For today's episode, I go on a walkabout with my friend Michael who has been struggling to establish a recovery for more than five years. On the walkabout we discuss these words by American author and historian Edward Everett Hale: "I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something, and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a2d--from-addict-to-disci/support ..read more

This is a group episode with our guys in recovery from Australia, South Africa and the US. They share their journey in response to this question "If we can help you make sense of why you became an addict, can you make sense of the choice of recovery?" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a2d--from-addict-to-disci/support ..read more

Today's episode is a walkabout in Outside Looking In park. Join us as we reduce on this topic. What does it mean to be on the outside looking in? Do you feel like you've always been on the outside looking in? Where do you belong? Where do you fit in? Do you find out hard to even explain yourself to friends and family? How go you find the courage to risk rejection and get connected? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a2d--from-addict-to-disci/support ..read more

Today's episode is a group meeting where our guys in recovery in the US, Australia and South Africa trains to this quote "You can't do the next right thing, if you always ignore this moment's right thing." What are the thieves that steal your enjoyment of the present moment? How do we find the inner strength and courage to do the next right thing? Are you caught in a rut of neglecting today's important issues? How can you use the Steps to focus on personal inventory to build the best version of yourself? Listen as our guys share their insight. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti ..read more

Today's episode is a walkabout through Keep Walking park. How do we stay focused on self care and our recovery when our loved ones say things like "Don't try to convince me that you've changed." Or "Tell it to yourself as you walk out the door!" The key is to learn to walk in silence, not for others to see. Just keep walking. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a2d--from-addict-to-disci/support ..read more

This episode is a walkabout through A Desolate Place park. Many guys I work with have relapsed because of feeling the sadness of being abandoned or forsaken as a result of their addiction. Join me on this walkabout as we find encouragement and hope to leave the place of desolation and see each new road roll out like a welcome mat to a better place, even if we have no kinda plan. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a2d--from-addict-to-disci/support ..read more

Today's episode is a walkabout in The Older I Get park. No this is not just for pensioners or retired people! We are all getting older everyday. What have you learned or view differently at your present age than you did a few years ago? In this walkabout we react to quotes like this one by Karen Salmansohn "The older I get the more I realize the importance of walking away from people and situations which threaten my peace of mind. Plus my self respect, values and self worth." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a2d--from-addict-to-disci/support ..read more

Who are the mockers in your life? Those people who are always teasing you or showing contempt. What is a mocker in your life? The things that drain your energy or maybe dilute your hope. What are the things that you give in to them because you think it's no big deal. Then you find out they caused you to return to full blown addiction. Listen to this episode to see how to say no to mockers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a2d--from-addict-to-disci/support ..read more

Today's episode is a group session. Our guys in recovery share their reactions to this quote by American humorist Will Rogers "Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." I hope you can hear a nugget of good for you in their answers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a2d--from-addict-to-disci/support ..read more

In this episode we look at the Japanese concept of Ikigai which translates as our reason to live. The four elements of Ikigai are: 1) your passion - what you love, 2) your vocation - what you're good at, 3) your mission - what the world needs and 4) your profession - what you can be paid for. We're not looking to have you develop a new five year plan, but how you can apply these concepts in your everyday life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a2d--from-addict-to-disci/support ..read more