Losing a Father to Addiction and Finding Purpose with Angie Nunez | The Hopeaholics Podcast

11 Nov 2025 • 82 min • EN
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Losing a Father to Addiction and Finding Purpose with Angie Nunez | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, guest Angie Nunez shares her deeply personal journey of loss, healing, and spiritual awakening. Born and raised in the Bronx to Dominican parents, Angie reflects on her upbringing, cultural roots, and the challenges of growing up in a tight-knit immigrant family. She opens up about losing her father to addiction after his long battle with opioids and cancer, revealing how his passing inspired her to create her own show, Sins of My Father, to honor his story and shed light on the struggles of addiction and generational pain. Angie speaks candidly about her grief and the process of finding strength through self-awareness, spirituality, and faith. She discusses how her spiritual journey helped her reconnect with her father’s memory, embrace her shadow self, and release shame through forgiveness and understanding. The conversation also explores her marriage, motherhood, and her husband’s transition from military life to rediscovering purpose through service and compassion with their project A Meal with Humanity, which brings food and dignity to the homeless in New Jersey. Through vulnerability and resilience, Angie’s story embodies love, transformation, and the belief that even through loss, healing and light can emerge. #thehopeaholics  #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #Hope #wedorecover #treatmentcenter #natalieevamarie Join our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record’, exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics  Go to www.Wolfpak.com today and support our sponsors. Don"t forget to use code: HOPEAHOLICSPODCAST for 10% off! Follow the Hopeaholics on our Socials: https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics  https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholics Buy Merch:  https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.com Visit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.com If you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction.  Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC: https://www.infinitigroupllc.com  Timestamps: 00:01:39 - Growing Up in the Bronx 00:07:17 - Losing Her Father to Addiction 00:08:19 - The Birth of “Sins of My Father” Podcast 00:09:46 - Grieving and Healing Journey 00:22:43 - Feeling Guided by Her Father’s Spirit 00:33:54 - Marriage, Communication, and Healing 00:34:58 - Husband’s Struggles After the Marines 00:35:18 - “A Meal with Humanity” Project 00:41:27 - Grandfather’s Hospital Experience 00:43:04 - Witnessing Death and Trauma 00:44:24 - Spiritual Awakening and Meditation 00:45:22 - Reconnecting with Her Father Through Spirituality 01:20:14 - Closing and Reflections on Her Journey

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