Making Bets in a Burning House

When you are a child, you aren't expected to be the one who takes care of the family. In Nelson's case, his family was too busy gambling to take care of him. He is not alone in Australia's tragic gambling scene. To help others in a similar position understand what gambling harm does, Nelson created art. His pieces tell a story of what it looks like growing up in a family that is obsessed with spending time in the casinos.

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Website: www.nelsonart.com.au

Linkedin:  www.linkedin.com/in/nelson-nghe

Instagram: @nelsonartofficial

Facebook: @nelsonartofficial 

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Many people do not understand or even know anything about 12-step programs.

Today, Melissa and Diane, our new co-host, talk about all the things that Gam-Anon is and what it is not. We hope that this will help clear the air about some misconceptions about what to expect in attending a meeting.

Today we talk with the Executive Director of the Nebraska Council on Problem Gambling, Michael Sciandra. He has been around gambling from a young age. After 5+ years of not placing a bet, he is now helping gamblers and their families to find peace in their lives, just like he has. 

https://www.necpg.org

402-217-1500

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I wanted to tell you about some changes with the Podcast. I am also going to take this opportunity to tell you where you can find resources and people who can help you when you find yourself impacted by someone with a gambling addiction.

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When someone we love gets caught in a gambling addiction, there is a lot of conflict. It is not just with the gambler, but in our personal thoughts. Of course, we could simply leave them, but we love them so much and we don't want to see them hurt. We want to help them, fix them, and in the process, we almost destroy ourselves.

Tiffany openly shares her story and takes us through the ups and downs of living with someone who has addictions.

We already talked with Rick about the neurobiology of an addicts brain. In this episode, he continues the conversation with cyclic behaviors that both addicts and enablers do. Rick gives us practical tools to help change these behaviors.

Why are you wasting the toothpaste?!?

After Sharon found out her husband was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt from gambling, she cracked down on everything to pay it off. She made sacrifices and felt that her husband was not. Toothpaste is what sent her over the edge.

Trigger warning: Talk about suicide and attempted suicide

Boundaries are essential when loving a compulsive gambler, but knowing what they are and hold to hold them can be wildly challenging. That’s why Katie and Melissa are thrilled to be joined by Tiye Chambers, Boundary Strategist, EQ Enthusiast, Manipulator’s Nightmare, who will teach us about how to do these things, and so much more.

(I'm so sorry about all the "noise" and dog!)

Do you have a sign on your head that says, "Stupid"? Diane felt this way when she found out in one night that her husband had been a compulsive gambler for years, committed crimes, and no longer wanted to live. She believed the rug had been pulled out from underneath her life. But she found help and hope from some unlikely sources.

Warning: Discussion of suicide

Katie and Melissa are joined by Paul Lavella, founder & Director of NJ Recovery & Wellness as we learn about his work in behavioral health since 2004 and, particularly, how he helps adolescents and young adults leave addiction behind them.