Shadows to Serenity
Shadows to Serenity is a podcast for people who have survived addiction, trauma, and loss, and are trying to build a life rooted in faith, truth, and recovery.
Hosted by Christi Wedel, author of Shadows to Serenity, the show features honest conversations at the intersection of trauma, addiction, healing, and faith.
Each episode explores what it actually takes to move from survival to transformation, naming the wreckage without getting stuck in it, and making room for real hope that is earned, not forced.
If you are clawing your way out of the dark or learning how to breathe again after everything has fallen apart, this space was made for you.
We do not sugarcoat the pain, but we do not stay there.
This is where the wreckage ends and the rising begins.
Shadows to Serenity
What Recovery Looks Like After You’ve Lost Everything
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Blake joins me on this episode of Shadows to Serenity and you are in for a ride. He is steady, genuine, and deeply rooted in the recovery program that saved his own life. With many years of sobriety, Blake now works at the Salvation Army walking alongside men in recovery, helping them fight their way back from the darkness he once knew himself. He brings a presence that makes you lean in, listen closely, and reflect on your own journey. We talk about what long term recovery really looks like, how to keep faith alive when life throws curveballs, and why joy is one of the most underrated tools for healing. His story carries the depth of his needle using bottom, a reminder of just how far grace can reach. If you need both truth and laughter today, this conversation delivers.