Snacks and Good Company with Sherri Lynn

How do you love someone struggling with addiction without losing yourself in the process? In this episode of Snacks & Good Company, Sherri sits down with Pastor Phil to explore the difficult balance between unconditional love, healthy boundaries, and enabling. Drawing from his own family's experience with addiction and recovery, Phil shares why sometimes the most loving thing we can do is step aside and trust God. Together, they discuss the shame families carry, the power of confession, and the surprising lessons found in the story of the Prodigal Son.     Quotes: "How do you hold someone accountable, but yet still love on them, not be legalistic, show grace." "No one gave him anything." They're movable fences. They're not permanent walls." "You're only as sick as your secrets."

At 29, Pastor Junior was convinced addiction would take his life before his 30th birthday. Today, he shares his journey from alcoholism and drug addiction to freedom in Christ. In this honest conversation with Sherri, they explore the realities of recovery, the difference between loving and enabling, and why surrendering and asking for help can be the beginning of a whole new life.

Will and Mary Beth share two very different journeys through addiction and the freedom they found in recovery and Christ. From grief, hidden addiction, DUIs and jail to surrender, boundaries, community and healing, they offer an honest look at what addiction does to individuals and the people who love them. Their stories are a reminder that the seeds planted in someone's darkest seasons still matter, and that there is hope, a future and freedom.   Visit: https://www.recovery.church/ 

What happens when helping someone you love begins to consume your life? Pastor Mike shares his own journey with codependency and how the need for approval affected his ministry, relationships, and faith. We talk about enabling, boundaries, the "gift of desperation," and why sometimes love means saying no. From a Christ-centered perspective, Mike explains how misplaced identity can become bondage and how repentance, Scripture, and dependence on the Holy Spirit can lead to freedom. . . .   Visit: https://www.recovery.church/      "Co-dendependent No More." - Melanie Beattie -  https://www.amazon.com/s?k=codependent+no+more&adgrpid=189103893329&hvadid=793083663260&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9012441&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=14620437443700010922--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14620437443700010922&hvtargid=kwd-58300846&hydadcr=22517_13864526_2444490&mcid=d741e67ebb813bc5aaa7ad1ec223295b&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_6wtxmawbhz_e   "Boundaries" - Dr. Henry Cloud - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0310352770/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=3a4ab67b3f4cc31d70c569b74dc8afb9&hsa_cr_id=0&qid=1790201291&sr=1-2-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124&i=aps&aref=X9rIl3uA35&ref_=sbx_s_sparkle_sbtcd_asin_0_img&pd_rd_w=CYiiJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.8de9b3d5-f5c5-40e9-9b39-d65f08d6ea68%3Aamzn1.sym.8de9b3d5-f5c5-40e9-9b39-d65f08d6ea68&pf_rd_p=8de9b3d5-f5c5-40e9-9b39-d65f08d6ea68&pf_rd_r=YQSQBSZVS92MEBEJYVBJ&pd_rd_wg=X5ieZ&pd_rd_r=5e2482a7-3b10-4f30-bb6f-c166abecf408

What happens when the thing you once turned to for comfort begins to take control? In this season of Snacks & Good Company, we're bringing addiction and recovery into the light. Our guests share honestly about functioning while struggling, the hidden battles happening in families and churches, codependency, surrender, sobriety, and the difficult choices that can lead toward recovery.   But this season isn't only about addiction. It's about what can happen on the other side. It's about freedom, transformation, and discovering that surrender can take tremendous strength. As one guest says, "Once I got sober, I started actually experiencing life."   The new season of Snacks & Good Company begins September 24.   Thank you to https://www.recovery.church/