Feeding Tube to Freedom: A Story of Sobriety, Surrender, & Miraculous Healing (Ep. 185).

About this episode

Sara Kelsey shares her journey from chronic illness and addiction to sobriety and miraculous healing.

Feeding Tube to Freedom: A Story of Sobriety, Surrender, & Miraculous Healing (Ep. 185). What do you do when survival mode becomes normal — and pain just feels like part of who you are? In this powerful episode of Genuine Life Recovery, I sit down with Sara Kelsey to talk about a life marked by chronic illness, medical trauma, foster care, deep grief, and years of binge-drinking that felt more like coping than addiction. For decades, Sara lived with gastroparesis and a feeding tube doctors said would be permanent. Behind the scenes, alcohol became a way to quiet the emotional noise — until the shame and consequences became impossible to ignore. Then came a turning point. Sara and her husband chose sobriety together, changing the trajectory of their marriage and family. Not long after, faith became real and personal. She was baptized in 2025 — not just as a symbol of sobriety, but of surrender. And in a moment that even doctors couldn’t explain, healing came in a way she never saw coming. This conversation is honest, vulnerable, and full of hope. Because recovery isn’t just about behavior — it’s about letting God meet you in the middle of the mess. If you’re wondering whether…

People in this episode

Host: Jodie Stevens

Guest: Sara Kelsey

Topics covered

• sobriety
• healing
• chronic illness
• faith
• marriage
• mental health

Keywords

• sobriety
• healing
• chronic illness
• gastroparesis
• faith
• binge-drinking
• emotional noise

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Feeding Tube to Freedom

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