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The Addiction and Mental Health Resources Page has been updated!

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The Addiction and Mental Health Resources Page has been updated!

I was looking up stuff on YouTube earlier today for this blog and I ran across some great new links to add to the Resources page. 

First up is Christie Walker, who has the Catholic Sobriety Podcast; with it’s associated YouTube Channel. According to her website: Catholic Recovery Coach, she helps:

Catholic women who are ready to create a healthier relationship with alcohol—whether they want to reduce or completely eliminate it—for any reason. My approach is centered on faith, compassion, and empowerment. Together, we’ll uncover what’s fueling your connection to alcohol and work towards a place where you can take it or leave it with true peace and freedom.

Her Recovery Coaching also has a YouTube.

Next up is something I wish I discovered back in 2022 when I worked remotely for a narcissist. (He believed that humiliation and embarassment was a worthy way of motivating people.) If you need help with such people, then Catholic Narcissist Recovery is the place for you. Catholic Narcissist Recovery is:

an online support community for anyone who has experienced narcissistic abuse and longs to heal. We offer an online community portal, weekly meetings, and resources. While therapy and traditional healing methods help, they often miss a crucial element—the transformative power of Jesus, Scripture, the Sacraments, and authentic community. Here, you’ll find people just like you, walking the same path toward healing.

We integrate the healing power of the Jesus into the recovery process, offering true restoration. Whether you are Catholic or not, you are welcome here. Our mission is to help you reclaim your life after narcissistic abuse because God is bigger than your suffering, and He wants to bring good from your pain.

They also have a YouTube Channel.

Lastly is Stoned on Happiness. This self-proclaimed “Jester for Jesus” (aka Don Matis, Jr.:)

believes in the Catholic healing and recovery of the whole person-mind, body, & soul. God wants you to be happy in the moment. The time is now to see our website at Stoned on Happiness. God Bless You!

Unfortunately, his YouTube hasn’t been active in ten years or more, but I included it on the resources page anyway, as it’s …interesting. His website (link in the block quote above) is more recent (last post in 2022) but is in dire need of some technical work (some links to old posts do not work and he doesn’t have it use the more modern “https:” URL prefix. There is a link to his Instagram which has more recent activity.

Don:

is an artist, a BCA pool instructor, a Catholic lay evangelist, and an all out positive laid-back guy. He’s someone you’d want on your team if you were fighting the good fight. Don actually paints with his beard. You can find out more information on the story of why here. (Paulcoholic’s Note: the link in the word ‘here’ didn’t work, so we may never know.) He loves his Catholic faith and shares the reason for his sobriety with all who want to know. 

I hope these are useful. Please look over the resources and if you know of any that could be there, please email me at paulcoholic at gmail dot com. 

I have a new book! "The Sober Catholic Way" is a handbook on how anyone can live a sober life, drawn from over 17 years of SoberCatholic posts! It's out now on "Amazon," "Apple Books," "B&N" and and others!"!

My two other books are still available! "The Stations of the Cross for Alcoholics" and "The Recovery Rosary: Reflections for Alcoholics and Addicts" (Thank you!!)

“Called Out of Darkness,” a new recovery blog by a Catholic!

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I received an email the other day from Meagan M., a recovering heroin addict. She told me about her blog, Called Out of Darkness. It’s fairly new, just a few months old.

Please go to the link above and read her story. Support her! Encourage her to continue blogging! Not only does she share her story, but Meagan is also a street evangelist, calling all the souls that she encounters to Holy Mother Church (that’s the Catholic Church, the only one He founded…) She writes about that, too.

I have a new book! "The Sober Catholic Way" is a handbook on how anyone can live a sober life, drawn from over 17 years of SoberCatholic posts! It's out now on "Amazon," "Apple Books," "B&N" and and others!"!

My two other books are still available! "The Stations of the Cross for Alcoholics" and "The Recovery Rosary: Reflections for Alcoholics and Addicts" (Thank you!!)

Catholic Alcoholic | 4 out of 5 of her personalities recommend this blog

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I found a new blog on alcoholism recovery, WRITTEN BY A CATHOLIC!!! There ain’t many out there, and as far as I can tell, most of them are dormant, have folded, or post only sporadically. I discovered Regina’s blog, “Catholic Alcoholic” while trying to figure out what Google Analytics was telling me about my readership.

I added a new link category, a blogroll called “Blogs Worth Your Time.” It is currently way down along the right-hand sidebar. Some of the blogs are on addiction recovery, some are not. All are good reading. “Catholic Alcoholic” is on there!

I have a new book! "The Sober Catholic Way" is a handbook on how anyone can live a sober life, drawn from over 17 years of SoberCatholic posts! It's out now on "Amazon," "Apple Books," "B&N" and and others!"!

My two other books are still available! "The Stations of the Cross for Alcoholics" and "The Recovery Rosary: Reflections for Alcoholics and Addicts" (Thank you!!)