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Ali shares her unflinching account of life in addiction, rooted she says in 'an original lie in your soul'. In her most terrible darkness, her guardian angel intervened. Now with the help of a 'holy' 12-step fellowship, Ali explains that she is able to see that she was always loved by God and He is working in her life. She describes taking responsibility for her choices, making amends where she can and living truthfully in the light: 'There's no hiding because God is truth.' (Note that we speak about the difficult themes of drug addiction, suicide and abortion in this conversation.) Newsletter sign-up: All Kinds of Catholic on Substack Find out more Rachel's Vineyard Support with healing after abortion A new episode, a different conversation, every Wednesday!Email me: [email protected] Subscribe to receive our newsletter and be part of the All Kinds of Catholic Community: Click here On Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky X/Twitter @KindsofCatholicFind episode transcripts: https://kindsofcatholic.buzzsprout.com The podcast is kindly supported by the Passionists of St Patrick's Province, Ireland & Britain and by CAFOD.Music: Greenleaves from Audionautix.com
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