# Breaking Approval-Addiction

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Podcast: [Become New with John Ortberg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281)
Published: 2026-04-21T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2118006/episodes/19050335-breaking-approval-addiction.mp3
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Duration seconds: 760

## Resource

What if the reason you feel anxious, exhausted, or constantly “on”… is because you’re living for other people’s approval? In today’s teaching, we explore the powerful and often overlooked spiritual discipline of secrecy—doing good without anyone knowing. It sounds simple… but it might be one of the hardest things you’ll ever try. Drawing from the teachings of Dallas Willard and the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, this message reveals how secrecy frees you from approval addiction,...

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