What We Really Want: Conversations About Connection RE-RELEASE | Michael John Cusick: The Light is Brighter Than it Seems
"Send us a message! (questions, feedback, etc.)"
RE-RELEASE. This episode originally released July 22, 2024.
For men and women seeking recovery from unwanted sexual behavior, few people have been as influential or helpful as Michael John Cusick. Michael is a therapist, author, and Founder/CEO of Restoring the Soul, a counseling practice that provides opportunities for life-changing breakthrough with licensed and experienced therapists. Their holistic approach creates an atmosphere of safety and grace where people can explore their relationships, identity, emotions, and spirituality.
In 2012 Michael released the book Surfing For God: Discovering the Divine Desire Beneath Sexual Struggles. It, along with Jay Stringer's book Unwanted, has been extraordinarily powerful in helping people discover what needs they are actually trying to meet when pursuing broken behavior. The book contains a story (that Greg and Michael talk about) that's part of the reason for our podcast's name!
In early 2025 Michael released his second book, Sacred Attachment: Escaping Spiritual Exhaustion and Trusting in Divine Love. This book explores how an understanding of attachment theory can help tired and wounded Christians get "unstuck" in our relationship with God and experience the closeness he intended us to have with him.
Restoring the Soul offers individual and group intensive therapy experiences, as well as a blog, podcast, and other resources.
Check out Michael's links below, and PLEASE give us 5-stars and write a positive review wherever you get your podcasts!
Restoring the Soul website
Restoring the Soul podcast
Surfing For God and Sacred Attachment (on Amazon)
Training Session at Beeson Divinity School (2014)
#MichaelJohnCusick #RestoringTheSoul #SurfingForGod #SacredAttachment #attachmenttheory #counseling #therapy #gospel #recove
Awaken website
Roots Retreat Men's Intensive
Roots Retreat Women's Workshop
Awaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)