"I'm Buying Friends" - Alex Wired Corporate Funds to Feed His Gambling Addiction
Growing up as a second-generation Chinese Australian in Canberra, Alex spent much of his childhood wanting to be anything but himself. At just eight years old, he made a quiet but powerful connection:...
29 Mar 53min
A Young Life of Crime: Raj
Trigger warning: this episode contains discussion of sexual assault.Raj's earliest memory is of his father leaving him on the side of the road to teach him a lesson. It was the first of many moments t...
22 Mar 45min
![[DOCUMENTARY] When a Child Is Assaulted: A Survivor's Truth. A Psychologist's Insight.](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/F89F175AD7EA8A1A9F90851BED1DECAC_small.jpg)
[DOCUMENTARY] When a Child Is Assaulted: A Survivor's Truth. A Psychologist's Insight.
Trigger warning: this episode contains detailed discussion of sexual assault. Stacey was 14 years old when two strangers assaulted her. One night. A warehouse. An experience no child should ever survi...
15 Mar 32min
Sian’s Drug Abuse Almost Cost Her Comedy Career
“Comedy is a hotbed of mental illness" Sian Smyth is a stand-up comedian whose past includes domestic violence, drug abuse, sex addiction, and sex work. After leaving an almost decade-long violent rel...
8 Mar 35min
Psychosis, Control and Culture: Nikki on Reclaiming Her Identity
Trigger warning: This episode discusses sexual assault, substance use disorder and mental health including psychosis.Have you ever been in psychosis? You hear the horror stories of people staying in i...
1 Mar 38min
180K in Debt from a Crippling Gambling Addiction
At 26, Henry Brayshaw was drowning in hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt from his gambling addiction.Gambling had felt normal since childhood. Some of his earliest memories were placing bets on ...
22 Feb 41min
The Next Chapter Starts Feb 16
Soberly Speaking is back with a brand new season starting Monday February 16th.This season marks an evolution of the podcast. Once a month, you'll receive a documentary-style episode. These episodes t...
8 Feb 1min
