The STEPS Podcast

Empowering Conversations On Spiritual Growth and Healing STEPS is a 12-week journey towards freedom, which is based on the well known 12 Steps process. Every episode we share and reflect on the raw and unfiltered journeys of three Steps participants Jamie, Lars and Lou. We share how we began, grew and still very much growing in this journey towards inner peace and freedom.

A new way to live: freedom through obedience 03/23/2025

A new way to live: freedom through obedience /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/35457835

A new way to live: Freedom through rest 03/16/2025

A new way to live: Freedom through rest Operating from a place of rest can be easier said than done, and in this episode, Jamie, Lars and Lou discuss how they have found wholeness and healing inextricably linked to rest and connection with God. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/35269675

A new way to live: Freedom through remembering 03/09/2025

A new way to live: Freedom through remembering Jamie, Lars and Lou are back and discuss the theme of remembering, and how they used this tool to encourage them in their journey towards freedom. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/35175080

A new way to live: Freedom through presence 03/02/2025

A new way to live: Freedom through presence In this episode, Jamie, Lars and Lou discuss the theme of being present in the moment, which isn’t easy in a world full of distractions. They share how this is helping them on their journey towards inner healing. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/34529515

A new way to live: freedom through friendship 02/23/2025

A new way to live: freedom through friendship In this episode, Jamie, Lars and Lou discuss the power of vulnerability, being known in friendship and how that helps us grow in freedom. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/34410065

A new way to live: freedom through conversation 02/16/2025

A new way to live: freedom through conversation Jamie, Lars and Lou are back to share their experiences of reframing what conversation with God looks like and how moving away from duty-based prayer has helped them grow in freedom. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/34191900

A new way to live: freedom through confidence 02/09/2025

A new way to live: freedom through confidence In this episode, Jamie, Lars and Lou share how daring to trust and have confidence in God has led them to break free from negative behaviours. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/34075791

A new way to live: freedom through our words 02/02/2025

A new way to live: freedom through our words Jamie, Lars and Lou are back to discuss the power of our words and how they influence and impact our ability to live in freedom. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/33596232

A new way to live: freedom through attention 01/26/2025

A new way to live: freedom through attention In this episode, Jamie, Lars and Lou discuss how what we give our attention to helps us maintain and grow in freedom. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/33498227

A new way to live: freedom through devotion 01/19/2025

A new way to live: freedom through devotion Jamie, Lars and Lou are back to discuss how devotion has paved the way for surrender in their lives. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/33215897

A new way to live: freedom through expectation 01/12/2025

A new way to live: freedom through expectation In this episode Jamie, Lars and Lou discuss how growing in awareness of the expectations they had of themselves, God and others has helped them in their journeys of freedom. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/32095007

A new way to live: freedom through dependence 01/05/2025

A new way to live: freedom through dependence Jamie, Lars and Lou are back to discuss healthy principles for maintaining and growing in freedom. In this episode, they discuss choosing dependence over independence. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/32011792

Special Episode: A conversation with...Kevin Bartlett 11/19/2024

Special Episode: A conversation with...Kevin Bartlett In this special episode, Lars sits down with pastor and church planter, Kevin Bartlett. They discuss vulnerability and courage, and how God meets us in the place of vulnerability and starts His transformative work. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/33499647

Mette's story: Fear of conflict 08/06/2024

Mette's story: Fear of conflict In this episode Mette shares about her fear of conflict, the dangers of saying "I don't mind", and how staying in a 12 step process has enabled Mette to say yes to things she would never have done otherwise. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/32346297

Polly's Story: Fear of failure 07/30/2024

Polly's Story: Fear of failure Polly and Lou chat about what it is like dealing with a fear of failure, diet coke addiction and the surprising joy that is found in doing STEPS regularly. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/31915097

Ian’s story: Agoraphobia 07/23/2024

Ian’s story: Agoraphobia Difficult circumstances in Ian’s life left him agoraphobic and desperate for change. He and Lou chat about how he is working through this, and how God has been working in his life through the STEPS course. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/31431357

Grace’s story: Perfectionism 07/16/2024

Grace’s story: Perfectionism Perfectionism is often celebrated in our culture, but there are personal costs to maintaining excessively high standards. Lou chats to Grace about how she found working on perfectionism through STEPS. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/31355037

Tracy’s story: Impatience 07/09/2024

Tracy’s story: Impatience In this episode Lou chats to Tracy about doing STEPS when you aren’t desperate for change, and how going through the process can be much more revealing than expected. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/31353052

"How do I maintain and keep growing in freedom?” 06/04/2024

"How do I maintain and keep growing in freedom?” Today Jamie, Lars and Lou finish off our series by sharing what maintaining freedom looks like for them having completed the latest STEPS course. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/31337597

How to Apply the Serenity Prayer to Your Life 04/23/2024

How to Apply the Serenity Prayer to Your Life In this special one off episode, Jamie, Lars and Lou discuss the significance of the serenity prayer. It's a prayer many people know so well, but how can it actually help on a day to day basis? Tune in to hear the STEPS teams reflections on how it guides them. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/30659613

Step 12: Sharing my story 04/16/2024

Step 12: Sharing my story In this episode, Jamie Lars and Lou reflect on the last stage of this step 12 journey (though the process never really ends!). They discuss how they have shared their journeys with their village and why it's important to them to share their story. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/30273163

Step 11: A life with Life in it 04/09/2024

Step 11: A life with Life in it In Step 11, "we sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." Jamie, Lars and Lou discuss how they live in light of the spiritual awakening they have experienced. They share how connecting with God as they go about their every day supports their freedom and growth, but not necessarily in the traditional ways they were raised by. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/30078893

Step 10: Finding a new rhythm 03/26/2024

Step 10: Finding a new rhythm Life is a marathon and not a sprint, and in order to run the race well, we need rhythms that are sustainable. In Step 10 "we continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it". Jamie, Lars and Lou discuss what that looks like for them to make the changes necessary to live more emotionally and spiritually healthy lives. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/29749198

Step 9: Making amends 03/19/2024

Step 9: Making amends In Step 9 "we made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others". The idea of making amends can make many people feel a sense of dread. Here, Jamie, Lars and Lou talk through their experiences of making amends, and how it felt emotionally and practically. Sometimes the amends can be towards others, but sometimes making amends should be self directed. As you'll hear, making amends isn't always easy, but it proved a powerful line in the sand for each of them. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/29749128

Step 8: Who have I been hurting? 03/12/2024

Step 8: Who have I been hurting? Step 8 of the 12 step process is when "we made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all." Jamie, Lou and Lars discuss what this part of the process was like for them. They talk about the incremental nature of becoming willing - that for them it didn't come all in one go, and how they practically went through the process of growing in awareness around this. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/29748418

Step 7: Asking for help to change 03/05/2024

Step 7: Asking for help to change We often hear the message that we have to fix ourselves and this message can feel so pervasive in our society. In step 7 we "humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." This time Jamie, Lars and Lou focus on their need to ask for help from God to change instead of relying on themselves. They discuss the need to start thinking of new ways of living rather than relying on old strategies that are no longer fit for purpose. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/29748353

Step 6: Preparing to live life differently 03/03/2024

Step 6: Preparing to live life differently Having made their confessions, Lars, Lou and Jamie discuss what it's like to prepare to live differently. In step 6, "We're entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character". As you will hear, this isn't an easy step, particularly when it involves becoming aware of the character defects that lie behind the unhealthy behaviour. It can feel messy but we also hear about the hope available at this stage of the process. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/29748323

Step 5: I'm sorry 02/27/2024

Step 5: I'm sorry Jamie, Lars and Lou are back again talking about the all important step 5: confession. Step 5 focuses on "admitting to God, ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs". Is it as awkward as it sounds?! Tune in for their reflections on how they found the confession part of the journey. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/29037763

Step 4: What's my part in this? 02/20/2024

Step 4: What's my part in this? In step 4 "we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and this can feel painful, but does it need to be one of fear and condemnation? Jamie, Lars and Lou talk about their experiences of working through this step and how they found preparing their inventories. /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/29037503

Step 3: Finally giving up control 02/13/2024

Step 3: Finally giving up control How do you "make a decision to turn your life and will over to the care of God?" As step three suggests, Jamie, Lars and Lou talk about what this concept of surrender looked like for them in their 12 step journey. Could there be joy in surrender and how do you get there? /episode/index/show/ec96c31f-75ba-44a6-85b2-aa22d6e970b2/id/29037398

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