Relevant Recovery
Hosts Heather & Donnie discuss challenges relevant to recovery. Topics include chemical dependencies on a variety of substances, as well as food, social media, money and much more. They discuss everything from mental health, anxiety, depression, fear, marriage and resentment. Join Heather and Donnie as they share their personal experience with recovery and sobriety.
Episodes
A simple program or “design for living that really works”. . . Why, when there are millions of examples around the world of people whose lives have been revolutionized, do people still refuse the “design”? AA is a very simple program, designed for complicated people. Why do so many not surrender to this simple program or this simple way of life? Why is the message quite often about not drinking...
The High Cost of People-Pleasing. We love to talk about being "considerate, helpful, and kind" in recovery. But what happens when our desire to keep everyone happy isn't actually love at all—it's just codependency, people-pleasing or fear wrapped in a spiritual bow? Today we look at how people-pleasing is actually a subtle form of manipulation, and why true emotional sobriety requires us to trade the approval of...
This week Ryan joins the show in Heathers absence which should definitely be an improvement.
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Reaching out isn't a burden—it’s a lifeline. On todays episode we unpack why we hesitate to reach out, reframe the act of calling another alcoholic through the lens of AA literature, and recognize that reaching out isn't a burden—it’s a gift to both people.
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We all know the 12th Step is our absolute insurance policy against a drink. But what happens when our ego hitches a ride on someone else's recovery? Today we look at the fine line between intensive 12th-step work and the toxic need to play God in another person's life.
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We’ve all met them in the rooms—or maybe we are them. The person who sits in the back row secretly believing their situation is uniquely complicated, their defects are just hardwired, or that they are simply a "hard case" that the steps can't fully fix. Today we look at how spiritual stubbornness masquerades as intellectual depth or spiritual pride, and how the Big Book thoroughly dismantles the delusion o...
Nobody wakes up and decides to ruin their life or drift from God—it happens in a thousand tiny, unnoticeable steps. In this episode, we break down "The Slow Creep" of addiction and spiritual malady. Discover how our minds rationalize the drift, why we only see it in hindsight, and how to use Big Book principles to catch the slip before it catches you.
We used to roll our eyes every time someone suggested a gratitude list. It felt cheesy, forced, and like it couldn't possibly solve real problems. So what changed? This week, we're talking about why we resisted gratitude, what the AA Big Book taught us about changing our perspective, and how surrender transformed something we once mocked into one of the most practical tools in recovery.
What happens when recovery changes you at warp speed, but your spouse, family, or friends are still using the old playbook? How do we drop the expectations and stop trying to sober up or change the people around us?
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Facing the Financial Inventory - Episode 258
We talk a lot about alcoholic wreckage, but what about the financial wreckage? How do you pay off years of bad debt, face the IRS, or rebuild a ruined career without letting money or financial anxiety become your new Higher Power?
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Spiritual Binge vs. Real Service - Episode 257
Are you actually practicing a spiritual program, or are you just addicted to recovery culture? Today, we’re looking at the lines in the Big Book we like to skip—the ones that tell us to stop talking about spirituality and start getting our hands dirty.
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RELEVANT RECOVERY A Tale Of Two Ellie’s - Episode 256
On this weeks episode of Relevant Recovery, Donnie sits down again with Ellie and Shane. This time to hear of Ellie’s recovery story and the growth she’s experienced in her spiritual program of action.
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This week Donnie brings in Ellie as his co-host and is interrupted much less (someone is missing). I sit down with Shane this week. Shane bring a story of three decades of struggle ending in Grace, happiness and purpose... You won't want to miss this episode!
Anyone can stay sober when things are good. But how do we survive the "certain trials" ahead? How can we rely on God when things are not going the way we hoped?
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Many people refer to Steps 10–12 as the “maintenance steps,” often pointing to the phrase “maintenance of our spiritual condition” (BB p.85). But a closer look at AA literature shows something very different: these are not maintenance steps at all—they are growth steps.
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We live in a constant state of propulsion— always waiting on the next thing, chasing the next milestone, or dreading what hasn't happened yet. Recovery calls us back to the present moment, but our old wiring fights hard against it. Today we look at what Spirituality can teach us about patience — not as passive waiting, but as active trust in God's timing.
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...Turning Pain into Purpose — Episode 251
We often carry shame, guilt, and remorse like a weight that holds us back, yet the Big Book and the 12-Step principles show us that those very things — when processed honestly and surrendered — become some of our greatest assets in helping others. Today we look at how we stop letting our past define us and start letting it propel us.
We often treat the sex inventory as if it’s only about sexual behavior, yet the Big Book and 12&12 show it is much deeper. It is really an examination of how we show up in relationships — whether we are selfish, dishonest, or inconsiderate. Today we look at what the sex inventory actually reveals about us and what it looks like to show up in sane, healthy relationships.
In the rooms we talk about “working a good program,” yet many of us — even with long-term sobriety — still procrastinate on the daily disciplines that actually keep us sober and spiritually fit. We know what we need to do, but we put it off, make excuses, or wait until we “feel like it.” This procrastination is self-will in action. Today we use the Big Book and 12&12 to look at ...
In this episode, we talk about how even in sobriety, many of us still wear a mask—hiding struggles, managing our image, and letting fear and ego take the lead. Using the Big Book and 12&12, we explore the problem and the solution through humility, authenticity, and living honestly in recovery.
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