Finding Hope When a Loved One Is Trapped in Addiction

Supporting a loved one through addiction recovery is difficult. Learn how to offer comfort and maintain healthy boundaries. Caroline Beidler, MSW, joins Karen Potter and Rob Stoddard on The Covenant Eyes Podcast for a powerful conversation about addiction recovery, family support, faith, and how to help someone you love who is struggling with addiction. Caroline is a woman in long-term recovery who has transformed her own experience with addiction, trauma, and hardship into a mission to help others find hope and healing. She shares how connecting with a recovery community, growing in her Christian faith, and understanding her identity in Christ changed the trajectory of her life. In this episode, Caroline explains why recovery is about much more than simply stopping an addictive behavior. True recovery can involve physical and mental health, spiritual formation, healthy relationships, community, accountability, and learning how to live differently. You'll also discover practical ways to support a loved one in recovery—including healthy boundaries, listening without judgment, encouragement, community support, and recognizing the difference between helping and enabling. Caroline shares why even small acts of love can have a profound impact on someone struggling with addiction. Karen, Rob, and Caroline also discuss the role of the Christian church in addiction recovery and how churches can become places where individuals and families can talk openly about addiction, trauma, recovery, and healing without being overwhelmed by shame or stigma. Caroline's new book, When You Love Someone in Recovery, is a practical and hopeful guide designed to help families better understand recovery and learn how to support the people they love. Website: https://carolinebeidler.com Caroline's book: https://a.co/d/0hJJWcZO In this episode: •  What addiction recovery really looks like •  How to help someone struggling with addiction •  Supporting a family member in recovery •  Healthy boundaries vs. enabling •  Overcoming shame and stigma •  Faith and Christian addiction recovery •  Why community matters in recovery •  How churches can support people affected by addiction •  Caroline Beidler's personal recovery story •  Practical encouragement for families and loved ones Learn how Covenant Eyes can help with YOUR recovery: https://cvnteyes.co/4gb6xme 🔔 Subscribe to The Covenant Eyes Podcast for more conversations about recovery, relationships, faith, accountability, and lasting freedom. Chapters: 00:00 Meet Caroline Beidler: A Woman in Recovery 01:39 Caroline’s Addiction & Recovery Story 04:45 Turning Recovery Into a Mission 05:08 What Does Addiction Recovery Really Mean? 06:37 Recovery Is More Than Just Quitting 08:07 How to Help Someone Struggling With Addiction 09:00 Healthy Boundaries vs. Enabling 09:47 What People in Recovery Need Most 11:33 Supporting a Loved One When You’re Hurting Too 12:10 Breaking the Shame & Stigma Around Addiction 13:46 Why Families Need Recovery Support Too 16:05 How Churches Can Support Addiction Recovery 17:10 The Prodigal Son, Grace & Recovery 18:28 Becoming a Healing Church 19:31 How Churches Can Start a Recovery Ministry 22:27 Making Recovery Conversations Normal in Church 23:30 When You Love Someone in Recovery 24:34 Closing Thoughts #AddictionRecovery #Recovery #ChristianRecovery #AddictionSupport #FamilyRecovery #MentalHealth #FaithAndRecovery #CovenantEyesPodcast Send us your feedback! Try Covenant Eyes for FREE today! Use Promo Code: FreePodcast  © 2026 Covenant Eyes, All Rights Reserved