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Sober Cycle: Sherry Hoppen on Secret Addiction, True Surrender, and the Ride that Changed Her Life
Posted in At This Table
What if the very thing you’re hiding is the thing God wants to heal—and use to bring freedom to others?
In this moving episode of At This Table, Shelly Brown sits down with Sherry Hoppen, author of Sober Cycle, to talk about the secret addiction she kept hidden for over a decade—and the thousand-mile bike ride she hoped would finally make it go away.
What followed was not instant transformation, but a journey of detoxing on the road, failing and trying again, and ultimately reaching the kind of surrender that only comes when you’re at the end of yourself.
Sherry shares candidly about the shame she carried as a Christian woman battling alcohol addiction, the loneliness of hiding, and the day everything changed. She also offers hope for women who feel like they’ve failed too many times to try again.
This episode is full of grit, grace, and the gentle reminder that God never wastes our pain—and He always has more freedom waiting on the other side of surrender.
Episode Highlights
- Why Sherry says she’d love to sit down with Eve—and how that ties into the temptation to believe “there must be more”
- The behind-the-scenes story of how a desperate confession led to a 1,000+ mile bike ride
- What it’s like to detox from alcohol—on a bicycle—and how God protected her through it
- Why true surrender was the turning point, not willpower or even the ride
- The hidden shame many Christian women carry—and why it’s time we start talking about it
- How humor, community, and faith played a role in Sherry’s healing
- What she’s doing today to walk alongside other women through her ministry and recovery home
About the Book: Sober Cycle: Pedaling Through Recovery One Day at a Time
With raw honesty and flashes of humor, Sherry Hoppen shares her long road to sobriety—from hiding her addiction while working in ministry to biking across the country in a desperate search for healing. Her story is for anyone who’s tired of trying to fix themselves and ready to finally surrender.
And here’s something even more powerful: 100% of the proceeds from Sober Cycle go directly to Selah House Recovery, the faith-based rehab home Sherry and her husband founded to help women walk through recovery with truth, dignity, and hope.
Resources and Links
Get your copy of Sober Cycle: Amazon
Visit Sherry’s website and blog: SheSurrenders.com
Learn more about Selah House Recovery, the faith-based rehab home Sherry and her husband founded: SelahHouseRecovery.org
Connect with Redemption Press: Redemption-Press.com
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