About Drunk Pastor

My name is Paule, and I’m a pastor in recovery who walked through struggles with shame, mental health, addiction, and crises of faith.

I served as a pastor, and behind the pulpit, I was hiding a battle with identity and insecurity, with ego and comfort. There was a disconnect between what I preached and how I lived. After the wreckage I caused for family and church, while God and recovery kept doing their work, I kept struggling with gaps between doctrines and practice, Scripture and Science, unsure of how everything fit together.

That was then. Today, I like to write long-form articles that try to offer an authentic look at the Bible, spirituality, and humanity, sharing notes about recovery along the way.