Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge
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Raw, first-hand experiences of addiction and recovery from Broadway Lodge rehab. In each episode, Head of Treatment & Counselling, Markkus, interviews a former client who has been through addiction and treatment at Broadway Lodge. Each have a very different story to tell and offer an insight into what a residential stay is like and how it can change your life.
Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge
3M ago
In this episode, Markkus (Head of Treatment & Counselling), discusses life before, during and after Broadway Lodge with former client Sarah, who stayed with us for 6 months for alcohol addiction during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sarah reflects on her younger years before her alcohol addiction and explains the reasons she gave for drinking and what led her to stay at Broadway Lodge. Sarah has a relatable story and shows that a break from work and home life to get professional help for addiction and dealing with emotions, thoughts and mental well-being can be one of the best things you ..read more
Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge
6M ago
When Ben came into treatment at Broadway Lodge for cocaine addiction in July 2019, he said he did it as a way to try and get his wife back because she had left him a few weeks before and told him he needs help. As Ben settled in, with a small amount of willingness to listen to what staff had to say, his mindset and approach to treatment began to shift and he started to take it a lot more seriously. He completed four weeks treatment at Broadway Lodge and not only has he applied what he has learned to his life, but also to his business which he has turned around too.
In this episode, Ben talks a ..read more
Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge
10M ago
In this episode, Katie talks openly to Markkus, our Head of Treatment & Counselling, about her life before and during active drug addiction, as well as her life in recovery since treatment at Broadway Lodge over eight years ago.
Katie shares how she remembers never feeling happy as a child and sought ways to escape so would occupy herself with art, writing or reading. Once she was a little older, she became very curious about trying drugs and alcohol to see if they could change how she felt. By the age of 15, Katie was introduced to various drugs including ecstasy, LSD, crack cocaine ..read more
Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge
10M ago
Jack began his treatment at Broadway Lodge at age 24, staying in 2020 and spending Christmas, New Year and his 25th birthday with us. He returned to Broadway Lodge two years afterwards, clean and sober, to record this podcast with our Head of Treatment & Counselling, Markkus.
Regular recreational use of drugs began at school age. For Jack, the drug use spiralled into addiction following the sudden death of a loved one and for a number of years, he used anything he could to escape from the pain of grief. In this episode, Jack courageously shares the details of his life leading up to ..read more
Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge
11M ago
Stephen experienced a childhood that was absent of parents and full of trauma, neglect and fear. He was a child missing the safety and security of a mother. In this Miracle Mansion Podcast episode, Stephen opens up about the negative belief system that he inherently developed and details moments in his life that led to an addiction to heroin and crack cocaine and how he got to a point of having a complete lack of respect for himself and anyone else. Now, clean and sober for four years, Stephen’s captivating and honest first-hand account of life inside and outside of active addiction is both sa ..read more
Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge
11M ago
Laura had a happy childhood and alcohol became a normal staple in her everyday life in the later years of secondary school education. It was something she enjoyed. Laura drank most days without consequences initially but later, in her early 20’s, symptoms of alcohol dependency began to creep in.
In this podcast episode, Laura courageously talks through how she navigated work, university, relationships and travelling with alcohol addiction and an eating disorder. She describes the years where alcohol dependency and bulimia progressed to a point where she became particularly poorly prior t ..read more
Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge
11M ago
Andy first experienced residential treatment for addiction in his home city of Manchester in 2017. Following a relapse, his loved ones recommended Broadway Lodge where he could have more intensive treatment for a longer duration. Andy immersed himself in the programme, completed treatment and decided to live into a dry house in Bristol to continue to focus on his recovery. He has remained clean and sober ever since Broadway Lodge and is now sponsoring others, helping to guide them through their early recovery using the wisdom he has acquired through his own experience.
In this episode, A ..read more
Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge
11M ago
Michele stayed at Broadway Lodge in 2021 and is now over 15 months sober.
During her time in treatment, Michele realised that she’s always had an addictive trait which showed in her early teens with different behaviours including a cleaning obsession – to the point where she would bathe in Dettol and drink bleach. Later, alcohol became the priority over everything else and the addiction eventually led her to giving up on life. It was at her rock bottom that she came into Broadway Lodge and in this episode she discusses her mental health, time in treatment and how life has been in recover ..read more
Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge
11M ago
In this episode, former Broadway Lodge client, David, recounts his childhood in the 1960’s and 70’s, growing up with an alcoholic mother and surrounded by criminal behaviour. By the age of 13, David started abusing substances and was later introduced to heroin in his early 20’s. Carrying around childhood trauma, David would go through periods of clean time in prison before relapsing again.
Today he is over 4 years clean since his stay at Broadway Lodge and he kindly shares his story with warmth and honesty. We’d like to thank David for bravely detailing his life in addiction to give othe ..read more
Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge
11M ago
In this podcast episode, William Pryor, great-great-grandson of arguably the most famous biologist, Charles Darwin, recounts memories of his colourful life in addiction back in the 60’s and 70’s. Growing up in an ‘intellectual elite’ family, William felt different. During school years he began smoking cannabis which escalated into opiate and cocaine use during his university education at one of the most exclusive educational institutions in the UK – Trinity College Cambridge. At age 35, William began his recovery journey from alcohol and drugs at Broadway Lodge. He was in fact our patient numb ..read more