How Addiction Destroyed My Family | Arron Crascall

About this episode

Arron Crascall shares his journey of overcoming addiction and finding hope through transformation and the 12-step program.

This week’s guest is Arron Crascall, who shares his raw journey from struggling with addiction and low self-esteem to finding hope and transformation through surrender and honesty. Arron talks about how he never felt comfortable in his own skin, always changing to fit in, and how his first drink at 17 gave him the feeling of being “alive” for the first time. He opens up about the long battle with alcohol, how he tried therapy, hypnotherapy, and changing environments, but nothing worked until he reached a breaking point, a family meal that made him realize he was about to lose everything. That moment became his turning point, and he found a higher power in a quiet voice telling him, “You ain’t gotta do this anymore, but you need help.” This episode dives into the transformative power of the 12-step program, how Arron’s practice of gratitude helped shift his mindset, and the struggles he still faces, including guilt for missing parts of his kids’ lives.  This episode covers the following themes: addiction, identity, surrender, guilt, recovery, and helping others. Need Support? Samaritans: Call 116 123 or visit samaritans.org Narcotics Anonymous: na.org Alcoholics Anonymous…

People in this episode

Guest: Arron Crascall

Topics covered

• addiction
• identity
• surrender
• guilt
• recovery
• helping others

Keywords

• addiction
• recovery
• 12-step program
• mental health
• transformation
• gratitude
• family

Sponsors

SAILY

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Samaritans, Narcotics Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous, Mental Health Mates, Shout, IAPT

Products: SAILY

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