Join us for a moving conversation in Part 1 of our chat with Krystal Stevenson. In this episode, mother of three Krystal opens up about her descent into the dark valley of alcoholism. This is a story of trauma and struggle, but also of God's relentless love, as He answers the prayers of His beloved daughter through the love and support of Krystal's family.
The rehab centre that Krystal mentions in this episode is Te Nikau (Freedom Life) www.freedomlife.org.nz/
0:00 - Coming up
1:04 - Intro
1:19 - Welcome to the Podcast
1:37 - About Krystal Stevenson
3:05 - What it was like being brought up in a Christian home?
5:31 - How did your Christian home and schooling prepare you for life?
7:15 - How did you handle moving to a new school?
10:30 - What was your first interaction with alcohol?
15:56 - Did the bad first experience with alcohol put you off alcohol?
17:31 - At what point did you realise you had an addiction?
19:50 - Did you have a relationship with the Lord at this point of your life?
22:01 - Family intervention
23:39 - What did 'help' look like?
26:04 - Going in front of the Teachers Registration Board
27: 50 - Realising the gravity of her alcoholism
29:00 - Trauma at 14
31:37 - How did the rehab centre help with addiction and trauma?
37:59 - Medicated detox
16 июн 2024
