Recovery Talks by Kennedy Street

On this weeks #RecoveryTalks​ we have two members of #Alanon​ who volunteer as sponsors in #Alateen​ meetings.Alateen is for teenage relatives and friends of alcoholics. Alateen is part of Al-Anon.Alateen facilitate meetings for 12-17 year olds. They meet to share their experiences of having, or having had, a problem drinker in their lives. They help and support each other.By attending meetings, young people gain an understanding of the illness and feel the benefits of realising they are not alone. They learn that they did not cause this problem and that they are not responsible for their relative’s or friend’s drinking or behaviour.By sharing their experiences, they find solutions to their problems and hope for the future.They learn that they did not cause this problem and that they are not responsible for their relative’s or friend’s drinking or behaviour.By sharing their experiences, they find solutions to their problems and hope for the future.For information about Alateen meetings in the UK, phone:020 7593 2070 or email the General Service Office at: enquiries@al-anonuk.org.ukInstagram and Twitter: @AlAnonUKandEireFacebook: @AlAnonFamilyGroupUKGeneral information about Al-Anon UK can be found on the Al-Anon UK website:https://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/alateen/​

#DDAUK​ is a peer led support group, based in London, that focuses on abstinence based recovery and mental health maintenance. They also welcome family members or friends affected by addiction of loved ones. DDAUK are currently running zoom meetings for their users and this has meant people further from London have joined the group.When not in lockdown, DDAUK run face to face meetings, creative groups such as art or meditation, bi annual retreats into the country, and other social events like a Christmas dinner. DDAUK are passionate about giving advice about mental health as well as recovery and look to expand similarly to America. For more information: www.DDAUK.org

The manager of cafe sobar, Jason Loftus, has been running this CiC for seven years, and along with the cafe runs several creative projects within it. Cafe sobar is under the umbrella of #DoubleImpactNottingham​ previously on #RecoveryTalks​#CafeSobar​ has poetry groups, music groups, and other creative meetings. Before lockdown #CafeSobar​ was doing music shows and poetry readings where performers were almost all in #Recovery​. The cafe was used very much as a community hub for people to go for help with their recovery.Jason is passionate about getting through the layer of addiction to the creativity within each person, that has maybe been put aside for their #Addiction​. He wants to create a safe space for creativity for those in recovery and wants them pursue these dreams and facilitates this, with poetry and music and other creative arts. Service user Grzegorz (happy to be called Greg). He stated his life was saved by cafe sober and has been abstinent for three years after his most recent relapse, but is open about his recovery journey. He is encouraged to engage in his passions which is working well for him.Jason’s number - 07718 425557https://www.doubleimpact.org.uk/cafe-...​https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC4ctAk...

Introducing Chris De Bank from #WeAreNotSaints​ was established in 2018. It is a platform for musicians in recovery from addiction, to re-discover their creativity and find their way to be active in the music world, without having to face the dangers presented to them in the conventional music scene.​They help their artists to develop, record, release and perform their music live, all in a safe supported way that puts their recovery at the heart of everything they do. They also host brilliant live events, that bring together music lovers and the recovery and sober communities, sharing their love and enjoyment of the music made by their artists.TWITTER: @NotSaintsUKFACEBOOK: @NotSaintsUKWebsite: www.wearenotsaints.co.uk

This week we will be joined by Lucy Rocca from Soberistas – a worldwide non-judgemental community of friendly people helping each other kick the booze and stay sober! Lucy quit drinking in 2011 after a complicated history with alcohol left her in hospital with no recollection of how she got there. Eighteen months later, Lucy launched the social network website Soberistas which soon became home to thousands of people all looking to address their own problematic relationships with alcohol. Since 2013, Lucy has written and had published five books on stopping drinking, and now works as the editor and director at Soberistas, and a certified NLP life coach helping people learn to live happier and healthier lives.

With Todays #RecoveryTalks​ we will focus on denial of addiction, with our guest speaker Win Parry.Contact number: 07990 673 950Win spent 25-years as Director of Addiction Treatments at Priory Hospital Group before establishing herself as one of the leading independent practitioners in 2001. Win's experience and knowledge covers all areas of Drug, Alcohol, Sex and Gambling addiction, Eating disorders, Compulsive spending, as well as Relationship, Depression, Trauma and Abuse Counselling. Win can help you find ways to better understand yourself and how your behaviors past or present can affect not just your own personal quality of life and self-respect but those close to you as well.

'The Comeback' is funded by local authority and Public Health England, it is an abstinence based recovery drop-in and professional art studio. It was set up and is run by people in recovery, who are supported by a team of community volunteers and creative professionals.Today we are blessed to have 3 guests from #TheComeback​ who are part of The North East Lincolnshire #Recovery​ Community.We will be speaking to Sam Delaney, who is the founder and director of #CreativeStartArtsInHealthCIC​ which was commissioned in 2019 to set up a recovery community in #NorthEastLincolnshire​. Sam has been abstinent and provided support for people in recovery for many years. He uses art, specifically painting as a tool to aid his own recovery. He has worked on many large scale community art initiatives, designed to create purpose, opportunity and build the self esteem of people in recovery and their affected others. Jono Heskin is part of 'The Comeback' management team. He has been involved in The Comeback and Creative Start for a number of years and is now in a key position within the service. Jono is committed to helping others in recovery from #Addiction​.Ian Gower has been involved with 'The Comeback' since it opened in 2019. He has been working on his recovery for almost 3 years. He has a number of relapses in that time, one was a couple of months ago after a year sober. Ian remains committed to recovery.Links our #KennedyStCiO​ guest’s website and social media: www.creativestartcic.org www.facebook.com/CREATivEstART.Artswww.facebook.com/TheGrimsbyComebackTwitter - @CREATivE_stART1Twitter - @TheGrimsbyComeback

Joining us today on our #RecoveryTalks​ is Annette Denby and Matt Burgiss from #Gamcare​. Annette will be talking about Gambling related harms and lived experience in particularly in Women and Young females. Matt will be speaking about his work with the youth programme, gambling, gaming for young people and his own lived experience. Gamcare - www.gamcare.org.uk National gambling Helpline - FREEPHONE: 0808 8020 133 Seeking Women’s Voices: Gamcare are conducting a short survey to gather the views of women who are or have been engaged in support and treatment services, and who either gamble, used to gamble, or have been affected by someone else’s gambling. You can access the survey via: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GCWomen20 For more information contact:Annette.denby@gamcare.org.ukwww.BigDeal.org.uk Young people’s treatment service:YoungPeopleService@gamcare.org.ukmatthew.burgiss@gamcare.org.ukBreakeven:www.breakeven.org.uk

Todays #RecoveryTalks​ will be with the fabulous Kerrie Higham from #TheWellCommunities​ in Lancashire. The Well Communities gives support to people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction through therapy, counselling, peer mentoring, employment training and social activities. At the heart of the recovery community in North Lancashire and Cumbria.