EP 122: A Child Defending His Mom With A Frying Pan: Erik Allen

We have Erik Allen on the show this week with a powerful story of overcoming child abuse, neglect, and drug addiction. Find out what led up to Erik, at 13 years old, having to defend his Mom from her boyfriend with a cast iron pan. We talk about how he survived after being kicked out of the house at 14 years old. Erik candidly shares how moving to different homes, going to jail, and getting caught up in drugs affected him. Things started to change when he accepted an invitation to church from a pretty lady! You will not want to miss this exciting conversation we had! Full transcript below! Biography Erik Allen, raised in a broken home, battled addictions, jailed at 18, bankrupt at 21 only to turn everything around. 16+ years sober, beautiful wife, two kids, podcaster, speaker, & now helping entrepreneurs get known and noticed online!Quick bio:- Broken Home- Beat my mom’s boyfriend up with a cast iron Pan for hitting her when I was 13- Jailed at 18- Bankrupt at 21- Battled addictions- Gave my life to Christ in 2004- Now breaking chains of divorce, abuse, and addictions- Married for 16+ years- Sober for 16+ years- Host of The Erik Allen Show (Ranked #133 on the US Apple Entrepreneur Chart in January 2021 - Ranked #202 on the UK Apple Entrepreneur Chart in October 2021)- I help Entrepreneurs get known and noticed online https://www.instagram.com/erikgallen/ Please message me directly if you are interested in my services:- I do Voice Over work for Ads, Audio Books, Motivational Videos, and more - I do Brand / Production Videos (Box Openings, Reviews, How To) - I do public speaking, if my story is a fit for your next event, please let me know Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org Social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DSW-Ministries-230135337033879 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DswMinistries YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgIpWVQCmjqog0PMK4khDw/playlists Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dswministries/ https://dswministries.orgsubscribe-to-podcast/ Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Stitcher, Listen Notes Keep in touch with me! Email subscribe to get my handpicked list of the best resources for abuse survivors! https://thoughtful-composer-4268.ck.page #abuse #trauma Mentoring https://youtu.be/WWgkERpkIoY An easy way to help my ministry: https://dswministries.orgproduct/buy-me-a-cup-of-tea/ A donation link: https://dswministries.orgdonate/ Affiliate links: Can’t travel to The Holy Land right now? The next best thing is Walking The Bible Lands! Get a free video sample of the Bible lands here! https://www.walkingthebiblelands.com/a/18410/hN8u6LQP Get one free month of Blubrry podcast hosting with the promotional code: FAITHFUL http://create.blubrry.com/resources/podcast-media-hosting/?code=FAITHFUL Get quality podcast guests and interviews from PodMatch! Get paid to be a host! Sign up below: https://podmatch.com/signup/faithful Visit my friends at the Heal Thrive Dream Boutique for some cool T-shirts, jewelry and other merch! Simply share the discount code we created just for you and receive a 10% discount on your order!  DIANA98825  https://www.htd-boutique.com/ Bible Study Notebook From Karen Robinson! Check it out!  https://www.htd-boutique.com/products/bible-planner-for-survivors-includes-prayer-requests-sermon-notes-bible-study-notes-and-other-note-pages-to-enrich-your-spiritual-life Erik Allen transcript [00:00:00] [00:00:33] Diana Winkler: Hello everyone. Thank you for being here. Thanks for coming back. If you were listening last week about the story of Tamar, that's what we were talking about, last week, doing a little bit of Bible study, learning more about, the prominent people in the Bible. and yes, it was a rough story to digest and [00:01:00] swallow, but thanks for coming back.