The Purple Bull Podcast UK Recovery Radio

Welcome to the third Purple Bull Podcast from UK Recovery Radio where we look into where Stigma comes from and how it can be broken down with people who are in recovery and those who have successfully recovered.
We are proud and glad to deliver another podcast that we hope you will find interesting to listen to, as we continue to create podcast programmes all in the aim of educating, inspiring, promoting and celebrating recovery from addictions.
Episode Three Contents and Credits:

Welcome to UK Recovery Radio to Inspire-Promote-Celebrate
Stigma In Recovery
UK Recovery Walk 2013 Retrospective Round-Up
Step Up To The Plate - Feeling Feelings & Episode 3: The third step

Interviews and reporting were by Simeon, Jaine, Humphrey and Paul; 'Feeling Feelings' was written by Rich; editing and production was by Simeon; and additional contributions were from Stinder Johl, Steve Dixon, Lee Collingham, Simon Morgan & James Forsythe who contributed to features, many thanks.
Feedback - Please leave your comments on Podcast episodes by clicking on the 'leave a comment' link above (or type in comments at the bottom of Podomatic Player screen) your feedback will be invaluable in how we learn and improve our programme making skills. Thank you.
How To Listen - On This page you can simply click on the play button, it will continue to play if you open further tabs but you not if you navigate away. You can download the podcast to your PC and pop it on your MP3 player to listen to on the move, wherever and whenever you like.
Note To Services - Please feel free to play the podcast in your waiting areas. For people who do not have access to listen at home, we grant permission for copies to be burned onto CD's to give away to service users. Please do not alter or edit the original in any way; or re use any clips in any other media format.

Episode 2 - What Is Harm Reduction?
Welcome to the second Purple Bull Podcast from UK Recovery Radio. Starting from scratch in January 2013, this is the work of fifteen recovering volunteers who have interviewed people in recovery and professionals across the addictions field. With minimal equipment, borrowed meeting rooms and no formal training, this is what we have achieved. We are proud to deliver another podcast that we hope you will find interesting to listen to and we will continue to create podcast programmes all in the aim of educating, inspiring, promoting and celebrating recovery from addictions.
 
Episode Two Contents and Credits:

Welcome to UK Recovery Radio to Inspire – Promote – Celebrate 
What is Harm Reduction? 
Thank You to My Addiction - poetry
Report from Birmingham UK Recovery Walk 2013 
Step Up to the Plate – Keep Coming Back & Episode 2: The second step

Interviews and reporting was by Humphrey, Jaine, Paul, Janine and Gopesh; 'Thank You to My Addiction' was written by Martine; 'Keep Coming Back' was written by Rich; editing and production was by Simeon, Mark and Nick; and additional contributions were from Barry, Rich, Martyn, Gary, Paul and many others who gave ideas and suggestions, many thanks.
 
Feedback: Please leave your comments on the podcast by clicking on the 'leave a comment' link above (or type in comments at the bottom of Podomatic Player screen) your feedback will be invaluable in how we learn and improve our program making skills. Thank you.
How To Listen - on this page (or Soundcloud or Facebook) you can simply click on the player, it will continue to play if you open other tabs but not if you navigate away. You can download the podcast to your PC and pop it on your mp3 player to listen to on the move, wherever and whenever you like. Listen all the way through or listen in instalments, the soundcloud player will let you play the podcast from wherever you like. Listen at home, in the office, on the bus, in the bath, or while doing your housework; however you do its worth a listen.
Note To Services – please feel free to play the podcast in your waiting areas. For people who do not have access to listen at home, we hereby grant permission for copies to be burned onto CD’s to give away to service users. Please do not alter or edit the original program in any way; or reuse any clips in any other media format.

Episode 1 - What is Recovery?
Welcome to the first ever Purple Bull Podcast from UK Recovery Radio. Starting from scratch in January 2013, this is the work of fifteen recovering volunteers who have interviewed people in recovery and professionals across the addictions field. With minimal equipment, borrowed meeting rooms and no formal training, this is what we have achieved; it isn’t perfect (we are still learning to use the editing software) but we are quite proud of it and we hope that you will find it interesting to listen to.
 
Episode One Contents and Credits:

Welcome to UK Recovery Radio to Inspire – Promote – Celebrate
What is Recovery?
Report from the DDN ‘Be the Change’ conference
Recovery and The Seasons - poetry
Step Up to the Plate – Episode 1: The first step
Recovery Network: Changes UK and DATUS

Interviews and reporting were by Humphrey, Jaine and Gopesh; The Seasons was written by Martine; editing and production was by Simeon, Mark and Nick; and additional contributions were from Barry, Rich, Martyn, Gary, Paul and many others who gave ideas and suggestions, many thanks.
 
Feedback - Please leave your comments on the podcast by clicking on the 'Leave a Comment' link above (or type in comments at the bottom of Podomatic Player screen) your feedback will be invaluable in how we learn and improve our program making skills. Thank you.
How To Listen - On this page (or Soundcloud or Facebook) you can simply click on the play button, it will continue to play if you open other tabs but not if you navigate away. You can download the podcast to your PC and pop it on your mp3 player to listen to on the move, wherever and whenever you like. Listen all the way through or listen in installments, the soundcloud player will let you play the podcast from wherever you like. Listen at home, in the office, on the bus, in the bath, or while doing your housework; however you do its worth a listen.
Note To Services – Please feel free to play the podcast in your waiting areas. For people who do not have access to listen at home, we hereby grant permission for copies to be burned onto CD’s to give away to service users. Please do not alter or edit the original program in any way; or reuse any clips in any other media format.