Updated October 2026. Rankings reflect current SobrietyTalk community votes and can change as members vote.
Relapse often begins before a person uses. Isolation, exhaustion, resentment, secrecy, and untreated pain can narrow the choices until using feels inevitable. These podcasts help listeners notice that process earlier and hear from people who rebuilt after setbacks.
There is no single perfect recovery podcast. The best choice is the voice you will actually return to when a craving, a hard day, or a question shows up. This list combines the current community leaderboard with editorial relevance to the topic.
How we chose these shows
We prioritized listings tagged for relapse and resilience, with additional weight given to current community votes and practical recovery focus.
1. One Last Hit
Hosted by Austin Rampt. Austin Rampt went from a cartel-connected drug addict fleeing the country to a sober author. Now he interviews others who've been to the darkest corners and made it back.
2. Day One of Sobriety | Christian Recovery, Emotional Healing, Overcoming Shame, Spiritual Coaching
Hosted by Brenda Kennison - Mind Renewal, Recovery & Spiritual Coach. The Day One of Sobriety podcast helps you renew your mind so you can live healed, whole, and confident in Christ. Each bite-sized episode blends biblical truth with brain science to help you break destructive habits, calm the chaos, and build the mindset God designed you to carry. You’ll learn practical tools you can…
3. Recovery Love Freedom Rising
Welcome to Recovery Freedom Rising—a podcast dedicated to empowering individuals on the journey to personal growth, lasting serenity, and freedom from addiction. Each week, we explore inspiring stories, transformative tools, and meaningful conversations about embracing change, living authentically, and finding peace…
4. 12S4E: The 12 Steps for Everyone
Hosted by Denise and Jackie Freed. 12S4E deep-dives into Denise and Jackie Freed’s toolkit for living - The 12 Steps for Everyone. This mother-daughter duo discusses mental health, mental illness, recovery, sobriety, anxiety, depression, and more. Also featuring guests from their “village” who share their everyday miracles and survival tips, the show…
5. Recovery Dialogues and Sober Stories
Hosted by Antonio Matta. Recovery Dialogues & Sober Stories (RDSS) is a mental health and addiction recovery podcast hosted by Antonio Matta that explores recovery as more than symptom management—it’s a self-directed process of reaching your potential through deliberate life changes. Each episode connects lived experience and clinical insight…
6. Addict II Athlete Podcast
The Addict II Athlete podcast is hosted by Coach Blu Robinson, a licensed clinical mental health counselor and substance abuse counselor who has worked in the field since 2001. He is a fantastic public speaker, coach, and therapist who works with many individuals, youth, couples, and families addressing issues like…
7. Wife On The Rocks I Gaslighting, Addiction, Codependency, Al Anon, Alcoholism, Recovery
Did you marry the man of your dreams, only to find alcohol seeping into every part of your family? As a woman of faith committed to your vows, do you struggle to walk out your convictions amidst the chaos and confusion devastating your marriage? Do you wish you had someone to confide in without judgment, consequences,…
8. Way OUT of Childhood Trauma
Hosted by Barb Varcl Smith. Trauma is not an excuse. Trauma is an explanation. Join Barb Varcl Smith, Trauma Recovery Educator, Speaker, Therapist, and creator of The Ascendance Method™, Fake Resilience™ and 5 Pillars of Self™, as she helps you understand trauma, recognise survival patterns, and reconnect with your inner strength. Through expert…
9. Intimacy After Infidelity | Cut Contact, Rebuild Trust, Shed Shame, Avoid Divorce, Forgiveness for Adultery
The go-to podcast for Christian women who are ready to heal their hearts, shed their shame, and come home to freedom in Christ. Ranked Top 2.5% Globally Do you ever wish someone would truly see you, not look past you or through you? Are you lying awake at night wondering if your marriage can survive infidelity...or if…
10. The Hopeaholics
Welcome to the Hopeaholics Podcast, where we tackle addiction and mental illness through sharing real life experiences, honesty and hope! Hosted by Chad Carlsen, who knows firsthand the destruction that these issues can cause, we're here to offer listeners a much-needed source of inspiration and understanding that…
How to use a recovery podcast
Pick one or two shows and listen consistently instead of collecting dozens of subscriptions. Save episodes that speak to your current stage, discuss what you hear with a sponsor, therapist, or trusted person, and remember that a podcast can support recovery without replacing professional care or community.
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