by Jodie Stevens | Mar 6, 2024 | Boundaries, Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Psychology and Personal Growth |
Navigating the tumultuous terrain of having a loved one struggling with addiction is a difficult journey filled with emotional turbulence and uncertainty. Having a supportive network to lean on becomes paramount. Recognizing that addiction follows its own trajectory...
by Jodie Stevens | Oct 31, 2023 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Boundaries, Choices, Hope, Psychology and Personal Growth |
In a recent episode of the Genuine Life Recovery Podcast, my guest, Robin Padilla, shares her journey of overcoming trauma and domestic violence. Her story, emblematic of many who have faced addiction and trauma, sheds light on the harsh realities she endured....
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 21, 2021 | Choices, Boundaries, Forgiveness, Psychology and Personal Growth |
Does forgiveness mean reconciliation? The quick answer: No. The reason is because forgiveness and reconciliation are two separate things. It is wonderful when relationships can be reconciled. However, that is not always possible or even safe for that matter. It is...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 7, 2020 | Psychology and Personal Growth, Boundaries, Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety |
“When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity” (1 Corinthians...
by Jodie Stevens | Jul 17, 2020 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Boundaries, Choices, Hope |
Bobbie finally got sober. Everything should be great right? So how come there is still so much drama in the family? Why is dad bitter and angry? Why is mom sick all the time? Why won’t Jennifer come out of her room? Most dysfunctional families have a ‘scapegoat.’ The...
by Jodie Stevens | Jun 8, 2017 | Boundaries, Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope |
“For we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world” (1 Timothy 6:7). I never realize how much stuff I have until it’s time to move it all. What used to fit in the back of my pickup now requires a moving truck the...