Spiritual Teamwork

This episode is a a concise summary and personal take on Don Miguel Ruiz’s The Four Agreements, a Toltec wisdom guide to inner freedom.
I explain The Four Agreements: be impeccable with your word, don’t take anything personally, don’t make assumptions, and always do your best and I give some practical steps to examine old beliefs, let go of the past, and start living intentionally today.

There's a version of spiritual practice that lives in candles and cushions and hours of silence, and most of us took one look and decided it wasn't for us. This episode is about the other version: the one that starts with a real, sustainable spiritual practice on an ordinary Tuesday.

Getting sober saves your life, but it's only the starting line. This episode explores why the quiet hunger you feel in the middle of doing everything right isn't a warning sign, it's an invitation to go deeper.

This first episode is an introduction to the question this whole show is built around: what's on the other side of that door, and how do we get there?
Recovery is the door. Spirituality is the room.

Stephen talks about how a Friday night men's group and Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline set him on a 25-year journey that ended up creating this podcast. He explains why he draws from multiple world religions, psychology, and recovery traditions — and what this podcast is really here to do.