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#11866 Addiction and Healing - Scott Weeman

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Questions Covered: 09:42 – I have an adult family member who is developing mental health issues and I’m noticing a lot of overlap with addiction and compulsion. How would CIR be able to help? 14:43 – I have an addiction to hoarding and still struggle. What advice do you have for me? 19:06 – How do I find a good Catholic sponsor? 24:17 – I’ve been addicted to heroin for many years and have been praying for Jesus to take this addiction away. Have you heard of any stories where people are healed from it? 32:27 – Through God, Mass and prayer I am 11 months sober from pornography. 41:45 – How does mental health and recovery relate to mortal sin? How much is in and out of our control? 46:09 – Do you have resources for families of adult children who struggle from addiction? 51:05 – Can someone have a drink and still say that they have been sober for 5 years? …

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Learn more at real estate for life.org. Welcome back to Kathy Gansers live. I am Cy Kelly, your host as promised Scott

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Weeman here with us the founder of Catholic in recovery. It's always great

0:38.6

when Scott is here. Sometimes when he's here he's not here now because he moved

0:42.2

away from Southern California but he's back with us in Southern California today

0:46.4

If you have questions about addiction and recovery

0:49.2

Certainly from a Catholic perspective maybe you have questions about your own faith as part of the recovery

0:56.5

process or whatnot, but anybody who wants to know about a dictionary recovery is welcome to call

1:01.3

8883-187-84.

1:05.0

Your questions about yourself, about family members,

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about friends, whatever.

1:09.6

If you have questions about addiction and recovery

1:11.4

and you'd like good solid answers.

1:14.2

Scott Weeman is the guy for you. 888 3, 1,884.

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He's also the author of a book called The Seven Sacraments and no, okay come on sign the 12 steps in the sacraments I

1:26.7

I started out wrong and I couldn't recover the 12 steps and the sacraments yes and

1:32.3

and you're here in Southern California because you're going to be doing a retreat

1:35.8

with is it leaders of groups or anybody who's in Catholic and recovery?

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Yeah, yeah we've got a Catholic and recovery retreat taking place at the Prince of Peace Abbey up in Oceanside this weekend

1:46.1

We have seven or eight of those retreats throughout this year many of them have happened and

1:51.5

a weekend gathering for people, not just leaders, but anyone who's seeking to deepen their recovery, begin their recovery.

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