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Narcotics Anonymous - Emma on 26SEP2024

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2024/09/26

Emma grew up in a dysfunctional home and progressed from alcohol to pot at 13 years old and drugs at 15. A friend gave her heroin at 17 to lose weight and she was hooked from the start and eventually she moved on to methamphetamine. She loved the way drugs made her feel, fitting in for the first time in her life.Emma had three young children that were taken away from her in her depths of drug addiction and this gave her the spark that she needed to change her life. She tried suicide a few times and

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Alcoholics Anonymous - Sanjay on 15AUG2024

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2024/09/19

Sanjay has come back on the show after another 7 years of sobriety and talks about his original journey out of uncontrolled drinking, how he found Alcoholics Anonymous and how AA has changed his life.Sanjay discusses the transformation that he went through and how it fundamentally changed the way he thinks about himself and others. Gone is his low self-esteem, ego and fear that drove his existence during the drinking, replaced with hope and confidence of a future without the craving for alcohol

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Gamblers Anonymous - Karl

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2024/09/12

Karl spent his childhood looking forward to growing up so that he could enjoy the social life his parents enjoyed with lots of drinking and gambling. Neither Karl nor his parents considered drinking and gambling to be dangerous, but for Karl, who won a substantial amount of money at his first poker game as a young teenager, gambling, drinking and drug use soon became problematic. He entered re-hab, mainly for his substance abuse, and found it helpful, but it was only after his gambling robbed him of

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Al-Anon Family Groups - Sheridan

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2024/09/05

Sheridan and her husband were friends as children, went out together as teenagers and got married when Sheridan was 20 and her husband 21. Her husband had taken a pledge not to drink until he was 21 and kept it. But when he did begin to drink socially, it was problematic almost immediately and Sheridan soon became anxious, covering for him by taking on too much responsibility for the children and family business. Her anxiety progressed to despair as her husband's mental health deteriorated, and she

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International Overdose Awareness Day + Sober...

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2024/08/29

This is a repeat of a conversation with sober bartender, musician and producer Ben. It also includes details of an upcoming Harm Reduction Victoria event - To commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day this year, we are having a big Community Feed, a Screening of the movie "Love, in a time of Fentanyl" and Naloxone training session with A naloxone kit for everyone at the end of it- ALL FOR FREE!!!! FRIDAY 30 August STARTING AT 12 Noon at 299- 305 Victoria Street Brunswick ( Train line- Upfield

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Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - Alan

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2024/08/22

Alan began eating addictively in mid-childhood. Soon he found himself stealing, sneaking and bingeing food. As an overweight teenager Alan would eat in isolation and in his adult life spent years trying to manage his weight through diets and exercise. But he continued to eat addictively even as it resulted in obesity and ill-health. At one stage he was given some Food Addict in Recovery literature but dismissed it as another diet program that was bound to fail. Eventually, Alan walked into an FA

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Alcoholics Anonymous - Paul on 15AUG2024

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2024/08/15

Paul talks about how he drank normally for most of his life and didn’t really start serious drinking until he was in his forties, when he began using alcohol to stem a sudden bout of severe anxiety. It felt so good that it became a necessity to start the day with a drink and end the day with quite a few drinks.Drinking alone, Paul was able to hide his drinking from family, friends and co-workers but eventually felt very despondent that he couldn’t stop himself from drinking. Paul sought help, but

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Gamblers Anonymous - Robert on 08AUG2024

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2024/08/08

Robert shares his story of developing a gambling habit through underage gambling on poker machines with sports club teammates between training sessions. A country kid with a happy homelife growing up and a talent for sports, he had no family background in gambling or other addictions. Gambling consolidated in his late teens and by his early twenties Robert realized that he had a gambling problem, expanding to horses as well and finding it harder to hide so he began isolating while gambling.Robert

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Al-Anon Family Groups - Rhonda from Alberta, Canada...

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2024/08/01

Rhonda started life in Ontario, Canada, but as a young child moved with her alcoholic father and three siblings, without their mother, to another province, Alberta. Here she grew up with a father whose neglectful behaviour forced Rhonda and her siblings to fend for themselves. Rhonda took refuge in school and benefitted from the care of teachers who noticed her and gave her opportunities. As an adult, Rhonda was led to Al-Anon by a mentor who recognised her anger as a symptom of the family disease

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Alcoholics Anonymous - Bill

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2024/07/25

Today on Living Free, our guest is Bill. Bill is an award winning photojournalist. Now retired from professional photography, Bill describes himself as a husband, father, photographer, songwriter, dog-lover, and author who is happily sober. You can hear three of Bill's songs in this episode, including the brand new Prodigal Daughter, based on the true story of a young woman who recovers from drug addiction. Prodigal Daughter Words and music - Bill McAuleyVocals - Jaron NatoliViolin - Matthew

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Alcoholics Anonymous - Ben on 18JUL2024

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2024/07/18

Ben came on the show back in May 2022 when he was around 12 months sober in Alcoholics Anonymous. https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode/alcoholics-anonymous-ben-19may2022He’s returned to give us an update after another 2 years in his sobriety and to talk about how he lives now, without alcohol, and how his recovery has impacted his family, work and close relationships.If you would like to find out a bit more about alcoholism for yourself or a friend, then you can give Alcoholics Anonymous a

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Al-Anon Family Groups - Anthony

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2024/07/04

Anthony's parents were a high-conflict couple and his father's behaviour changed when he drank. When his mother delivered Anthony, aged 4, his two siblings and their suitcases to an orphanage, he was suspicious that something wasn't right. His suspicions were confirmed when his mother did not return as promised. Soon foster carers were involved and when Anthony was reunited with his mother he felt angry. He carried this anger throughout his childhood, and eventually ran away from home at 12. This is

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SMART Recovery, Addiction and Trauma Therapy, LGBTIQ+...

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2024/06/23

Dr Patrick Pheasant is an addiction and trauma therapist who incorporates drama and role play into his practice, working with clients to recover from trauma via its manifestation in the mind and body. As well as his private practice, Patrick engages with addiction through his facilitation of two SMART Recovery groups focusing on the additional challenges faced by people in the LGBTIQ+ community. SMART Recovery is a group approach to dealing with addictive behaviours through the techniques of

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Justice Connect - Home of Your Own on 20JUN2024

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2024/06/20

Today’s show covers an interview with Sally Kenyon, the senior lawyer of Homeless Law and Sam Horman, the lead designer of digital tools at Justice Connect. We are talking about preventing homelessness and how the new self-help tool Home of Your Own can assist renters facing family violence.If you would like to find out more about Justice Connect and the work they do, then go online at:Justice Connect: Get legal help for your situation. https://justiceconnect.org.au/Homeless law: Homelessness is a

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3CR Radiothon - Ann, Mitch and Bill on 13JUN2024

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2024/06/13

Well, it’s been a big year since our last Radiothon, and this time Mitch could also join us to amp up the volume for this year’s show. Thanks to your generous support, by the end of the show, we had managed to raise $2,095 out of our target of $2,500. If you would like to support Living Free and 3CR then go to https://www.3cr.org.au/donate to see how you can donate.Thanks also to our guests on the show over the last 12 months from:Al-Anon Family Groups https://al-anon.org.au/Gamblers Anonymous

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A Merry-go-round Named Denial

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2024/06/06

This week on the Living Free show, Ann reads from the Al-Anon pamphlet A Merry-Go-Round Named Denial which outlines unhelpful ways well-meaning people surrounding alcoholics, including those closest to them, fall into unhelpful roles that contribute to the perpetuation of the illness.The pamphlet is available here https://al-anon.org.au/shop/a-merry-go-round-named-denial/If you would like to contact Al-Anon go to https://al-anon.org.au/. Here you will find lots of helpful information, including

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Drug and Alcohol News - Mitch and Bill on 30MAY2024

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2024/05/30

Mitch introduces a roundup of latest news and initiatives relating to Drug and Alcohol issues in Australia and discusses them with Bill.Aus Alcohol Industry is suffering from less consumption than ever.Driving Trials for Medical Marijuana.New data indicates that Australia is projected to generate a staggering $15 billion in online gambling revenue in 2024.The Victorian Statewide Action Plan - a $95 million investment in the health and wellbeing of Victorians that will save lives in the CBD, suburbs

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Yarn SMART (SMART Recovery) - Shaun

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2024/05/23

Shaun, a Mununjali and Goorenpul man living with his family on Yuggara country, found recovery from addiction through SMART Recovery during a recovery retreat several years ago. It was the first recovery program that had spoken to him, showing the way through the problems of substance abuse that he felt he had been looking for. Realising that although personal substance abuse was the immediate issue, underneath was the emotional pain of multiple losses, dispossession and intergenerational

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Substances, Alcohol and Comedy with Rao Morusupalli

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2024/05/16

Rao Morusupalli is a comedian and part time astrophysics fan. He called in from Sydney to discuss what substance and alcohol use is like in Melbourne's standup comedy scene.

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Gambling Harm Recovery Group - Margie on 09MAY2024

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2024/05/09

Margie shares her story of beginning a poker machine dependency when her child first went to school. It was a relief from the responsibilities of single parenting and allowed her to forget about life’s pressures. Although it didn’t interfere with her work or life, gambling on the pokies meant that instead of having a comfortable life she was always working longer, just scraping by, getting into debt and going without for herself and her family.Her recovery started when she admitted the extent of her

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