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Episode 5
The relapse
Alcohol use disorder, like all addictions, is a chronic relapsing illness. Chrissie was no different to many others who have experienced a relapse. In this episode, we discuss what happened to her ad what lessons she learned from her relapse which ultimately led to her long-term recovery.

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Episode 4
Rock Bottom

In this episode, we discuss Chrissie’s rock bottom. This was the lowest point in her journey through alcohol addiction. This was the point at which she truly realised that she needed help. We also discuss how important it is for services to manage that initial call for help. How people are treated at the lowest point can determine their ultimate treatment success.

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Episode 3
Initial experiences

In this episode, we explore Chrissie’s initial experiences with alcohol. She used it to help her deal with her social anxieties. It gave her an identity and helped her get through life. But there was a cost. 

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Episode 2
Vulnerabilities

In this episode, we chat with Chrissie about her genetic and psychosocial vulnerabilities to alcoholism. As you listen to her story, understand that Chrissie has overcome the bad hand that she was dealt at birth and growing up. 

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Episode 1 of 6
Welcome to Chrissie who, in this series, will describe her vulnerabilities to alcoholism, the effect that it had on her life, the realisation that she had a problem, the initial rocky road that was her early recovery and finally the story of her successful recovery.
We will devote an episode to each stage of her journey. 
In episode one we get an overview of her journey.

Maree Eisma joins us this week.
Sustaining Change under the Facade of Commitment.
We discuss the perils of New Year Resolutions and why you shouldn't make them.

This week Rick Cowley from Vysionquest joins us.
We discuss finding the balance between pleasure and purpose in your life.

For more information on Ricks courses, go to https://www.vysionquest.com/clear?cd=5

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Deck the Halls and Not your Family!
Christmas is a difficult time for many. There is a huge expectation of the need to deliver; of unmet need, trauma, and abuse.
We don't all lead Fairytale lives.
In this episode, we discuss how to get through this challenging set of days.

On this episode, we chat with Maree Eisma about the impact of Covid on Mental health.
 We are seeing the aftermath of covid isolation and its effect on relationships and substance use disorders.

We also discuss its impact on family violence and increasing rates of alcohol misuse.

On this week’s MedHeads we chat with Regular guests Craig Payne, and Oscar Grano.

We discuss two recovery models, smart recovery and the 12 step program. We explain the processes of both models and highlight their differences.