Faith Over Addiction | Biblical Idenity and Boundaries for Loving Someone with Addiction

In this episode, Tanya Gioia sits down with Rev. Rachel Harrison — spiritual coach, ordained minister, and host of the Recover Your Soul Podcast — for a raw conversation about codependency, people-pleasing, and what it really means to feel safe. Rachel shares her own journey through alcoholism, a marriage marked by addiction, and raising sons who struggled with their own battles, and how a 2018 mo...

Tanya Gioia sits down with Kelly Cole — publisher, entrepreneur, and 2x #1 best-selling author — for a raw continuation of his testimony. Kelly opens up about the three levels of the Christian walk (salvation, deliverance, healing), the 7-month season he locked himself away with only his Bible and God to break free from sex addiction rooted in childhood trauma, and the stunning revelation that he...

What does codependency actually look like — and how is it just as powerful as addiction? In this episode, Tanya sits down with Dr. Sarah Michaud, clinical psychologist, author, and 40-year sobriety veteran, to unpack the real roots of codependency. Dr. Sarah brings her trademark wit and warmth to some deep territory: why caregiving can become controlling, how childhood fear drives adult behavior,...

What does sleep have to do with faith and recovery? More than you'd think. Tanya sits down with Dr. Ben Long to explore the surprising connection between sleeplessness and the character of God — and why your restless nights might be an invitation rather than a problem. Key Points Sleep deprivation is epidemic in medicine, the military, and recovery communities — but the Bible has addressed sleeple...

Episode Description What if the family is just as stuck as the addict? In this raw and eye-opening conversation, Tanya sits down with Matt Grace, author of God Doesn't Relapse: Sex, Drugs, and the Life That Almost Killed Me , to talk about the side of addiction recovery that rarely gets the spotlight — the family. Matt shares from his own story of hitting rock bottom, his father's well-meaning ena...

Episode Description Tanya Gioia sits down with Doug Moore, author of The Vanguard Project: Equipping Fathers to Fight for Their Sons, for a raw and practical conversation about what's really happening to our kids in the digital age — and what parents can do about it. Doug brings a rare combination of wilderness leadership, youth ministry, and clinical nursing experience to a topic most families ar...

Episode Description What happens when a former youth pastor takes his faith into the marketplace — and discovers that being a Christian in business isn't the same as doing business God's way ? In this powerful conversation, Tanya Gioia sits down with Jason Wilson — real estate entrepreneur, author, musician, and passionate follower of Jesus — to unpack what it really means to build a business on b...

Tanya sits down with award-winning Christian songwriter, recording artist, and worship leader Brigitte Donoho for a refreshingly honest conversation about calling, creativity, and staying grounded in faith. Brigitte shares how God called her into ministry as a young mother, how she navigates a full life of touring, homeschooling, and family — and why worship is far more than a genre. Whether you'r...

What if your worst experiences were actually shaping you into exactly who you needed to become? In this episode, Tanya Gioia sits down with Matt O'Neill — happiness coach, #1 bestselling author, and living proof that joy is a choice. Matt shares his journey from a chaotic childhood, a mentally ill absent father, and his own battles with addiction, to building a life of deep peace and purpose. He b...

What if God's goodness is so far beyond what we've allowed ourselves to believe? In this powerful return visit, Tanya Gioia welcomes author and pastor Kristen Wambach to unpack her new book, How Good Is God! Beyond the Gates of Hell to Truly Experience Heaven. Kristen shares personal miracles — including a poem appearing on a vintage marquee at exactly the right moment — and dives deep into what i...

Rosemary Fisher has lived on both sides of addiction — as an alcoholic herself and as someone surrounded by alcoholic family members. Baptized at 12 but not truly surrendered until she cried out to God in brokenness at 30, Rosemary brings raw honesty and hard-won wisdom to this conversation. With 30+ years of sobriety, she shares what it really takes to break free — and what the families and loved...

In this powerful episode, host Tanya Gioia sits down with purpose-driven visionary Corwin "CJ Moneyway" Johnson — author, podcaster, and wealth builder — for a candid conversation about what it truly takes to go from chaos to calling. Drawing on biblical stories, personal struggle, and hard-won wisdom, CJ unpacks the journey from double-mindedness and addiction to building a brand rooted in faith,...

Tanya welcomes back Dr. Victoria Rader — Quantum Personal Development pioneer, founder of YU2SHINE, globally recognized transformational speaker (Forbes, CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC), Ph. D. in Metaphysical Studies, and multiple award-winning bestselling author. In this powerful follow-up to Season 3, Episode 48, Victoria and Tanya dive deep into trust — not just trusting God's will, but His way and His ti...

What do you do when your body breaks down, life feels impossible, and healing seems out of reach? In this powerful conversation, Tanya Gioia sits down with Melissa Prusinski — author and founder of Our Healing Farm — to share her journey from being bedridden with late-stage neurological Lyme disease to building a faith-led healing ministry. After years of suffering, isolation, and desperation, Mel...

Kealohilani "Alohi" Leleo — Identity and Governance Coach, teacher, speaker, and creator of The Great I AM's Daughter ecosystem — joins Tanya from Hawaii to share her powerful journey from seeking external validation to discovering her God-given identity. Alohi helps women move from survival into Spirit-led authority by reclaiming their identity, establishing inner order, and cultivating a life gr...

What does a battle card game have to do with breaking addiction? Everything — when the battlefield is your mind. In this episode of Faith Over Addiction, host Tanya Gioia sits down with Jai Roza, creator of Eden's Conflict, a cooperative scripture-vs-temptation card game born from his own journey through addiction, spiritual identity crisis, and near-death despair. Jai opens up about struggling wi...

In this eye-opening episode, host Tanya Gioia sits down with Norbert Heuser — a German-born inventor, entrepreneur, life and health coach, management consultant, and author — who has spent 45 years consulting people about addiction. Norbert brings a uniquely personal perspective: although he has never been addicted himself in this lifetime, he has been closely partnered with two women who struggle...

In this episode, Tanya speaks with Russell Van Brocklen , known as The Dyslexia Professor . Russell is dyslexic himself and went from a first-grade reading and writing level to conducting multi-year, state-funded research on dyslexia intervention. Dyslexia affects 15–20% of learners , yet many families are still told to “wait and see.” Russell challenges this approach by sharing practical, structu...

What if the same principles that govern what you eat also govern what you think — and how you grow spiritually? In this powerful episode, host Tanya Gioia sits down with Dr. Len Lopez, nutritionist, strength and conditioning coach, and chiropractic sports physician, to explore the surprising connections between physical health, mental wellness, and spiritual strength. Dr. Len has spent over 25 yea...

In this powerful episode of the Faith Over Addiction Podcast, host Tanya Gioia sits down with Dr. Josh McConkey—the "MacGyver Doc"—a combat-deployed MEDEVAC commander, emergency physician, and Pulitzer Prize-nominated author. Dr. McConkey brings a unique perspective from the frontlines of both battlefield medicine and America's mental health crisis. As an ER doctor, military colonel, and father of...

In this profound and vulnerable conversation, host Tanya Gioia sits down with Dr. Dawnmarie Risley-Childs, a board-certified psychiatrist and author, to explore the complex journey from childhood trauma to authentic healing and freedom. Dr. Risley-Childs shares her powerful story of surviving abuse, breaking generational cycles, and discovering her true identity beyond suffering. From a childhood...

In this powerful episode of Faith Over Addiction, host Tanya Gioia sits down with Annie Mayfield Morlock, 5-time Amazon bestselling author, corporate tech sales executive, and host of the Made to Shine podcast. Annie shares her personal journey from an eating disorder and exercise addiction to discovering her true identity in Christ. She opens up about how God stripped away the places she built he...

In this powerful episode of Faith Over Addiction, host Tanya Gioia sits down with Lane Kennedy—Functional DNA Nutritionist, Stress Management Expert, and woman with 29 years of sobriety—to talk about nervous system regulation, recovery, and faith in the middle of chaos. Lane shares her deeply personal journey from addiction to long-term sobriety, and how becoming a mother unexpectedly led her into...

In this episode of Faith Over Addiction, Tanya Gioia sits down with Matt Morizio, licensed financial advisor, founder of Reconstructing Wealth, and father of eight to talk honestly about money, fear, identity, and trusting God when finances feel overwhelming. This conversation is for Christian women who love God, want to be faithful stewards, and still feel stuck in scarcity, anxiety, or financial...

In this powerful episode of Faith Over Addiction, host Tanya Gioia welcomes Susan Bosma—known as the Gospel Granny—who shares her extraordinary testimony of dying on an operating table in 1974 and encountering Jesus Christ. What she experienced revealed a profound biblical truth about the afterlife that many Christians have never been taught. Susan opens up about her journey from nominal Christian...