146: Addiction, Recovery, and Redemption ft. Victoria Ray

Talk about turning your mess into your message. Today's guest, Victoria Ray, is a speaker, a podcaster, a student, and a Certified Addiction Empowerment Specialist. She's also in recovery and a big ole fan of Jesus. Victoria is here on the show today to talk about whether she believes her addiction was part of God's "plan" for her life, how she found truth in her faith during the darkest days of her life, and why she decided to devote her life to serving others with addictions. She also offers helpful tips for people whose friends and family members are currently caught in the clutches of addiction and talks about what she wishes more Catholics understood about the nature of recovery. Victoria is young, well-spoken, and faithful: busting every single "addict" stereotype you may have been carrying around. She serves as an amazing example for just what our good, good God is capable of. I hope you find meaning in our chat today! Today's episode is brought to you by Audible. To snag a free audio version of Boundaries by Henry Cloud (mentioned in this episode!), head to audibletrial.com/catholic. Today's episode is also brought to you by Every Sacred Sunday. Get one of their stunning 2020 Mass journals at everysacredsunday.com.