Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick
Helping people become whole by cultivating deeper connection with God, self, and others. Visit www.restoringthesoul.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 360
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 182 - John Lynch, "On My Worst Day"
“The last thing in the world that I was supposed to do was become a believer.” - John Lynch
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, we reprise a conversation Michael had with John Lynch. John served fo…
Episode 181 - Michael John Cusick, "Surfing for God, Part 9: The Invisible Battle"
"The story of your life is the story of a long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it." - John Eldredge
Evil is real, and it has a name: Satan - the adver…
Episode 180 - Michael John Cusick, "Surfing for God, Part 8: Exposing the Counterfeits"
“...Jesus only comes to us in our realities, not our illusions.” - Dr. Ekie Kikule
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael continues the journey through Surfing for God with a deep dive into Ch…
Episode 179 - Eli & Kelly Pyke, "Far Green Country"
“...it was a desperate move to save our marriage.” - Kelly Pyke
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes Eli and Kelly Pyke to discuss their emotional journey from counseling intensive …
Episode 178 - Michael John Cusick, "Surfing for God, Part 7: Your Good Heart"
"What do you want?" - Jesus of Nazareth
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael and Brian discuss Chapter 8 of Surfing for God titled, "Your Good Heart".
If you belong to God, you have a good h…
Episode 177 - Dr. Alison Cook, "Boundaries for Your Soul"
“Internal conflict is growth trying to happen.” - Dr. Alison Cook
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes Dr. Alison Cook, co-author of the best-selling, “Boundaries for Your Soul” whi…
Episode 176 - Winn Collier, “A Burning in My Bones”
“It was such a joy to discover in his deep heart, behind the scenes, Eugene was the man we thought he was.” - Winn Collier
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes back Winn Collier. If…
Episode 175 - Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards, "Like a Little Child"
“There’s a revolution that could happen if we could understand that humility is one of the practical outworkings of love.” - Dennis Edwards
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes back…
Episode 174 - Michael John Cusick, "Surfing for God, Part 6: Soul Snare to Soul Care"
“The question for our lives is not whether we will surrender, but to whom or what we will surrender.” - Gordon Dalbey
In this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael and Brian discuss the move from the…
Episode 173 - Michael John Cusick, "Surfing for God, Part 5: Shame and Core Beliefs"
“Shame is like a raincoat over the soul that repels the living water of Jesus that would establish us as His beloved.” - Andy Kamiski
All of us have hiding places where we stow away our shame. Where d…
Episode 172 - Michael John Cusick, "Surfing for God, Part 4: Gathering the Broken Places"
“It’s important to understand our brokenness because it’s what drives our sinful patterns, our addictions, and our compulsions.” - Michael John Cusick
The following is an excerpt from Michael John Cus…
Episode 171 - Michael John Cusick, "Surfing for God, Part 3: Deep Desires"
“I’ve always been most passionate about trying to help people connect the broken reality of their life to the reality of God’s heart.” - Michael John Cusick
Hope is life-giving, but to deeply and inte…
Episode 170 - Michael John Cusick, "Surfing for God, Part 2: The Broken Promises of Porn"
“All sin promises us something but it never delivers on the promise.” - Michael John Cusick
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael and Brian present the second episode in a seven part series o…
Episode 169 - Michael John Cusick with Jim Cress, "Remembering Larry Crabb (1944-2021)"
“There was something deeper, something more real that I was drawn to in what he said.” - Jim Cress
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael and Jim Cress remember Dr. Larry Crabb who recently pa…
Episode 168 - Michael John Cusick, "Surfing for God, Part 1"
“Every man who knocks on the door of a brothel is looking for God.” - G.K. Chesterton
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael and Brian launch into the first of a seven part series of podcasts …
Episode 167 - Sheila Wray Gregoire, "The Great Sex Rescue"
“The solution to lust is to see women. It isn’t to avoid them. It’s to see women as whole people made in the image of God.” - Sheila Wray Gregoire
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcom…
Episode 166 - Julianne Cusick, "Treatment Barriers to Healing from Betrayal Trauma"
“Certain kinds of care for betrayal trauma actually makes people stuck or worse in their recovery.” - Julianne Cusick
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael concludes his conversation with Jul…
Episode 165 - Julianne Cusick, "Barriers to Overcoming Betrayal Trauma"
“It’s impossible to recover from betrayal trauma when you’re still a victim of betrayal trauma.” - Julianne Cusick
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes back Julianne Cusick for the …
Episode 164 - James Bryan Smith, "The Good and Beautiful God"
“I want to become the person that naturally is like Jesus because I have been with Him for so long.” - Dr. James Bryan Smith
Dr. James Bryan Smith is the founder and Executive Director of the Apprent…
Episode 163 - Dallas Willard, "What We Are to Do"
“Wholeness and holiness are inseparable.” - Dallas Willard
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, we dig deep into our archives for one of the most important discussions Michael has taken part in. In …