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 141 - Bill Thrall, "The Soul of a Leader"
“The number one cause of leadership failure is never a skill let down. It’s isolation.” - Bill Thrall
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, we’re featuring a conversation Michael had with Bill Thrall…
Episode 140 - Michael John Cusick, “5 Ways Shame Fuels Addiction, Part 5”
“There’s something about shame you can’t heal on your own.” - Michael John Cusick
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, we’re concluding a 5-part series on the way shame fuels addiction. Longtime fri…
Episode 139 - Ian Morgan Cron, “The Road Back to You”
“The Enneagram takes into account that the human personality is fluid, not static.” - Ian Morgan Cron
On this episode of Restoring the Soul, we’re featuring a conversation between Michael John Cusick …
Episode 138 - Michael John Cusick, “5 Ways Shame Fuels Addiction, Part 4”
“Our deepest desire is for connection.” - Michael John Cusick
What do you long for? How about thirst? And what are your desires? God has uniquely wired us for connection; it is the essence of our bein…
Episode 137 - Michael John Cusick, “5 Ways Shame Fuels Addiction, Part 3”
“In being known, I can simply rest...and be.” - Michael John Cusick
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael continues a 5-part series of podcasts on how shame fuels addiction. We encourage you …
Episode 136 - Rob Mathes, "Living and Breathing Music, Part 2"
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael concludes his conversation with composer, arranger, producer, singer, songwriter, and musician Rob Mathes. Rob is a Grammy-nominated, Tony-nominated art…
Episode 135 - Rob Mathes, “Living and Breathing Music, Part 1”
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, we are please to bring you an encore conversation with Rob Mathes. Rob is Emmy an award-winning, Grammy nominated, Tony nominated music producer, composer, arra…
Episode 134 - Michael John Cusick, “5 Ways Shame Fuels Addiction, Part 2”
“Shame is the experience of not being with God in His love.” - Michael John Cusick
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael and Kelley Gray continue their conversation on how shame fuels addicti…
Episode 133 - Michael John Cusick, “5 Ways Shame Fuels Addiction, Part 1”
“Shame is not just an emotion, it’s a physical experience.” - Michael John Cusick
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael picks up where we left off a few weeks ago - delving into the debilitat…
Episode 132 - Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards, "Turning the Tables on Injustice"
“I think it is naive to ignore the journey of people who have been on the margins in our society.” - Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes Rev. Dr. Dennis Edw…
Episode 131 - Dr. Reggie Moore, "Acts of Protest"
“Fair exchange equals no robbery.” - Dr. Reggie Moore
Today’s podcast is a response to the murder of Mr. George Floyd last week in Minnesota and the swell of lament, protest, and division that has res…
Episode 130 - Mako Fujimura, "Silence & Beauty"
“Artists are gardeners who are called to till the soil of culture.” - Mako Fujimura
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael spends an hour with Mako Fujimura, visual artist, author, thought lea…
Episode 129 - Michael John Cusick, "5 Ways Shame Fuels Addiction: Introduction”
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael kicks off a 6-part series (including this episode as the Introduction) on the debilitating effects of shame and what the path to true freedom looks like…
Episode 128 - Alan Fadling, "An Unhurried Life"
“The trajectory of spiritual growth is in the direction of simplicity rather than in the direction of complexity.” - Alan Fadling
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael and his guest Alan Fadl…
Episode 127 - Pete Scazzero, "Becoming Emotionally Healthy"
“I think the gift of limits is one of the critical issues of rebelling against God.” - Pete Scazzero
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, we’re taking a deep dive into our archives for the first eve…
Episode 126 - Heather King, "Ravished: Notes on Womanhood”
“Our deepest identity does not lie in our gender, our sexual orientation, our wounds. Our identity lies in Christ.” - Heather King
Heather King has always described herself as “an ex-lawyer, a former …
Episode 125 - Jason Gaboury, "Meeting God in Loneliness"
“God meets people in their moments of vulnerability and suffering and transforms them. And what they get is friendship with God.” - Jason Gaboury
What would happen if we met God in the midst of our is…
Episode 124 - Michael John Cusick, "Soul Care with iCARE"
“All spirituality is about what we do with the unrest in our soul.” - Ronald Rolheiser
How are you caring for your soul?
Are you in touch with the Father on a deep and intimate level?
Today you will b…
Episode 123 - Philip Yancey, "Easter and COVID-19"
“Suffering doesn’t work like a statistical map. It’s up close. It’s personal.” - Philip Yancey
Earlier today, a conversation was recorded between Michael and best-selling author and thinker Philip Yan…
Episode 122 - Dr. Curt Thompson, "Love and Lament During the Pandemic"
“The crisis is not just creating anxiety, it’s revealing anxiety.” - Dr. Curt Thompson
This podcast is one of the most important podcasts Restoring the Soul has produced. COVID-19, also known as the C…