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    What We Really Want: Conversations About Connection

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    If it’s true that “…the opposite of addiction is not sobriety…the opposite of addiction is connection,” there are lots of people who need to discover what true, healthy connection looks like. Whether the struggle is with addiction, toxic relationship dynamics, or something else, we’ve all tried to meet our needs in  unhealthy ways. Way too often, the things we run to for comfort leave us feeling even more disconnected and alone than before.

    Through conversations about the many ways we can connect, we offer an invitation to discover and move toward what we really want, so we can live the lives we were created for.

    Awaken (awakenrecovery.com) helps men and women whose lives have been wrecked by unwanted/addictive sexual behaviors and sexual betrayal trauma. We hope the podcast will help not only those struggling sexually, but anyone who seeks healthier ways of finding connection.

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    14 | You Just Might Find You Get What You Need (Bonus Recap Episode) Aug 26, 2024
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    Whether you're just discovering the podcast now, or have been listening since the very beginning, this episode is for you! We're giving you a bonus that recaps the first 13 episodes we've released so far. Covering experiences like recovery, honesty, friendship, self-awareness, trust, affirmation, forgiveness, ownership, and interdependence, these first episodes shine a bright light on many ways we can pursue healthy connection.
    Check out all our guests' links below, and PLEASE give us 5-stars and write a positive review wherever you get your podcasts!
    Episode 3 (Andy Gullahorn & Gabe Scott)
    CBS story on the High Five
    Andy's website
    Ladybird Taco (Gabe's restaurant)
    Episode 4 (Phil Herndon)
    Tin Man Ministries website
    Episode 5 (Isaac Adams)
    Iron City Church (Birmingham AL) web site
    United? We Pray web site
    Episode 7 (Jill Gullahorn)
    Jill Gullahorn website (counseling site)
    Jill Phillips website (artist site)
    Episode 8 (Steve Brown)
    Steve Brown's books on Amazon
    Key Life (radio shows, articles, etc.)
    Episode 10 (Drew Boa)
    Husband Material Community web site
    Drew's personal web site
    Episode 11 (Michael John Cusick)
    Restoring the Soul website
    Surfing For God book (on Amazon)
    Episode 12 (Sharon Hersh)
    Sharon's website
    Sharon's books on Amazon
    Episode 13 (Nate Larkin)
    Samson Society website
    Pirate Monk podcast (with hosts Nate Larkin & Aaron Porter)
    #NateLarkin #SharonHersh #MichaelJohnCusick #DrewBoa #SteveBrown #JillGullahorn #JillPhillips #AdamCalvert #JamesBuddyHorne #JamesHorne #JasonMcNaughton #IsaacAdams #PhilHerndon #AndyGullahorn #GabeScott #BobbyWest #GregOliver #StaceyOliver #counseling #therapy #gospel #recovery #sexaddiction #pornaddiction #sexualaddiction #awaken #awakenrecovery #awakenpodcast #whatwereallywant #wwrw #grace #connection #conversation

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    Awaken website
    Roots Retreat Men's Intensive
    Roots Retreat Women's Workshop
    Awaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)


    13 | Nate Larkin: Special But Not Unique Aug 19, 2024
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    When people tell stories of early recovery, and talk about special individuals whose help and presence was indispensable, there may be no name that comes up more often than Nate Larkin. Literally thousands of men can say they've sat across from Nate in a coffee shop, hearing his story of sexual brokenness & healing, and taking the risk of sharing theirs for the very first time.
    Nate is the founder of The Samson Society, a fellowship of Christian men who are serious about authenticity, community, humility & recovery. Like many ministries, organizations, and fellowships (including Awaken), Samson Society came into existence because of the personal history of its founder. For over 20 years Nate has been walking in recovery from sexual addiction. He experienced the life-changing benefits of living in community with trustworthy traveling companions.
    Nate wrote a book, released in 2007, called Samson and the Pirate Monks: Calling Men to Authentic Brotherhood. In the years since, that book has provide helpful guiding principles for many people and organizations pursuing addiction recovery.
    Greg and Nate talk about how authentic community provides safe space for people to learn to live in interdependence, a key experience of healthy connection. Nate and his wife Allie live near Columbia TN.
    Check out Nate's links below, and PLEASE give us 5-stars and write a positive review wherever you get your podcasts!
    Samson Society website
    Pirate Monk podcast (with hosts Nate Larkin & Aaron Porter)
    Samson and the Pirate Monks book on Amazon
    #NateLarkin #SamsonSociety #PirateMonks #counseling #therapy #gospel #recovery #sexaddiction #pornaddiction #sexualaddiction #awaken #awakenrecovery #awakenpodcast #whatwereallywant #wwrw #grace #connection #conversation

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    Awaken's CONNECT Men's Weekend registration (Oct. 9-11, 2026)

    Awaken website
    Roots Retreat Men's Intensive
    Roots Retreat Women's Workshop
    Awaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)


    12 | Sharon Hersh: Change is Seldom Spectacular Aug 05, 2024
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    We're really excited to welcome a guest who has been really helpful and influential in our lives, even though we'd never met before the podcast interview. Sharon Hersh is a therapist and author, whose book The Last Addiction: Why Self-Help is Not Enough was one of the first ones Stacey read when our lives changed in 2009.
    In addition to being a therapist, author, and college professor, Sharon is also a recovering alcoholic. She has openly shared her story of addiction, recovery, and lessons learned about connection vs. isolation.
    The conversation we had is NOT just for people with addictions. It's also for those who love people with addictions. It's for people who desire escape from and control over life's painful realities. In other words, it's for all of us.
    Sharon is the author of several other books and a sought-after speaker. See the links below for her other resources and social media presence.
    Check out Sharon's links below, and PLEASE give us 5-stars and write a positive review wherever you get your podcasts!
    Sharon's website
    Sharon's books on Amazon
    Sharon's Facebook page
    Sharon's Instagram page
    #SharonHersh #LastAddiction #Belonging #counseling #therapy #gospel #recovery #alcoholism #sexaddiction #pornaddiction #sexualaddiction #awaken #awakenrecovery #awakenpodcast #whatwereallywant #wwrw #grace #connection #conversation

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    Awaken's CONNECT Men's Weekend registration (Oct. 9-11, 2026)

    Awaken website
    Roots Retreat Men's Intensive
    Roots Retreat Women's Workshop
    Awaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)


    11 | Michael John Cusick: The Light is Brighter Than it Seems Jul 22, 2024
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    For men and women seeking recovery from unwanted sexual behavior, few people have been as influential or helpful as Michael John Cusick. Greg, Stacey, and Bobby all share some of our experiences with how Michael's book and podcast have been invaluable in our own path forward. Greg first met Michael in 2014 when he spoke at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, AL.
    Michael is a therapist, author, and Founder/CEO of Restoring the Soul, a counseling practice that provides opportunities for life-changing breakthrough with licensed and experienced therapists. Their holistic approach creates an atmosphere of safety and grace where people can explore their relationships, identity, emotions, and spirituality.
    In 2012 Michael released the book Surfing For God: Discovering the Divine Desire Beneath Sexual Struggles. It, along with Jay Stringer's book Unwanted, has been extraordinarily powerful in helping people discover what needs they are actually trying to meet when pursuing broken behavior. The book contains a story (that Greg and Michael talk about) that's part of the reason for our podcast's name!
    Restoring the Soul offers individual and group intensive therapy experiences, as well as a blog, podcast, and other resources.
    Check out Michael's links below, and PLEASE give us 5-stars and write a positive review wherever you get your podcasts!
    Restoring the Soul website
    Restoring the Soul podcast
    Surfing For God book (on Amazon)
    Training Session at Beeson Divinity School (2014)
    #MichaelJohnCusick #RestoringTheSoul #SurfingForGod #counseling #therapy #gospel #recovery #sexaddiction #pornaddiction #sexualaddiction #awaken #awakenrecovery #awakenpodcast #whatwereallywant #wwrw #grace #connection #conversation

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    Awaken's CONNECT Men's Weekend registration (Oct. 9-11, 2026)

    Awaken website
    Roots Retreat Men's Intensive
    Roots Retreat Women's Workshop
    Awaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)


    10 | Drew Boa: Calling Out the Treasure Jul 08, 2024
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    Anyone who has interacted with Drew Boa knows he's a very special man. Drew loves people, and he has a gift for helping people realize how valuable they are. Some people's encouragement involves empty platitudes. Others give back-door advice disguised as encouragement. People who get to know Drew know he's paying attention - his words are thoughtful and specific.
    Drew founded Husband Material, a community that helps men outgrow porn and become mature through podcasts, videos, community, courses, and coaching. For men seeking freedom from unhealthy & unwanted sexual behavior, Husband Material provides a safe place to tell your story, ask questions, request prayer, make new friends, learn how to heal, and celebrate progress.
    When I was talking with Drew about how this episode's focus on connection was going to be encouragement, he told me he prefers to use the terms "affirmation" and "blessing." Before you dismiss this distinction as just semantics, listen and you'll see why the distinction is important. Our words have the power to build or tear down, and carefully chosen words of affirmation and blessing call out the glory of God in each person who is made in his image.
    Check out Drew's links below, and PLEASE give us 5-stars and write a positive review wherever you get your podcasts!
    Husband Material Community web site
    Drew's personal web site
    #DrewBoa #HusbandMaterial #outgrowporn #counseling #therapy #gospel #recovery #sexaddiction #pornaddiction #sexualaddiction #awaken #awakenrecovery #awakenpodcast #whatwereallywant #wwrw #grace #connection #conversation

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    Awaken's CONNECT Men's Weekend registration (Oct. 9-11, 2026)

    Awaken website
    Roots Retreat Men's Intensive
    Roots Retreat Women's Workshop
    Awaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)


    09 | Two Different Versions of Me (Bonus Story Episode) Jul 01, 2024
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    I'm really grateful to be able to share this conversation I had recently with my friend Darren. He is an alumnus of the Roots Retreat, and for the past several years has been actively growing in freedom and recovery from sexual addiction.
    Darren shares very openly and vulnerably about some of the struggles he had that contributed to his life of addiction, and how his initial experience with recovery was half-hearted, primarily seeking to avoid consequence. He talks about his time at the Roots Retreat, and how it was pivotal to him getting in touch with deep wounds that had previously kept him from really seeking help and close, supportive connection.
    Darren's story has helped many people in his own recovery community where he lives, and we hope it will encourage you to seek out the people who will support you no matter what you're walking through.
    Check out our links below (including to the Roots Retreat), and PLEASE give us 5-stars and write a positive review wherever you get your podcasts!
    #RootsRetreat #counseling #therapy #gospel #recovery #sexaddiction #pornaddiction #sexualaddiction #awaken #awakenrecovery #awakenpodcast #whatwereallywant #wwrw #grace #connection #conversation

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    Awaken's CONNECT Men's Weekend registration (Oct. 9-11, 2026)

    Awaken website
    Roots Retreat Men's Intensive
    Roots Retreat Women's Workshop
    Awaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)


    08 | Steve Brown: God's Not Mad at You Jun 24, 2024
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    Greg & Bobby have a conversation with one of their spiritual heroes. Steve Brown has been a pastor, a seminary professor, an author, and a radio host, among other things. Other than his rich, deep, booming voice, probably the best known thing about Steve is his steadfast commitment to preaching about grace, freedom, and the fact that "God is not mad at you."
    When many pastors and teachers are hesitant to preach "too much grace," Steve offers a refreshing take on how freeing it can be to really understand that for Christians, the shackles of righteousness by works have really been taken off. Living in the kind of grace and freedom Steve describes - while it risks abuse - also offers the opportunity to see the heart of God and to be drawn to it.
    Steve is such an encouraging person, and he talks about how so many of us lack sufficient encouragement in our lives. Words of life from people who know us...ALL of us, can invite us to stronger connection with others, with ourselves, and with God.
    Check out Steve's links below, and PLEASE give us 5-stars and write a positive review wherever you get your podcasts!
    Steve Brown's books on Amazon
    Key Life (radio shows, articles, etc.)
    #SteveBrown #Keylife #GodsNotMadAtYou #counseling #therapy #gospel #recovery #sexaddiction #pornaddiction #sexualaddiction #awaken #awakenrecovery #awakenpodcast #whatwereallywant #wwrw #grace #connection #conversation

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    Awaken's CONNECT Men's Weekend registration (Oct. 9-11, 2026)

    Awaken website
    Roots Retreat Men's Intensive
    Roots Retreat Women's Workshop
    Awaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)


    07 | Jill Gullahorn: Trust the Process Jun 10, 2024
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    Stacey and Greg sat down with Jill Gullahorn at her dining room table to talk about life, pain, support, walking with others, and doing our own work. Jill knows a lot about all of these. She's a wife, mother of three, and therapist who has discovered the value of committing to a process of becoming a healthier person living in true authenticity and connection.
    Many people will also know Jill by her performing (and maiden) name, Jill Phillips. She has been recording and releasing incredible music since 1999. Be sure to check out her music using the links below.
    After begin involved in her own counseling, Jill decided to go back to school and become a counselor herself. She has also received extensive training in the Enneagram, which is an ancient approach to helping people understand their own particular way of relating to themselves and the world around them.
    Jill's work with clients includes walking with many women who have experienced sexual betrayal trauma, and she provides a safe place for them to experience discovery and healing.
    Check out Jill's links below, and PLEASE give us 5-stars and write a positive review wherever you get your podcasts!
    Jill Gullahorn website (counseling site)
    Jill Phillips website (artist site)
    Jill Phillips music on Spotify
    Jill Phillips music on Apple Music
    Enneagram Journey podcast with Suzanne Stabile
    Typology podcast with Ian Cron
    #JillGullahorn #JillPhillips #enneagram #counseling #therapy #gospel #recovery #sexaddiction #pornaddiction #sexualaddiction #awaken #awakenrecovery #awakenpodcast #whatwereallywant #wwrw #grace #connection #conversation

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    Awaken website
    Roots Retreat Men's Intensive
    Roots Retreat Women's Workshop
    Awaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)


    06 | Adam Calvert, James Horne, Jason McNaughton: Recovery Intensives Jun 03, 2024
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    What is a recovery intensive? How is it different from weekly therapy or extended inpatient treatment? How could it help my recovery process? All of these are extremely good and important questions, and in this BONUS episode of What We Really Want, Greg enlists the help of three great friends and therapists who consistently staff the Roots Retreat Men's Recovery Intensive from Awaken.
    Adam Calvert, James Horne, and Jason McNaughton are all counselors who are specifically and extensively trained to work with clients around areas of trauma and addiction. They all have been part of staffing and developing the Roots Retreat since its inception in 2016.
    In this episode, Adam, James, Jason and Greg talk about why recovery intensives are so valuable, how their impact is different that that of ongoing individual therapy (and also complimentary of it), and why people seeking recovery from unwanted behaviors might want to consider attending.
    If you are a man who struggles with unwanted or addictive sexual behavior, and you think the Roots Retreat - or an intensive like it - might be right for you, please reach out to us with any questions. We'd love to help you find the right resources to support your recovery!
    Check out our links below (including the Roots Retreat), and PLEASE give us 5-stars and write a positive review wherever you get your podcasts!
    #AdamCalvert #JamesBuddyHorne #JamesHorne #JasonMcNaughton #therapy #counseling #gospel #recovery #sexaddiction #pornaddiction #sexualaddiction #awaken #awakenrecovery #awakenpodcast #whatwereallywant #wwrw #grace #connection #conversation

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    Awaken's CONNECT Men's Weekend registration (Oct. 9-11, 2026)

    Awaken website
    Roots Retreat Men's Intensive
    Roots Retreat Women's Workshop
    Awaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)


    05 | Isaac Adams: Honesty is the Oxygen May 27, 2024
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    This episode is a real treat for Greg & Stacey, because our guest is also our pastor. Isaac Adams is the Lead Pastor at Iron City Church in Birmingham AL; additionally he is an author and founder of a non-profit organization called "United? We Pray," which encourages and equips Christians to pursue racial reconciliation.
    Isaac talks about his upbringing in Washington D.C., his journey to faith, and the difficult decision - as a Black man - to move to Birmingham (and all its painful history) to pastor his first church. The conversation covers a multitude of topics, eventually settling into a great discussion on the creative lies of our enemy, how hard it is to confess struggles within the church, and why it's so important we learn to do so. Christ is the vine and we are the branches, and as Isaac says in our conversation, "Honesty is the oxygen that makes the branches of the vine grow."
    Check out Isaac's links below, and PLEASE give us 5-stars and write a positive review wherever you get your podcasts!
    Iron City Church (Birmingham AL) web site
    United? We Pray web site
    Isaac Adams' books on Amazon
    #IsaacAdams #IronCityChurch #United?WePray #gospel #therapy #counseling #recovery #sexaddiction #pornaddiction #sexualaddiction #awaken #awakenrecovery #awakenpodcast #whatwereallywant #wwrw #grace #connection #conversation

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    Awaken's CONNECT Men's Weekend registration (Oct. 9-11, 2026)

    Awaken website
    Roots Retreat Men's Intensive
    Roots Retreat Women's Workshop
    Awaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)


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