137 | Loving Like Christ: Healing Hearts in the Shadow of Addiction
Cycles and Sanctity Podcast | Trust Your Body, Grow In Holiness
Addiction doesn’t just affect the person struggling—it impacts the entire family. In this episode, we talk to Michele Simpson about what it means to walk beside a spouse battling addiction while remaining rooted in faith, love, and truth. You’ll hear: What it really means to love someone in the midst of their brokenness How to find peace, purpose, and hope when life feels uncertain Why seeing yourself—and your spouse—as God’s beloved changes everything Ways to break free from guilt, perfectionism, and despair through faith and community This episode is for every woman carrying the hidden cross of addiction in her marriage. You are not alone. Healing begins when we let God’s love do what only He can—make all things new. NEXT STEPS: 1. Visit Michele's website: Saint Monica's Way2. Join the 'Wisdom Circle' Waitlist3. Subscribe and write a review here4. Join our Facebook group to grab your Free Resource
About Podcast
Cycles & Sanctity is the podcast for Catholic women who want to trust their bodies, grow in self-knowledge, and grow in holiness through the wisdom of the Catholic faith.
Hosted by Mama Jane and Mama Vicki, two Catholic Womanhood Coaches, each episode helps women heal mentally, emotionally, and spiritually so they can live with greater clarity, peace, and confidence. Together, we explore fertility awareness, natural family planning (NFP), Catholic mindset coaching, emotional healing, feminine identity, marriage, motherhood, breastfeeding, and the beauty of God's design for womanhood.
We believe your body is not broken. Your fertility is not something to fear or manage with shame. Your cycle is part of God's loving design—a gift that can lead you to deeper prayer, wiser daily decisions, and a more intimate relationship with Christ.
If you're longing to:
Trust your body with confidence
Understand your emotions and interior life
Deepen your Catholic faith
Live with greater peace and purpose
Grow in holiness as the woman God created you to be
...then you're in the right place.
Join us each week as we help Catholic women embrace God's design, discover the truth about their bodies, and confidently walk the path of authentic womanhood.
Trust Your Body. Grow in Holiness.