

Father Bill W.
Father Bill W.
I’m an Episcopal (Anglican) priest in recovery from alcoholism since 1972. I've spent my career in addiction treatment focused on 12-Step spirituality and exploring the pioneer history of AA. In discovering the lost 11th Step practice of Two Way Prayer, my program underwent a life-changing transformation. As Bill Wilson said, “ something was lost from AA when we stopped emphasizing the morning meditation." My mission now is helping people in 12-Step Fellowships explore a deeper understanding of spiritual practice and how it connects us to the "Great Reality" within. -Fr. Bill W.
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Sep 15, 2025 • 60min
Living Between Worlds in Recovery: What Depth Psychology Offers
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems thatsupported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women. The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way home. This episode is in two parts – each focused on insights into the gifts depth psychology can bring to us in recovery. Part #1 covers:A. The real issues of life are never solved – but they can be outgrown.B. The cure for loneliness is solitude.C. Our best, most demanding, and most useful job is addressing our own shadows.Show notes: Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD. The Power of Two Way Prayer

Sep 8, 2025 • 1h 25min
Living Between Worlds in Recovery: Connecting with the Beyond that Resides Within
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems thatsupported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women. The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way home. This episode is centered on finding and resonating with the Greater Self that resides within and wishes to communicate with us on our journey through life. Show notes: · Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD. The Power of Two Way Prayer

Sep 1, 2025 • 1h 7min
Living Between Worlds in Recovery: No Cure but Healing
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems thatsupported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women. The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way home. This episode takes a deep dive into the nature of HEALING found in recovery.Show notes: Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD. The Power of Two Way Prayer

Aug 25, 2025 • 1h 11min
Living Between Worlds in Recovery: Three Things To Remember
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems that supported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women.The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way home. This episode draws on three major lessons Hollis learned over his many years of practicing and teaching depth psychology.Show notes:Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.Robert Johnson’s, Inner WorkThe Power of Two Way Prayer

Aug 17, 2025 • 57min
Depth Psychology: Going In Search of Our Soul
The podcast explores the challenges of addiction recovery and the profound sense of being lost. It highlights the transformative journey of hitting rock bottom as a catalyst for personal growth. Delving into depth psychology, it emphasizes understanding childhood traumas and emotional responses. The conversation reveals the significance of tuning into one’s inner self for healing and resilience. Techniques like journaling and dream work are also discussed as valuable tools for self-discovery and integration.

Aug 9, 2025 • 50min
Living Between Worlds in Recovery: Coping with Chaos
When most of us addicts wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems that supported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many of today’s men and women.The series describes this lost-world and how to access the “Inner Resilience” needed to find our way out. Episode two is focused on some of the unsuccessful coping mechanisms we have tried. Then it points us toward the solution.Show notes: Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.Hollis Quote: “Jung concluded that there was within each of us a deep resilience guided by some locus of knowing, independent of ego consciousness; a center that produces our dreams to correct us, symptoms to challenge us, visions to inspire us.” The Power of Two Way Prayer

Aug 2, 2025 • 44min
Living Between Worlds in Recovery: When Our Map Disappears
When most of us wash up on the shores of recovery to say we’ve lost our way seems a gross understatement. The bottom has usually fallen out from under our lives. We feel utterly lost and painfully alone. The world we knew is gone and no new world has arrived to take its place. We need a map to orient us and a guide to help us find our way home.This is the world Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis describes in his book “Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.” It’s likely an all too familiar world to most of us addicts. Hollis says not only are we lost, but the religious structures and cultural belief systems that supported yesterday’s lost souls seem out of reach for many men and women today.This series describes this lost-world and how to access the Inner Resilience needed to find our way out. Episode One describes the problem and sets the scene.Show notes:Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times by James Hollis, PhD.

Jul 26, 2025 • 60min
Women in Long Term Recovery: Concluding Thoughts
Women face any number of unique challenges at the start of their recovery, but still other problems (as well as blessings) lay ahead.Father Bill’s guest is Diane Cameron, author of Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recovery. Diane addresses issues that include sex, family, work-life balance, the empty nest, caregiving, aging … and many more.In addition to authoring several books, Diane is a journalist, columnist, blogger, and a woman in long-term recovery. Gifted with a sense of humor and a passion for helping women, Diane draws on her long experience in 12-Step recovery to help women traveling on the road of recovery. In this final episode Diane shares her wisdom regarding self-image and self-care, learning to live a life of service, and avoiding - or returning - from relapse.Show notes: Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term RecoveryWomen Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood:Diane’s website: https://www.dianecameron.info/

Jul 19, 2025 • 59min
Work, Aging, & Death
Women face a number of unique challenges at the start of their recovery, but still other problems (as well as blessings) lay ahead.Father Bill’s guest is Diane Cameron, author of Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recovery. Diane addresses issues that include sex, family, work-life balance, the empty nest, caregiving, aging … and many more.In addition to authoring several books, Diane is a journalist, columnist, blogger, and a woman in long-term recovery. Gifted with a sense of humor and a passion for helping women, Diane draws on her long experience in 12-Step recovery to help women traveling on the road of recovery. In this fourth episode, Diane shares her wisdom regarding a woman finding her role in the workplace, as well as coping with issues surrounding aging, dying, and death. Don’t let these topics scare you off – and know they apply to men as well.Show notes:· Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recoveryhttps://www.amazon.com/Out-Woods-Womans-Long-Term-Recovery/dp/1937612473· Denial of Death by Ernest Beckerhttps://www.amazon.com/s?k=book+the+denial+of+death&adgrpid=1333709159636611&hvadid=83357150017648&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=73736&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=p&hvtargid=kwd-83357786957109%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=22163_13576383&mcid=aa0ca0da18013018939632513b028c2c&msclkid=b20574d50eeb177815521ca04ce4eac9&tag=mh0b-20&ref=pd_sl_7wyhf7fh0j_p· Diane’s website: https://www.dianecameron.info/· Get the Two Way Prayer Book https://www.amazon.com/Power-Two-Way-Prayer-Addiction/dp/1640657991Watch us on Youtube!https://www.youtube.com/@twowayprayer1335Join our Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/twowayprayer/Two Way Prayer Website https://www.twowayprayer.org/Donations:https://www.twowayprayer.org/donate-1Keep coming back everyone! #twowayprayer #spirituality #recovery #addictionrecovery #addictionsupport #addictionrecoverypath #alcoholfree #addictionfree #sobriety #podcast #12stepprogram #therapy #mentalhealth #serenity #serenityprayer #theoxfordgroup #billwilson #podcast #addiction #recoveryjourney #womeninrecovery

Jul 12, 2025 • 1h 2min
Meetings and Relationships
Women face some very unique challenges at the start of their recovery, but still other problems (as well as blessings) lay ahead. Father Bill’s guest is Diane Cameron, author of Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term Recovery. Diane addresses issues that include sex, family, work-life balance, the empty nest, caregiving, aging … and many more.In addition to authoring several books, Diane is a journalist, columnist, blogger, and a woman in long-term recovery. Gifted with a sense of humor and a passion for helping women, Diane draws on her long experience in 12-Step recovery to help women traveling on the road of recovery. In this third episode Diane shares one woman’s wisdom regarding attendance at 12-Step meetings and how to maneuver the many pitfalls relationships present in recovery.Show notes:Out of the Woods: A Woman’s Guide to Long-Term RecoveryAnne Lamott Operating InstructionsDiane’s website: https://www.dianecameron.info/ The Power of Two Way Prayer