In this weekend's episode, we talk about the hard stuff and the power of truth telling. As Muriel Rukeyser asks, “What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? / The world would split open.” We talk addiction, recovery, leaving church, and the power of rebirth. It's a doozy! Get ready to dive in.

If today's episode sparks some new thoughts on sobriety for you or asks you to consider if this might be a pivot point in your relationship with alcohol, here are some resources to explore:

Meeting Guide App (find an AA meeting wherever you are)

⁠www.Samhsa.gov⁠ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

⁠https://www.clintonfoundation.org/programs/education-health-equity/clinton-global-initiative/overdose-response-network/⁠

⁠https://www.faith-partners.org/⁠

⁠https://www.addictionandfaith.com/⁠

National Institute of Mental Health, ⁠https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/substance-use-and-mental-health

Matt's Reading List

Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered 

from Alcoholism, 4th ed. New York: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., 2001. 

Beattie, Melody. Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for 

Yourself. Center City, MN: Hazelden Publishing, 1992. 

Bell, Peter. Chemical Dependency and the African American. City Center, MN: Hazeldon, 2002. 

Black, Claudia. Unspoken Legacy: Addressing the Impact of Trauma and Addiction within the 

Family. Las Vegas, NV: Central Recovery Press, 2018. 

Cloud, Henry and John Townsend. Boundaries. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1992. 

Core Competencies for Clergy and Other Pastoral Ministers In Addressing Alcohol and Drug 

Dependence and the Impact on Family Members, DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 05-4029. Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2005. 

https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/competency.pdf. 

DuVall, M. T. (2023). What you Don’t know can hurt you: How a better understanding of 

addiction and recovery might lead to healthier families and congregational systems (Order No. 30249214). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2806325776). Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/what-you-don-t-know-can-hurt-how-better/docview/2806325776/se-2

Friere, Paulo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition. New York, New York: 

Bloomsbury, 2000. 106

Lembke, Anna. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. New York, New York: 

Dutton, 2021. 

May, Gerald G. Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions. New York, 

New York: HarperOne, 1988. 

Rohr, Richard. Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps. Cincinnati, Ohio: 

Franciscan Media, 2011. 

Van der Kilk, Bessel A. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of 

Trauma. New York, New York: Penguin Books, 2014. 

Waters, Sonia E. and John Swinton. Addiction and Pastoral Care. Chicago, Illinois: Wm. B. 

Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2019. 

White, William L. Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in 

America, 2d ed. Bloomington, Illinois: Chestnut Health Systems 2014. 

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