If you watched Eastenders last night (Tuesday) you would have seen Linda Carter reaching breaking point. This storyline is a good depiction of how a person can treat underlying trauma with alcohol and/or other addictions. Read more
It is a story of existential addiction drama, followed by a rocky journey into treatment and recovery. At the weekend we went to see People Places and Things which is s a production written by playwright Duncan Macmillan and is currently on at Trafalgar Theatre in London until 10th August. Read more
In this blog, we are highlighting painkiller addiction with the experience, strength and hope of an ex client who is in recovery from opiate addiction. Read more
“I just want to help them get well.” This is something we hear a lot from people who are living with someone else’s addiction. Let’s call them a loved one, even if you might hate them at times because of their behaviour, and because the person you love has been taken over by addiction. Read more
You may have seen the recent emotional and moving storyline in Eastenders of Lola passing away from brain cancer. The father of her child, Ben Mitchell, has been struggling to cope with his reality, and is living with an eating disorder. Read more
Famous footballer, Dele Alli recently talked very openly about addiction, abuse, rehab and recovery in a recent interview with Gary Neville at The Overlap. Read more
“I finally feel as though I can be free.” When Cara Delevingne uttered those words in her recent interview with Elle magazine, we thought, that’s it! That’s what recovery is all about, but how does one get that? Read more
Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil recently spoke out on Good Morning Britain about the blame he feels he received for her sad death. Read more
With Big Brother back on our screens, we remember iconic contestant Nikki Grahame. First of all, WHO IS SHE?! She was the feisty, funny, and quirky lady who entertained us with her antics in the 2006 series. She is also a lady who struggled with, and eventually sadly lost her life to, an eating disorder. Read more
Most of us have seen the news and heard the speculation but we would like to focus on the fact that Matthew Perry was a self-professed advocate of breaking the stigma of addiction. He was open, honest, and brave in speaking out, because, in his own words, he just wanted to help other people who are living with addiction. Read more
Recently, someone asked why we never use the word addict. Our answer? Because we are striving to reduce the stigma associated with addiction and avoid negative bias. It is such a negative term and really doesn’t benefit anyone. Read more