#175: Is God Really There?

In today's episode of the Real Talk Recovery podcast, Brannon and Tyler discuss the idea that addiction is an attempt to find Jesus Christ. In this episode, you will learn: 1. Can people find God through addiction? 2. What is the role of trauma in spiritual discovery? 3. How do our beliefs about God affect our ability to feel His love? "It's the story that we put in there that disconnects. It's the story that we begin to believe and find evidence for that pulls us away from the connection to the love of God." I was always chasing something, but I never knew what it was. I would go fishing with my dad and I loved it. I loved being in nature and feeling close to him. But even from a young age, I wasn't quite sure if I was fully loved or if I was good enough. I always had this underlying feeling that I needed to prove myself somehow. As I got older, I started to believe that I would never be perfect enough for God to love me and that I needed to find evidence to prove that God didn't exist or that He didn't love me. I would act out and do things that I knew were wrong and then use that as proof that I was unworthy of God's love. But in reality, all that was doing was pulling me further away In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. Can people find God through addiction? 2. What is the role of trauma in spiritual discovery? 3. How do our beliefs about God affect our ability to feel His love? // SUBMIT A QUESTION + SCHEDULE A CALL // We would love to answer any questions you have about addiction, trauma, recovery, healing and anything you can think of. Click the link below to submit your question (and if you're open to being a guest on the podcast, you can schedule your call time as well)! We're also curious to know if there are any topics you'd like to hear us discuss on the podcast. https://www.therapybros.com/call-in-and-ask-a-question/ Send mail to: Therapy Brothers, 40 W Cache Valley Blvd Ste 3c, Logan, UT 84341 // Brannon Patrick LCSW | "The Expert" // Website: https://www.brannonpatrick.com Therapy Practice: https://therapyutah.org/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/brannon_patrick Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExpertBrannon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bpatricklcsw // Tyler Patrick LMFT | "The Wandering Therapist" // 15-Minute Free Consultation Call: https://lovestrong.com/consultation-call Therapy Practice: https://lovestrong.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.wandering.therapist Facebook: https://facebook.com/love.strong.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXaR4084r-Z_251xVdoyMFQ // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter: https://www.therapybros.com/subscribe Donations: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=XQUZPJ6QNC22C // COURSES // Boundary Bootcamp: https://www.brannonpatrick.com/Boundarybootcamp Pornography Addiction Recovery Kickstart: https://lovestrong.com/courses/overcome-pornography-addiction/ // EVENTS // Radiant Dawn | Women's Retreat: https://radiantdawnconference.com/ Rising Son | Men's Retreat: https://risingson.org Vibrant Love | Couple's Retreat: https://vibrantlove.org