Celebrate Recovery Official Podcast

• 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 […]
• 89. When I Feel Like I've Had Enough July 29, 2024
  The scriptures are such great reminders for us of how life's struggles can be so familiar, but also giving us understanding of how overwhelming those struggles can be at times too. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, will look through the lens of Elijah in First Kings 19, to remind […]
• 88. How Do We Evaluate "Good vs. Best" in Our Daily Life? July 22, 2024
  Sometimes in life we can evaluate the things that God has called us to do in our daily rhythms and get confused about what is "good" versus what is "best." In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, will unpack a very familiar passage in the book of Mark, and explore how […]
• 87. How is Self Awareness a Key to Growth? July 15, 2024
  In recovery, there can be some barriers that keep us from walking the path of healing and growth toward change in our life. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, will help us understand why self-awareness and accountability are such essential parts of the healing and growth process, and how a […]
• 86. Pastors Believe in Celebrate Recovery Too July 8, 2024
  Pastor support is so critical to the life of a local CR. There’s something incredibly refreshing when we get to hear the heart and passion of a local pastor for the ministry of Celebrate Recovery. In this episode, listen in as Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, interviews a pastor - Brian Trent […]
• 85. Addictions, Deception, and a Breaking Point: Patrick’s Story (Part 2) July 1, 2024
  In this part 2 episode, we continue the conversation with Patrick - hearing how God turned everything around in his life as he surrendered to his true, one and only Higher Power, Jesus Christ. There is hope for us when we surrender to Him and trust the process. Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate […]
• 84. Addictions, Deception, and a Breaking Point: Patrick’s Story (Part 1) June 24, 2024
  What does it look like to live a life in hiding and deception with a mountain full of addictions that feel and become unbearable. Sometimes in our mess it can feel unbearable - as if there’s no hope or light at the end of the tunnel. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of […]