Lemons and Pineapples
Episode 9: Lessons in Recovery: Life After a Gambling Addiction with Mark Phillips
Lessons in Recovery: Rebuilding Life After a Gambling Addiction
Why do addictions start? What causes a person to take an occasional bet through to a full blown gambling addiction? How do you recover when the addiction tears your life apart?
In this episode I talk to recovering gambling addict Mark Phillips about why he started gambling and what it took for him to stop.
We talk about:
- The circumstances that created his gambling addiction
- How a gambler's brain works
- Healthy & unhealthy ways to get a dopamine hit
- The mindset shifts Mark made to kick his gambling habit
- The effect his addiction had on his life and marriage
- How getting help from a psychologist was so powerful
- Taking the positive lessons from a very difficult set of life experiences
- Where he's at now, having been in recovery for over four years
I'm incredibly grateful for Mark sharing his story so vulnerably in this episode.
Connect with Mark and find out more about his radio show and podcast here.
If you or someone you know is struggling with a gambling addiction, please get in touch with Gamblers Anonymous here.
If you've got big goals, but you're totally stuck about where to start, I invite you to book a complimentary strategy call with me here.
We'll uncover what's holding you back from the goals you want to achieve and you'll leave the call with actionable steps to get you moving in the right direction.
For the tea on me, how I work, who I coach and the packages I offer, please visit my website - www.emmaobriencoach.com
You can also connect with me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach where I share an abundance of tools, strategies and brilliant content, you might also see the occasional dog.
Check out two of my FREE online workshops:
My 7 Step Formula for Getting Unstuck
4 Ways to Stop Procrastination in its Tracks
Lessons in Recovery: Rebuilding Life After a Gambling Addiction
Why do addictions start? What causes a person to take an occasional bet through to a full blown gambling addiction? How do you recover when the addiction tears your life apart?
In this episode I talk to recovering gambling addict Mark Phillips about why he started gambling and what it took for him to stop.
We talk about:
- The circumstances that created his gambling addiction
- How a gambler's brain works
- Healthy & unhealthy ways to get a dopamine hit
- The mindset shifts Mark made to kick his gambling habit
- The effect his addiction had on his life and marriage
- How getting help from a psychologist was so powerful
- Taking the positive lessons from a very difficult set of life experiences
- Where he's at now, having been in recovery for over four years
I'm incredibly grateful for Mark sharing his story so vulnerably in this episode.
Connect with Mark and find out more about his radio show and podcast here.
If you or someone you know is struggling with a gambling addiction, please get in touch with Gamblers Anonymous here.
If you've got big goals, but you're totally stuck about where to start, I invite you to book a complimentary strategy call with me here.
We'll uncover what's holding you back from the goals you want to achieve and you'll leave the call with actionable steps to get you moving in the right direction.
For the tea on me, how I work, who I coach and the packages I offer, please visit my website - www.emmaobriencoach.com
You can also connect with me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach where I share an abundance of tools, strategies and brilliant content, you might also see the occasional dog.
Check out two of my FREE online workshops:
My 7 Step Formula for Getting Unstuck
4 Ways to Stop Procrastination in its Tracks