Life Recovery Today with Stephen Arterburn

Stephen Arterburn
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Life Recovery Today with Stephen Arterburn focuses on people transforming their lives using the biblical principles found in the 12 step program. You discover how others have found a new way of life with hope for the future and obtain insights and tools to transform your life. The program is hosted by best-selling author and Pastor Stephen Arterburn, the founder of New Life Ministries and the editor of The Life Recovery Bible which has sold over 3,000,000 copies to help people integrate their faith and recovery journey. Steve is the founder and chairman of New Life Ministries and host of the #1 nationally syndicated Christian counseling talk show New Life Live! heard and watched by over 2 million people each week on over 150 stations nationwide, on SiriusXM Satellite radio and on NRBTV. Steve is a best-selling author of many books, including The Book of Life Recovery. With over 8 million books in print he has been writing about God’s transformational truth since 1984. He’s been nominated for numerous writing awards and has won three Gold Medallions for writing excellence. Along with Dr. Dave Stoop, he edited and produced the #1 selling Life Recovery Bible.

  1. 5d ago

    Choosing to Live in Truth to Help Your Life

    In this episode of Life Recovery Today, Steve Arterburn explores Healing Is a Choice and the process of lasting transformation, focusing on why real recovery requires more than simply stopping destructive behaviors. Drawing from Scripture, recovery principles, and personal experience, Steve outlines how truth, reflection, and a willingness to seek help lead people from denial into freedom and growth. You’ll discover why many people want change but struggle to do what it takes to achieve it, and how living in truth, examining the past, and reaching out for support can break cycles of addiction, anxiety, and relational brokenness. In this episode, you'll learn: ✔ Why truth is essential for lasting freedom and spiritual growth ✔ How accountability and truth-tellers help protect and restore us ✔ Why examining your past reveals patterns, wounds, and unmet needs ✔ The difference between regret as a signal for change vs. a defining identity ✔ Why isolation increases relapse risk and community supports healing ✔ How pride, shame, and self-reliance keep people from getting help ✔ Why counseling, support groups, and Life Recovery Groups are essential tools ✔ How multiple forms of help (therapy, coaching, psychiatry, groups) work together in recovery ✔ Why humility opens the door to healing and transformation ✔ How choosing help is often the turning point in a recovery journey 📖 “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” — John 8:32 Whether you're struggling with addiction, anxiety, grief, depression, or relationship challenges, this episode offers biblical encouragement and practical recovery tools to help you take your next step toward healing. Life Recovery is for everyone—and you don’t have to walk this journey alone. 👉 Get Life Recovery resources by visiting https://newlife.com 👉 Join or start a New Life Recovery Group here https://newlife.com/groups/ Stay hopeful, stay courageous, and keep moving forward.

    29 min

  2. Jun 29

    Recovery from Pornography and Food Addiction

    In this episode of Life Recovery Today, Steve Arterburn explores two struggles that impact millions of people: food addiction and pornography. Through personal stories, biblical truth, and practical recovery principles, Steve reveals how these behaviors often become ways of coping with pain, anxiety, loneliness, grief, and unresolved wounds. Drawing from his own journey with food addiction and years of helping people find freedom, Steve explains why recovery isn't simply about stopping a behavior—it's about addressing the deeper issues driving it. If you've ever felt like: • Food has become your comfort, escape, or coping mechanism • You struggle with pornography and feel trapped by shame • You've tried to change on your own but keep falling back into old patterns • Hidden wounds, anxiety, loneliness, or grief are driving unhealthy behaviors ...this episode is for you. In this episode, you'll learn: • How food addiction and overeating can become forms of emotional self-medication • Why pornography damages relationships, intimacy, and personal integrity • The importance of identifying the deeper pain behind addictive behaviors • How healing communities and accountability support lasting recovery • Why surrendering to God is the foundation of true transformation At the core of this message: • Recovery is about healing the root issue, not just changing behavior • Freedom comes when we bring secrets into the light • You don't have to manage addiction alone • God cares about your whole life—physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual • Lasting change is possible through surrender, support, and God's power Whether you're battling food addiction, struggling with pornography, supporting a loved one, or searching for freedom from unhealthy patterns, this episode offers practical guidance and hope that recovery is possible. 📖 Explore the Life Recovery Bible, devotionals, and recovery resources 👥 Find a Life Recovery Group near you: https://newlife.com/groups/ 📞 Need help? Call 1-800-NEW-LIFE 🌐 Visit New Life Ministries: https://newlife.com ✔️ Recovery is about more than behavior change ✔️ Hidden wounds can be healed ✔️ Freedom grows in community ✔️ Surrender leads to victory ✔️ God's plan for your life is healing, hope, and wholeness

    29 min

  3. Jun 22

    Suicide and Anxiety

    In this episode of Life Recovery Today, Steve Arterburn addresses two of the most difficult and important mental health topics facing individuals and families today: suicide and anxiety. Through compassionate insight, personal experiences, and practical recovery principles, Steve offers hope for those who may feel overwhelmed by emotional pain, depression, fear, or hopelessness. If you've ever felt like: • The emotional pain you're carrying is too much to bear • Anxiety, fear, or panic are controlling your life • You feel trapped by depression or hopelessness • You don't know where to turn for help ...this episode is for you. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why suicidal thoughts are often temporary, even when they feel overwhelming • How to respond when you or someone you love is struggling with suicide ideation • The connection between anxiety, addiction, and emotional pain • Different types of anxiety disorders and how they affect daily life • Why reaching out for support can be the first step toward healing At the core of this message: • There is always hope, even in your darkest moments • You do not have to face anxiety, depression, or suicidal thoughts alone • Recovery includes caring for your mental, emotional, and spiritual health • Healing begins when we ask for help and allow others to walk alongside us • Your life has value, purpose, and meaning Whether you're struggling with anxiety, battling thoughts of hopelessness, supporting a loved one in crisis, or searching for encouragement in the midst of emotional pain, this episode offers practical help and the reminder that healing is possible. 📖 Explore the Life Recovery Bible, devotionals, and recovery resources 👥 Find a Life Recovery Group near you: https://newlife.com/groups/ 📞 Need help? Call 1-800-NEW-LIFE 🌐 Visit New Life Ministries: https://newlife.com ✔️ Your life matters ✔️ There is hope beyond today's pain ✔️ Help is available ✔️ Healing is possible ✔️ You do not have to walk this journey alone

    29 min

  4. Jun 15

    Interventions & Boundaries Are Acts of Love

    In this episode of Life Recovery Today, Rob Lohman shares powerful insights on finding freedom from addiction through healthy interventions, recovery support, and a transformed life in Christ. Drawing from his own recovery journey and years of experience helping families navigate addiction, Rob offers practical tools for those struggling with addiction and the loved ones who care about them. If you've ever felt like: • Your loved one refuses to get help for their addiction • Fear keeps you from setting healthy boundaries • Your family is trapped in a cycle of chaos, anxiety, and crisis • Recovery feels impossible or out of reach ...this episode is for you. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why healthy boundaries can be a powerful catalyst for change • How interventions help families stop enabling destructive behavior • What the intervention process looks like and how it can bring hope • The role of coaching, counseling, and community in long-term recovery • Why understanding your identity in Christ is essential for lasting freedom At the core of this message: • Addiction does not have to define your future • Healthy boundaries are an act of love, not punishment • Recovery is possible for individuals and families • God offers hope, healing, and transformation no matter how far you've fallen • Your true identity is found in Christ, not in your struggles or labels Whether you're battling addiction yourself, supporting a loved one who is struggling, considering an intervention, or looking for practical next steps toward healing, this episode offers encouragement, guidance, and hope that freedom is possible. 📖 Explore the Life Recovery Bible, devotionals, and recovery resources 👥 Find a Life Recovery Group near you: https://newlife.com/groups/ 📞 Need help? Call 1-800-NEW-LIFE 🌐 Visit New Life Ministries: https://newlife.com ✔️ Recovery is possible ✔️ Healthy boundaries can change lives ✔️ You were made for more than addiction ✔️ Your identity is found in Christ ✔️ There is hope for healing, freedom, and transformation

    29 min

  5. Jun 8

    Prodigal Family and Recovery

    In this episode of Life Recovery Today, Corey Busk concludes his powerful series on the Prodigal Son by exploring one of the most overlooked people in the story—the older brother. Through a recovery lens, Corey reveals how addiction doesn't just impact the person struggling; it affects parents, spouses, siblings, friends, and entire families. Through the story of the older brother, Corey addresses the pain, resentment, disappointment, and loneliness that many family members experience when a loved one struggles with addiction. He offers hope that recovery is for everyone—not just the person battling addiction, but also those carrying the wounds left behind. If you've ever felt like: • Your loved one's addiction has consumed your family • You've been overlooked while everyone focuses on the person struggling • Resentment, anger, or disappointment have taken root in your heart • You want to celebrate someone's recovery but still feel hurt by the past ...this episode is for you. In this episode, you'll learn: • How addiction impacts the entire family system • What the older brother teaches us about grief, resentment, and healing • Why feeling unseen can create barriers to connection and forgiveness • How families can begin their own recovery journey • What it means to join the celebration of healing in your own time At the core of this message: • Recovery is for everyone affected by addiction • Your pain and feelings matter and deserve attention • Healing is possible for families as well as individuals • God's grace extends to every member of the prodigal family Whether you're supporting a loved one in addiction, navigating the challenges of recovery within your family, or carrying wounds from years of disappointment and heartbreak, this episode offers encouragement that healing, restoration, and hope are possible. 📖 Explore the Life Recovery Bible, devotionals, and recovery resources 👥 Find a Life Recovery Group near you: https://newlife.com/groups/ 📞 Need help? Call 1-800-NEW-LIFE 🌐 Visit New Life Ministries: https://newlife.com ✔️ You are not alone in your pain ✔️ Your healing matters too ✔️ Recovery is a journey for the entire family ✔️ There is hope for reconciliation, restoration, and new beginnings

    29 min

  6. Jun 1

    Prodigal Family and Recovery

    In this episode of Life Recovery Today, Corey Busk continues his powerful series on the Prodigal Son and what this life-changing parable teaches us about addiction, recovery, repentance, forgiveness, and God's relentless love. Through the story of the Prodigal Son, Corey explores what it means to come home after failure, face the people we've hurt, and discover that God's response is not condemnation, but compassion, grace, and restoration. If you've ever felt like: • You've gone too far and can never come back • Shame and regret keep you stuck in the past • Addiction or destructive choices have damaged important relationships • You wonder if God could still love and accept you ...this episode is for you. In this episode, you'll learn: • What the Prodigal Son teaches us about recovery and redemption • Why making amends is an important part of healing • How shame can keep us trapped and disconnected from others • The significance of the father's embrace, robe, ring, and celebration • Why every step toward healing is worth celebrating At the core of this message: • God's love is greater than your mistakes • Recovery begins when we turn toward healing and truth • Shame does not have the final word in your story • You are not defined by your addiction, failures, or past choices Whether you're battling addiction, carrying the weight of regret, supporting a loved one, or searching for hope after failure, this episode offers encouragement that healing is possible and that God's grace is available to you today. 📖 Explore the Life Recovery Bible, devotionals, and recovery resources 👥 Find a Life Recovery Group near you: https://newlife.com/groups/ 📞 Need help? Call 1-800-NEW-LIFE 🌐 Visit New Life Ministries: https://newlife.com ✔️ You are not beyond God's grace ✔️ You do not have to carry shame alone ✔️ Recovery is a journey of healing and restoration ✔️ No matter how far you've wandered, you can come home

    29 min

  7. May 25

    Prodigal Family and Recovery

    In this episode of Life Recovery Today, Becky Brown and Corey Busk explore how the story of the prodigal son connects to addiction, recovery, family pain, shame, forgiveness, and the journey toward healing and freedom. If you’ve ever felt like… • Addiction or unhealthy choices have damaged your relationships • You feel isolated, ashamed, or stuck in destructive patterns • You struggle with guilt over the pain your addiction caused others • You’ve pushed away people who tried to help you • You wonder if healing and restoration are still possible • You are exhausted from loving someone trapped in addiction • You feel unworthy of forgiveness, grace, or a fresh start …this episode is for you. In this episode, you’ll learn: • How the story of the prodigal son reflects the reality of addiction and recovery • Why addiction impacts the entire family system • The connection between isolation, shame, and destructive behavior • How denial and defensiveness keep people trapped in addiction • What it means to “come to your senses” in recovery • Why asking for help takes courage and humility • The role of inventory, honesty, and amends in the recovery process • How self-worth affects healing and freedom • Why recovery is a process that takes time, support, and accountability • The importance of grace for both those in addiction and their families • How God’s Word and the 12 Steps work together to bring transformation At the core of this message: • Recovery is possible no matter how far you’ve fallen • Addiction thrives in secrecy, shame, and isolation • Healing begins when honesty replaces denial • You are still worthy of love, grace, and restoration • God’s truth brings hope to both individuals and families • Recovery is not meant to be walked alone No matter how hopeless or stuck you feel, healing and freedom are possible. 📖 Explore the Life Recovery Bible and recovery resources 📚 Workbooks and devotionals available 📞 Need help? Call 1-800-NEW-LIFE 🌐 Visit: https://newlife.com/ 👥 Find a New Life Recovery Group near you: https://newlife.com/groups/ ✔️ You don’t have to stay trapped in shame or addiction ✔️ You don’t have to carry the pain alone ✔️ Healing begins with honesty, connection, and recovery

    29 min

  8. May 18

    Life Recovery Steps 9-12

    In this episode of Life Recovery Today, Life Recovery Steps 9-12, Steve Arterburn and Dr. Dave Stoop walk through Steps 9–12 of Life Recovery and explore how making amends, daily self-examination, prayer, gratitude, and helping others lead to lasting healing and freedom. If you’ve ever felt like… • You’re carrying shame or regret from the damage caused by past behaviors • You struggle to make things right with the people you’ve hurt • You find yourself repeating old coping patterns or unhealthy reactions • You want a closer relationship with God but don’t know where to begin • You feel stuck in resentment, blame, or spiritual disconnection • You want your recovery to become a lasting way of life …this episode is for you. In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why Step 9 focuses on making direct amends and repairing damaged relationships • How Step 10 helps us stay current through daily personal inventory • The role of prayer, gratitude, and meditation in Step 11 • What it means to develop a deeper relationship with God through His Word • Why Step 12 calls us to carry the message of recovery to others • How the 12 Steps are rooted in biblical principles and spiritual transformation At the core of this message: • Recovery is about transformation, not just behavior change • Healing requires honesty, humility, and accountability • Freedom grows when we stay current with our actions and relationships • God uses prayer, community, and service to strengthen recovery • Your pain can become part of someone else’s healing journey No matter how stuck or discouraged you feel, healing and freedom are possible. 📖 Explore the Life Recovery Bible and recovery resources 📚 Workbooks and devotionals available 📞 Need help? Call 1-800-NEW-LIFE 🌐 Visit: https://newlife.com/ 👥 Find a New Life Recovery Group near you: https://newlife.com/groups/ ✔️ You don’t have to walk through recovery alone ✔️ You don’t have to stay trapped in shame, blame, or regret ✔️ Healing begins one honest step at a time

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Life Recovery Today with Stephen Arterburn focuses on people transforming their lives using the biblical principles found in the 12 step program. You discover how others have found a new way of life with hope for the future and obtain insights and tools to transform your life. The program is hosted by best-selling author and Pastor Stephen Arterburn, the founder of New Life Ministries and the editor of The Life Recovery Bible which has sold over 3,000,000 copies to help people integrate their faith and recovery journey. Steve is the founder and chairman of New Life Ministries and host of the #1 nationally syndicated Christian counseling talk show New Life Live! heard and watched by over 2 million people each week on over 150 stations nationwide, on SiriusXM Satellite radio and on NRBTV. Steve is a best-selling author of many books, including The Book of Life Recovery. With over 8 million books in print he has been writing about God’s transformational truth since 1984. He’s been nominated for numerous writing awards and has won three Gold Medallions for writing excellence. Along with Dr. Dave Stoop, he edited and produced the #1 selling Life Recovery Bible.

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