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🔔Episode 2 is here of "Getting To Know You ......"! 
In the hot seat is Tom, as Ben asks the important questions.
Starting off, we get the lowdown on what the role of a recovery worker entails, as well as some great tips and advice for anyone struggling with alcohol or drug abuse.

After that, we focus on Tom as a person, his likes, dislikes, and his favorite pizza topping! (Not to be missed ).

Tom steps up to the  💥⚡️ "Quick Fire Round" 💥⚡️
and we will see how he battles it out against last week's guest Jess!

If you are concerned with your alcohol or drug use and need help, see the below links to find out more information on what support Inspire has for you.

🔗 Inspire Website: www.inspirelancs.org.uk
🔗 Change Grow Live Website: www.changegrowlive.org

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The "Getting to know you" series is now available on our Podcast!

If you are not familier with our "Getting to know you" series, it's where we ask a mem,ber of staff or volunteers to take the hot seat and get asked questions mainly about themselves, perhaps their role and much more.

In the hot seat, this time is Jess!

Starting off, we thought we'd talk about recruitment and what it involves. Since there have been a few vacancies recently, we thought it would be a good idea to gain insight into the process.

After that, we focus on Jess as a person, her likes, dislikes, and her love for cats! 

This season we introduce the  "Quick Fire Round" 

During the round, each staff member has 60 seconds to answer as many questions as possible.

We hope you like the episode and please let us know what you think in the comments. 

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Steve Downie, 54, who has been sober for almost two years, is using his experience of reaching rock bottom to help other addicts at a Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART) Recovery Group.

Wanting to give something back to the people of Chorley who helped him find his feet again, Steve qualified to facilitate the recovery groups by hiring a room to run his sessions, with the help of former drug addict Andrea Horrocks who set up the charitable organisation four years ago.

If you want to know more about SMART recovery or find out nearby groups head over to: Self-Help Addiction Recovery | UK Smart Recovery

Steve Downie Email:  [email protected] 

Mobile number 07713 272904.

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Inspire & Quit Squad

Episode show notes:

In this episode, Tracy, Maggie and Alex talk to Katie about the service they provide, supporting people who want support quitting smoking. Getting support for your quit attempt makes you three times more likely to succeed. If you are don’t feel ready to quit yet, the team are happy to answer queries and provide any information you need, to help you wherever you’re at on your journey. Hear more about the link between smoking and other patterns of behaviour, such as eating, addiction and compulsions and learn from the experience of others who have quit already. This episode shares personal stories that we hope will inspire people to reach out and get help. Listen today and start your journey to becoming healthier, happier, and wealthier.

Subscribe, download, and listen for free by searching for ‘Inspire Catch Me When I Fall’

For more information about  Quit Squad go to www.quitsquad.nhs.uk

For more information on the work of Inspire go to www.inspirelancs.org.uk

To learn more about the work of Change Grow Live go to www.changegrowlive.org

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Alcohol & Relationships - Episode show notes:

In this special edition for Alcohol Awareness Week, Ben, Katie, Nina, and Jordan are talking about the impact of alcohol on relationships. Partners, children, friends, and work colleagues all struggle when someone they care about is drinking to excess and often don’t know where to go for help. This episode shares personal stories that we hope will inspire people to reach out and get help and offers practical tips and advice for anyone interested in learning more about problematic alcohol use.

If you, or someone you know, needs support, please visit:

For more information on the work of Inspire go to www.inspirelancs.org.uk

To learn more about the work of Change Grow Live go to www.changegrowlive.org

Please click here for all of the family support networks available.

For more information on Alcohol Awareness Week, please visit Alcohol harms. Time for change. | Alcohol Change UK

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In todays episode Ben Fairless hops into the hot seat to  focus on the important subject of Men’s Mental Health. Men’s mental health is important because it’s well known that many men keep their stress to themselves. They don’t want to seem like a burden. They’d rather carry on acting like everything’s okay for the sake of their families or just so they don’t have to deal with the inevitable conversations that would come from talking about their emotions in the first place. We are here to try and change this perception along with a couple of guests. Andy Toynton who is a BRIC coordinator( Building Recovery in communities) joins us to discuss his role and the beneficial impact it has had during Lockdown, and we have James Roberts who gives up his time to Volunteer for Inspire, a drug and alcohol service in East Lancashire. James discusses some of the challenges he has had through life in particular anxiety and depression. If you are suffering from any of the topics we have discussed in todays show, here is a handy link for a broad range of services that can help Hub of Hope - Mental Health Support Network provided by Chasing the Stigma

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Integrated care is on everyone’s agenda. This episode reflects on our experience as a multi award  winning early adopter of an integrated approach. Dr Mark Spencer and Katie Egan from Fleetwood  Primary Care Network share their learning and experience on this incredible journey.
Learn how a regular GP consultation changed everything for Mark and started a hope revolution as  we moved from a mindset of ‘telling’ to one of ‘listening to the community’.
Katie shares the difference our PCN involvement has made to supporting residents with problematic  drug and alcohol use.
Challenges, culture, failure, bravery, fun and why ‘making a difference matters’ are all on the agenda as we explain how Fleetwood PCN realised that you can’t improve health by treating illness, but 
change is possible by harnessing the voice of the community.
Creating a climate of hope and a community that gives residents a sense of belonging fosters a culture where people begin to sub-consciously make better health choices. The outcomes by which 
we are measured become a happy side effect as we see in our 20% reduction in A+E attendances, folks opting to come of painkillers, getting into work, losing weight, to name but a few.
We hope you enjoy listening.
For more information on the work of Inspire go to www.inspirelancs.org.uk
Fleetwood Primary Care Network healthierfleetwood.co.uk

Special thanks to Dr Tony Rao for allowing us to use his book title for this podcast series. Tony is a psychiatrist with a huge passion for supporting older adults and has written a book Catch Me When 
I Fall Audiobook | Tony Rao | Audible.co.uk (all proceeds go to charity)

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Episode 2 show notes:

Hepatitis C – . Jon and Sammie talk to Katie about their quest to get everyone treated for Hep C, sharing our innovative approaches to support people against a backdrop of stigma and shame. We also debate why the Covid pandemic has seen such a significant increase in people coming forward for treatment.

Subscribe, download, and listen for free by searching for "Catch me when i fall" on Spotify, Stitcher, I Tunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts from.

For more information on the work of Inspire go to www.inspirelancs.org.uk or head over to our Facebook page www.facebook.com/Inspire.East/ 

To learn more about the work of Change Grow Live go to www.changegrowlive.org

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Episode 1 show notes:

Older adult drinkers – people are living longer and drinking more. Katie and Tony share their experiences of both living with and supporting older adult drinkers and grapple with some tough questions about how we overcome the stigma and acceptability of drinking too much.

Subscribe, download, and listen for free by searching for "Catch Me When I Fall" in your favourite Podcast platform.

For more information on the work of Inspire go to www.inspirelancs.org.uk

To purchase Tony’s book go to Catch Me When I Fall Audiobook | Tony Rao | Audible.co.uk (all proceeds go to charity)

To learn more about the work of Change Grow Live go to www.changegrowlive.org