You’re listening to We Digress and we’re your hosts, Dave and Deb Beddoe.Although our conversations are often about addiction, recovery, and faith, we do wander off-topic and into areas of broader interest – hence the name of our podcast, “We

Season 2 Episode 3 Community pt 2: Barriers to connecting with community

Nov 27th, 2019 16m 30s

In this episode of We Digress, we continue our conversation about the role of community in crisis, particularly addiction recovery.Two major barriers to relationships within our community are independence and isolation. IndependenceIn Ame

Season 2 Episode 2 Community: A conversation about safety nets and community

Nov 27th, 2019 21m 35s

In this episode of We Digress, Dave and Deb talk about community and briefly wax nostalgic over small-town life in autumn.Ah, the joys of small-town living…On the one hand, everyone knows everyone else. On the other hand, everyone knows eve

Season 2 Episode 1 Compassion: Relearning and Reviving Compassion

Oct 15th, 2019 22m 51s

Compassion is a hot topic these days. Who deserves it, should it affect our politics, and what's in it for me...In this episode, Dave and Deb dig into compassion and digress to the Great British Baking Show and Survivor -- the longest running

Episode 11 Listening Well

Jun 28th, 2019 29m 27s

In this episode of We Digress, we talk about the power of listening well. In this episode, we're talking about listening. From marriage, to recovery groups, to living with teenagers, listening well can be the key to improving relationships-- a

We Digress Episode 10 Personality and Addiction

May 24th, 2019 25m 13s

In this episode of We Digress, Dave and Deb address the role of personality in addiction.Is there such a thing as an addictive personality? Can your personality change? How can personality assessments like the Enneagram help with addiction r

The one about generalizations: helpful, harmful, and human

May 10th, 2019 25m 23s

In this episode, recorded mid-April, we're talking about generalizations. How labeling people, passages and problems can be both helpful and harmful. We're talking about generations, seasons of life, and of course, addiction and recovery.

The one about the birthdays

Apr 10th, 2019 27m 12s

In this episode of We Digress, Dave and Deb banter about a big birthday, aging, and pop culture. Not a whole lot of seriousness, but a lot of fun. Some fun articles are referenced in this episode, including a fantastic list compiled by Emma Ni

Renovations Garden Edition

Apr 3rd, 2019 20m 23s

In this episode Dave and Deb tackle the garden and simple truths about being patient with growth. Growth takes time-- even more so when you're talking about recovery from addiction or any other disruptive behavior that wrecks you.

Renovations, House Edition

Mar 28th, 2019 24m 55s

Dave and Deb continue their conversation about renovations. HGTV began broadcasting the year our oldest child was born, and I (Deb) confess, I've been a sucker for it ever since. Chances are, though, you are too. We talk a bit about our favori

Renovations: Dave and Deb talk cars and people

Mar 13th, 2019 20m 20s

Everybody loves a renovation. This month, we're talking about our favorites. In this episode, Dave digresses about all the cars he's loved before...the Chevy Luv, the Hondas, the Plymouth...and we bring it back around to relationships. There ar

Beautiful Boy and real-life recovery

Mar 7th, 2019 24m 58s

In this episode, Dave and Deb talk about some of their favorite movie portrayals of addiction and recovery and how even the best stories can't show reality. Change takes time. And when someone we love is in the process of change, our response

Episode 4 Promises Promises

Mar 6th, 2019 21m 51s

We've said "I promise" since we were small children trying to get out of trouble. When we were teens adding emphasis to a story. We made a promise when we got married. And we promised a kid we'd get him a dog...which we finally did -- years aft