Addiction Is a Spiritual Disease — w/ Austin Bradford
The Way Podcast by The Way Ministries
Episode notes
What if everything we've been treating as a clinical problem is actually a spiritual one?
Austin sits down with Matt — founder and leader of The Way Recovery in Crossville, TN — for a collab episode that goes deep on addiction, recovery, the love of the Father, and one of the most arresting personal testimonies we've ever had on the show.
In this episode:
- What The Way actually is: five recovery homes, a 24/7 prayer house inside an old theater, and a coffee shop run by people in active recovery
- Why most recovery programs are either "all clinical" or "all spiritual" — and why neither is enough
- The "both/and" model that's actually working
- "Our big thing is: how can we help you?" — invitation vs. the pitchfork
- Matt growing up in the Bible Belt without really knowing Jesus
- Falling through ...