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Addiction to Purpose with Riches in Recovery
The purpose of this podcast, channel and the supporting pages is to talk about addiction openly and unabashedly in all its forms. Drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, food, social media, shopping and so on. We will share and explore experiences, practices, suggestions, and possible solutions with our guests. It is our hope that listeners who are interested in a solution to their personal battle with addiction will be inspired to seek the help they so desperately need in the form they deem appropriate. The content is meant for entertainment as we are not licensed counselors, therapists, or physicians. Rich and I are just fellow addicts sharing thoughts and experiences with guests that are likely more qualified than ourselves.
Episodes
20 episodes
Episode 20: Step Series, Step 3: The Journey from Control to Surrender
This episode focuses on Step Three of the 12-step program—surrendering one’s will and life to a higher power. Our hosts discuss their personal experiences with surrender and the profound impact it has had on their recovery journeys. The convers...
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Episode 19: Step Series, Steps 1 & 2: Embracing Powerlessness & Finding Freedom
Struggling with addiction or anxiety can feel like fighting a losing battle, but what if surrendering control could be your key to freedom? On this episode of "Addiction to Purpose," we embark on a transformative exploration of the 12-step reco...
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Episode 18: Being of Service: How Service Transforms Recovery
The gifts that I get from being of service to others have become a truly remarkable part of both my program to stay clean and sober as well as an integral part of my day-to-day satisfaction with life in general. The transformative p...
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Episode 17: Gratitude: Being Grateful Transforms the Journey from Addiction to Purpose
In this heartfelt conversation, Rich, Rich V, and newly permanent co-host Abbie explore how gratitude practices evolve throughout recovery. The hosts share their personal gratitude rituals—from morning prayers and meditations to simply pausing ...
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Episode 16: Acceptance & Surrender: Surrendering Isn't Losing—It's Joining the Winning Team
Surrender and acceptance - two simple words that hold the key to unlocking recovery. Whether you're new to recovery or have years of sobriety, this episode offers fresh insights into how surrender and acceptance create freedom rather than limit...
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Episode 15: Navigating Sober Holidays: Tools for the Season
The holiday season presents unique challenges for people in recovery, from Halloween through the New Year. Our guests share personal experiences navigating this triggering time and offer practical strategies for maintaining sobriety amid family...
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Episode 14: Money Before & After Sobriety
Rich and I wanted to talk about some of the struggles and successes we had both before and after sobriety when it comes to the money side of things. Many of us run the wheels off when we are in our addiction and find ourselves in a precarious p...
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Episode 13: Stoicism & Recovery w Troy
My good friend Troy came by to talk about his program and how Stoicism and the wise words from a couple thousand years ago still apply to our lives today. Troy is sober from substances, but identifies his real battle as recovering his emotional...
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Episode 12: Hypnotherapy & NLP, Meditation & Karaoke w James C
This was a really fun and informative show for us. James has done and learned a lot over his thirty years clean. In this episode we learned about connecting Neuro-Linguistic Programming with Hypnotherapy and Meditation. Combining meditation wit...
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Episode 11: Sober Together Part Two - The Gents
Warning, there is a bit of language in this episode.This is part two of a two-part series where we talk to three couples about their experiences in trying to get and stay clean and sober at the same time. They discuss the ups and downs, the...
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Episode 10: Sober Together Part One - The Ladies
This is part one of a two-part series where we talk to three couples about their experiences in trying to get and stay clean and sober at the same time. They discuss the ups and downs, the challenges and where they are today. I really appreciat...
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Episode 9: Bottle Down, Fork Up
Though this discussion may seem a little lighthearted at times, I can assure you that we both take the topic very seriously. We both have keen awareness of the fact that we are battling eating disorders in addition to substance abuse disorder. ...
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Episode 8: Grieving the Old You
Just the Riches having a chat with no guests this week. Talking about the experience of walking away from the old you. What was difficult about it and what was a blessing. It seems that many of us reflect on some good times and bad times, but I...
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Episode 7: Relapse Happens, But it Doesn't Have To - Part Two
We are excited to release the second episode of our two-part series, “Relapse Happens, But it Doesn’t Have To.” In this episode our next friend tells her story of how once she got started, and truly committed, to her twelve-step fellowship she ...
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Episode 6: Relapse Happens, But it Doesn't Have To - Part One
We are excited to release the first episode of our two-part series, “Relapse Happens, But it Doesn’t Have To.” In this episode one of our friends tells his story of battling back after multiple relapses to run a successful recovery program. The...
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Episode 5: The Practice of Prayer
In this episode we spend an hour discussing prayer. What it looks like in our lives. Some of the things that we get out of it. Why we think it is important. And some tips for those that may just be starting out. For me this was a tough subject ...
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Episode 4: My First Rehab
In this episode our guests talk about their first experiences in a residential rehabilitation program. The ups, the downs, day one to the end, what they got out of it and what it is like now. I really hope that you find this episode insightful ...
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Episode 3: The Sponsor & Sponsee Relationship
In this episode we take a deep look at the sponsorship relationship as outlines in most 12 Step Programs with our guests. I really enjoyed this one as our guests we my wife and her sponsor, two people that are very dear to me. I have witnessed ...
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