About this episode

Hanna shares her journey of overcoming addiction and the impact it had on her life as a mother.

For this episode of Bumpies on Board, Hanna, an American Bumpie, shares with us her raw and vulnerable battle with addiction. A disease that is not often spoken about, addiction was part of her life from childhood. Hanna gives us an honest insight into the good, the bad and the ugly that she has experienced in both her addiction battle and her decade of sobriety, now as a mum of two. She shares… How watching her parents own addiction and mental health struggles formed the blueprint for Hanna’s substance issues When throwing out drugs switched to trying them The indescribably strong pull of addiction A pregnancy scare and abusive relationship became the first realisation that her life was passing her by Why did she push her loved ones away? The dream of her own family became the catalyst to seek help Finding the 12 step program that provided the support she needed to get sober The stigma around addiction Recovery as a continual process What steps helped Hanna begin to recover from addiction? The physical effects of withdrawal Meeting her partner and the love they felt becoming parents The top advice Hanna would give others in the midst of addiction This episode is proudly…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jayde Couldwell, Sophie Pearce

Guest: Hanna

Topics covered

• addiction
• sobriety
• parenting
• mental health
• recovery
• family

Keywords

• addiction
• sobriety
• parenting
• mental health
• recovery
• 12 step program
• substance abuse

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