EP 64: Beyond Perfection: Alcohol, Motherhood, Faith, and Authenticity with Paige Rien
The Catholic Sobriety Podcast
Join former HGTV star Paige Rien and me on a candid journey of faith and sobriety. Paige shares her personal experiences, from skepticism to devout Catholic belief, and the crucial role AA and other 12-step recovery programs played in guiding her toward sobriety and, ultimately, God. We discuss societal pressures on modern parents, especially mothers, and debunk the myth that alcohol is a necessary coping tool. We advocate for presence and authenticity in family life over the illusion of pe...
About 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.