Ep 102: Eric Gallagher's Healing Journey: A Son's Perspective on Addiction
The Catholic Sobriety Podcast
What happens when a mother’s battle with alcohol addiction becomes the catalyst for her son’s spiritual awakening? Eric Gallagher, a devoted husband and father, shares his poignant journey from the heart of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where the shadows of his mother’s alcoholism loomed over his youth. Eric recounts the turbulent days following an unexpected intervention, which marked the beginning of his quest for healing. Guided by his father’s encouragement to explore faith, Eric experienced...
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.