Kristen
Kristen
Try to find it within you to want to get clean. Don't ever give up hope.
Try to find it within you to want to get clean. Don't ever give up hope.
Try to find it within you to want to get clean. Don't ever give up hope.
Thursday 16th May 2024
Mary and Ralph share their inspiring journey from addiction to sobriety, highlighting the power of hope and perseverance.
Explicit
32 minutes
Inspiring
Honest
Supportive
Hopeful
Encouraging
About this podcast
Author:
Kristen
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Categories:
Recovery Reimagined
Family Recovery from Addiction
Creative Recovery Journeys
Navigating Challenges in Recovery
Empowering Recovery Journeys
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Episode Overview
- Mary and Ralph share their journey from heavy substance use to sobriety.
- They discuss the multiple relapses they experienced before achieving lasting sobriety.
- The couple talks about the stigma surrounding addiction and its varying impacts.
- Mental health struggles are highlighted as a significant part of their recovery journey.
- They emphasise the importance of hope, perseverance, and support systems in overcoming addiction.
Just because you've been using for 50 years doesn't mean you can’t change your life in a day.
Mary and Ralph’s journey to sobriety is nothing short of inspiring. Meeting each other at a low point in their lives, they were both heavily using and drinking, leading to a tumultuous relationship filled with violence and arrests. Yet, deep down, they always believed they were good people who deserved a better life. This belief fueled their determination to get clean and stay sober, despite multiple relapses and the many obstacles they faced along the way.
In this episode of Remember Your Why, Mary and Ralph share their candid and heartfelt story of recovery. They talk about their initial attempts to get clean in August 2020, their relapse, and finally achieving sobriety in October 2020. Their story is a testament to the power of hope and perseverance. They discuss the stigma surrounding addiction and how it affects people differently depending on where they live.
Mary and Ralph also touch on the mental health struggles that often accompany addiction, sharing their own experiences with depression and the importance of seeking help. The couple’s journey is filled with raw honesty as they recount the low points of their relationship, including paranoia, violence, and the eventual realisation that they needed to change for good. They credit their support system, particularly Mary’s sister, for helping them find stability and a new life in recovery.
Today, they live happily with their dogs in their own apartment, grateful for the simple joys of life that sobriety has brought them. If you’re struggling with addiction or know someone who is, Mary and Ralph’s story is a powerful reminder that change is possible. Their message is clear: never give up hope, and always find it within yourself to want to get clean.
Their journey proves that no matter how long you’ve been using, it’s never too late to turn your life around.