Celebrating Visible Recovery
In the final episode, Melissa and Jade speak to two people who celebrate visible recovery and are committed to making a difference.
Oct 07, 2020•49 min
Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts
Two women of substance, Melissa Rice and Jade Wye, debunk the stereotype of addicts and guide you through the highs and lows of addiction and recovery.
Episodes
Codependency
Melissa and Jade look at codependency and how to treat it if it becomes problematic.
Sep 30, 2020•45 min
Sex and porn addiction
Melissa and Jade explore sex and porn addiction. They talk to two recovering sex and porn addicts about misconceptions, their lived experiences and how to manage it.
Sep 23, 2020•51 min
Routes To Recovery
TV personality and entrepreneur Spencer Matthews talks about the way he got sober as Melissa and Jade explore different ways people achieve recovery.
Sep 09, 2020•55 min
Gaming
Melissa and Jade speak to Cam Adair about his gaming addiction and why he founded a support community for video game addiction.
Sep 02, 2020•43 min
Cultural Barriers
Melissa and Jade hear about cultural barriers faced in addiction and recovery. Mindset coach Africa Brooke shares her story of getting help in recovery as a woman of colour. Plus, Ricky Bhandal discusses the barriers he's seen as a substance misuse consultant with over 15 years experience.
Aug 26, 2020•42 min
Mental health
Melissa & Jade talk about managing mental health & addiction. Actor & comedian Joe Tracini describes how being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder affects his life. If you need support with mental health, help and support is available: https://bbc.in/2FBttik
Aug 19, 2020•55 min
Social Media
Melissa and Jade talk about social media usage and how it can become problematic. They speak to Danny Bowman who at one point was taking 200 selfies a day for his social channels.
Aug 12, 2020•50 min
Relapse
Melissa and Jade talk about relapse and speak to Holly Sexton, a recovery worker who works with clients to help them understand their addiction and triggers, whilst supporting those who've relapsed.
Aug 05, 2020•42 min
Lockdown
Melissa and Jade talk about recovery in lockdown, plus Alcohol Change UK join the pod to discuss how lockdown's affected drinking habits and how to spot potential problems.
Jul 29, 2020•44 min
Your Stories
Melissa and Jade hear some of your stories and speak to listeners Chris and Grace about their recovery.
Mar 11, 2020•44 min
Children of Addicts
Melissa and Jade speak to Josh Connolly about being a child of an addict and the affect it had on him growing up and his own problem drinking.
Mar 04, 2020•42 min
Employment
Melissa and Jade speak to Jason Baker who started a company to help addicts get back into work.
Feb 26, 2020•39 min
Drugs in prisons
Melissa and Jade speak to Viv, a former prisoner who talks about drug use in prisons and how to get help and treatment.
Feb 19, 2020•30 min
Chemsex
Melissa and Jade learn about chemsex from a former addict and find out what help is available.
Feb 12, 2020•29 min
Prescription drugs
Melissa and Jade speak to Nicki who was addicted to prescription drugs for 20 years. She tells them how there's been an increase in awareness around the addiction.
Feb 05, 2020•37 min
Sober Christmas
Melissa and Jade talk about what Christmas used to be like for them in active addiction and now how they manage to enjoy it in recovery.
Dec 18, 2019•38 min
Sober dating
Melissa and Jade talk about what it's like to start dating after you get clean and sober, and they get the male perspective from journalist Alex Cooper.
Dec 11, 2019•35 min
Friends and Family
Melissa speaks to her sister Rebecca and Jade talks to her friend Kathy about how their addictions affected the people close to them. The girls also speak to the step mum of Amy Winehouse, Jane, about the foundation set up in Amy’s memory.
Dec 04, 2019•53 min
What do you do for fun?
DJ Fat Tony talks to Melissa and Jade about the misconceptions about recovering addicts and the things people say to them.
Nov 27, 2019•44 min
Food addiction
Jade and Melissa speak to a psychotherapist who specialises in addiction and Bibi, who's suffered with food addiction since she was a child.
Nov 20, 2019•37 min
Rehab
Melissa and Jade talk about their time in rehab and what to do if you need to access help with an addiction.
Nov 13, 2019•39 min
Gambling
Former England and Arsenal captain Tony Adams talks about his alcoholism and setting up the charity Sporting Chance. Singer Amy Wadge describes how music helps her recovery.
Nov 06, 2019•48 min
Why don’t you just stop?
Melissa and Jade talk about the secrecy of addiction with Mandy Ogunmokun - the founder of the Treasures Foundation who helps hundreds of vulnerable women.
Oct 30, 2019•47 min
Addiction: a disease or is it self-inflicted?
Former Blue Peter presenter Richard Bacon joins Melissa and Jade to talk about his own history with drugs and alcohol as they ask whether addiction is a disease or self-inflicted.
Oct 23, 2019•40 min
The Rock Bottom
Melissa and Jade talk about hitting their rock bottom and how it was the start of their recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.
Oct 16, 2019•51 min
Hooked: the preview
Drink, drugs, addiction - it can happen to anyone. Melissa and Jade share their stories of incredible highs, to the rock bottom lows and will be joined by guests along the way.
Oct 07, 2019•3 min
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