Celebrate Recovery Official Podcast

• 208. Battling the two parts inside us November 8, 2026
  In recovery we learn there is a wrestling match happening inside of us. One part of you knows something needs to change, but another part of you does everything it can to avoid it. Which part should you listen to? What if neither part is your enemy? What if one part is trying to protect […]
• 207. Witnessed wounds: Why we need each other to heal November 1, 2026
  It’s one of the biggest mysteries in this healing process, but pain that is hidden grows and becomes destructive. But, the healing and transformation process happens when we allow it to be witnessed by God and other safe people. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, global field Director of celebrate recovery, will walk us through the […]
• 206. "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth" pt 2 October 25, 2026
  We're continuing of the conversation of building a proactive plan when the enemy tries to punch us in the mouth and the storms of life try to take us out. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field, Director of celebrate recovery, will wrap up the conversation of some proactive steps that we can take and […]
• 205. "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth" pt 1 October 18, 2026
  Sometimes in the recovery journey, we can become complacent and comfortable and get blindsided, by the punches in the mouth that life can send us. It's an important conversation to have to help us understand ways that we can keep on the road to recovery and health. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director […]
• 204. I'm not OK, and I need someone October 11, 2026
  One of the enemies schemes... to convince us that we shouldn't have to ask for help and it's not OK to be "not OK." However, in celebrate recovery, whether you're in day 1 or 10,001 there are always days that we are going to need connection with another human being. Every day we need connection with […]
• 203. Protecting the pain turns into protecting our prison October 4, 2026
  One of the biggest myths in recovery that we learn is that the enemy will convince us to avoid our pain at all costs. If we lean into and face our pain, it will only make it worse. That is a complete lie. There's an old quote that reads, "at some point protecting our pain […]
• 202. Keeping Peace Amidst Chaotic Relationships September 27, 2026
  Walking this road to recovery requires having people around us. We can't face our brokenness without God and others. But sometimes the relationships on earth can get messy and dysfunctional and even become complex and tricky. What do we do when they become difficult and messy and even drama filled and chaotic? In this episode, […]
• 201. I feel lost and alone... now what? September 20, 2026
  Whether your day, one or day 10,001 of your recovery journey, we all will have days where we feel lost, discouraged, and even alone based on things that are happening around us and the inside of us. What are the steps toward Hope and healing when we're in this desperate place? In this episode, Rodney […]
• 200. Answering questions from a Ministry Leader Pt2 September 13, 2026
  We are continuing a part two conversation around answering some hard questions from our great leaders on a local level of celebrate recovery. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field, Director of celebrate recovery, will wrap up a series of questions from the west gathering in CA that need answering to help build confidence in […]
• 199. Answering questions from a Ministry Leader Pt1 September 6, 2026
  Being a leader and celebrate recovery can be lonely at times and questions can come up that we need some extra help to help bring clarity. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field, Director of celebrate recovery, will answer some questions from Ministry leaders across the US, that were asked at the west gathering in […]
• 198. Over sharing without purpose? Pt 2 August 30, 2026
  What is the overall goal of vulnerability and is it the end goal? In this part two episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, will finish up this topic on understanding vulnerability and staying in a healthy space as we share through a corporate, one on one testimony and/or small group setting.What are […]
• 197. Over sharing without purpose? Pt 1 August 23, 2026
  We've all experienced struggles around oversharing if we've been in ministry any length of time. What do we do with the scenarios? Where does over sharing take place and become unhealthy? Honesty with intention vs information for attention. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, unpacks a part one of a […]
• 196. If His word is true, how will this change me? August 16, 2026
  One of the powerful things about principle seven of celebrate recovery is that we have an opportunity to sit with the Father and allow Him, the teacher to speak. What if we slowed down long enough to ask what He is saying to us and what He is teaching us about ourselves and others and […]
• 195. Why do we worship at Celebrate Recovery? August 9, 2026
  Why do we worship and celebrate recovery? It's a question that's important for us to answer so that we understand that it's not just something we do apart from recovery but it's something that is very much setting the table and a part of the recovery process. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director […]
• 194. Boundaries are not designed for rejection August 2, 2026
  Sometimes boundaries can be misinterpreted as a means to reject, control, or even push people away as a sense or source of punishment. But what is the heart behind boundaries? What was God's design in scriptures that we can learn from the value and importance of boundaries. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director […]
• 193. The Serenity prayer means more than we realize July 26, 2026
  It's a beautiful prayer that we read every single week at Celebrate Recovery. This prayer, written by Reinhold Niebuhr, is more than just a rote group of words that we recite for convenience to close out our CR services and small groups. No, these are deeper words with a great meaning to help us in […]
• 192. Who am I? vs. What did I do? Pt 2 July 19, 2026
  So we've been talking about the things to be aware of in the language around choices that we make, and the identity pieces connected to our choices, but what are some practical ways and things that we can be doing to combat the challenges against our identity as we take ownership, responsibility and accept God's […]
• 191. Who am I? vs. What did I do? Pt 1 July 12, 2026
  Understanding the difference between the things and choices that we've made compared to who we are in Christ is such an essential part to moving from the pit of despair and shame to the mountain top of life and grace. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field, Director of Celebrate Recovery, unpacked some practical things […]
• 190. Facing those unwanted triggers part 2 July 5, 2026
  Triggers, triggers, triggers. In celebrate recovery our goal is not to eliminate triggers from someone's life, but to help prepare someone to face them with health, courage, and strength. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, wraps up the conversation around triggers with some practical tools to help us face those […]
• 189. Facing those unwanted triggers part 1 June 28, 2026
  Sometimes when we think about triggers, there's some big and obvious triggers that we are well aware of. But sometimes there's those triggers that seem to come out of nowhere, whether it's a dream, memory, old song, Relationship conversation and more. What do we do when these triggers hit us out of left field? In this […]