Episode 4: The Road to Recovery: Andy Margett & Craig Cornforth

In episode four of The Gambling Harm Podcast by EPIC Risk Management, Andy Margett and Craig Cornforth look at the road to recovery from gambling addiction, hosted by Steve Cotton from JMP. Among other topics, they discuss: their personal experiences of gambling harm (01:30), why it is so important for their respective recoveries to tell their stories on a regular basis (05:00), Craig rediscovering his love for watching football in recovery (08:20), Andy on how difficult it was to break away from watching horse racing as a spectator sport (12:00), why recovery doesn’t have a one-size-fits-all approach/dealing with temptation in the initial stages of recovery (16:20), the impact on those closest to gambling addicts (21:40), the process of re-earning trust from family and friends (26:20), the time they lost during the height of their addictions (33:20) and how giving up gambling was the hardest thing marathon runner Andy has ever done (36:30). Trigger warning: This episode includes mentions of suicide ideation and attempt. For further information about EPIC Risk Management, please visit: https://www.epicriskmanagement.com