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Enabling: Supporting Recovery vs Supporting Addiction

Enabling

When we think about helping someone struggling with addiction or destructive behaviors, it’s critically important to understand the difference between genuine support and enabling. Enabling occurs when our attempts to help actually make it easier for someone to continue their destructive behaviors. This pattern often develops from a place of

What Part Do Physical & Emotional Abuse Play in Substance Abuse?

Trauma

The relationship between abuse and substance abuse is deeply complex and intertwined, particularly when viewed through a Christian recovery lens. Many survivors of abuse turn to addictive substances as a coping mechanism, seeking to numb emotional pain and manage traumatic memories. This self-medicating often becomes a way to handle PTSD symptoms,

What are Potential Obstacles to Total Recovery, the Biblical Way

Recovery Support

Every modality of healing, Biblical or secular, has potential obstacles that we must identify before beginning recovery. A huge part of your recovery coach’s training is to be able to dig deeply to be able to identify the obstacles that are unique to you, thereby being able to avoid them, destroy them, or conquer them. […]

The Hidden Spiritual Struggle of Comparison in Recovery

Recovery

Depending on your road of recovery, there are times when, if you’re not properly taught, you will begin to compare yourself and your progress with others’ progress. The 12 steps disease theorists portray recovery as never ending, meaning that you will never recover because you have a fictitious theoretical terminal disease. They ingrain

According to the Bible, What is the Real Cause of Addiction?

AddictionBble

According to the Bible, addiction is viewed through the lens of sin, human weakness, and spiritual struggle. Let’s explore the biblical understanding of addiction’s root causes: Recovery, according to God and the Bible, is not just about stopping a behavior, but about: Scriptural References for Hope and Recovery: God offers consistent a

Spiritual Warfare and Recovery: Fighting the Good Fight

Spiritual Warfare in Recovery

Recovery is more than a physical or mental journey—it’s a profound spiritual battle that requires trust and faith in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, prayer without ceasing, strength, faith, and divine guidance. For those believers navigating the challenging path of recovery, understanding spiritual warfare becomes a crucial element of he

How Family Dynamics and Trauma Can Contribute to Addiction

AddictionTrauma

The Story of Charlie’s Journey Charlie sat in the dimly lit church basement, his hands trembling slightly as he clutched a styrofoam cup of coffee. The recovery group meeting hadn’t started yet, but memories of his childhood flooded his mind like an unstoppable tsunami. Growing up, Charlie had been a witness to his parents’ consta

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