Ballymun Does Recovery Podcast

This week’s Ballymun Recovery podcast host Jimmy Bell explores the complex issue of Addiction and
Trauma as well as the concept of recovery with former local resident and practitioner Daryl Mahon
who has worked across the health and social care sector for over a decade, as a therapist and social
care worker. Currently, he works as a researcher in health and social care with a focus on service
reform in complex systems,  as well as lecturing in Health and Social Care. The podcast ends with a
short recovery story from the book Ballymun Recovery stories

This week’s podcast is the final podcast for Recovery Month, and the theme is recovery is for everyone: the individual, the family, the community and the young people. The guests this week are Mark Davis (Easy Street) Paul Brown (Ballymun Child & Family Resource Centre) Linda McDermot (Ballymun Family Support Services) and Angie Birch (Easy Street / Star). This podcast also contains a Recovery Story.

Week 3 Ballymun Recovery Podcast this Week we feature Dr Laura O’Reilly (Urrus), Dave Fennell (Star Project), Father Peter Mc Verry (McVerry Trust) Peter is also a Ballymun Resident who also works at providing recovery options and interventions among other things.

Featuring Karl O’Brien (YAP) and Hugh Greaves (Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force)

This week we are asking guests what recovery means to them. Two ballymun locals Ray smith and Lisa McCarthy share their story and journey of recovery and discuss in detail what recovery means to them. Some of the star project staff and services users also answer the question of what recovery means to them. Also each week we share 2 recovery stories. Ballymun Recovery stories is a collection of very different individual stories showing how locals became addicted, their personal struggles, and how they reached recovery. Anybody wanting a deeper understanding of addiction these stories carry a powerful message of addiction, recovery, hope and inspiration Again big thank you to all the guest speakers, your time commitment and sharing is greatly appreciated. This would not happen without the support of Ballymun communications, BLDATF, Easystreet, the star project, ballymun recovery stirring committee and the Recovery planning group. Remember Recovery is possible

Episode 1:
Ballymun Recovery Podcast. Part 1 featuring Róisín Byrne and Marie Lawless from the Ballymun Local Drug & Alcohol Task Force, hosted by Jimmy Bell.