Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this powerful episode, Adonis shares his raw and honest testimony of living a secret double life for over ten years. Growing up in the church while carrying the grief of losing his father at age nine, Adonis felt trapped in a world of performance-based acceptance, struggle with identity, pornography, drugs, alcohol, and secret hookups.
After surviving a dangerous drug overdose at a rave in Seattle, Adonis reached a critical turning point. On May 17, 2014, God met him right where he was and spoke words that changed the trajectory of his life forever.
Tune in to hear how counseling, inner healing, and the unconditional love of God brought Adonis out of hiding and into true redemption—where he now serves young men struggling with the very things he once felt trapped by.
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CHAPTERS:
• 00:00 - Preview & The Weight of a Hidden Life
• 00:32 - Welcome Adonis: 10 Years in Hiding
• 01:40 - Childhood, Loss of Father, and Performance-Based Love
• 05:49 - Early Struggles with Identity & Exposure to Pornography
• 18:58 - Moving Out & Beginning to Drink
• 22:00 - Hookup Culture, Addiction & Escalation
• 26:50 - The Double Life: Professional by Day, Partier by Night
• 33:50 - The Halloween Rave Overdose: A Major Wake-Up Call
• 42:58 - May 17, 2014: Hearing God's Voice on the Street
• 52:15 - Stepping into Christian Counseling & Inner Healing
• 59:35 - Renouncing Lies and Finding True Wholeness
• 01:08:24 - Redemptive Purpose: Mentoring the Next Generation
• 01:16:13 - A Message of Hope for Anyone Listening
In this powerful episode, Adonis shares his raw and honest testimony of living a secret double life for over ten years. Growing up in the church while carrying the grief of losing his father at age nine, Adonis felt trapped in a world of performance-based acceptance, struggle with identity, pornography, drugs, alcohol, and secret hookups.
After surviving a dangerous drug overdose at a rave in Seattle, Adonis reached a critical turning point. On May 17, 2014, God met him right where he was and spoke words that changed the trajectory of his life forever.
Tune in to hear how counseling, inner healing, and the unconditional love of God brought Adonis out of hiding and into true redemption—where he now serves young men struggling with the very things he once felt trapped by.
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EWTN Radio: youtube.com/@radioewtn
EWTN Religious Catalogue: youtube.com/@EWTNReligiousCatalogue
EWTN Kids: youtube.com/@EWTNKids
EWTN Espanol: youtube.com/@EWTNespanol
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Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word: youtube.com/@MFVAFriars
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CHAPTERS:
• 00:00 - Preview & The Weight of a Hidden Life
• 00:32 - Welcome Adonis: 10 Years in Hiding
• 01:40 - Childhood, Loss of Father, and Performance-Based Love
• 05:49 - Early Struggles with Identity & Exposure to Pornography
• 18:58 - Moving Out & Beginning to Drink
• 22:00 - Hookup Culture, Addiction & Escalation
• 26:50 - The Double Life: Professional by Day, Partier by Night
• 33:50 - The Halloween Rave Overdose: A Major Wake-Up Call
• 42:58 - May 17, 2014: Hearing God's Voice on the Street
• 52:15 - Stepping into Christian Counseling & Inner Healing
• 59:35 - Renouncing Lies and Finding True Wholeness
• 01:08:24 - Redemptive Purpose: Mentoring the Next Generation
• 01:16:13 - A Message of Hope for Anyone Listening
