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Aug 2023
35m 32s

Kim’s Journey with Addiction

Gareth Michael & Kim Jewell
About this episode
In this week’s episode, the focus is on Kim's journey with addiction, and how it has helped shape her life and who she is today. Gareth and Kim bring listeners back to her childhood and the earliest traumas that would begin to play a role in her life over time. They explore some of the darkest moments of Kim’s addiction, and how her perspective of those e ... Show More
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