#228: A Journey to Sobriety with Liz Hardy
Struggle Well School
Emily Thomas
5.0 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2020
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever wondered if you may have a substance dependence issue? Maybe you have a child or loved one dealing with substance abuse and could use some advice on how to love them well through that. My friend and neighbor Liz came to sit with me on my bedroom floor and tells us about her journey through alcohol use and rehabilitation. She shares when she came to faith and the conditions she made up to help keep her sober. We talk about pride, abortion, neglect, and denial in this bittersweet story.
Liz is a mom to three, a wife to a Richard and is in recovery. She believes that God can make a message out of all of her messes and she loves the idea of Struggling WELL vs. plain ole’ struggling. Gratitude is her superpower and I’m so glad to call her a friend!
WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:-
how Liz’s kids are teaching her to be present
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taking our kids’ actions less personally
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Liz’s journey with drugs, alcoholism, abortion, recovery, and relapse
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setting healthy boundaries with loved ones dealing with addiction
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the moment God met Liz in her darkest place and changed her heart
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facing an addiction as a Christian
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how God has helped Liz strive less and struggle well
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recognizing when you have a problem
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encouragement for listeners struggling with addiction
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| 0:30.0 | So we got from yesterday at Starbucks? |
| 0:33.0 | When it's raining and you work in the drive-thru. |
| 0:35.8 | In my ear it goes, bing, and I say, |
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| 0:40.4 | My name is Katie, what can we get for you? And their window is still shut. |
| 0:44.0 | Okay, nobody heard any of that. So then it's dead silence. And then I say, |
| 0:50.0 | Are you ready to order? All this is every single time and then they want to get |
| 0:55.2 | their order out as fast they can yeah a venti I put it a window up by they're gone |
| 1:00.2 | okay which is fine like I've been there a long time and no. |
| 1:04.0 | Got it. |
| 1:05.0 | Well, I actually just had this experience yesterday and I was like, stop asking me questions, like I'm getting |
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| 1:12.3 | I feel their pain. Your pain I don't care about as much. |
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| 1:19.8 | someone said yesterday do you still have smoked butterscotch hello she didn't even have |
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