How do you love someone struggling with addiction without losing yourself in the process? In this episode of Snacks & Good Company, Sherri sits down with Pastor Phil to explore the difficult balance between unconditional love, healthy boundaries, and enabling.
Drawing from his own family's experience with addiction and recovery, Phil shares why sometimes the most loving thing we can do is step aside and trust God. Together, they discuss the shame families carry, the power of confession, and the surprising lessons found in the story of the Prodigal Son.

Quotes:

"How do you hold someone accountable, but yet still love on them, not be legalistic, show grace."

"No one gave him anything."

They're movable fences. They're not permanent walls."

"You're only as sick as your secrets."

Will and Mary Beth share two very different journeys through addiction and the freedom they found in recovery and Christ. From grief, hidden addiction, DUIs and jail to surrender, boundaries, community and healing, they offer an honest look at what addiction does to individuals and the people who love them. Their stories are a reminder that the seeds planted in someone's darkest seasons still matter, and that there is hope, a future and freedom.

Visit: https://www.recovery.church/

"Co-dendependent No More." - Melanie Beattie - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=codependent+no+more&adgrpid=189103893329&hvadid=793083663260&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9012441&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=14620437443700010922--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14620437443700010922&hvtargid=kwd-58300846&hydadcr=22517_13864526_2444490&mcid=d741e67ebb813bc5aaa7ad1ec223295b&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_6wtxmawbhz_e

"Boundaries" - Dr. Henry Cloud - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0310352770/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=3a4ab67b3f4cc31d70c569b74dc8afb9&hsa_cr_id=0&qid=1790201291&sr=1-2-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124&i=aps&aref=X9rIl3uA35&ref_=sbx_s_sparkle_sbtcd_asin_0_img&pd_rd_w=CYiiJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.8de9b3d5-f5c5-40e9-9b39-d65f08d6ea68%3Aamzn1.sym.8de9b3d5-f5c5-40e9-9b39-d65f08d6ea68&pf_rd_p=8de9b3d5-f5c5-40e9-9b39-d65f08d6ea68&pf_rd_r=YQSQBSZVS92MEBEJYVBJ&pd_rd_wg=X5ieZ&pd_rd_r=5e2482a7-3b10-4f30-bb6f-c166abecf408

What happens when the thing you once turned to for comfort begins to take control?

In this season of Snacks & Good Company, we're bringing addiction and recovery into the light. Our guests share honestly about functioning while struggling, the hidden battles happening in families and churches, codependency, surrender, sobriety, and the difficult choices that can lead toward recovery.

But this season isn't only about addiction. It's about what can happen on the other side. It's about freedom, transformation, and discovering that surrender can take tremendous strength. As one guest says, "Once I got sober, I started actually experiencing life."

The new season of Snacks & Good Company begins September 24.

Thank you to https://www.recovery.church/

This season on Snacks & Good Company, we're having open conversations about addiction, alcoholism, codependency, rock bottom, recovery, and the complicated ways we try to help the people we love.

The new season of Snacks & Good Company begins September 24.

Thank you to https://www.recovery.church/

Summary:

Sherri sits down with her lifelong friend Sarah to swap stories from their recent extended family vacations. They chat about:

• Missing Exits
• Romanticizing family time
• Leaving the vacation with more stuff than you came with
• The obligatory vacation meltdown and more…

Whether you've already taken your summer vacation or are on your way, you're gonna have so much fun listening to this one.

Hopefully you'll do a lot of laughing... and most of all feel a little seen.

Quotes:

"I warned everybody, 'I'm about to freak out.'"

"Fourteen people. Five dogs. Six days. Three bathrooms. Ten pounds of scrapple."

"These people love me and forgive me.

"It's my village. And I wouldn't change any of it... I realize how blessed we are to have each other."

"We're just bumping into each other... It was literally just bumping. Like bumper cars."

What happens when women "of a certain age" go back to school? Sherri Lynn sits down with Steph from Shine.FM to talk about fear, online learning, balancing family and faith, and discovering it's never too late to grow.

From confusing rubrics with Rubik's Cubes to learning new boundaries and rhythms, this honest conversation is encouragement for every woman wondering if she still has what it takes.

Quotes:

"At 22, the stakes are so high. Now it's like… it's gonna be okay."

You're gonna have to find a groove. The first six weeks are the hardest… but once you find that groove, it is totally doable."

"You have the tools for it now."

"I promise you, it's doable. It really is."