Episode 41 – Is There Hope for a Chronic Relapser?
Some nuggets from this episode
- “I had lost any faith that I could stop.”
- “Removing myself from Australia was really important because there were so many triggers there.”
- “Having a child does not keep you clean.”
- “I am sick of people not talking about addiction.”
A conversation between Hannah Brooks and Paul Garrigan
Hannah stayed with us at Hope for about five months. She documented her stay in a series of fascinating articles for Vice Magazine (see links below). Here she talks about her experience of being a heroin addict and a chronic relapser. We planned for this interview to last 15 minutes, but we ended up talking for much longer.
Hope Mindful Compassion Show – Episode 41
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Topics covered in this week’s show include:
- How did you end up at Hope?
- Did you manage any substantial clean time before coming to Hope?
- Do you think it is harder for women to recover from addiction?
- Is there any truth in the claim that rehab programs tend to be aimed towards men?
- What has changed for you since coming to Hope?
- Is there a tendency to treat atheism as ‘part of the disease’?
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Check Out Hannah’s Jouney on Vice Magazine
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