The Recovery Hub Podcast - Life After Addiction

🎙️ The Recovery Hub Podcast – HMP Berwyn Edition

An Inside Job - Episode 2: Heroine

Guest host Manney sits down with two men currently serving time in HMP Berwyn to speak openly about heroin use, grief, and the long road to recovery.

One man shares how, after the loss of his daughter, he turned to heroin to escape the pain — a path that led him to prison, where he nearly lost his life to a fentanyl overdose. Thanks to a staff member who intervened just in time, he was given a second chance. Now, he’s choosing...

🎙️ Introducing: The Recovery Hub Podcast – HMP Berwyn Edition

Today we launch a rare and unique new series: The Recovery Hub Podcast – An Inside Job.

In this special edition, the Eternal team sits down with men in recovery currently serving time in HMP Berwyn. These raw and honest conversations explore how they got to where they are, what led them to choose recovery, and how they stay clean behind the prison walls.

🎧 Episode 1: Knights of the Recovery Roundtable

In our first episode, we bring together a range of voices:

🎧 Families Recover Too – Episode 6: Jamie

Welcome back to Families Recover Too — a podcast by Eternal Media, giving voice to those affected by a loved one’s addiction.

In this final episode of the series, Jamie sits down with Caitlin, who returns as host.

Jamie shares his story of loss and recovery — having lost both of his parents at a young age, and how that pain shaped his early life. But it was his relationship with his son that became the turning point — the reason he chose to pursue recovery and begin healing the cycle.

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🎧 Families Recover Too – Episode 5: Sarah

Welcome back to Families Recover Too — the podcast by Eternal Media that gives voice to those affected by a loved one’s addiction.

This episode was recorded on location at Archway Recovery in Rhyl, a powerful peer-led recovery group we visited during one of their weekly gatherings.

Our guest is Sarah, who speaks about her experience as the wife of Danny, an addict now in recovery. Sarah shares how Danny’s addiction was hidden for a long time — only becoming visible once it was out of control. She talks candidl...

🎧 Families Recover Too – Episode 4: Richard

Welcome back to Families Recover Too — a podcast by Eternal Media, giving voice to the loved ones impacted by addiction.

In this episode, Richard joins us to speak about his best friend, Carrie, who struggled with addiction up until the point she tragically took her own life.

Richard has spent most of his life on the edges of addiction, witnessing it in people close to him. Now working as a mental health counsellor, he reflects on Carrie’s story and searches for insight — what could have been done differently...

Welcome back to Families Recover Too — the podcast by Eternal Media that gives voice to those affected by a loved one’s addiction.

In this episode, we’re joined by guest host Manney, who brings along warmth, brilliant presence to the mic, and insights from his own experience of addiction and recovery.

Our guest today is Saffron, who has lived through addiction across generations. She grew up around her parents’ and their friends’ drug use, began using at a young age herself, and has lost siblings to addiction. Some family members are still and some are in rec...

🎧 Families Recover Too – Episode 2: Nicky

Welcome back to Families Recover Too — a podcast by Eternal Media, giving voice to the loved ones affected by addiction.

In this episode, we’re joined by Nicky, who returns to the podcast — this time not to speak about his own recovery, but about his son, who is currently in active addiction.

Nicky has over a decade of recovery behind him and now works in a rehab, helping others find a way out. But despite all that, he’s navigating the painful reality of being a parent to som...

🎧 Families Recover Too - Episode 1: Lowri & Kelly

Welcome to another new series from Eternal Media — Families Recover Too.

This podcast is dedicated to giving a voice to the loved ones of people affected by addiction. These are the stories of parents, partners, siblings and children — people whose lives have been changed by someone else’s addiction.

To open the series, we welcome back Lowri, this time alongside her mum Kelly, who shares her own experience of watching her daughter struggle through addiction.

💬 This is an open and deeply human...

Welcome to the final episode of Knowing The Score — drugs & alcohol education from the experts: people in recovery from addiction.

After time to reflect on the powerful conversations they recorded, the Knowing The Score team — Marcus and Lucke from Eternal Media, and the crew from Meddwl Ymlaen – Mind Our Future — come together for one final episode.

They look back on what they learned, what impact it has had on them, and what it means for their generation.

🎙️ Forget classroom clichés — this is the drug education young people actually...

Welcome back to Knowing The Score — drugs & alcohol education from the experts: people in recovery from addiction.

In this episode, Lucke from Eternal joins Emma, Lucja & Arlo from Meddwl Ymlaen – Mind Our Future to speak with Ian who is in recovery from cocaine.

Ian grew up in a bubble. But when adulthood hit — with work, pressure, and fatherhood — cocaine became his way of coping. It kept him going… until it all caught up with him. His turning point? Prison time for dealing.

🎙️ Honest & Hopeful — a conversation that needs to be heard and shared.

👉 Youth work...

Welcome back to Knowing The Score — drugs & alcohol education from the experts: people in recovery from addiction. In this episode,

Marcus from Eternal joins Ffion, Josh & Amanda from Meddwl Ymlaen – Mind Our Future to speak with Zoe who is over 10 years into recovery from 28 years of addiction to heroin.

“When I hear the word addiction, what I hear now is: escape”.

Zoe used heroin to escape — from life, from pain, and from herself. She opens up about serving time in prison, using heroin while in labour, and the heartbreak of not being able to be a mo...

Knowing The Score #4 Ross

Welcome back to Knowing The Score — drugs & alcohol education from the experts: people in recovery from addiction.

In this episode, Lucke from Eternal joins Kris, Ryan & Arlo from Meddwl Ymlaen – Mind Our Future to speak with Ross who is in recovery primarily from alcohol.

Ross is a charismatic, entertaining self-described extrovert who breaks the stereotype. He had a loving childhood, did well in school, and for a long time, drinking was just fun. But over the years, alcohol wore him down — and he found...

Welcome back to Knowing The Score — drugs & alcohol education from the experts: people in recovery from addiction.

In this episode, Lucke from Eternal joins Levi & Josh from Meddwl Ymlaen – Mind Our Future to speak with Alex, who opens up about how adverse childhood experiences set her on a path to addiction.

Alex’s story hits hard. What shocked Levi and Josh most was how alcohol — often dismissed as harmless — played such a devastating role in her life.

🎙️ Real education — no scripts, no scare tactics, just lived experience.

👉 You...

Welcome back to Knowing The Score — drugs & alcohol education from the experts: people in recovery from addiction.

In this episode, Marcus from Eternal sits down with Macy, Ffion & Karlos from Meddwl Ymlaen – Mind Our Future to speak with Lowri, a young woman in recovery from ketamine, benzos, cocaine and alcohol.

Lowri’s story is intense — her addiction began young and progressed fast. As someone from the same generation as Macy and Ffion, she gives insight into how the pathways into addiction are changing for young people today.

🎙️ No sugarcoati...

Welcome to Knowing The Score — drugs education from the real experts: people in recovery from addiction.

In our first episode, Ryan and Carlos from Meddwl Ymlaen – Mind Our Future take on Eternal’s own Marcus, who opens up about going from being “cool in school” and experimenting with drugs to spending 25 years addicted to heroin and living homeless.

🎙️ This is a raw, honest conversation that doesn’t pull any punches — designed to give young people the answers they don’t get in school.

👉 Youth workers, educators, schools, sixth forms, colleges —...

🎙️ 🌟 When some of our friends popped in for an Eternal Recovery Hub Special with Prof David Clark Prof Wulf Livingston Alexandra Magson Tony Ormond sharing our experiences of addiction, treatment and recovery from very different perspectives. This is an extremely candid and fascinating conversation which among other eye-openers, blows the lid off pharma treating addiction as a very modest expert Neuroscientist David explains from his decades of research..... well have a listen/watch, it's gripping!! 😬😀

Note:🤬 Some swearing occasionally.

Let us know what you think and please share.

Producer creds to Lucke Post-production creds to Sara 👌

In the final episode of Season 1 of The Recovery Hub Podcast, Caitlin speaks with Rachel about her life growing up in an abusive family, how drugs helped her escape, to then how it led to addiction that put her through even more suffering for years. She also shares her experience of struggling with developing relationships with people in active addiction and how it affects her recovery.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us here: https://www.eternalmedia.co.uk/

Or you can watch our films on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel...

Caitlin speaks to Ade today. Ade talks about his life in addiction, what works for him in his recovery and shares his views on how those who share the same experiences are the best people for supporting those in recovery. He also gives advice to how those in fellowship meetings with more clean/sober time can avoid discouraging people early in their recovery journeys.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us here: https://www.eternalmedia.co.uk/

Or you can watch our films on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINuxgwG5r8...

In this episode, Caitlin meets Zoe who is a Recovery Worker at Hafan Wen Detox Unit in Wrexham. Zoe talks about what drugs did for her, pregnancy while entrenched in heroin addiction, losing her kids, being involved in domestic violence, doing time in prison, how she got clean while in prison and how her criminal history affects her career ambitions due to societal stigma. Zoe refers to the power of planting seeds and how others planting seeds of recovery have helped her become the woman she is today, planting seeds for others.

We welcome back Marcus today as he hosts today’s episode where he speaks with Peter who was in Open Minds rehab in Wrexham during this conversation with him. Peter shares his story of his addiction and how he’s struggled to find a solid recovery with his skill of being able to talk the talk yet difficult struggle to walk the walk. With Marcus also sharing the experience of going through Open Minds rehab, it makes for a fascinating insight into how to stay clean and sober going forward in one’s recovery journey beyond rehab.

Episode 10 – Emma Jane Roberts

Joining Caitlin today is our dear friend Emma. It was the first time Caitlin had met Emma, but both of them immediately hit it off as they share stories from their addiction and how recovery has been for them so far.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us here: https://www.eternalmedia.co.uk/

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For this episode of The Recovery Hub Podcast, Caitlin is joined by Nicky. Nicky has years of experience in addiction and was brought up through the judicial system, spending many formative years of his life in prison. Where Nicky finds himself today is with years of recovery, working to help others in rehab and being a source of joy for those around him.

Nicky has been involved in contributing towards films made by Eternal Media since the beginning with our documentary film 'Flipped It!!'.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us...

Ben & Caitlin join Tamara, Gary & Mike from North Wales Recovery Communities as they walk through idyllic areas of North Wales and talk about their recovery journeys.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us here: https://www.eternalmedia.co.uk/

Or you can watch our films on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINuxgwG5r8zPDJYjYVWDgQ

Today we welcome Sam as he brings to you conversations while walking with Alex, Andy, Lowri and Dewi from North Wales Recovery Communities. They speak about why and how scenic walks helps them in recovery, how life is like a year on from Trails of Recovery, a film we made about NWRC's Recovery Month expedition in 2021 and how to bounce back from a relapse.

Trails of Recovery can be found here:

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Lucke walks and talks recovery with Brad and Lucinda from North Wales Recovery Communities' Penrhyn House. A range of topics are covered in this episode, from what recovery gives you back in life, to what recovery communities look like in other countries.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us here: https://www.eternalmedia.co.uk/

Or you can watch our films on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINuxgwG5r8zPDJYjYVWDgQ

In this episode of The Recovery Hub Podcast, we bring together a collection of recovery recordings from a few of our friends at North Wales Recovery Communities (NWRC), Penrhyn House, Bangor.

These are raw, intimate, self-recorded contributions from within the community that speak about a variety of topics about recovery, but most importantly, from the heart. We wish them all the best in their recovery journeys.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us here: https://www.eternalmedia.co.uk/

Or you can watch our films on Youtube: https://www.youtube...

Professor Wulf Livingston is a self-proclaimed 'Friend of Recovery'. He has been working in community social work for the last 30 years, achieving the highest position as a professor and is currently a professor at Glyndwr University. Wulf is one of the most passionate professionals working in the field and also voluntarily dedicates himself to supporting recovery communities, in particular North Wales Recovery Community.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us here: https://www.eternalmedia.co.uk/

Or you can watch our films on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINuxgwG5r8zPDJYjYVWDgQ<...

Tony Ormond (or Tony O as he's regularly referred to as) is someone who has dedicated his life to not just his own recovery, but to the recovery of many others. From self-described 'hopeless addict' to award-winning drug support worker, from working county lines to working at the Kaleidoscope Project, Tony O continues to go the extra-mile to support others in their recovery.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us here: https://www.eternalmedia.co.uk/

Or you can watch our films on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINuxgwG5r8zPDJYjYVWDgQ<...

Today on The Recovery Hub Podcast, Caitlin speaks with the wonderful Jill Whittingham. Jill is an addiction counsellor with many years of experience. She’s supported countless people and continues to do so with her counselling service and runs projects like Recovery in Focus with and as a trustee for Eternal Community Media. Jill is a professional, but also has a recovery story of her own which she shares today.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us here: https://www.eternalmedia.co.uk/

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In the first episode of The Recovery Hub Podcast, host Caitlin sits down to talk with Marcus Fair about his 25-year long battle with crack and heroin addiction - to how he went from writing himself off in his early 20's, to years of spells in prison and homelessness, to then how he found long-term recovery and founded Eternal Media, a charity and social enterprise with the goal of supporting others in their recovery journeys.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us here: https://www.eternalmedia.co.uk/

Or you can watch...

Have a taste for what's to come on The Recovery Hub Podcast - Life After Addiction.

To learn more about Eternal Media, you can find us here: https://www.eternalmedia.co.uk/

Or you can watch our films on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINuxgwG5r8zPDJYjYVWDgQ