Beyond Sobriety Jim Quigley and Todd Temaat

If you have a loved one struggling with addiction, you almost certainly struggle with knowing when and how much to trust them. Even if they've been sober for awhile, trust takes a long time to rebuild.In today's show, Jim tackles the issue from the family's point of view as well as the addict's point of view. He talks about why he was actually scared of being sober (6:32) and how long it took his family to trust him again.We also discuss:11:07 How former addicts can fight being over confident...

Are there clues to help you figure out whether your child or loved one is truly ready to let addiction treatment center change their life for good?What can you do while you wait for the addict you love to 'come around' and ask for help?Does someone have to hit 'rock bottom' before they are ready for help?If you've got a loved on struggling with addiction, there are answers in the Bible. In this episode of Beyond Sobriety, we tackle this questions and more from a Biblical perspective that is i...

There are many ways to tell if your child is on drugs or not. You can try everything from picking up on physical and social indicators to forcing them to take a drug test.In show #4 of Beyond Sobriety, we discuss these ways as well as the most reliable indicator...your own, God-given intuition and discernment. No one knows you loved one like you do. If something is 'off' or not quite right about them, trust your instinct.We also discuss how to confront them about their behavior in a loving, B...

Conventional wisdom says that if you're an addict, you'll struggle preventing a relapse for the rest of your life.In show #3 of the Beyond Sobriety podcast, we discuss how you can gain true, life-changing victory over both drug addiction and the struggle with relapses. The solution to both is the same...take your focus off of yourself and put it on the finished work of Jesus Christ.This episode gives you the 'how to' when it comes to deal with a momentary lapse in sobriety to make sure it doe...

Show #2 of the Beyond Sobriety podcast.How successful are drug and alcohol rehabs? Does rehab work?As you'll see in this show, the answers to these questions can be VERY confusing. It depends both on how a particular recovery facility defines success and how faithfully and accurately they measure it.If you're searching for an alcohol or drug treatment facility, today's show will arm you with questions to ask and give you a framework to understand the answers you get. You'll also learn what's ...

Show #1 of the Beyond Sobriety podcast.Jim and Todd discuss how the name for the show was thought of and what it means. They also compare Biblical substance abuse treatment with 12 step recovery like Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous.Full show notes are available at: https://beyondsobriety.org/1/Link to Denison Forum article: https://www.denisonforum.org/columns/contributer-article/what-is-the-missing-step-in-every-12-step-program/▼ ▽ Contact Us ▼ ▽Facebook: https://fb.com/beyondsobriety★☆★ ...