The Support Recovery Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Support Recovery Podcast
The Support Recovery Podcast exists to equip and encourage those who have a loved one struggling with addiction or any other life-controlling issue. Michael and Skyler have discussions with counselors, ministers, parents, and other professionals in order to discover the most helpful ways to lovingly support someone struggling with addiction without enabling them.
Michael and Skyler discusses the practices of confession and guidance as helpful ways to grow in the context of recovery and the Christian life.
www.ozarksteenchallenge.com
Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
A conversation with Michael, Skyler, Steve, and Adam about how local churchs can engage with the life-controlling issues of the people in their communities.
www.ozarksteenchallenge.com
Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
A conversation with Mark and Skyler about the role that spirituality plays in recovery and support.
www.ozarksteenchallenge.com
Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
RecoveryAddictionCodependency
Michael Buttacy and Mark McDonald explore family systems and the different roles that individuals play in a family affected by addiction.
www.ozarksteenchallenge.com
Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
Today we speak with Mark McDonald about how relationships are rebuilt during the recovery process.
www.ozarksteenchallenge.com
Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
Today we speak with Steve Borchert and Adam Holderread about the need to create a new "normal" for individuals aiming to live in recovery.
Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
Today we speak with Kim Conte, a parent who made the decision to admit her son into residential treatment to address the life-controlling issue of addiction. She shares her experience in the enrollment process, how to make the decision to work with a recovery program, and how to grow as a parent along the way.
Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
Mark McDonald explains the issue of codependency and how one can recognize their own codependent behavior and begin the process of recovery.
www.ozarksteenchallenge.com 417-272-3784
Music: Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
Steve Borchert (Program Director of Ozarks Teen Challenge) brings us a unique perspective on the ways that friends and family members tend to sabotage their recovering loved one's progress. Because of his own life story and work within a recovery program, Steve provides some helpful ways to support your loved one without enabling or sabotaging them.
Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
Recovery Specialist and Addictions Counselor Mark McDonald returns to discuss the ways that loved one's often sabotage the progress of recovering family members and offers helpful ways to begin supporting instead.
Music: Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
How do you let go of control during your loved one's recovery process? In this episode we speak with addiction counselor Derrick Gilbert about how to support your loved one while surrendering to the recovery process.
Music: Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
Recovery Specialist and Addictions Counselor Mark McDonald speaks with Skyler about the many different paths that people take in recovery.
Music: Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
How do you confront your loved one about his or her addiction?
Skyler and Michael talk to recovery advocate and experienced parent, Leigh Roberts about how to begin the process of reconcilliation and growth with a loved one struggling with a life-controlling issue.
Music: Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
What exactly is addiction and how should it be treated?
Skyler speaks with recovery specialist Mark McDonald to promote an accurate understanding of addiction and address common misconceptions.
Music: Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
How can we find support for ourselves in our relationships to our addicted loved ones? How has their life controlling issue affected us, our families, and our communities? Michael and Skyler answer these questions and share ways that families can begin putting the pieces back together.
Music: Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
How can we break through denial and own the problems that are present in ourselves and our families?
Michael and Skyler discuss what denial is, why we get stuck in it, and how to break through it.
Sources and Resources: - http://alcoholrehab.com/addiction-articles/addiction-and-denial/ - "An Adult Child's Guide to What's Normal" by John and Linda Friel - www.ozarksteenchallenge.com
Music: Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)
What are the warning signs that my loved one is struggling with addiction?
Michael and Skyler speak with experienced pastor and chaplain, Bill Niebuhr about his own story of recovery, his experience working with those struggling with addiction, and the signs that a loved one is developing an addiction.
www.ozarksteenchallenge.com
Music: Intro - "Corporate Innovative" by Scott Holmes (www.scottholmesmusic.uk) Outro- "Letting Go" by David Szestay (freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Szesztay/)