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Rebuilding Life After AddictionWe're Not Closing. We're Relaying the Foundation.We recorded this from the empty chapel at Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge. No students, no program, just an honest conversation about what's next. The ministry isn't closing. We're relaying the foundation and building something that serves the community differently.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/were-not-closing-were-relaying-the-foundation/Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https...
2026-02-1623 minRebuilding Life After AddictionWhat I'm Learning About Letting Go (And What You Might Need to Hear)How do you honor the past without getting stuck in it? Sitting in an empty ministry building after sixteen years, Justin wrestles with gratitude, nostalgia, and the fear that the best days are behind him.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/what-i-m-learning-about-letting-go-and-what-you-might-need-to-hearRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info
2026-02-1306 minRebuilding Life After AddictionYou Can Win at Life and Still Feel Lost | Aaron GordonYou can succeed on paper and still feel lost inside. Justin talks with Aaron P.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/you-can-win-at-life-and-still-feel-lost-or-aaron-gordonRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2026-02-0933 minRebuilding Life After AddictionGoing Back to Where We Started: The Future of SVTC in 2026Welcome to Rebuilding Life After Addiction. I’m Justin Franich — I’ve led recovery programs, pastored churches, and walked hundreds of men into real transformation.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/going-back-to-where-we-started-the-future-of-svtc-in-2026Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2026-02-0904 minRebuilding Life After AddictionWhy Sobriety Didn’t Save Me (But Jesus Did)What if the first year after quitting isn’t about grit, but grace? We sit down with Matt to unpack the overlooked stretch between an altar moment and a polished testimony, and what actually turns survival into freedom.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/why-sobriety-didn-t-save-me-but-jesus-didRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https...
2026-01-0527 minRebuilding Life After AddictionHow Porn Creates Strongholds (And How to Break Them)A single moment can open a door you never meant to walk through. For one of us, it started at age seven with a neighbor’s video and grew into years of replayed images, false hope, and a mind trained to spiral.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/how-porn-creates-strongholds-and-how-to-break-themRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenando...
2025-12-2932 minRebuilding Life After AddictionWhy Sobriety Isn’t the Same as PeaceEver notice how “peace” feels great until life gets loud? We go straight at the counterfeit calm that fades with circumstances and unpack the kind of peace that guards your heart and mind when the storm won’t quit.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/why-sobriety-isn-t-the-same-as-peaceRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://sv...
2025-12-2221 minRebuilding Life After AddictionThe Real Reason Men Self-Sabotage in SobrietyMost men don’t fall back because they’re weak; they fall back because stepping into a new identity feels risky.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/the-real-reason-men-self-sabotage-in-sobrietyRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-12-1933 minRebuilding Life After AddictionI’m Finally Sharing My Story: 20 Years After Meth AddictionIf you’ve ever stared at the mess of your life and wondered whether anything good could grow from it, Justin’s story will meet you there.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/im-finally-sharing-my-story-20-years-after-meth-addictionRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich...
2025-12-1710 minRebuilding Life After AddictionHow to Welcome Them Home Without Enabling ThemBoundaries don’t have to feel like a trap. They can be a bridge back to trust, dignity, and peace when a loved one returns home from a recovery program.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-12-1228 minRebuilding Life After AddictionWhy Recovery Broke Me Before It Saved MeSome days, recovery feels like it’s breaking you. We’ve been there—staring at the ceiling at 3 a.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/why-recovery-broke-me-before-it-saved-meRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-12-1005 minRebuilding Life After AddictionThe Secret Pain of the “Good” ChristianWhat if the real battle in the Prodigal story isn’t the wild run away from home, but the quiet resentment that grows in the one who stayed?Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/the-secret-pain-of-the-good-christianRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfrani...
2025-12-0822 minRebuilding Life After AddictionLeading While Healing: Honest Fatherhood After AddictionYour kids don’t need a perfect dad. They need a present one.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-12-0633 minRebuilding Life After AddictionHow to Feel Forgiven When You Don’t Feel ForgivenExhaustion isn’t a virtue meter; it’s a warning light. When recovery starts to feel like spiritual probation—constant meetings, perfect prayers, spotless days—you might be trapped in a quiet negotiation to pay God back.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/how-to-feel-forgiven-when-you-dont-feel-forgivenRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info...
2025-12-0406 minRebuilding Life After AddictionShould We Tell Our Kids About Our Addiction?What if the most powerful gift you give your kids isn’t perfection, but honest hope? We open up about telling our children the truth about past addiction—where the line sits between healthy vulnerability and harmful oversharing—and why the goal is to serve their hearts, not our egos.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/should-we-tell-our-kids-about-our-addictionRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals...
2025-12-0121 minRebuilding Life After AddictionHow Churches Are Keeping Kids Out of Foster CareA car repair away from missing work. A set of bunk beds away from a safe home visit.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-11-2932 minRebuilding Life After AddictionOne Injury Ended His D1 Career. Cocaine Took Everything Else.What happens when a life built on performance finally cracks? Shane Curtis once wore the armor of a D1 athlete, a driven student, and a hard worker who could push through anything.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-11-2230 minRebuilding Life After AddictionWillpower Didn't Keep Me Sober. This Did.Two stories, 33 combined years of sobriety, and one driving question: am I focused on God or on myself?Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-11-1535 minRebuilding Life After AddictionWhen Forgiveness Hurts but Healing Depends on ItWhat if love isn’t about comfort at all—but about telling the truth even when it hurts? We open Matthew 5 and face a hard instruction: don’t bring your gift until you reconcile with your brother.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/when-forgiveness-hurts-but-healing-depends-on-itRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info
2025-11-0824 minRebuilding Life After AddictionHe Tried to Control His Way Out of Addiction. It Didn't Work.Ever tried controlling everything in life—addiction, illness, or daily struggles—only to realize it's exhausting and ineffective?Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-07-1533 minRebuilding Life After AddictionThis Is What’s Keeping You Spiritually Weak in Recovery (and How to Fix It)Getting sober is hard—but staying spiritually strong in recovery is where the real battle begins. In this episode, Justin Franich sits down with Ashley to unpack the habits that actually help you grow in faith and stay free.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-04-2631 minRebuilding Life After AddictionHe Lost His Wife and Kids to Addiction. Here's How He Got Them Back.In this powerful episode, Justin Franich sits down with Rob Reynolds to discuss the real process of rebuilding life after addiction.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-03-1933 minRebuilding Life After AddictionBen Fuller: From Addiction to the Stage (Full Testimony)Struggling to find hope in the midst of addiction? Listen as Ben Fuller shares his raw, life-changing testimony—where a powerful encounter with Jesus and the healing power of music shattered his chains and gave him a new identity.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-03-1336 minRebuilding Life After AddictionThe Battle Isn't Around You. It's Inside You.In this episode, we dive deep into the battle within—the fight between our flesh and our faith. We’ll explore what it means to truly surrender to God, take every thought captive, and tear down the strongholds that hold us back.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justi...
2025-03-0614 minRebuilding Life After AddictionAngry. Ashamed. Done With Church. Then This Happened.In this video we sit down with Ashely Marner, a recent graduate of SVATC and he shares his journey out of addiction, to relapse, and ultimately finding his way back. Welcome to Rebuilding Life After Addiction.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-02-2628 minRebuilding Life After AddictionWhy Community is the Key to Recovery SuccessIn this episode, Ashley and I sit down for an inspiring conversation about our transition from pastoring to leading a recovery ministry with Teen Challenge.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-02-1939 minRebuilding Life After AddictionFrom Inmate to Minister—How Rob’s Encounter Sparked a Jail RevivalWe have a conversation with Rob and Jason about harvest moments in their lives and how the transformative work God by leading them to ministries. Rob shares how God has led him back to the very jail where he once served time, now as a minister of hope and salvation.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/from-inmate-to-minister-how-robs-encounter-sparked-a-jail-revivalRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individu...
2025-02-1227 minRebuilding Life After AddictionNo One Is Too Far Gone—Matt’s Story of Redemption and PurposeHave you ever looked at your life and wondered, ‘How did I get here? ’ That’s exactly where Matt Cross found himself—until God stepped in.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-02-0559 minRebuilding Life After AddictionHe Was Addicted, Angry, and Lost—Until Worship Changed EverythingAddiction is serious. It doesn't matter what it is.Full show notes and transcript: https://justinfranich.com/podcast/addicted-alone-and-angry-until-one-prayer-changed-everythingRebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2025-01-2956 minRebuilding Life After AddictionDrug Runner for the Mafia Finds Jesus in a Police Car! 😱 (MUST Listen)"What happens when a life of crime meets the grace of God in the back of a police car? "In this riveting episode, Rob Reynolds and Justin Franich sit down with Joe from Crossroads Freedom Center, a man who once lived a life entangled with crime, addiction, and darkness.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info
2024-10-2652 minRebuilding Life After AddictionMy Life Was Consumed by Drugs Until Jesus Stepped InWhat happens when a life shattered by addiction encounters the life-changing power of Jesus? In this gripping episode, Justin Franich and Rob Reynolds talk with Curtis Pulaski as Curtis shares how his darkest days of drug abuse were transformed by a single moment of surrender to Christ.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛...
2024-08-3055 minRebuilding Life After AddictionHearing His Call: Young Voices, Bold MissionsDiscover how these young adults traded ordinary lives for extraordinary mission! Join Justin Franch as he talks with part of the Eddie James Ministries team who've answered the call to something more.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2024-08-1233 min
The WatchersPilot Season: Dawson's CreekIn this episode of The Watchers, we're trading the awkward energy of McKinley High for the quaintly watercolor world of Dawson’s Creek. Join Jodie and Andrea as we explore the lives of Dawson, Joey, Pacey, and Jen, who navigate picturesque Capeside while remaining somehow sex-obsessed and puritanically chaste, simultaneously. We’ll talk about Dawson’s unearned self-confidence, Pacey’s weird little bangs, Jen’s storied past (evidenced by a taste for black coffee and saying the word “penis” in front of her grandmother), Joey’s position as the daughter of a drug lord, and why replacing the theme song should be a...
2024-08-071h 42Rebuilding Life After AddictionHope After Addiction: Rigo's Inspiring Journey with Adult Teen ChallengeStruggling with Addiction? Find Hope Here!Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info💛 Support the podcast:https://justinfranich.com/donate
2024-06-171h 07Rebuilding Life After AddictionRising From Rock Bottom: Chipo's Journey of Trauma, Faith, and Community HealingImagine hitting rock bottom after a painful divorce, only to find the strength to rise again through faith and community. That's the transformative journey of our guest, Chipo Mathis, who candidly shares how moving to Winchester and engaging with her local church set her on a path to healing.Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant📖 Show notes and transcripts for every episode:https://justinfranich.com/podcast🙏 Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge helps individuals and families affected by addiction in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. https://svtc.info
2024-06-1055 min