Celebrate Recovery Official Podcast

• 109. Step 2: Why Should I Work It? What’s the Value? December 16, 2024
  Having worked Principle 1 and Step 1, the next part of the journey is moving into Principle 2. When we can embrace the fact that we matter to God and He has the power to help us recovery, everything changes! Understanding the value of this principle and step is essential to building momentum and strength […]
• 108. Step 1: Why Should I Work It? What’s the Value? December 9, 2024
  In the Celebrate Recovery process, we walk through some core lessons that are attached to some essential principles of recovery. This can be so life-changing. Is there value in answering the questions and working through these lessons? Why does it take so long? Am I wasting my time? Is this just a way to fill […]
• 107. What Does a "One Day at a Time" Mentality Look Like? December 2, 2024
  One of the Celebrate Recovery curriculum lessons asks an important question: What does living one day at a time mean to you? In this episode Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field, Director of Celebrate Recovery, unpacks this important topic as he challenges us to consider what a "living one day at a time" mentality looks like?
• 106. How Do I Cling to Hope During the Holidays? November 25, 2024
  Sometimes the holidays can be difficult as we navigate staying on the road to recovery while facing the outside distractions and challenges that the enemy tries to use to take us out. What are some ways that we can enter into this holiday season to struggle well and actually grow through the season and come […]
• 105. How do I Invite Jesus into My Recovery? (Part 2) November 18, 2024
  What does it look like to invite Jesus into our recovery process? In this Part 2 episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, continues the conversation around some practical steps we can take to invite Jesus into our recovery process and the fruit we can expect from that very important life decision.
• 104. How do I Invite Jesus into My Recovery? (Part 1) November 11, 2024
  In Celebrate Recovery we understand that Jesus has to be the center of our recovery. But what does it look like practically to invite Jesus into our recovery process, and what is the fruit of that choice - whether we’re just starting out or already on our recovery journey? In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global […]
• 103. How Do I Walk With Perseverance? November 4, 2024
  Perseverance can be one of the most challenging things for us to develop, but also one of the most critical for sustainability in staying on the road to recovery. What are some practical things that we can process and apply to our lives as we explore the possibilities of strengthening our perseverance? How do we persevere […]
• 102. What is the Impact of Grace? October 28, 2024
  One of the greatest gifts we can receive in recovery is the undeserved gift we call "grace." But sometimes it can be difficult to accept grace and walk in it on our road to recovery. What does it look like to give yourself some grace? How can grace impact us personally? In this podcast, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field […]
• 101. What are Some Things We Can Do to Combat Shame? October 21, 2024
  The road to recovery can be difficult - especially when dealing with shame. How do we face it head-on so we don’t stay stuck? What are some practical things to consider? In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, will discuss some ways that we can combat shame to move forward on […]
• 100. What Role Does Shame Play in Keeping Me Stuck? October 14, 2024
  Shame is such a lethal part of the process of keeping us stuck in recovery. Understanding how shame plays a role in keeping us stuck is critical so that we can move forward in health and growth. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, unpacks some of those indicators and some […]
• 99. I Started a CR and Want to Get the Word Out. Now what? (Part 2) October 7, 2024
  We continue the conversation around creative ways to use new tools to get the word out about Celebrate Recovery. In this episode Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, continues the conversation with Shannon - exploring ways leaders can level up their ministries to make life easier and creative ways to help in the […]
• 98. I Started a CR and Want to Get the Word Out. Now what? (Part 1) September 30, 2024
  We all know that Celebrate Recovery is a life-changing ministry. In today’s changing world there are new tools that can help us be more effective in getting the word out about this ministry so that more people can experience healing from their hurts, hang-ups, and habits. What are some creative ways that we can use […]
• 97. Can God Bring Healing to my Body Image Struggles? Josh and Julia's Stories (Part 2) September 23, 2024
  We continue our focus on "body image struggles" with Part 2 of our discussion with Josh and Julia who share their stories of hope and freedom. In this episode we will hear some of the greatest lessons that they have learned as they worked the Celebrate Recovery principles and learned to struggle well with this […]
• 96. Can God Bring Healing to my Body Image Struggles? Josh and Julia's Stories (Part 1) September 16, 2024
  Life-change stories are so important to give us hope and encouragement as we walk the road to recovery. In this episode Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, talks with two guests, Josh and Julia, about struggling with body image and what recovery can look like as we face it with Christ's power. As […]
• 95. What are the Costs from Body Image Struggles, and the Path Toward Healing? September 9, 2024
  In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, will continue the conversation around body image and lean more specifically into the greater costs of avoiding this area of recovery. Is there hope in this area of recovery and struggle? What does the path toward healing look like as we accept the struggle […]
• 94. Do I Struggle With Body Image? September 2, 2024
  What does it look like to struggle with body image, and what are some of the characteristics that we might develop?  In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, will unpack and discuss some of those characteristics that we can develop around this struggle, and help us understand how to move toward […]
• 93. Trauma, Bulimia and Healing: Tyra’s Story August 26, 2024
  In a previous podcast, Rodney had an important conversation around food and pointed out some of the indicators that may reveal that we’ve been struggling. In this week’s podcast we get to hear a portion of one of our sister’s testimony as she lets us into her struggles with food issues and how it connects […]
• 92. What is My Relationship with Food? August 19, 2024
  Food can be one of the greatest challenges that we face in life because it’s something that we all require to survive. But what are some of the characteristics that we develop that can be indicators that we have fallen into an unhealthy relationship with food or even with our own body and weight? Today, […]
• 91. Is Fear All Bad? How do I work WITH fear toward change? August 12, 2024
  Sometimes fear can be crippling and keep us from doing the necessary things toward change. But, is all fear bad as it relates to our recovery journey? An interesting topic to unpack together as we face fear on our road to recovery. In this episode Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, unpacks this […]
• 90. Codependent vs. Healthy Bonds: What’s the Difference? August 5, 2024
  If we’re being honest, we could never stop talking about codependency. What are some of the characteristics that we develop in this arena? How do we confuse this with healthy bonds and secure attachment, and what are the differences? In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, will continue the conversation around […]