What's God Got To Do With It?: "Help! My brother Is an Addict!"
Feeling Things with Amy & Kat
Nashville Podcast Network
4.7 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Leanne is back with Scott and Ketric for another episode of our "Ask the God Pod" series. This week they tackle a question many newcomers to faith share: What does prayer look like?
In this episode of "Ask the God Pod," Scott and Ketric are back to tackle a listener's heartfelt question about coping with the immense stress of supporting a loved one struggling with addiction. For over two decades, this listener has been on a turbulent journey alongside her brother, who battles alcoholism. Initially driven by the hope of saving him, the toll on her own well-being has become increasingly apparent. She's endured the emotional rollercoaster of multiple rehab attempts, homelessness, and hospitalizations, all while feeling the weight of responsibility grow heavier. As the stress seeped into every aspect of her life, from relationships to her own health, she wants to know how to detach from the drama and reclaim a sense of control and peace amidst the chaos. Join us as we explore the power of perspective, resilience, and faith in navigating the challenges of loving someone through addiction.
Links to the Acting As If Series:
Episode 1: (THINKING) When Downward Spiral Thoughts Rule Your Life
Episode 2: (FEELING) When Your Thoughts Don't Match How You Feel
Episode 3: (BELIEVING) When Your Self-Image Undermines What You Really Want
Episode 4: (DOING) When What You Say Doesn't Align With What You Do
HOST: Leanne Ellington // StresslessEating.com // @leanneellington
GUEST: Ketric Newell & Scott Stephens
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:13.0 | If you want to go on a journey, if you're skeptical, don't worry. |
| 0:18.1 | Not here to preach, going Gonna keep it clean And talk miracles |
| 0:21.3 | Where faith meets all of nature |
| 0:24.5 | Get in touch with your creator |
| 0:26.7 | With a baking love and chew |
| 0:29.0 | She even speaks Hebrew |
| 0:31.2 | What's that got to do with it? |
| 0:36.2 | What's that got to do with it? Well, hello and welcome back to what's God got to do with it. |
| 0:52.3 | We are here for another Ask the God Pod episode. When you go to What's God got to do with it. We are here for another Ask the God Pod episode. |
| 0:55.9 | When you go to what's God got to do with it and you submit your question, you can say that I |
| 0:59.8 | have a question. I'm looking for advice. And so this comes from Becky, where she said she wanted |
| 1:06.1 | some advice. And she says, I'm at the top of my stress level and it has nothing to do with me. |
| 1:12.1 | My brother is a lifeline alcoholic. |
| 1:14.7 | I have been with him on this journey for more than 20 years. |
| 1:17.6 | At first, I thought I was saving him from himself. |
| 1:20.8 | Then after putting him into multiple rehabilitation centers, homeless shelters, and hospitals, |
| 1:25.8 | I'm now trying to save myself. I've aged with |
| 1:29.3 | the stress because I've taken it on myself. Many of my relationships have been affected by my |
| 1:34.6 | continued care for him, including my marriage. When something happens with him, I jump and |
| 1:39.9 | immediately go to drama. He's drinking again. Oh, great. He's going to get kicked out of his |
| 1:44.7 | apartment or he will get arrested again or where will he live? What am I going to do? I listened to |
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