Jesus Loves Addicts

Guest Jennifer Parks shares a raw, hopeful testimony of surviving childhood domestic violence, sexual abuse, and a family devastated by addiction. She recounts pivotal moments — a hip surgery that introduced opioids, her brother’s suicide, years of meth and street life, and the long climb back toward sobriety.

The episode explores how trauma shaped her addiction, the role of enablers, and the complicated grief that foll...

In this episode Shelly Robinson shares her raw, courageous testimony of 16 years in drugs and alcohol, the losses she endured (including her mother and custody of her children), and the moment she surrendered to Christ at the Taylor House. Host and guest discuss the cycle of generational addiction, the party and opiate scenes, psychosis and self-harm, relapse, and the hard work of forgiveness and rebuilding relationships.

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Aysha Guffey shares her powerful turnaround: early exposure to drugs, teenage addiction, the deaths of two daughters, a decade of substance use and prison, and finally a life-changing encounter that led her into Christ-centered recovery.

Topics include childhood trauma and normalization of substance use, pregnancies and loss, incarceration and prison rehabilitation programs, relapse and responsibility, and the role of faith and sur...

Guest Isaac Stooksbury shares his powerful testimony of being court-ordered into a Christ-centered recovery program, encountering Jesus, and sustaining nearly 24 years of sobriety. He recounts raw moments of shame, the difference between guilt and conviction, practical steps he took (quitting cigarettes, guarding his mind, scripture memorization), and how spiritual encounter led to lasting change.

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In this episode of Jesus Loves Addicts, Isaac Stooksberry shares his raw journey from a promising athlete with a full football scholarship to a life consumed by addiction. Raised in a loving Catholic home, Isaac explains the deep insecurity that drove him to seek affirmation in sports, alcohol, and drugs. He describes the steady decline — lost scholarship, arrests, theft, and opiate dependence — and the pivotal moments ...

In this powerful episode of Jesus Loves Addicts, Tasha and Travis McInnes share their raw, hopeful testimony of 25+ years of addiction, prison, and radical transformation through faith in Christ. They discuss the realities of recovery — the rewards, the messiness of sanctification, and the importance of community, boundaries, and daily spiritual disciplines like Bible study and prayer.

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Join hosts Kathryn and Paul as they sit down with Tasha and Travis McInnes to hear raw, honest stories of more than two decades trapped in addiction — from marijuana and alcohol to meth, cocaine and IV use — plus homelessness, prison and the struggle of parenting through it all.

This episode explores roots of shame and trauma, the role of family and peer pressure, the pain of relapse, and the turning point when both gue...

Join Tommy and Maria Wilson as they share a raw, hopeful conversation about childhood trauma, years of addiction and crime, and the life-changing moment of salvation that set them on a path to recovery and service. They discuss Tommy’s past with gambling, cocaine, meth and insurance scams, Maria’s role in bringing him to church, and the difficult losses their family endured.

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Part two of Jesus Loves Addicts features guests Josh and Haylee sharing an unflinching recovery testimony: Josh’s childhood introduction to gangs and substance abuse, years of violence and enabling, Haylee’s breaking point and temporary separation, and the moment of total surrender that led to Josh’s salvation and lasting sobriety.

The episode covers the realities of addiction in marriage — abuse, enabling, ...

In this powerful episode of Jesus Loves Addicts, Josh and Haylee Walls share their intertwined stories of addiction, trauma, faith, and redemption. Josh opens up about his decade-long struggle with substances and gang life—starting at 13—and how hidden addictions, arrests, and dangerous choices shaped his early years. Haylee recounts a childhood marked by parental alcoholism, abuse, and survival, and how those wounds in...

In this episode of Jesus Loves Addicts Tiffany Cruit talks about her journey from childhood trauma and foster care to twenty years of active addiction and—ultimately—recovery. Tiffany shares the dark realities of her past, how opiates and other drugs took over her life, and the pivotal moment in a jail cell when God met her and led her into the Home of Grace.

Topics covered include childhood abuse and foster-care instab...

Hosts Kathryn and Paul sit down with guest Angela Yaeger to trace her life from childhood sexual abuse and abandonment through progressive substance use, meth‑induced psychosis, jail, and ultimately a Christ‑centered recovery at the Home of Grace. Angela shares candid memories of shame, running, and the turning point that led her into rehab and long‑term discipleship.

Conversation topics include mental health and trauma, the mechan...

In this episode David and Sarah share their raw, redemptive story — high school sweethearts torn apart by addiction who found restoration through Christ. Topics include David’s arrests and meth manufacturing, his turning point in jail (a spiritual rebirth on his birthday in 2013), Teen Challenge and Home of Grace treatment, and the long road to reconciliation with Sarah and their children.

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In this powerful episode of Jesus Loves Addicts, hosts sit down with David and Sarah, high school sweethearts whose early romance spiraled into years of substance use, deception, and family strain. David recounts how baseball was his life until meth and other drugs took over, while Sarah shares how falling in love pulled her into the scene. They discuss parental influences, peer pressure, the slow erosion of trust, and how addictio...

In this powerful episode of Jesus Loves Addicts, Brittany Meeks shares her raw and honest testimony — from childhood trauma, sexual abuse, and years lost to addiction, to the life-changing encounter with Christ that led her to sobriety in 2008. Guest-hosted by the podcast team, Brittany recounts the struggle of growing up with a father addicted to crack, the secrets she carried, multiple rehab attempts, and how a pregnancy an...

Part two of Jesus Loves Addicts features Nicole, a 47-year-old from Gulfport, who shares a brutally honest account of addiction, relapse, grief, and the power of Christ in recovery. She recounts losing custody of her son, arrests and jail time, the chaos of the drug world, and the deep darkness she faced after the deaths of both parents and the loss of her husband.

Topics include the mechanics of addiction (meth, speedballing, Kra...

Guest Nicole Dutruch shares a candid God story of childhood trauma, early sexual abuse, dissociation, and decades-long addiction. She walks listeners through exposure to adult worlds as a child, gang encounters, a moment when a gun was held to her head, struggles with alcohol, cocaine, meth and prescription misuse, pregnancies and motherhood, multiple detox attempts, and the turning point toward faith and recovery.

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Guest Sabrina Garth shares a raw, honest testimony of over 20 years in active addiction — from childhood trauma, early morphine exposure, sexual exploitation, and drug use to arrests, prison, an overdose, and the heartbreaking loss of her infant to SIDS. She describes the spiral of relapse, escorting, fentanyl use, and moments that forced her to confront life and faith.

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In this episode we hear David's raw testimony—grown in gangs, surviving violent prison attacks, falling into opioid addiction after a workplace injury, and losing a son—then finding a life-changing encounter with Jesus. David shares the miracle that led to his parole, the role of his aunt and the Home of Grace, and how faith and accountability helped him denounce gang life and rebuild his future.

Topics include prison v...