What Does it Take to Get "SERIOUS" about Real Change?
In this episode Mark and Steve speak openly about what it took for them to get to the rock bottom place where they were ready to start down the path of real change. They also acknowledge that everyone...
2 Feb 202132min
The Addict's Journey from Escape & Avoidance to Authenticity & Transparency
It has been said, "We are only as sick as our secrets." Another way of coming at this would be: "Living in secrecy keeps our addiction alive." In this episode Mark and Steve share their own past pe...
26 Jan 202132min
How to Navigate Mental Illness AND Addiction/Betrayal Trauma
Mental illness and addiction, as well as betrayal trauma, can be parallel struggles! And it can be very difficult to understand where one starts and the other begins, or which one leads to the other. ...
19 Jan 202133min
Should We Hide Sex Addiction and Betrayal Trauma From Our Kids?
It's hard enough navigating through porn/sex addiction and betrayal trauma as adults! But what happens when we're raising kids at the same time? What should we disclose to our kids, if anything at all...
12 Jan 202137min
How to be Emotionally Healthy as an Individual and Couple in 2021
We're all SO glad 2020 is over! In fact, we should all receive a t-shirt that reads, "I Survived 2020!" And we're all hoping 2021 will be SO much better. But . . . the reality is, this year could brin...
5 Jan 202138min
Ditch the “New Year’s Resolution" BS—it doesn’t work!
Can you believe it--it's a NEW YEAR! And it's that infamous time again--New Year's Resolutions! In this episode Mark and Steve get real about WHY these resolutions virtually never work to produce lo...
29 Des 202039min
Learning from Mark & Steve's "Recovery Ghosts of Christmas Past"
This episode is a kind of "Christmas gift" from Mark and Steve to their listeners. They talk raw and open about how too many Christmas seasons over their decades of deep addiction were anything but me...
22 Des 202038min
Recovery, Healing & the Holidays—Part Three: Finding Serenity in the Midst of Family "Stuff"
During the holidays, "families" can be both an opportunity AND a challenge! Family interactions can support us on our paths of recovery and healing OR knock us off the path! In this Part Three episod...
15 Des 202035min
