221: The Road to Recovery Through Spirituality and Behavior Change with Eric Zimmer

The Addicted Mind Podcast

Duane Osterlind, LMFT

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Mental Health

4.8 • 621 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Recovery is a long and difficult process, but it can be done. And once you’re able to combine spiritual habits with behavior change, the results can be amazing!

On today’s conversation, Duane speaks with Eric Zimmer, the host of The One You Feed Podcast and the genius behind the Spiritual Habits Program, where he takes spiritual wisdom and combines it with behavior change so people can make the changes they need and find joy and healing in their lives.

When he was 24 years old, Eric found himself as a 100-pound, homeless heroin addict who had hepatitis C and was looking at going to jail for about 50 years. He got sober at 25 and stayed sober for about eight years until he went out and drank again. He has been sober 15 years since then. He was doing really good on the outside, but he was just as sick as that homeless heroin addict at 24. Eric shares more about his journey today – his road to recovery and how he’s now helping other people through their own recovery journey.

In this episode, you will hear:

What spirituality is
Open-mindedness and curiosity as key elements of recovery
What spiritual habits are – and how to develop them
Using emotional triggers for the positive
The importance of a community that supports you
The benefits of group coaching

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of the Addicted Mind podcast. My name is
0:09.9	Dwayne Austerland, and I'm your host. Our guest today is Eric Zimmer. Eric Zimmer is a
0:16.9	behavioral coach, certified interfaith spiritual director, creator of the spiritual habits program,
0:23.4	and host of the award-winning podcast, The One You Feed, endlessly inspired by the quest for
0:28.4	a greater understanding of how our minds work and how to intentionally create the lives we
0:33.1	want to live. So on this episode, Eric is going to go into his own story of recovery. At the age of
0:40.2	24, he was homeless, addicted to heroin, facing long jail sentences. And in the years since,
0:46.2	he has found a way to recover from addiction and build a life in which he thrives. So specifically
0:51.5	on this episode, we are going to talk about his story, but we're really going to go into how do we incorporate spiritual principles into our life in a way that works.
1:05.3	And I just really enjoyed this conversation with Eric.
1:09.9	He has a ton of wisdom to share. And I think this episode
1:14.6	could have gone on a lot longer than it did, but I hope you get a lot out of it. And if you
1:21.1	are getting a lot out of the Addicted Mind podcast, please rate and review us in iTunes. That really
1:26.7	does help the podcast get exposure.
1:29.4	And I do read them and they do mean a lot to me. It's amazing to see how the addicted
1:34.3	mind has impacted so many people. And for all of you that have done that, thank you so
1:41.2	much for taking the time and giving that back to the addicted mind.
1:44.6	I really appreciate it.
1:46.1	And if you want to continue the conversation online, join our Facebook group.
1:50.1	Just go to Facebook and type in the Addicted Mind podcast and click join.
1:54.4	All right, everyone.
1:55.1	Stay tuned for this episode.
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