When we talk about addiction, we often focus on substance abuse.

In truth, there are people addicted to behaviors and habits that can cause just as much damage to their lives as drugs or alcohol.

Catherine Townsend-Lyon understands this all too well. For years, she was addicted to gambling, what she calls “a hush addiction.”

Catherine shares her story of how she was able to free herself from this crippling addiction and how she uses this experience to help others get on the path to recovery, even when all hope seems lost.