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Oct. 26, 2022

Intimacy Anorexia Trait: Sex - Practical Advice Part 3

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts Chris Decker and John Rizzi talk about some practical tips on how to speed up one’s recovery from sexual addiction. As married men, Chris and John both share their own …

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Oct. 19, 2022

Intimacy Anorexia Trait: Sex Part 2 What the Bible Says

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts Chris Decker and John Rizzi talk about how sex is defined in the Bible, particularly on developing a kind of sexual discipline to prevent sin from taking hold of your …

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Oct. 12, 2022

Intimacy Anorexia Trait: Withholding Sex, Part 1

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts Chris Decker and John Rizzi talk about sex, how God intended it to be, and why the pornification about everything is runing marriage and life, in general. Tune in to …

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Oct. 5, 2022

How Is Sobriety From Intimacy Anorexia Going?

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts Chris Decker and John Rizzi share their progress towards recovering from intimacy anorexia. The journey towards self-improvement is never easy, and setbacks can happen. What matters most is that we …

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Sept. 28, 2022

Withholding Praise Part 2 - Leadership Implications with Chris Decker…

In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, Chris and John continue their conversation about Withholding Praise, particularly in the context of leadership, and why a little praise goes a very long way for your direct-reports. Even if they’re just …

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Sept. 21, 2022

Withholding Praise Part 1 - Setup And What The Bible Says About It wi…

For one reason or another, people sometimes have difficulty praising each other, choosing instead to tear each other down. This is called Withholding Praise, another symptom of intimacy anorexia that our duo, John Rizzi and Chris Decker will attempt to …

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Sept. 14, 2022

Withholding Love Part 3 - Leadership Implications with Chris Decker &…

There are many ways to lead. But by far, we should all strive to lead with love. In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts Chris and John talk about love in the context of work and career. …

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Sept. 7, 2022

Withholding Love Part 2 - Practical Advice with Chris Decker & John R…

On this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts John and Chris continue their conversation about withholding love, and offer practical advice on demonstrating love, particularly towards their own wives. Drawing from personal experiences, Chris and John candidly talk …

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Aug. 31, 2022

Withholding Love Part 1 - Setup And What The Bible Says with Chris De…

On this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts John and Chris talk about Withholding Love. Something that we do to our loved ones often, even if done unconsciously. John and Chris also talk about God’s Love as defined …

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Aug. 18, 2022

The Antidote To Blame = Accountability

On this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, John and Chris talk about why we assign blame, and why we should be holding ourselves accountable instead. Want to share feedback or need a prayer request? Please visit https://recoverylifestyle.com/contact to reach …

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Aug. 11, 2022

On Recovery Leadership

On this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, John and Chris discuss some leadership principles. want to share feedback or need a prayer request? Visit https://recoverylifestyle.com/contact to reach out!

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Aug. 3, 2022

Pride, Blame and Shame - Keeping us from God

On this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast we talk about Pride, Blame and Shame and the things we do to try and hide from God. Have questions, a prayer request, or feedback? please visit https://recoverylifestyle.com/contact

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July 21, 2022

BLAME: One of the characteristics of Intimacy Anorexia

On this episode of the Recovery Lifestyle podcast John and Chris break down blame and introduce this month's new challenge. Have a question or a prayer request? Visit: https://recoverylifestyle.com/contact

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July 6, 2022

Busyness Recap Episode

Join us for this final recap episode on Busyness! Next month join us for our Blame challenge on this intimacy anorexia series. To send us a prayer request or a note please visit: https://www.recoverylifestyle.com/contact/

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June 22, 2022

Guest Expert: Pastor Pat on Intimacy Anorexia and Busyness

On this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, Pastor Pat joins us as a guest expert on the topic of Busyness in Intimacy Anorexia. Have a prayer request or want to let us know something? visit https://recoverylifestyle.com and fill out …

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June 15, 2022

Intimacy Anorexia Challenge Month 1: Busyness

On this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, Chris and John discuss the first month's challenge to combat Busyness. This is a great episode for anyone married or single who wants to learn to combat busyness in their lives! Please …

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June 8, 2022

Season 2 Launch! A Season Focused on Intimacy Anorexia

We're now on Season 2! On this episode we give you an overview of what's to come in Season 2. Please visit https://recoverylifestyle.com to leave us a prayer request, send us a message or suggest a future episode topic!

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June 1, 2022

Season 1 Finale

On this final episode of Season 1 of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, John and Chris metabolize a tough situation that Chris is going through with a toxic family member and end on an interesting note.

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May 18, 2022

Looking Back to Move Forward

In this special bonus episode for Season 1 - John and Chris examine this past weekend's message at Saddleback Church through the Recovery Lifestyle lens.

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May 13, 2022

1 Year Anniversary

The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast celebrates 1 year of publishing! Season 2 launching soon.

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April 27, 2022

Dealing with Burnout

On this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, John and Chris discuss the topic of burnout and how we can avoid this as Christians in recovery and what to do when it happens.

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April 13, 2022

A Conversation About Ways to Stay Out of Denial

On this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, John and Chris talk about ways to seek the truth, step out of denial and work a Step 4 Inventory that is rooted in biblical habits.

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April 6, 2022

The Power of Prayer

On this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, John and Chris discuss the power of prayer as it related to recovery. Have questions or want to submit a prayer request? Head over to recoverylifestyle.com

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March 30, 2022

How to Experience God's Love with Pastor Pat

On this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle Podcast, Pastor Pat from Hope Crossing Community Church joins the podcast to talk about his new project for developing Relational Discipleship and the topic arrives at LOVE where John, Chris and Pat discuss …

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