equips people to work with addicts in prisons, rehabs, homeless shelters and communities in the US, Canada and Africa. These podcasts will focus on finding freedom from the emotional wounds which result in addiction.
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