Addiction doesn’t just change the life of the person struggling with it, it affects the entire family. In one of the most moving interviews on The Breakdown Space, Esther Mwangi shares her journey as a mother trying to hold it together through prayer and faith while her child battled addiction. It’s raw, real, and deeply relatable.
A Side of Addiction We Rarely Talk About
We often hear about what addiction does to the person using. But what about the mother who prays every night for her child? What about the heartbreak, the helplessness, and the fear that grips a family when addiction moves in?
Esther Mwangi doesn’t sugarcoat any part of her experience. She speaks honestly about the emotional rollercoaster and the tears that no one sees. She opens up about how addiction turned her home upside down and tested her faith more than once.
Her story isn’t just about pain. It’s about perseverance. It’s about what it means to stand firm in love when everything else is falling apart.
Holding On to Faith When It’s Hard
Her experience is a reminder that spiritual strength isn’t about never feeling weak, it’s about continuing to believe, even when it hurts.
In this episode, Esther narrates how scripture was her guide in raising her child. Proving that no word returns to God void.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it.
For families affected by addiction, this interview offers not just insight, but comfort. It shows that faith can be a steady anchor when everything else feels and seems uncertain.
There Is Hope, And It Starts with Conversations
One of the most powerful parts of Esther’s message is this: don’t suffer in silence.
Addiction and its effects thrive in secrecy and this can be a precursor to future complications. Esther suffered in silence but you dont have to.
“Sikukua na mtu wa kushare na yeye.”
~I did not have anyone to share with.
You should find a confidant who will help and support you in carrying the burden.
Her courage in opening up about what her family went through is helping break the stigma around substance abuse in our communities.
At The Breakdown Space, our mission is to create a safe place for stories like this. A place where faith and mental health can exist in the same sentence. A place where people can be honest without being judged.
Don’t miss the full episode on YouTube. Her testimony will challenge, inspire, and move you.
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Has addiction affected your family? Have you walked this journey and come out on the other side? We’d love to hear from you. Your story might be the hope someone else needs today.
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