Celebrate Recovery Official Podcast

• 182. We can't heal what we won't name May 10, 2026
  One of the schemes from the enemy is to convince us to keep those past stories and the scary parts of our heart in hiding and in that dark cave. But there is a high cost to hiding and staying in a place of secrecy. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, global field director of celebrate […]
• 181. Understanding the "lies" beneath our habits May 3, 2026
  One of the richest parts of celebrate recovery is understanding that it's not a behavioral management process but a transformational heart process. It's so important to understand how we find ourselves in these unhealthy spaces of habits. One of the ways that we combat the addictions and habits begin to lose their power is by […]
• 180. Why does a healing path seem to make things worse sometimes? April 26, 2026
  In the recovery process, it can be painful to acknowledge and admit some things from our past, and present that are causing havoc on our life and relationships. The retraining and redeeming process is not always easy and can become an obstacle to continuing the road to recovery. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field, […]
• 179. Addiction: what is the healing path toward freedom? Pt 2 April 19, 2026
  In the last episode, we unpacked, at a high-level what addictions are and hopefully grow our curiosity and empathy toward the reasons why addictions might show up in our life. But what is the path toward freedom look like? In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of celebrate recovery, will help us continue the […]
• 178. Addiction: why do we do what we don't want to do? Pt 1 April 12, 2026
  1 in 3 people that come to Celebrate Recovery deal with some kind of substance abuse addiction. Everyone else is dealing with the things underneath the surface that lead to addictions. However, addictions are a part of what CR helps people face in their life. It's important to understand in general what addictions are and […]
• 177. Is it possible to be lonely in a hyper connected world? April 5, 2026
  It doesn't seem possible, but we are living in a world where we have more tools and forms of communication then we've ever had in our lifetime. And yet, we are probably the loneliest we've ever been as a culture. Why? How is that possible? What are the things that we need to be aware […]
• 176. What does 'working it' mean? March 29, 2026
  The longer we are on the road to recovery the more tempting it is to make the resource our idol instead of the Source who is worthy to be worshipped. How do we work the program and not make the program an idol. One of our sayings at Celebrate Recovery is "keep coming back because […]
• 175. Fear to Peace: What if circumstances don't change? March 22, 2026
  You don't have to look very far to see the broken world around us. Circumstances happen left, and right, and they can consume us if we aren't aware, creating great fear inside our thinking and our heart. Is it possible to have peace even when our circumstances don't change around us? What does peace in […]
• 174. How does my past trauma, abandonment, and rejection shape my present and future? Pt. 2 March 15, 2026
  In this episode, we will continue the conversation in understanding how facing our past trauma, abandonment, and rejection can ultimately bring healing. How does facing it bring clarity in God's purpose for our lives so that the past pain does not go wasted. In this part 2 episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of celebrate […]
• 173. How does my past trauma, abandonment, and rejection shape my present and future? Pt. 1 March 8, 2026
  Unfortunately, in this world, we will have trouble that brings up a lot of trauma, abandonment, and rejection. In celebrate recovery we are about facing those past traumatic wounds. But what happens when we avoid all of that and how does it shape our present in future when left unresolved? How does facing the pain […]
• 172. How do I handle the ones that didn't make it? March 1, 2026
  In this ministry, we can find that it doesn't always have a pretty ending and can be heart wrenching to walk-through. Thankfully, this doesn't happen the majority of the time, but it does happen from time to time and we need to prepare hearts for if it does. In this episode Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field […]
• 171. What is the difference between moving on and moving forward? February 22, 2026
  A question that might come up in the Recovery journey is "why should I deal with my past? Doesn't Paul say we should forget the past and strain forward?" Understanding the difference between getting stuck in our past and honoring our past with the whole goal of moving forward with a new purpose is essential […]
• 170. Why I love step 3 and principle 3 - Scott Kemp February 15, 2026
  In celebrate recovery, we all have our own experiences and the way the Holy Spirit grows and changes us through the principles and steps of celebrate recovery. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, sits down with North Central regional Director, Scott Kemp to talk about his favorite step & principle […]
• 169. A journey of hope - Amanda's story Part 2 February 8, 2026
  In this episode, we continue the conversation with a dear sister in Christ, Amanda. We get to hear how God took her from the pains of a sexual assault and addictions to a new beautiful life of giving back, through her words and deeds sharing the good news with other people. Listen in on this […]
• 168. A journey of hope - Amanda's story Part 1 February 1, 2026
  One of the most valuable tools we have in celebrate Recovery is speaking out loud what God has done inside of us. Anytime we have a courageous brother or sister in Christ share their life change story it becomes oxygen for all of our soul regardless of how long we've been on the journey. In […]
• 167. How has the enemy sabotaged sex in our life? Part 2 January 25, 2026
  We've been talking about the important discussion around sex, and how God uses it as a beautiful gift in the confines of a marriage between a man and a woman. In this part two conversation, Rodney Holmstrom, global field Director of Celebrate Recovery, walks us through some additional points to consider in how a false […]
• 166. How has the enemy sabotaged sex in our life? Part 1 January 18, 2026
  We've been talking about God's natural design for release of dopamine, and how the enemy can distort that and even hijack His original design as it relates to sex in the confines of a marriage. What are some ways the enemy lies to us around sex? What are the costs to this? In this episode, […]
• 165. Understanding a dopamine crash January 11, 2026
  Have you ever found yourself in a place of fatigue, depression, isolating from others and just feeling like you're tolerance for things that used to bring life joy just aren't there anymore? There could be many things that contribute to this, but one of the things that can be contributing is something called dopamine crash. […]
• 164. Hope in breaking chains - Testimony from Jim January 4, 2026
  There's something incredibly powerful when we get to hear the hope and life change that happens in one of our brothers and sisters in Christ. When we hear another's story, it gives us hope to keep going ourselves. Listen in as Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, interview Jim, to hear an encouraging […]
• 163. Satan sabotages my recovery slowly and strategically to catch me off guard December 28, 2025
  One of the misconceptions of the enemy is that he is big, loud, and easy to see coming our way. But the truth is, that he is slow, sneaky, and even strategic in how he tries to get us off course. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, will talk about […]