The Catholic Sobriety Podcast

Welcome to The Catholic Sobriety Podcast. I'm Christie Walker — Catholic sobriety coach, content creator, and woman who has lived alcohol free for nearly 30 years. This podcast is for the Catholic woman who is disciplined, faithful, and quietly negotiating with a glass of wine every night. You don't think you're an alcoholic. You're not sure there's even a "problem." But something in you knows this habit is costing you more than you're willing to admit — and that the gap between who you are in Christ and who you are at 9pm is getting harder to ignore. We go deep here. Faith, neuroscience, identity, inner healing. Because what looks like a drinking habit is almost always something bigger — and God is usually in the middle of it, waiting. Ready to find out who you are without it? Start listening.

The Catholic Sobriety Podcast is a religion podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 191 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  Episode #189

  Ep 189: The Idols We Don't Recognize: Disordered Attachments and Hearing God's Voice | with Kylie Hein

  Oct 1, 202652 min

  Most of us could name our vices in five seconds. What we can't name as easily are the things we've quietly built our days around: the glass of wine at 5:30, the scroll before bed, the snack that takes the edge off, the productivity that makes us feel worth something. They don't look like idols. They look like rest. In this episode, I welcome back Kylie Hein, Catholic coach, spiritual director, and host of the Persistence in Prayer podcast, to talk about disordered attachments. We talk about how the ordinary ones crowd out God's voice, counterfeit His peace, and keep us settling for comfort when He's calling us to holiness. In this episode: What a disordered attachment is, and where enjoying a good thing crosses into needing it Why wine, food, scrolling, and busyness are the attachments we rarely question How attachments create interior noise that makes God harder to hear The difference between God stretching you for growth and the enemy pulling you apart Why letting go often feels worse before it feels better, and how to read that discomfort Why detachment isn't white-knuckled willpower A simple prayer practice and Examen question to help you notice where your heart is attached Connect with Kylie: Website: kyliemhein.com Podcast: Persistence in Prayer Drop us a Question or Comment I just rebuilt my Sacred Sobriety Kickstart — new content, new structure, all built on the four pillars I actually coach from. Five free days to get real clarity on your "why," your triggers, and the tools to stop white-knuckling it. Click the link to sign up! Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://www.thecatholicsobrietycoach.com/5-day-sacred-sobriety-kick-start Book a Clarity Call: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.mykajabi.com/clarity-call Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com The tools I use to optimize my podcast growth: VidIQ: https://vidiq.com/ChristieWalker Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1935235 (Get $20 off with my link)

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  Episode #188

  Ep 188: What 25+ Years Sober Couldn't Fix

  Sep 24, 202629 min

  Twenty-five years without a drink. And I still walked into rooms feeling like an alcoholic. Not because I was drinking — I wasn't. But because somewhere along the way, being a non-drinker became a fact about my life, and "alcoholic" stayed the truth about who I was. In this episode, I'm telling you the two specific moments that showed me I was on the fringe of my own life — one at my cousin's 30th birthday, one in Las Vegas at 40 — and the sentence that finally changed everything: there were reasons I became addicted that weren't excuses. They were explanations. This one's for you whether you're already alcohol-free or you're just trying to get to a place where you can take it or leave it with peace. You don't have to wait for this to get worse before you get curious about it. In this episode: The two moments that taught me what "on the fringe" actually feels like — even a decade-plus into being alcohol-free Why "excuses" and "explanations" are not the same thing, and what changes when you stop confusing them How I stayed alcohol-free for over two decades and never once talked about it The two things that actually shifted something in me: joining Walking With Purpose, and building the Sacred Sobriety Lab Why I don't come out swinging against alcohol, and why that's a deliberate choice, not a soft one The four pillars underneath all of this — faith, neuroscience, inner healing, and identity — and why none of them work alone Drop us a Question or Comment I just rebuilt my Sacred Sobriety Kickstart — new content, new structure, all built on the four pillars I actually coach from. Five free days to get real clarity on your "why," your triggers, and the tools to stop white-knuckling it. Click the link to sign up! Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://www.thecatholicsobrietycoach.com/5-day-sacred-sobriety-kick-start Book a Clarity Call: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.mykajabi.com/clarity-call Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com The tools I use to optimize my podcast growth: VidIQ: https://vidiq.com/ChristieWalker Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1935235 (Get $20 off with my link)

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  Episode #187

  Ep 187: People Pleasing and the Lie That You Have to Earn God's Love | with Andrea Bear

  Sep 8, 20261h 11m

  Andrea Bear didn't set out to write about people pleasing — it found her. In this conversation, Andrea unpacks the difference between pleasing God and pleasing people, why "good" behavior can quietly become a false virtue, and how her own years of over-functioning — in her marriage, her parish, and eventually caring for her dying father — forced her to confront what she was really seeking. If you've ever felt exhausted by your own goodness, or suspected your busyness is doing something other than serving God, this one's for you. What We Cover Andrea's path from second-generation people pleaser to writing about false virtue Why pleasing isn't the problem — it's who you're pleasing, and why How "good" church and ministry involvement can still be self-serving The trap of pulling back from others only to land in selfishness or resentment Caring for a difficult parent, and what it taught Andrea about love as action, not feeling The Seven Sorrows of Mary and how they reshaped Andrea's view of suffering A practical filter for discernment: does this decision come from fear, anxiety, or pride — or from peace? A Line Worth Sitting With "He can distract you by doing all these wonderful, good things... and keeping your attention away from what you're called to do." About Andrea Bear Andrea Bear is a Catholic author who believes imperfect stories help us connect to the human spirit. Her novel Grieving Daughters' Club (Elk Lake Press) is loosely based on women in her Bible study and explores grief alongside people pleasing. She's currently writing a nonfiction book on people pleasing and false virtue, and hosts the Be Fruitful podcast. Outside of writing, she spends her time with family, teaching history, and coaching volleyball. Connect with Andrea: Website: andreabearauthor.com Book: Grieving Daughters' Club Podcast: Be Fruitful Instagram/Facebook: @AndreaBearAuthor Scripture Referenced: Ephesians 5:8-10, 1 Corinthians 13:1-2, Psalm 37 Drop us a Question or Comment I just rebuilt my Sacred Sobriety Kickstart — new content, new structure, all built on the four pillars I actually coach from. Five free days to get real clarity on your "why," your triggers, and the tools to stop white-knuckling it. Click the link to sign up! Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://www.thecatholicsobrietycoach.com/5-day-sacred-sobriety-kick-start Book a Clarity Call https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.mykajabi.com/clarity-call Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

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  Episode #186

  Ep 186: Why You're Drinking More Since Your Kid Left for College

  Aug 27, 202622 min

  If your house got quiet this fall and your wine glass got a little more full, you're not imagining it — and you're not doing anything wrong. In this episode, Christie shares what she didn't expect in her second year of college drop-off: the small things that hit harder than the big ones, the night she caught herself buffering instead of feeling, and what actually helped the next morning. Plus, real, specific things to do instead of reaching for the glass — and why missing your kid and numbing that feeling are two very different instincts. If you're in this season — first drop-off or fifth — this one's for you. Grab the free Sacred Sobriety Kickstart: https://www.thecatholicsobrietycoach.com/5-day-sacred-sobriety-kick-start Learn about the Sacred Sobriety Lab: https://www.thecatholicsobrietycoach.com/sobriety-lab IG Reel mentioned in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchB20dyxx1 Drop us a Question or Comment Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://www.thecatholicsobrietycoach.com/5-day-sacred-sobriety-kick-start Book a Clarity Call https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.mykajabi.com/clarity-call Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

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  Episode #185

  Ep 185: Your body already knows the truth - even when your brain is still negotiating.

  Aug 20, 202619 min

  Your body already knows the truth — even when your brain is still negotiating. In this episode Christie opens up about what her sleep tracker revealed after 93 days of a hormone recalibration program — and how ignoring data she already had is the perfect picture of what later-stage resistance actually looks like. She talks about why resistance gets sneakier, not louder, as you make progress, unpacks the "you deserve this" thought, walks through her Resistance Decoder tool, and speaks directly to the woman who has tried before and is wondering what makes this time different. This one is for the woman who is further along than she thinks — and needs someone to tell her that. Topics covered: Why resistance gets sneakier — not louder — as you make progress | What "you deserve this" is actually saying underneath | The Resistance Decoder — a simple tool to use in the moment | The woman who tried before and failed — and the reframe she needs | What's different about week seven versus week one | What's available to you in the moment of resistance that no tool can replace Drop us a Question or Comment Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://www.thecatholicsobrietycoach.com/5-day-sacred-sobriety-kick-start Book a Clarity Call https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.mykajabi.com/clarity-call Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

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