Ann and Zakia chat about the difficulties of being authentic when you come from a dysfunctional family or from a place where the language is different. And we play some clips from the Living Free archives. The Living Free show is a place to hear authentic story-telling from people who have struggled with the effects of addiction, their own or others'.

If you would like to hear the whole conversations, the clips were from these episodes:

https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode/alateen-and-al-anon-dan 

https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode/al-anon-family-groups-mandy

https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode/alcoholics-anonymous-jennie-08...

If you would like to find out more:

• Al-Anon Family Groups https://al-anon.org.au/
• Gamblers Anonymous https://gaaustralia.org.au/get-in-touch/
• Narcotics Anonymous https://www.na.org.au/multi/
• Alcoholics Anonymous https://aa.org.au/
• Overeaters Anonymous https://www.oa.org.au/
• SMART Recovery https://smartrecoveryaustralia.com.au/(link is external)
• Justice Connect https://justiceconnect.org.au/our-services/homeless-law/

Show your support for the Living Free show by donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donate

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The Living Free show may involve discussion of topics such as suicide, mental illness, self-harm and family violence. Please practise self-care and care of others when listening.