This weekend, we’re diving deep into Lesson One of the Celebrate Recovery curriculum—Denial. This is where freedom begins. This is where we stop pretending and start healing.

Principle One of Celebrate Recovery says:

"Realize I’m not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable."

Denial keeps us trapped. It convinces us that we’re in control, even when we’re not. It tells us that if we just try harder, manage better, or keep certain struggles hidden, we can fix ourselves. But denial isn’t protecting us—it’s destroying us.

In Part One of this two-part episode, we’ll explore:

• What denial really is and how it keeps us  ...