This week on MercyTalk we continue our discussion on the roots of addiction and the many ways that we meet healthy needs with unhealthy addictions. Today our hosts, Melanie and Jen, with special guest, Brooke, will discuss the need for comfort and how we can try to meet that need with an addiction to food. Food addiction is a serious issue in our culture and has impacted obesity rates as well as overall national health. As with any addiction, freedom is possible. Join us as we discuss:

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We all have a need to feel valued, but sometimes that drive for value and purpose can lead to an addiction to work. Join MercyTalk hosts, Jen and Melanie, along with special guest, Brooke, as they discuss workaholism and the need for value that it attempts to meet. An addiction to work can create many issues in someone’s life, relationships and relationship with God. We hope you will join us as we talk through:

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Experiencing a sense of control over our lives is a normal and healthy need. When we do not have healthy control, we can attempt to gain control in unhealthy and destructive ways. This week on MercyTalk our hosts, Melanie and Jen, with special guest, Brooke, will discuss the need to have healthy control and how that can manifest through an addiction to self-harm and/or an eating disorder. We see these two areas in many of the young women that come into the Mercy residential program and have watched many of them overcome. Join us as we:

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Join us on MercyTalk this week as we add another layer to our discussion on the roots of addiction. Addiction does not just manifest through substances – such as drugs and alcohol – but through other things – such as sex, social media, work, food, and even, approval. Join hosts, Jen and Melanie, and special guest, Brooke, as the discussion continues to unfold on addiction, how it works and how it can rob you of the freedom God intended you to have. They will also discuss:

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Join us this week as we begin a new discussion on the topic of addiction…but not addiction as we would typically think. We will discuss other areas of addiction, such as food, social media, shopping, work, sex – areas that meet a “need” but can actually become an addiction in our lives, much like substances can. Today we will focus on setting a foundation for what addiction is and how it operates in individual’s lives. Join MercyTalk hosts, Melanie and Jen, with special guest, Brooke, as they unpack what addiction is and what it is not from a Christian perspective. We hope you will join us as we discuss:

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