Take 12 Recovery Radio
864 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★ - 18 ratingsTake 12 Recovery Radio is a Twelve Step focused recovery talk and positive music radio broadcast helping to break the stigma of drug and alcohol addiction. Your host is Monty Dale Meyer aka the Monty'man from Albany, Oregon. Shows include a variety of guest and co-host. Celebrities, authors, clinicians, treatment providers, comedians, recovery recording artist and the real life stories of experience, strength and hope from those who have been to the darkest edge of addiction and come through to the light of recovery. LEGAL NOTICE: Take 12 Recovery Radio, Take12Radio.com and our shows are a production of KHLT Recovery Broadcasting and protected by Federal Copyright Laws. Shows may not be altered or used in any other manner without written permission of the owner / KHLT Recovery Broadcasting/Sponsor to Sponsor Publications Copyright © 2004-2021 / P.O. Box 93, Albany, OR 97321
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Episodes
An Invitation To Soul Delight
January 31, 2018 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.59 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL In recovery, we need to be nourished. The nourishment at God's feast does more than please our taste-buds. This meal is more than mere esthetic pleasure. The nourishment from God's table feeds our souls with delight
A Respectful Invitation
January 30, 2018 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.69 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL To be invited is to belong. Our names are on God's invitation list. To be invited is to be valued. In this series of Monty'man's Meditorials we will be looking at "Invitations" in our recovery.
The Best of RECOVERY MUSIC Volume Two
January 30, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW BEST OF RECOVERY MUSIC Volume Two. The Monty’man host Volume Two of some of the most professional and powerful recovery focused music ever produced. Each artist in this volume has been featured on the Take 12 Recovery Radio Show. On this second volume, these incredibly talented men and women share their heart through music. We encourage you to LISTEN, DOWNLOAD & SHARE. Please comment on this broadcast. We would love to hear from you. If you have not ...
As Our Thinking Changes
January 29, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW Join us as we look at ways our thought patterns change once we enter recovery. What happens when we begin to follow directions, develop a relationship with our creator and begin to experience power flow in where there once was none? Also, a quick look at 7 things some people think are cool, that others think are silly, stupid and ridiculous. And, in addition to the Monty’man’s Weekly Whine, we are introducing the Monty’man’s Weekly Win.
Recovery As Seeing The Light
January 26, 2018 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.45 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL In our recovery, God's light is like the light of dawn. It is a light that signals that something new is happening. A new beginning is possible. This is the light of hope.
Best of RECOVERY MUSIC Volume One
January 26, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW BEST OF RECOVERY MUSIC Volume One. The Monty’man host Volume One of some of the most professional and powerful recovery focused music ever produced. Each artist in this volume has been featured on the Take 12 Recovery Radio Show. On this broadcast, these incredibly talented men and women share their heart through music. We encourage you to LISTEN, DOWNLOAD & SHARE. Please comment on this broadcast. We would love to hear from you. If you have not ...
Walking Through The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Part Ten STEP SEVEN
January 25, 2018 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBPart Ten: STEP SEVEN. This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 Steps, Chris S. will be walking us through each line and each page of this wonderful book that has been a source of deepening people’s recovery for years. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our arc...
Recovery As Being Set Free
January 25, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.05 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Many people find the idea of powerlessness to be very troubling. We want to be competent and self-reliant. And, many of us have had people attempt to rescue us in ways that have increased our shame and self-contempt. So, why would we welcome the God-who-rescues? Won't God also shame us?
Recovery As Pressing On
January 24, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 2.97 MBThe process of recovery restructures our lives in some very fundamental ways. Some days we desire our recovery to be finished, but we must press on as our lives depend upon the process that God has set before us on this incredible journey.
Recovery As Growing Up
January 23, 2018 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.46 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL It is a good thing to grow up. Not because it's shameful to be a child, but because growth is part of God's plan for us. For those of us in recovery, it is as much a part of our journey as understanding our powerlessness and our need for a Higher Power to help us solve our problem.
Oregon Recovers Director Mike Marshall
January 22, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW. Addiction cost Oregonians $5.9 billion annually and there is no single point of accountability or authority within state government and no people in recovery in the decision making roles. Mike Marshall is the Director of Oregon Recovers, an inclusive statewide coalition comprised of people in recovery–and their friends and family—uniting to transform Oregon healthcare to ensure world-class prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for Orego...
Recovery As Being Nourished
January 19, 2018 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.59 MBWe don't grow in our recovery out of having needs. But as we experience love and nourishment, we gradually become less frantic about our next meal. We grow. We heal.
Walking Through The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Part Nine STEP SIX
January 18, 2018 00:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBPart Nine: STEP SIX. This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 Steps, Chris S. will be walking us through each line and each page of this wonderful book that has been a source of deepening people’s recovery for years. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our arch...
Recovery As Being Found
January 18, 2018 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.69 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL It's easy to get lost. We find that we don't know how to escape and we feel like no one will find us. But God searches for the one who is lost and rejoices when He finds us. There is no shame, no blame and no guilt trips to be given. We have been found.
Images of Recovery
January 17, 2018 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.87 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Fortunately, recovery is not some set of new insights about the human condition. Recovery goes back as far as human history. God has always been in the business of bringing change, growth and healing to people struggling with the most difficult of life's experiences.
Confessions of a Codependent
January 15, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW Codependency is a type of dysfunctional helping relationship where one person supports or enables another person’s addiction, poor mental health, immaturity, irresponsibility, or underachievement. Among the core characteristics of codependency, the most common theme is an excessive reliance on other people for approval and a sense of identity. Join us as we welcome Heather G. as she shares a bit of her story as a codependent who has been learning allo...
God Rejoices Over Us
January 12, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 2.83 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL God is a good Father. God values us. Even when we are unable to call for help, God searches for us. When we are found, it brings God great joy.
Walking Through The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Part Eight STEP FIVE Part 2
January 10, 2018 00:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBPart Eight: STEP FIVE (Part 2). This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 Steps, Chris S. will be walking us through each line and each page of this wonderful book that has been a source of deepening people’s recovery for years. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast fr...
Joy and Shame
January 10, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 2.82 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL For us in recovery, in life, in a world that is broken, we can root ourselves in God's love for us. We can scorn the shame. We can remind ourselves that God's plans for us include joy.
From Grief to Joy
January 09, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 2.88 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Joy cannot be rushed But God is prepared to be with us through the whole process. God comforts us in the transition from grief to Joy. Are you longing for Joy today? It will come and may actually surprise you once it arrives.
Higher Power Specific
January 08, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW. Our 12 Step fellowships are filled with unique and wonderful members. Some are Christian, some Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Agnostic, and still others have no Higher Power whatsoever. How specific should we be when it comes to mentioning the name of our Higher Power in the rooms of our 12 Step fellowships? Is it ever appropriate to do so? Has God become a generic term? Closing Song: Amazing Grace by Heather Layne. www.HeatherLayne.com
Resistance to Joy
January 05, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.29 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL It is a risk to make room for joy in our lives. Joy requires that we be open to the possibility of experiencing conflicting emotions. If we wait to experience joy until our anger, grief and self-condemnation are completely gone, then we will wait a long time.
Joy
January 04, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 2.86 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Happiness can be over-rated because it is based on the happenings that go on around us. Joy, on the other hand, is something we can experience regardless of what is going on around us. But learning to experience joy can take time. In recovery, it's a gift and sometimes a welcome surprise.
Walking Through The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Part Seven STEP FIVE Part 1
January 03, 2018 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.3 MBPart Seven: STEP FIVE (Part 1). This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 Steps, Chris S. will be walking us through each line and each page of this wonderful book that has been a source of deepening people’s recovery for years. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast fr...
Recovery in 2018 with Ryan H
January 01, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW New Years Day Show: RECOVERY IN 2018 with special guest RYAN H. Ryan will be sharing his experience, strength & hope as he has completed his 12 month in-house recovery program. Hear his story of how he died and came back. We will also look at 5 of last year's dumbest criminals, play Take 12 Trivia and more. Closing Song: Standing in two Worlds by Mark Elder
Praying for Hope
December 21, 2017 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.21 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL. We need to remind ourselves daily that we do not serve the god-of-relentless-cheerfulness, or the god-of-blind-optimism. We serve the God of Hope.
Mark Elder Recovery Recording Artist
December 20, 2017 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW Mark Elder was born in Spokane, Wa. In the early 50’s. He started playing guitar at age eleven and studied guitar under the jazz guitarist John LaChapelle in Richland, Wa. Mark started songwriting in his teens and has been writing and performing music for 45 years. In 1971 he joined the band Bordersong and in 1975 they recorded the album “Morning” in which Ann and Nancy Wilson sang background vocals on Mark’s song “It’s Time Agan”. Mark has had the ple...
Hope and the Future
December 20, 2017 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.31 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Yes, it is true that future tripping, when led by worry, can be a dangerous mind game, God knows the future and there is hope there. God has a perfectly designed plan for our future and it is to be of great value to us. Rather than trusting in our own future worry and despair, we ought to trust in God's foreknowledge.
Hope and the Present
December 19, 2017 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.2 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL There are times when hope will allow us to soar, other times run and not grow weary and yet other times the ability to walk and not faint. For those of us in recovery, hope is a powerful force.
Hope and the Past
December 15, 2017 00:00 - 4 minutes - 2.99 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL As people in recovery, it can be extremely helpful to review our experiences of God's help in the past to give us hope in the present and for the future.
Walking Through The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Part Six STEP FOUR Part 2
December 15, 2017 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBPart Six: STEP FOUR (Part 2). This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 Steps, Chris S. will be walking us through each line and each page of this wonderful book that has been a source of deepening people’s recovery for years. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from...
Hope and Expectation
December 14, 2017 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.42 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Learning to hope means opening ourselves to the possibility that the future may be different from what we have known in the past.
When All Hope Is Gone
December 13, 2017 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.03 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL There are days when it is difficult, if not impossible, to sustain hope. In these times we can take comfort that God is indeed at work in our recovery and our day.
Hope
December 12, 2017 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.35 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Hope is an essential ingredient of recovery. The day-to-day struggles of recovery are just too overwhelming for us if we do not have a source of hope.
Step Seven Revealed
December 11, 2017 00:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW. Step Seven states, "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings". Why is it important to have God remove these shortcomings? What are shortcomings and are they the same as character defects? If we miss this important Step of our recovery we run the risk of repeating the same behaviors as we have in the past. Join us as we play some Take 12 Trivia, Monty'man's Weekly Whine and more. Closing song: A Very Special Song, A Surprise.
Rest and Joy
December 08, 2017 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.65 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL Rest can lead to joy because it creates a new perspective in us. Rest reminds us that we don't have to be compulsively responsible for the world and everything in it. Rest reminds us that God is in charge.
Walking Through The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Part Five STEP FOUR Part 1
December 06, 2017 00:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBPart Five: STEP FOUR (Part 1). This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 Steps, Chris S. will be walking us through each line and each page of this wonderful book that has been a source of deepening people’s recovery for years. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast fro...
Step Six Revealed with Special Guest Dave F. CADC II and Fellow Twelve Stepper
December 04, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW Step Six states, "Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character" Dave F. joins us as a fellow Twelve Stepper and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor sharing his experience, strength and hope and how it relates to when he became entirely ready to fully surrender to God and a recovery program that would change his life. Dave is currently working as a drug and alcohol counselor for Life Renewal, the clinical and out patient pro...
An Old Fashion CHRISTMAS MUSIC SPECIAL
December 02, 2017 00:00 - 2 hours - 86.5 MBNO, we are not going to play new-age, pop or funny Christmas songs about grandma, or the Grinch. Take 12 Radio and the Monty'man have put together 50 of the most sought-after traditional Christmas songs of all time in this two hour special without commercial interruption. Just straight music with no monkey business. So sit back and enjoy, or use it as background music during the holidays. The download is free. Merry Christmas from all of us at Take 12 Recovery Radio and KHLT Recove...
Walking Through The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Part Four STEP THREE
November 29, 2017 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBPart Four: STEP THREE. This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 Steps, Chris S. will be walking us through each line and each page of this wonderful book that has been a source of deepening people’s recovery for years. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our arc...
Setting Boundaries With Addicted Loved Ones
November 27, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW The purpose of setting boundaries with addicted loved ones is to identify the behavior that has been difficult or hurtful to the family-and put a stop to it. While you can't control your loved one's actions, you can control how you respond to them. When your boundaries are weak-or don't exist at all-you compromise what makes you, YOU. Weak boundaries when a loved one is addicted, mean you will likely be lied to, cheated on, and stolen from. When yo...
Walking Through The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Part Three STEP TWO
November 21, 2017 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBPart Three: STEP TWO. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our archives, one per week. Please take advantage of each show and click on the "Heart" or “Like” icon when you download or listen. Also, we welcome all comments. This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12...
Turkey Trouble In Recovery
November 20, 2017 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW Thanksgiving and the holidays can be a stressful time of year for many people, especially those in recovery. Unaddressed amends issues, family resentments and friends that are less than understanding about our recovery and our past behaviors can make things extremely uncomfortable. Here are a few tips to help you through Turkey Day. Closing song: If You Want To Be Lonely Just Be Right All The Time by Bryan Duncan.
Sober Lifeguard Scott Underhill
November 15, 2017 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW With many years of sobriety, a great life and a wonderful family you would think life may not throw you any more curve balls, but just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water (so to speak) you get flung into the sandy bottom of the ocean by a massive wave. Your vertebrae are shattered in two places and you are left for dead. This is the amazing story of Southern California Lifeguard Scott Underhill. Scott shares his experience, strength...
Walking Through The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Part Two STEP ONE
November 15, 2017 00:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBPart Two: STEP ONE. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our archives, one per week. Please take advantage of each show and click on the "Heart" or “Like” icon when you download or listen. Also, we welcome all comments. This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12 St...
Walking Through The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Part One
November 13, 2017 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBPart One: FORWARD & INTRODUCTION. I will be posting all 30 of these broadcast from our archives, one a week. Please take advantage of each show and click on the "Heart" icon when you download or listen. Also, we welcome all comments. This is a comprehensive workshop focused on educating the listener of the substance, purpose and awareness of the AA Conference-approved book The Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. As one of the most sought-after Circuit Speakers in the world of the 12...
Step Five Revealed
November 13, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBTHE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW. Step Five states that we "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs". Salvation is a free gift from God, but healing comes from confession one to another. Why is this so important in recovery and what do we mean by The Exact Nature of our Wrongs?. Also during the show, we will be giving away our weekly prize to last week's Sound Bite Contest Winner, play some Take 12 Trivia and hear some awesome recovery ...
Step Four Revealed Inventory Time
November 06, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBStep Four states that we make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. We step back and make an honest self-assessment of our behaviour, but just how do we begin and how do we break through the fear of looking at our sometimes ugly past? On this show, we discuss the method in which we inventory our resentments, fears, and sexual harms done. WIN RECOVERY GOODIES, and enjoy our weekly whine and Take 12 Trivia. Closing Song: Without The Booze by Selfish Steam.
Restored From Sexual Brokenness
November 05, 2017 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.1 MBFrom the Take 12 Radio Archives comes Monty's interview with Duan Walker, the Executive Director of Mid-Valley Fellowship, a recovery program dedicated to helping those who have experienced sexual brokenness through sexual abuse, pornography addiction and unwanted same-sex attraction. This is a story of healing, hope and restoration.
God Delights In Me
November 01, 2017 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBA MONTY'MAN'S MEDITORIAL. Have you found it difficult to believe that you are valuable, that you are loved and appreciated? Most of us have felt this way and we need to know that God is on our side and delights in us.