Season 3 Episode 14 with Gambling Guard (@gamblingguard)

What are the odds of this? Today, Alex and Lisa chat to Gambling Guard about his gambling addiction and his journey to recovery and find surprising similarities between gambling and alcohol addiction. As a ‘rite of passage’, Gambling Guard wanted to have a bet for the first time, now that he was able to gamble legally in the UK. The bet paid off and the seeds of his addiction had been sown. After years of destructive gambling and an addiction that Gambling Guard describes as “uniquely dangerous” he finally won the battle against his addiction. Gambling Guard now raises awareness of gambling addiction across social media, with the aim and intent of reaching both those suffering from, and at risk of, gambling related harm. He has embraced the positivity and opportunity of recovery from addiction and is passionate about helping others to do the same. Please check out our website https://www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Find Gambling Guard on his website: https://gambling-guard.com and @gamblingguard on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. Numbers and websites for anyone needing external support with gambling; GamCare - the national gambling helpline lines open 24/7 0808 8020 133 https://www.gamcare.org.uk GamStop - national self exclusion scheme from all licensed gambling websites/operators in the UK https://www.gamstop.co.uk Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/ or call 116 123 Abortion Support Line: https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/abortion/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=