110 - Hope for Moms of Addicted Children with Dawn R. Ward

About this episode

Dawn R. Ward shares her personal journey and insights on navigating the challenges of having a loved one in addiction while maintaining faith and hope.

What do you do when someone you love is trapped in addiction, and you feel helpless to fix it? In this episode of Bold Faith Now, Missy sits down with Dawn R. Ward, author of From Guilt to Grace: Hope and Healing for Christian Moms of Addicted Children. Dawn shares her deeply personal journey of walking through addiction in her own family, the fear of middle-of-the-night phone calls, the pressure to "fake fine," and the hard but holy process of learning to trust Jesus with what she could not control. This conversation offers hope to parents, family members, and loved ones who are weary, grieving, praying, and wondering if God still sees them in the middle of the storm. Dawn reminds us that addiction may be powerful, but Jesus is stronger, and His grace is available in our deepest time of need. In this episode, they discuss: The fear, grief, and exhaustion families experience when addiction enters the home Why parents need to release guilt and receive God's grace The difference between enabling, control, and "rugged love" How to keep praying, trusting, and clinging to Jesus even when the answer has not come yet The key point to remember: you did not cause it, you cannot control…

People in this episode

Host: Missy Eversole

Guest: Dawn R. Ward

Topics covered

• addiction
• parenting
• faith
• grace
• hope
• Christianity

Keywords

• addiction
• Christian moms
• hope
• grace
• faith
• prayer
• family support

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: From Guilt to Grace: Hope and Healing for Christian Moms of Addicted Children

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