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The Beyond Belief Sobriety Podcast features stories of interest to people seeking a secular path to addiction recovery. We post episodes each week featuring a personal recovery story or an interview with an author or expert in addiction science. In addition to the audio podcast episodes posted here, we also live stream on Friday night at 7:00 pm Central. You can support our podcast by becoming a member of our YouTube Channel or a supporter on Patreon.

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The Beyond Belief Sobriety Podcast features stories of interest to people seeking a secular path to addiction recovery. We post episodes each week featuring a personal recovery story or an interview with an author or expert in addiction science. In addition to the audio podcast episodes posted here, we also live stream on Friday night at 7:00 pm Central. You can support our podcast by becoming a member of our YouTube Channel or a supporter on Patreon.

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English

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816-377-9432

Episodes

Episode 243: Addicted to Recovery with Tara Boyce

11/27/2021
In this episode, we meet Tara Boyce who shares her personal story of recovery and talks about her podcast “Addicted to Recovery: The Interactive Memoir.” Her podcast has a unique format that involves Tara reading from her own memoir and then discussing her feelings about what she wrote. She also responds to listener comments and […]

Duration:00:48:56

Episode 242: Is Moderation Ever an Option?

11/15/2021
In this episode, I had an interesting conversation with Dr. Joseph Volpicelli about the idea that some people in the early stages of losing control over their drinking may benefit from therapy and naltrexone as a means of not stopping but instead, moderating their drinking. This may be a controversial topic among those of us […]

Duration:00:45:43

Episode 241: Multiple Paths – Life Ring and Women for Sobriety

11/6/2021
Mary Beth O’Connor from Life Ring Secular Recovery and the She Recovers Foundation, teams up with Adrienne Miller from Women for Sobriety to discuss the importance of respecting multiple paths to recovery, and issues specific to women in recovery. Topics Discussed The origins and purpose of Women for Sobriety. Life Ring Secular Recovery. The She Recovers Foundation. The importance of […]

Duration:00:58:49

Episode 240: We’re Not All Egomaniacs – Adapting The Twelve Steps for Alcoholics with Low Self-Esteem

10/18/2021
The book Alcoholics Anonymous written in 1939 describes alcoholics as power-driving egomaniacs who are self-centered in the extreme. The idea put forth in the book was that recovery from alcoholism would require crushing this oversized ego and learning to live with humility. This may have been an apt description of the less than 100 mostly […]

Duration:00:52:53

Episode 239: The Proactive Twelve Steps 6th Edition

9/15/2021
Serge Prengel is a therapist and life coach, and co-founder of the Integrative Focusing Therapy Online Training Program. He is also the author of The Proactive Twelve Steps: A mindful Program For Lasting Change. The sixth edition of the book was recently published and Serge visited with me to talk about what is new and why. […]

Duration:00:45:45

Episode 238: Jan Winhall | Treating Trauma and Addiction With The Felt Sense Polyvagal Model

9/13/2021
Jan Winhall is a Clinical Social Worker and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto in the Department of Social Work. She is also the author of Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: A Bottom-Up Approach. In this episode, Jan explains how and why addiction becomes a way of coping with […]

Duration:00:36:50

Episode 237: The Road to Sobriety: A Personal Experience

9/10/2021
Timothy Clancy is an independent Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Counselor who specializes in self-destructive behaviors such as substance abuse and eating disorders. He is a certified SMART Recovery meeting facilitator and the author of The Road to Sobriety: A Personal Experience. In this episode, Timothy shares his story and discusses alcoholism, treatment, and recovery. What we […]

Duration:00:46:21

Episode 236: The Fallacy of Secular Spirituality

9/8/2021
In this episode, John Huey makes another appearance to talk about spirituality. Is there a place for spirituality in a secular recovery program?

Duration:01:01:53

Episode 235: Dr. Robb Kelly | Understanding and Treating Addiction

9/6/2021
In this episode, we discuss the latest in the science of addiction medicine with Doctor Robb Kelly. Robb earned his Ph.D. in Psychology at Oxford University in 1984 and today lectures on addiction medicine at the University of Texas-San Antonio. He founded the Robb Kelly Recovery Group to help people suffering from addiction find recovery […]

Duration:00:51:08

Episode 234: Seeing Things Differently | Recovery in the Age of COVID

9/3/2021
In this episode, I caught up with Joe K. who we met back in January 2020 in episode 145. At that time, Joe had just started a secularly formatted AA meeting in Chatham New Jersey, and a few months later the world changed profoundly as did the way we understand and experience recovery. In this […]

Duration:01:01:41

Episode 233: Sex Addiction

8/11/2021
In this episode, we will talk about sex addiction with David S., a member of Sex Addicts Anonymous. David will help us understand sex addiction from his personal experience, review the terminology related to sex addiction, and describe a typical Sex Addicts Anonymous meeting. What we talked about Dave’s story. The nature of addiction and […]

Duration:00:43:29

Episode 232: The Sobriety Diaries with Nate Kelly

8/9/2021
Meet Nate Kelly, host of a new video podcast called “The Sobriety Diaries.” Nate shares his story of recovery, how he got involved with podcasting about addiction recovery, and his hopes for the new podcast. I enjoyed the conversation and I look forward to following Nate’s podcast and YouTube Channel. Subscribe to Nate’s YouTube Channel […]

Duration:00:26:09

Episode 231: Keeping it Simple with PJ

8/6/2021
PJ takes a minimalist approach to staying sober based on three fundamental actions: not taking the first drink, participating in AA meetings, and getting involved in service. After learning about secular AA meetings during a visit to the US, he and a friend started their own secular meeting in Brookvale, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. […]

Duration:00:57:29

Episode 230: Holmes Complete Guide to Stop Drinking Alcohol

8/4/2021
Mark Holmes is the author of Holmes Complete Guide to Stop Drinking Alcohol and the CEO of the Addiction Help Agency located in London, England. In this episode, Mark shares his personal story of recovery and how he was inspired to write this book and make a career change from education to helping people overcome […]

Duration:00:55:47

Episode 229: Paul Churchill From The Recovery Elevator

8/2/2021
In this episode, we meet Paul Churchill, author, podcaster, and a person in long-term recovery. When Paul’s life went into meltdown in the summer of 2014, he came to a realization that he needed to stop drinking. More importantly, though, he was ready to stop, and he wanted sobriety. Then, after about six months of […]

Duration:00:40:58

Episode 228: Why Do Atheists Bother with AA?

7/30/2021
In this episode, John Huey returns to ask why atheists and agnostics bother with AA. Is it a waste of time for them to try and find a place in an organization with deep religious roots? Questions for our discussion Should atheists talk to or engage with traditional AA people at all? What good does […]

Duration:01:01:24

Episode 227: Sacred Masculinity with Sam Morris

7/28/2021
Sam Morris learned that instead of waiting for someone else to save him, he was responsible for saving himself. Overcoming severe anxiety, depression, and struggles with drugs and alcohol, led him to his purpose of creating and holding space for men to experience deep healing from the things that scare them and that they are […]

Duration:00:38:54

Episode 226: Happy Hypnosis and the Twelve Steps

7/26/2021
Don Ross is a certified hypnotherapist and a person in long-term recovery who has incorporated hypnosis in his recovery and helps others do the same. In this episode, we learn how Don incorporates hypnosis with the Twelve Steps What we talked about The basics of hypnosis. The difference between self-hypnosis and being guided by a […]

Duration:00:28:11

Episode 225: Story and Connection with Kayla Connor

7/23/2021
Kayla was introduced to AA while in treatment, and though she had a problem relating to the religious language of the program, she could appreciate the importance of community and the connection that comes from the sharing of personal stories. Seeing a need for more literature tailored to people in recovery who hold a secular […]

Duration:00:34:44

Episode 224: ARISE Interventions with Jack Bloomfield

7/21/2021
Jack Bloomfield is a person in long-term recovery with over 45 years of sobriety. In this episode, Jack shares his story and talks about how he became involved with interventions and how an ARISE intervention differs from traditional models. You can learn more about Jack on his website adesignforliving.com.

Duration:00:56:08

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