July 4, 2025

Addressing Addiction: A Listener’s Question About Breaking Free (Fanmail)

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Every message you send to me matters—especially when it comes from someone who is struggling and looking for encouragement.

In this fanmail episode, I respond to a message about addiction and the challenges that come with trying to break free. These kinds of questions often spark meaningful conversations that help not just one person, but many listeners who may be walking through similar struggles.

For many years, I personally struggled with an addiction to pornography. For seventeen years, it took more from my life than I care to admit. Because of that experience, I care deeply about creating a space where people can talk honestly about addiction and seek help without shame.

If you are struggling with addiction, please know that you are not alone. I am always willing to pray with you and walk alongside you as you seek healing and freedom.

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00:16 - Introduction to Fan Mail Episode

00:54 - Thanking Recent Feedback

01:27 - Question About Addiction and Dependency

02:38 - Contact Information and Closing Thoughts

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Hey friends, this is a special fan mail episode.

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Every once in a while I might do these when I get fan mail from listeners after my mini-sode has already come out.

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I don't ever want the fans of the show to think that I am ignoring their fan mail or anything like that.

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So we will have random times where you see this type of episode where all it is is just a fan mail.

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Thank you, a shout out answering questions whatever they have.

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I just wanted you to be aware that that is what this episode is.

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Enjoy.

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This is going to be really short but sweet.

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For those who have recently given me their feedback, thank you to the Valiant Forge.

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I appreciate the wonderful comments you've given me and the feedback on how the episodes with Benjamin Croshaw and Dustin Largussa have encouraged you.

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I'm so glad to hear it.

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Those were very exciting episodes for me to record and they really impacted me as well.

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And I have a fan mail on my Buzzsprout Drumroll.

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Please, I can't do a drumroll.

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Anyway, the last four digits of the number are 0404 and it's from Charleston, south Carolina, two of my favorite people.

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This episode was powerful.

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I always wondered how one addresses addiction without overemphasizing dependency onto another person, and they wanted to know if that makes sense.

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I don't have the context of which episodes you watched or listened to, so if you could, please let me know what that is.

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I can give more of an answer, I guess, but what I can say is we need to address addiction.

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It's very important and when you share your heart with somebody, that you love them and you want to help them through their addiction.

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I think that's very important.

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When I talk about my addiction, I want people to hold me accountable.

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They don't have to actually come at me and say to hold me accountable.

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They don't have to actually come at me and say, hey, are you whatever?

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But I want them to know that if at any point they see something that they don't think lines up with what I should be doing For example, if I were somebody who drinks a lot and then I said I have an addiction to alcohol, I'm going through all the steps, I'm working on getting rid of that, you tell people that and then they start seeing you out and about and then they see you maybe having a drink somewhere.

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They can come to you in a loving way and say, hey, are you sure you should be doing that?

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Are you in a space where that's okay.

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They understand your situation.

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So I think we need to address addiction, because that's how people get set free is when they admit that they have the problem and then they release it out into the world or their little source.

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You know they're telling people that they trust or they're sharing it with everybody, like what I do with my story.

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But I don't see that you can become dependent on other people through that.

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I'm not entirely sure if that's what you meant, but you shouldn't be dependent on anyone but God.

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When we share our stories, when we share our struggles, when we ask people for help, when we admit we have an addiction and we need people to hold us accountable, we should not be relying on them to give us everything we need.

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We should not be expecting them to help us through.

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We should be relying solely on God and he will put the people in place who he wants to help with His process.

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I hope that makes sense.

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If it doesn't, I'm so sorry.

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Please contact me again.

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You can let me know which episode you were listening to and if you have any more information that you want to share, you can do that as well If you want to do it more privately and you don't want it to be aired publicly.

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That's totally fine as well.

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You can contact me at Anna Murby at honestchristianconversationscom.

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Thank you for your fan mails.

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Keep bringing them in and you'll get shout outs on the podcast.

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