414 - Anchored in Hope: A Conversation with Adrian Hickmon

Pure Desire Podcast

Pure Desire Ministries

Sexual Addiction Recovery, Religion & Spirituality, Celebrate Recovery, Sexuality, Porn Recovery, Porn Addiction Recovery, Health & Fitness, Aa, Education, Betrayal Trauma, Recovery, Biblical Recovery, Christian Recovery, Healing, Sa, Christianity, Self-improvement

4.6 • 682 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In this episode, Dr. Adrian Hickmon, founder of Capstone Treatment Center, shares his deep insights into the transformative power of hope in recovery, particularly for those struggling with addiction and trauma. Drawing on his firsthand experience, he explores how hope anchors individuals, helping them rediscover purpose and faith amidst emotional pain. Adrian sheds light on how people can break free from the shame and guilt tied to their struggles, offering a path to healing and lasting change. He also tackles common misconceptions about recovery and emphasizes the importance of a holistic approach that integrates faith, emotional healing, and practical skills for lasting transformation. With a focus on grace and identity, Adrian offers valuable advice for counselors and ministers supporting those in recovery. He highlights the significance of attending the Pure Desire Summit, sharing how it provides a space for attendees to gain new insights and tools for helping others.

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0:00.0	Hello there, good listener. I am your host, Nick Stumbo, and you are listening to the Pure Desire
0:10.1	podcast. You're biblically based and clinically informed approach to breaking free from
0:14.8	compulsive sexual behavior and healing from betrayal trauma. Today you are listening to episode
0:20.1	414 and here joining me as my co-host
0:23.5	throughout this series is Mrs. Ashley Jamison. Ashley, welcome back to the podcast. Good to see you
0:29.4	again. Always good to be here. Love that we get to talk with Adrian today. This is a fun one.
0:34.7	Yeah, he is one of our favorites and honestly, you know, it's why we invited him to
0:40.3	the summit. And, you know, he was supposed to come last year. And then he ditched out on us because he went on
0:45.2	an amazing moose hunt to Alaska. But we like him so much that we still wanted him to come back. And I think
0:51.2	today is a really powerful conversation. It is part two of four in our series that we are doing with our summit speakers because
0:57.9	we do want people to get a taste of what the summit is like, hopefully to create some
1:02.4	excitement, momentum, or encourage someone to sign up who's been thinking about should they go or
1:07.1	not.
1:07.4	I think today will give them a lot of encouragement to do that.
1:10.6	But this is part two of four in our Anchored and Hope series.
1:13.9	And yeah, Adrian just had a lot of amazing things to say.
1:17.1	So Ashley, what might our listeners expect of today's conversation?
1:21.3	Okay.
1:21.8	Every time I sit with Adrian or in one of his sessions, I walk away with feeling like I just drink a warm cup of coffee
1:30.3	and got a kick in the butt. And so I, it's like, he is so real and relatable. And like,
1:37.3	you want him to be your kids as grandpa and just very, very personable. But then also a wealth of knowledge. And every time I sit in his
1:47.8	sessions, I can tell that he's been growing and learning and continuing to absorb information
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