by Chris | Sep 27, 2023 | Loved One of an Addict, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Sex/Pornography
The night I visited my first meeting for family and friends of lust addicts, I heard so many new terms in the space of that hour that, for a second, I wondered if I’d landed on another planet. None of the words were exactly foreign, but the folks in that meeting used...
by Chris | Sep 20, 2023 | Compulsive Eating Behaviors
Diet culture is everywhere. We’re constantly bombarded with messages about losing weight, eating “clean,” and achieving the “perfect” body. The latest diet fads on magazine covers at the grocery checkout hound us. TV commercials about food plans, diets, food...
by Chris | Sep 13, 2023 | Family, Loved One of an Addict, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Sex/Pornography
I remember being at a Catholic spirituality conference the summer before I got married. The conference included a time of Eucharistic adoration, and so in the silence of that space, I did what any faithful Catholic fiancée would do and opened up to God about my fears....
by Chris | Sep 6, 2023 | Adult Children of an Alcoholic, Loved One of an Addict
Growing up amidst the turbulence of alcoholism and dysfunction, my instinctive urge for control was born from a longing for stability. As I navigate this journey of healing, I am discovering that true liberation springs not only from acceptance but from surrendering...
by Chris | Aug 30, 2023 | Compulsive Eating Behaviors, Help from the Saints, Saints—On Earth & in Heaven
Before entering recovery for my eating disorder, hunger was the enemy. I chased after diets that promised, “You’ll never feel hungry!” When those diets didn’t work, I did all I could to avoid ever feeling that grumble and its accompanying pangs. The times I would feel...
