Chris has and is producing podcasts on addiction from an addict's perspective. Living with the disease of addiction for most of his life, 8 years active addiction and 40 years in remission (sobriety), Chris and his guests will talk about understanding the disease of addiction.
Their experience, strength and hope will give those struggling with the grip of addiction, from the active and recovering, family and friends of an addict an understanding about addiction told by people who have been there, an understanding that can and will save lives.
Join Chris and guests and let's help each other
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41 years sobriety birthday share - Experience Strength and Hope (00:44:11)
Chris is an addict in remission of the incurable chronic mental health disease known as "addiction". On the 08th November 1982, he took his last drug, and day by day, one day at a time, 14956 days lat...
eNCA - Addiction Awareness Week -“The fight against drug abuse” (00:10:40)
Chris West-Russell was interviewed on eNCA - Addiction Awareness Week -“The fight against drug abuse”
eNCA - Mental Health Awareness Week (00:08:13)
Chris West-Russell was interviewed on eNCA regarding Mental Health Week in regard to chronic mental health disease Addiction.
Testimony Series S 4, E 1 - Vape to heroin (00:36:09)
East Coast Radio presenter Jane Linley-Thomas.
In an exclusive interview with Jane, a mother from the Upper Highway area has candidly spoken up about how her son got addicted to heroin unknowingly, an...
"Understanding Addiction " Episode 1 (00:35:19)
This is the first episode of six "Understanding Addiction". Chris is a recovering addict who is in remission of the disease of addiction and is now an addiction counsellor. He has been in remission fo...
“The Sleeping Tiger” Episode 2 (00:28:21)
An insight into the life of recovering addicts. What is an addictive personality? What is addiction? “The sleeping tiger within us”. Do we all have some sort of addictive personality? Amy, a recoverin...
“The Hole in your soul”. Episode 3 (00:31:24)
What is “the hole in your soul”? What is the insanity of active addiction? Is the disease of addiction just drugs and alcohol? What is a High Power, can it be anything?
“The Addiction Behaviour”. Episode 4 (00:32:52)
“Addiction Behaviour” or life and living in the grip of the Tiger. How addicts' behaviour changes to feed their addiction. Why addicts cannot just have or do one. “One is too many and a thousand is ne...
“Rock Bottom”. Episode 5. (00:39:21)
Rock Bottom is a concept that means something different to each and every addict. Generally, rock bottom refers to a time or an event in life that causes an addict to reach the lowest possible point i...
“Hunger for Healing”. Episode 6. (00:52:14)
“Hunger for Healing”. When reaching Rock Bottom and you have had enough, where to from here? In this episode, Chris talks about the decision that needs to be made. The choices are: to end up in jail, ...
“What is the 12 Step Program of Recovery from addiction" - Episode 1 (00:30:33)
Before starting step 1 of the 12-step program, Chris explains the who, the what and the how if this program, from where it originated thought to how it works. Chris also talks about his fears, doubts ...
"Step One" - The 12 Steps program of Recovery from Addiction - Episode 2 (00:23:39)
"Step One" of the 12 Steps of recovery from addiction,
"We admit we are powerless over our addiction and our lives had become unmanageable.
"Step Two" - The 12 Steps program of Recovery from Addiction - Episode 3 (00:30:19)
Step Two of the 12 Steps of recovery from the disease of addiction. "We came to believe in a Power greater than ourselves that could restore us to sanity."
"Step Three" - The 12 step program of recovery from addiction - Episode 4 (00:34:28)
Step Three - "We hand our will and our lives over to the care of God of our understanding."
The last of the giving up steps, we are giving up our control, our will, and our lives over to God who we h...
"Step Four" - The 12 Step program of recovery from Addiction - Episode 5 (00:27:59)
"Step Four" - The 12 Step program of recovery from Addiction - Episode 5
"Step Five" - The 12 step program of recovery from Addiction - Episode 6 (00:24:52)
Step 5 - 'We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs."
The Fifth Step is the key to freedom.
"The initial examination of ourselves usually reveals some...
WHY the 12 step Program? - Episode 1 - Facing And Overcoming Betrayal (00:55:09)
This series is called Why the 12-step program?
Daniel gives his life story in seven parts and explains how the 12-step program helped him in his journey into recovery from the start of his remission t...
WHY the 12 step program? - Episode 2 - Walking out of a broken identity. (00:56:52)
This series is called Why the 12-step program?
Daniel gives his life story in seven parts and explains how the 12-step program helped him in his journey into recovery from the start of his remission t...
WHY the 12 step program? - Episode 3 - Facing and letting go of the past. (00:32:44)
This series is called Why the 12-step program?
Daniel gives his life story in seven parts and explains how the 12-step program helped him in his journey into recovery from the start of his remission t...
WHY the 12 step program? - Episode 4 - Overcoming financial lack and poverty. (00:25:35)
This series is called Why the 12-step program?
Daniel gives his life story in seven parts and explains how the 12-step program helped him in his journey into recovery from the start of his remission t...
WHY the 12 step program? - Episode 5 - From destroying to rebuilding. (00:23:06)
This series is called Why the 12-step program?
Daniel gives his life story in seven parts and explains how the 12-step program helped him in his journey into recovery from the start of his remission t...
WHY the 12 step program? - Episode 6 - Out of the old, into the new (00:17:20)
This series is called Why the 12-step program?
Daniel gives his life story in seven parts and explains how the 12-step program helped him in his journey into recovery from the start of his remission t...
WHY the 12 step program? - Episode 7 - Giving up your stress, humility and stress. (00:17:41)
Daniel gives his life story in seven parts and explains how the 12-step program helped him in his journey into recovery from the start of his remission thought to today. He talks about his childhood, ...
Addiction and Recovery Podcast series. (00:00:59)
Promoting a new series of podcasts on the subject of addiction presented by Chris West-Russell, an addict in remission of the disease of addiction for 37 years.
