Tanya and Leigh are Peer Support Workers at for Doors Wide Open - a peer-led community support service that assists individuals and families impacted by Alcohol and other Drugs (AOD). DWO also offer support for people impacted by homelessness or rough sleeping.

Tanya and Leigh share their lived experience of being helped by Doors Wide Open to break their addiction to methamphetamine (ice) and to go on to become a Peer Support Workers at DWO and be able to help other addicts and their families recover from the impact of ice addiction in Bunbury, Western Australia.

To find out more about Doors Wide Open, then you can go online at doorswideopen.org.au or checkout their Facebook page facebook.com/doorswideopeninc.

A podcast of an earlier interview with Tyril Houghton, Chairperson of the board of Doors Wide Open and Shane Thompson, a Peer Support Worker was broadcast on 22nd September 2022: https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode/doors-wide-open-tyril-houghton-and-shane-thompson-22sep2022

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1. Fancy Normal (https://www.fancynormal.com/) track is Sad Champagne - about trying not to jump into a relationship after heartbreak - not wanting to be alone, but knowing that you need to be alone to heal, and reflecting on the brokenness of past relationships.
2. Cat Canteri (https://www.catcanteri.com/) track is When We Were Young - Upbeat, feel-good song about being young.