Hidden Addictions and Heartaches: Jody Allen on Faith, Forgiveness, and Finding Hope after Divorce

About this episode

Dr. Beth interviews Jody Allen about her experiences with hidden addictions and heartaches, particularly focusing on her journey through divorce and the impact of pornography addiction in marriage.

Hidden heartaches and secret struggles with addiction are everywhere, including in the church. What if the family that looks the most "put together" on Sunday morning is the one quietly falling apart by Monday night? Behind matching pajamas, anniversary posts, and small-group Bible studies, so many women are carrying a secret heartache they can't bring themselves to name out loud. In this honest, hope-filled conversation, Dr. Beth sits down with author and women's ministry director Jody Allen to talk about what happens when the marriage you prayed for, prepared for, and did "everything right" to build still doesn't turn out the way you imagined. Jody shares the long, painful road of loving a husband who battled a pornography addiction throughout their marriage, a struggle she discovered was far more common in the church than anyone wanted to admit. From discovery, to counseling, to a treatment center, to the eventual decision to divorce, Jody walks listeners through what God taught her in the valley, why she chose to write Hidden Heartache, and how she found that her life, though different than she planned, could still be deeply good. What You'll Learn: Why so many "hidden…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Beth

Guest: Jody Allen

Topics covered

• hidden addictions
• divorce
• faith
• forgiveness
• mental health
• women's ministry
• pornography addiction

Keywords

• addiction
• divorce
• faith
• forgiveness
• mental health
• pornography
• women's struggles
• church issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: church

Books & works: Hidden Heartache

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