Few people blend the Buddhist spiritual path with the 12-Step journey as seamlessly and as helpfully as Fr. Bill’s guest Kevin Griffin. A student and teacher of Buddhist meditation for many years as well as an excellent writer and musician, Kevin is also a man in long-term recovery from addiction with a powerful message to share.
This series explores Kevin’s book One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps. It’s sure to be of interest to spiritual travelers of all stripes. This episode completes Steps 8 & 9 but is focused mainly on Step 10.
Show notes:
One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Kevin Griffin
Please visit Kevin’s website for more information: https://kevingriffin.net/
Few people blend the Buddhist spiritual path with the 12-Step journey as seamlessly and as helpfully as Fr. Bill’s guest Kevin Griffin. A student and teacher of Buddhist meditation for many years as well as an excellent writer and musician, Kevin is also a man in long-term recovery from addiction with a powerful message to share.
This series explores Kevin’s book One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps. It’s sure to be of interest to spiritual travelers of all stripes. This episode is focused on Steps 6 & 7 exploring how Buddhist meditation can help with the practice of letting go.
Show notes:
One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Kevin Griffin
Kevin’s website: https://kevingriffin.net/
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life by Jack Kornfield
Few people blend the Buddhist spiritual path with the 12-Step journey as seamlessly and as helpfully as Fr. Bill’s guest Kevin Griffin. A student and teacher of Buddhist meditation for many years as well as an excellent writer and musician, Kevin is also a man in long-term recovery from addiction with a powerful message to share.
This series explores Kevin’s book One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps. It’s sure to be of interest to spiritual travelers of all stripes. This episode is focused on Steps 4 & 5 exploring how Buddhist meditation can help with becoming more awake and responsible.
Show notes:
One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Kevin Griffin
Kevin’s website: https://kevingriffin.net/
Few people blend the Buddhist spiritual path with the 12-Step journey as seamlessly and as helpfully as Fr. Bill’s guest Kevin Griffin. A teacher of Buddhist meditation for many years as well as an excellent writer and musician, Kevin is also a man in long-term recovery from addiction with a powerful message to share.
This series explores Kevin’s book One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps. It’s sure to be of interest to spiritual travelers of all stripes. This episode explores Steps 2 and 3: how Buddhism can help when traditional religious practice is becoming less of an option for many.
Show notes:
One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Kevin Griffin
Kevin’s website: https://kevingriffin.net/
Few people blend the Buddhist spiritual path with the 12-Step journey as seamlessly and as helpfully as Fr. Bill’s guest Kevin Griffin. A teacher of Buddhist meditation for many years as well as an excellent writer and musician, Kevin is also a man in long-term recovery from addiction with a powerful message to share.
The series explores Kevin’s book One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps. It’s sure to be of interest to spiritual travelers of all stripes. In this episode, Kevin shares his recovery story along with his experience, strength and hope related to Step One. You’ll find Kevin a gentle and wise teacher sure to bring added insights to your recovery program.
Show notes:
One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Kevin Griffin
Kevin’s website: https://kevingriffin.net/
Bill Wilson wrote: “Where did we learn about moral inventory, amends for harms done, turning our will and our lives over to the care of God? Where did we learn about prayer and meditation and all the rest? The spiritual substance of our remaining ten Steps (Steps 2 through 11) came straight from Dr. Bob’s and my own early associationwith the Oxford Groups….”
Fr. Bill’s guests are Rob and Susan Corchoran, both long-time leaders in the movement that gave birth to AA.
Susan’s dad, Alan Thornhill wrote several plays that helped carry the Oxford Group message of spiritual transformation to tens of thousands all around the world. And Rob’s father worked for the Groups amidst the labor unions of Scotland.
Together they labored for many years for racial harmony in Richmond, Virginia helping heal the wounds of slavery and discrimination through a program called Hope in the Cities.
The Oxford Group wanted to “change the world” through the program of spiritual transformation Bill Wilson used so successfully to change alcoholics. This interview will help you better understand the spiritual roots of our 12-Step programs.
Show notes: Frank Buchman and the Oxford Group· The Forgotten Factor: A play by Alan Thornhill (pdf copy)
· Rob Corcoran website and blog link: https://www.robcorcoran.org/
Toward Transformative Reparations by Rob Corcoran and Mike Wenger https://www.robcorcoran.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Toward-Transformative-Reparations-NCHE.pdf
A beautiful man in long term recovery whose life blended 12-Step recovery with Native American ceremony, and a resurrected Roman Catholicism. For many years, Bill hasbeen practicing a form of Two Way Prayer that has included listening to the Inner Voice speak to him and heal his inner wounds, often through poetry.
Bill recently published a collection of his writings titled Our Trilogy: Poetry for Connection and Purpose. Most of us Oldtimers can spot the genuine article when it appears. Bill C. is one of these. I think you’ll enjoy hearing his story, benefit from some of his hard-earned wisdom, and enjoy hearing him read a few of his inspired poems.
Show notes: Our Trilogy by Bill Cullen: Poetry for Connection andPurpose https://store.bookbaby.com/book/our-trilogy /
The Power of Two Way Prayer by Father Bill W.· Native American Sundance Ceremony: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Dance
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.
This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems thatsupported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women.
The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way home.
This episode is in three parts – each is focused on insights into the several gifts depth psychology can bring to us in recovery.
Part 3 is the final episode in the series and covers:
A. We Are the Meaning Makers
B. From Whence Cometh, And Wither To?
C. Do We Ever Really Arrive Home?
Show notes:
Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.
The Power of Two Way Prayer by Father Bill W.
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way
seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives.
We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.
This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems that supported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women.
The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way home. This episode is in three parts – each is focused on insights into the gifts depth psychology can bring to us in recovery. Part #2 covers:
A. Our psyche wishes to be heard
B. Fear and lethargy are our greatest opponents
Show notes:
Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.
This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems thatsupported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women.
The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way home.
This episode is in two parts – each focused on insights into the gifts depth psychology can bring to us in recovery. Part #1 covers:
A. The real issues of life are never solved – but they can be outgrown.
B. The cure for loneliness is solitude.
C. Our best, most demanding, and most useful job is addressing our own shadows.
Show notes:
Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.
This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems thatsupported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women.
The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way home. This episode is centered on finding and resonating with the Greater Self that resides within and wishes to communicate with us on our journey through life.
Show notes: · Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.
This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems thatsupported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women.
The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way home. This episode takes a deep dive into the nature of HEALING found in recovery.
Show notes:
Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.
This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems that supported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women.
The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way home. This episode draws on three major lessons Hollis learned over his many years of practicing and teaching depth psychology.
Show notes:
Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.
Robert Johnson’s, Inner Work
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.
This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems that supported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women.
The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way home. Episode Three is focused on “soul work” in recovery
Show notes:
Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.
This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems that supported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women.
The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way out. Episode two is focused on some of the unsuccessful coping mechanisms we have tried. Then it points us toward the solution.
Show notes:
Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.
Hollis Quote:
“Jung concluded that there was within each of us a deep resilience guided by some locus of knowing, independent of ego consciousness; a center that produces our dreams to correct us, symptoms to challenge us, visions to inspire us.”
When most of us wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.
This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems that supported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many men and women today.
This series describes this lost-world and how to access the Inner Resilience needed to find our way out. Episode One describes the problem and sets the scene.
Show notes:
Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.
Women face any number of unique challenges at the start of their recovery, but still other problems (as well as blessings) lay ahead.
Father Bill’s guest is Diane Cameron, author of Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recovery. Diane addresses issues that include sex, family, work-life balance, the empty nest, caregiving, aging … and many more.
In addition to authoring several books, Diane is a journalist, columnist, blogger, and a woman in long-term recovery. Gifted with a sense of humor and a passion for helping women, Diane draws on her long experience in 12-Step recovery to help women traveling on the road of recovery. In this final episode Diane shares her wisdom regarding self-image and self-care, learning to live a life of service, and avoiding - or returning - from relapse.
Show notes:
Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recovery
Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood:
Diane’s website: https://www.dianecameron.info/
Women face a number of unique challenges at the start of their recovery, but still other problems (as well as blessings) lay ahead.
Father Bill’s guest is Diane Cameron, author of Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recovery. Diane addresses issues that include sex, family, work-life balance, the empty nest, caregiving, aging … and many more.
In addition to authoring several books, Diane is a journalist, columnist, blogger, and a woman in long-term recovery. Gifted with a sense of humor and a passion for helping women, Diane draws on her long experience in 12-Step recovery to help women traveling on the road of recovery. In this fourth episode, Diane shares her wisdom regarding a woman finding her role in the workplace, as well as coping with issues surrounding aging, dying, and death. Don’t let these topics scare you off – and know they apply to men as well.
Show notes:
· Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recovery
https://www.amazon.com/Out-Woods-Womans-Long-Term-Recovery/dp/1937612473
· Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
· Diane’s website: https://www.dianecameron.info/
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Women face some very unique challenges at the start of their recovery, but still other problems (as well as blessings) lay ahead. Father Bill’s guest is Diane Cameron, author of Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recovery. Diane addresses issues that include sex, family, work-life balance, the empty nest, caregiving, aging … and many more.
In addition to authoring several books, Diane is a journalist, columnist, blogger, and a woman in long-term recovery. Gifted with a sense of humor and a passion for helping women, Diane draws on her long experience in 12-Step recovery to help women traveling on the road of recovery. In this third episode Diane shares one woman’s wisdom regarding attendance at 12-Step meetings and how to maneuver the many pitfalls relationships present in recovery.
Show notes:
Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recovery
Anne Lamott Operating Instructions
Diane’s website: https://www.dianecameron.info/
Women face unique challenges at the start of their recovery, but still other problems (as well as blessings) lay ahead. Father Bill’s guest is Diane Cameron, author of Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recovery. Diane addresses issues that include sex, family, work-life balance, the empty nest, caregiving, aging … and many more. In addition to authoring several books, Diane is a journalist, columnist, blogger, and a woman in long-term recovery. Gifted with a sense of humor and a passion for helping women, Diane draws on her long experience in 12-Step recovery to help women traveling on the road of recovery. In this second episode Fr. Bill and Diane discuss some of the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges women face in recovery.
Show Notes:
Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recovery
· Diane’s website: https://www.dianecameron.info/
· Dr. Bob’s Method for Finding God’s Will
Dr. Bob’s God’s Will Exercise
Dr. Bob Smith, one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, gave us this discernment process. It was his response to the question, “How do we know God’s will?”
1. Write out the question:
“What should I do about….?”
“Should I move to xxx or…?”
2. Get quiet and meditate on that question for a few minutes each day in your prayer time. (Note: You have a prayer time.)
3. Then, each time, write down everything that comes to mind for your question. (Don’t judge or edit the thoughts, just write them down.):
Talk to Susan about…
Take a weekend trip to Detroit
Get catalogs for grad school
Get a dog instead
Buy a kayak and go…
Borrow the money from my brother…
4. Then slowly examine each idea and ask of each:
-Is it pure?
-Is it honest?
-Is it loving?
-Is it unselfish.
5. If the answers are not clear, ask these questions again with your sponsor or close friend.