Ep. 19 / part 1: Battling the demons. A story of drug addiction with Gayle’s sister and guest, Krystle

Episode 19 - Part 1 - Battling the demons. A story of drug addiction with Gayle’s sister and guest Krystle.

Drug addiction can impact so many people around the world, it does not care of race, age, gender or social economics. In the first part of a two-part series, I am joined by my sister Krystle as we chat about growing up in the same family yet having wildly different experiences as children.

We go deep and vulnerable today as Krystle bravely shares her spiral into drug addiction and how it began.

Please note: this episode has trigger warnings for multiple topics. We discuss sexual abuse, drug use, stripping, coercion, criminal activity, and domestic violence

In this episode we cover:

• How siblings can have vastly different experiences of their childhoods

• Trauma

• Defense mechanisms

• Drug use starting small and building up

• Falling into the wrong crowd

• Living a double life

• Falling into ice and heroin addictions

• Turning to criminal activity

• Domestic violence

• Temptations from old ways

• Stories of hope in part two.

Click the links below to view our resources mentioned in this episode:

• Soul Care Bendigo Website

• Soul Care Bendigo Instagram

• Soul Care Bendigo Facebook

• Email us

• Help in Bendigo: Salvation Army for assistance

• Help for homelessness in Bendigo: MADCOW Australia

• Help for domestic violence: National hotline 1800Respect

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