[Martin Thompson]

Who are you?
Hey all. I’m Marty Thompson and I’m a grateful Catholic in recovery. I love in Northlake Texas with my wife and four boys.

Where are you from?
I am from LaBelle, Florida, near the Fort Myers/Naples area.

What’s your background?
I grew up in a broken home with mother and one younger brother and no religious or faith practice.

What do you do for work?
I am a Catholic mindset coach with Metanoia Catholic,
And I help Catholic married men conquer lust:
https://go.metanoiacatholic.com/resident-coach-marty

What are your interests?
I enjoy spending quality time with my wife and boys. I live Coaching and homeschooling my boys. And I love connecting with other men at the parish and in CIR.

What do you hope to gain?
I hope to attain deeper faith and recovery and fellowship with awesome Catholics in recovery.

What are you struggling with?
Working on surrendering control and pride.

What are your concerns?
Being the best husband and father for my wife and children.

and any other things that you would like to share.

I got sober in November of 2000 in AA. I was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church a few years later. In 2007 I married my amazing and beautiful wife. In 2012 I decided to go back to school, and in 2020 I received my degree in Catholic Theology. A few years ago I decided to get certified to become a Catholic mindset coach, and on January 1st this year I was hired as a resident coach with Metanoia Catholic Coaching.

I’ve been attending CIR meetings for about a year now. I host and facilitate a virtual CIR men’s book study on Wednesday night and a virtual men’s workbook step study on Sunday nights. I also contribute to writing a reflections for meetings once a month.

I am super grateful for the life God has blessed me with and “the best is yet to come”, so they say!😁😃

• This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by Martin Thompson.
• This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by Martin Thompson.

[Martin Thompson]

Hi Kelly. I have heard Scott Weeman, founder of CIR, talk about building a board of spiritual directors for your recovery many times. This is an ability for someone in recovery to have a group of helpers or spiritual “board of directors” for your recovery. For example, it would be more helpful to a person in recovery to have a 12 step sponsor, accountability partners, a mentor, a spiritual director, a counselor/therapist, a coach, etc. The idea is to have more than one source of direction or help in recovery that will maximize success in long lasting transformative recovery. So, I have a sponsor, mentors, a spiritual director, accountability, partners, and a group of Catholic coaches (Metanoia Catholic Coaching) that help me grow in my recovery and faith. Hope that helps. God bless.

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