This episode discusses gambling addiction, shame, co-dependency, self-esteem and masculinity.
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🎧 Join us for a fascinating and refreshingly honest conversation with therapist and coach Joel Bild as he shares his journey from a teenage gambling addiction that spiralled out of control, to finding his way through years of self-exploration and ultimately training as a therapist.
This compelling discussion explores the shame and co-dependency that can underpin addiction, and why that elusive sense of “feeling good enough” is so central to our wellbeing.
Hosted by Michaela McCarthy, Founder of The Awareness Centre, The Awareness Centre Training School, and Creator and Host of A Bunch of Therapists Podcast. Michaela is a Senior BACP Accredited Psychotherapist and Influential Leader. Also hosted by Dipti Solanki, Therapist, Coach and Consultant, Mental Health Trainer and Founder of Grief Matters 4 All CIC.
In this compelling episode, Joel openly shares:
• His first encounters with gambling during his school years
• Spending his bus money on fruit machines and the gradual pull of addiction
• His family recognising the problem and referring him to therapy in his teens
• The addiction spiralling out of control by the time he reached university
• The long and non-linear journey of overcoming addiction through self-exploration
• Waiting until he felt “grown up enough” to train as a therapist
• Working with clients on confidence, self-esteem and addiction
• His thoughts on co-dependency and the role it plays in addictive behaviours
• Unpacking shame and how it keeps people stuck
• Exploring masculinity and vulnerability
• The search for that elusive feeling of being “good enough”
This essential conversation offers valuable insights for anyone navigating addiction, struggling with shame, or on their own journey towards self-worth and confidence.
🔍 Key topics discussed:
• Gambling addiction and how it can take hold from a young age
• The role of shame in addiction and recovery
• Co-dependency and its connection to addictive behaviour
• Family intervention and the introduction to therapy
• The long road of self-exploration and personal growth
• Masculinity, vulnerability and emotional honesty
• Confidence and self-esteem in recovery
• Feeling “good enough”: what it means and why it matters
• Using lived experience to inform therapeutic practice
• Working with clients on addiction and self-worth
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