509 | Navigating Leadership in Recovery  | Todd Eakes

About this episode

Todd Eakes shares his journey of recovery and leadership within the context of addiction and relationships.

On the episode this week: Aaron wears underwear. Aaron talks to guest Todd Eakes. Todd is a fellow pirate monk from Colorado. He shares his journey of getting caught with a prostitute, then to celebrate recovery, SLAA 12-step meetings, and Samson Society. Todd shares how he was adopted as an infant, and has been pursuing love, acceptance, and relationships from the wrong places. They talk about how to decide when to lead in recovery. And Todd has organized a Samson Colorado mini retreat. Samson Colorado Mini Retreat - find it on the samson society app, links below. Walk With Me: Staying Human in an Age of Artificial Companions, by: Nate Larkin NEW Samson Community App (Apple store) NEW Samson Community App (Google Store) June 5-7, 2026 Italian/International Samson Retreat Oct 23-25, 2026 U.S. Samson Summit Send mail to: Pirate Monk Podcast/Samson House PO BOX 1656 Columbia, TN 38402 If you have thoughts or questions and you'd like the guys to address in upcoming episodes or suggestions for future guests, please drop a note to piratemonkpodcast@gmail.com. The music on this podcast is contributed by members of the Samson Society. For more information on this ministry, please visit…

People in this episode

Host: Aaron

Guest: Todd Eakes

Topics covered

• leadership
• recovery
• addiction
• relationships
• personal journey

Keywords

• recovery
• leadership
• addiction
• Samson Society
• personal journey
• relationships
• 12-step meetings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Samson Society, Samson House

Books & works: Walk With Me: Staying Human in an Age of Artificial Companions

Places: Colorado, Columbia, TN

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