The Broke Girl Society

Sarah comes on the podcast to share her journey of gambling addiction and recovery with us and she brought along her son Matthew to share his experience growing up with his mom's addictions. Great conversation! So check it out!

This episode is sponsored by Gamban. If you or someone you know is struggling with online gambling visit gamban.com and download their blocking software.

For help with problem gambling visit https://www.ncpgambling.org/ for more information on finding help in your area. 

You can also reach out to me at brokegirl.cr@gmail.com for help finding resources in your area.

For me, one of the scariest things about stepping out of the chaos of my gambling addiction was the financial mess I had created from the years of this addiction. I've had this conversation with so many others in the recovery community. I reached out to Lauren and asked if she would like to come share her story and wisdom on the podcast and she said, YES! Listen in as she talks about her own struggles with spending and how she was able to get herself out of thousands of dollars of debt. There's also a little bit of girl crushing going on!

Check out Lauren's website here: https://www.laurengreutman.com/ She has online courses and videos to help you build a plan to get your financial situation sorted out. She also offers one on one coaching. Also, be sure check out her podcast Hard Money Talks and her book The Recovering Spender.

Shout out to Gamban for sponsoring the podcasts! If you are struggling with online gambling, go to https://gamban.com/ and download the software to block online gambling sites.

Thanks for listening - Christina

For this episode we head back to the other side of the pond as they say and talk with Nikki. 

Nikki's relationship with gambling started later in life and took hold quickly. We hear her talk about how she had the life most people dream of and how gambling took her to a place she never dreamed she'd go: Prison. Listen in as she shares her journey with us.

A big shout out to Gamban for sponsoring this podcast. Check out Gamban.com to download software that will block all those life draining online gambling sites. 

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Step Six: We are entirely ready to have theses defects of character removed.

We are back together working step 6. Terra is working it through codependency and I am working it through compulsive gambling. We did this one on Facebook live and it was great to interact with people who were curious about what working the steps look like.

Thanks to Gamban for sponsoring the episode! Check out gamban.com for online gambling site blocking software. If you struggle with online gambling this is a great first step to starting your recovery! 

We have to stop the bleeding before we can start the healing!

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Hey! Josh is back to update us about his recovery and share with us about some big changes he's been making in his life. I hope you enjoy catching up with Josh as much as I do!

This episode is sponsored by our friends at Gamban!  Check out gamban.com for software that will block online gambling sites.

Danielle, (co-host of Gambling Got the Girls Podcast) joins us to share her journey of addiction and recovery. At nearly three and half years into recovery, we chat about complacency, and the difference between just abstaining from gambling and working true recovery. I grateful to call her a friend and fellow sister in recovery.

If you are struggling with an online gambling addiction, go to gamban.com, download their blocking software. It's a great first step in the journey to living a bet free life! 

Also, Check out The Bet Free Life w/ myself and Brian Hatch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPTgu-Tss6gKy2kJaY8OvZA

Hey Everyone!

I'm going to be taking a few weeks off and I'll be back in the new year with season two of the podcast! Be sure to take the time to care for yourself this holiday season. The stress of the holidays has always been a trigger for me but today I'm 293 days bet free and taking it one day at a time!

Thanks for listening! Christina

This podcast and episode are sponsored by Gamban. Check out gamban.com for online gambling blocking software.

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Julie from BC Canada joins in to share her experience, strength and hope with us! I love hearing her talk about finding passion in recovery and seeing the beauty in her surroundings, all things that while in active addiction, I personally took for granted.

We are also joined by Adrienne Cossom who is a clinician in BC Canada and host of the Fold em: Help for Gambling Problems Podcast. She joins in to share her insight into the recovery process and the importance of finding a good support system outside of family and friends.

I hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to check out her podcast, you might hear a familiar voice on one of her future episodes. :)

In Canada: Learn more about how to address gambling problems and find resources and support at www.gamblingproblemhelp.ca

Fold em: Help for Gambling Problems Podcast: It's available where you listen to your favorite podcasts!

This episode is sponsored by Gamban online gambling blocking software. Visit gamban.com for more information.

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This is a little bonus clip from my conversation with Kayo. I was having some technical difficulties. I really liked this conversation about grief and chasing our loses. Is it always about chasing the money?

Hey everyone! In this episode we have Kayo who come on to share her story of compulsive gambling and recovery. She was absolutely wonderful to chat with and I look forward to sharing this episode with you.

I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Christina

Brian's podcast inspired me to create a podcast as a form of my own personal recovery from compulsive gambling. It's was great to have him on and chat. He shares his story and we talk about different issues related to gambling addiction. 

You can email me at brokegirl.cr@gmail.com or find me on most social media sites @thebrokegirlsociety

- Christina

Michelle M. shares her story of going to law school, passing the bar, having an amazing job, and being a leader in her community all while battling her secret addiction to gambling. Listen in as she talks about becoming addicted at 21 and how that addiction would send her to prison years later. There was a part of her story when she shares that the judge at her sentencing told her she shouldn't continue her education because she didn't deserve to follow her dreams. That couldn't be further from the truth. This addiction can take us to the darkest of places, we are human, we make mistakes. We are all worthy of recover and following our dreams. By doing so, we become better human beings, more passionate about changing our lives and the lives of those around us. Please don't ever believe anything different. Michelle's story will prove it!

Christina

brokegirl.cr@gmail.com

Terra and I are back with our Step 4 episode. Making a fearless and moral and financial inventory of ourselves. This is a great conversation about really looking at ourselves and taking stock of what we feel are area's we need to work on to achieve and maintain a healthy recovery. 

Be sure and check out Terra's podcast Ambitious Addicts: Beyond the Twelve Steps

- Christina    

Recovery Road Online Co-Founders (2 of 4) Bruce and Heather come on the podcast and share their own stories of recovery and how RRO came about. RecoveryRoadOnline.com is a great resource for all things recovery healing. They have zoom meetings and 12 step materials. You can also find special guest speaker videos. There is also RRO family group to help affected family members find their own understanding and healing.

You can also join them on Facebook.  

-Christina

Link to RRO: https://recoveryroadonline.com

My friend Josh joins me to chat with Debbie who is just beginning her recovery journey. She's 2 days in and she comes on to share why she thinks this time will be different and what she's doing differently to help her in this journey. Listening to her talk about the different experiences she had while self-excluding reminded me that there is one casino I have yet to ban myself from. Honestly, I just haven't wanted to be anywhere near it but I think that journey is coming up soon.

Thanks for listening in! 

Christina

I just thought I would take a moment (or 20) and tell you how grateful I am for your support and to share with you different tools I've come across in my own personal journey of recovery. 

Jody Bechtold works on the clinical side of problem gambling recovery. She heads up The Better Institute where she helps individuals and families struggling with problem gambling. I was so thankful she agreed to come on the podcast and share her insight and knowledge with us. It was a wonderful conversation and I truly look forward to working with her in the future.

You can reach Jody through betterInstitute.com and as always you can reach me @ brokegirl.cr@gmail.com or @thebrokegirlsociety on most social media. 

Hey All,

In this episode I asked Jack the co-founder of Gamban to come on and share his story and how this amazing software came about. We had a great conversation about some of the differences in advocacy and care between the US and UK. If you struggle with online gambling visit gamban.com.

This is not a paid advertisement. I an not affiliated with Gamban in anyway. It's just important to me to share all the available options and tools available to aid in recovery. 

-Christina

Kelly shares her story with us from the other side of this addiction, as the affected spouse of a recovering compulsive gambling addict. It was a very different conversation for me and I hope I showed up for her in a good way. I think sometimes we get to caught in our addiction and recovery that the needs of our affected families can be overlooked try to keep while trying to keep us on track.

April's back! We decided to have a Sunday chat about how her recovery is going. She is currently at 35 days bet free. This is a really great conversation about life in early recovery. Thanks for listening in.

Hey! In this episode we chat with Therza as she shares her story and history with gambling throughout different chapters of her life. Thankfully in recovery today she shares about her struggles to cope with grief and how online gambling became an addiction after a move that left her isolated. Therza is an absolute joy to speak with and offers some much needed encouragement. 

Side Note: I appreciate all of you listening in and being a part of The Broke Girl Society Family. It really means so much to me and I'm so grateful these stories help spread the hope and healing that recovery brings. 

Christina 

Rick Benson is the founder of Algamus Treatment Center in Prescott, AZ. It's one of only a few gambling specific residential treatment programs in the US. Rick shares with us his personal journey of addiction, his recovery and how Algamus came about. He also talks about why for some stepping away from our life can be just the reset we need for a stronger more solid recovery. 

Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Algamus. This is not a paid advertisement. I have not been through the program myself. I just want to provide different options available for treatment.

Ps. This was my very first interview. I was really nervous in the beginning so hang in there it gets better. And also please forgive how many times I said the word reset. 

~Christina

It's a wonderful and healing thing talking with other women who know the struggles of compulsive gambling. I was able to have a wonderful chat with two amazing women who want to share their stories of compulsive gambling and their road to recovery. I hope to give you a longer interview with each of them in the future! Listen in and hear their experience, strength, and hope.

I talk with Stacey about her journey and her mission to help other women suffering from compulsive gambling.