Melissa and Jade explore sex and porn addiction. They talk to two recovering sex and porn addicts about misconceptions, their lived experiences and how to manage it.

Routes To Recovery

Sep 9th, 2020 55m 16s

TV personality and entrepreneur Spencer Matthews talks about the way he got sober as Melissa and Jade explore different ways people achieve recovery.

Gaming

Sep 2nd, 2020 43m 29s

Melissa and Jade speak to Cam Adair about his gaming addiction and why he founded a support community for video game addiction.

Cultural Barriers

Aug 26th, 2020 41m 48s

Melissa and Jade hear about cultural barriers faced in addiction and recovery. Mindset coach Africa Brooke shares her story of getting help in recovery as a woman of colour.Plus, Ricky Bhandal discusses the barriers he's seen as a substance mis

Mental health

Aug 19th, 2020 54m 43s

Melissa & Jade talk about managing mental health & addiction. Actor & comedian Joe Tracini describes how being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder affects his life. If you need support with mental health, help and support isavailabl

Social Media

Aug 12th, 2020 50m 15s

Melissa and Jade talk about social media usage and how it can become problematic. They speak to Danny Bowman who at one point was taking 200 selfies a day for his social channels.

Relapse

Aug 5th, 2020 41m 59s

Melissa and Jade talk about relapse and speak to Holly Sexton, a recovery worker who works with clients to help them understand their addiction and triggers, whilst supporting those who've relapsed.

Lockdown

Jul 29th, 2020 44m 12s

Melissa and Jade talk about recovery in lockdown, plus Alcohol Change UK join the pod to discuss how lockdown's affected drinking habits and how to spot potential problems.

Your Stories

Mar 11th, 2020 44m 10s

Melissa and Jade hear some of your stories and speak to listeners Chris and Grace about their recovery.

Children of Addicts

Mar 4th, 2020 42m 23s

Melissa and Jade speak to Josh Connolly about being a child of an addict and the affect it had on him growing up and his own problem drinking.

Employment

Feb 26th, 2020 39m 23s

Melissa and Jade speak to Jason Baker who started a company to help addicts get back into work.

Drugs in prisons

Feb 19th, 2020 30m 2s

Melissa and Jade speak to Viv, a former prisoner who talks about drug use in prisons and how to get help and treatment.

Chemsex

Feb 12th, 2020 29m 21s

Melissa and Jade learn about chemsex from a former addict and find out what help is available.

Prescription drugs

Feb 5th, 2020 37m 5s

Melissa and Jade speak to Nicki who was addicted to prescription drugs for 20 years. She tells them how there's been an increase in awareness around the addiction.

Sober Christmas

Dec 18th, 2019 38m 18s

Melissa and Jade talk about what Christmas used to be like for them in active addiction and now how they manage to enjoy it in recovery.

Sober dating

Dec 11th, 2019 35m 26s

Melissa and Jade talk about what it's like to start dating after you get clean and sober, and they get the male perspective from journalist Alex Cooper.

Friends and Family

Dec 4th, 2019 53m 21s

Melissa speaks to her sister Rebecca and Jade talks to her friend Kathy about how their addictions affected the people close to them.The girls also speak to the step mum of Amy Winehouse, Jane, about the foundation set up in Amy’s memory.

What do you do for fun?

Nov 27th, 2019 43m 42s

DJ Fat Tony talks to Melissa and Jade about the misconceptions about recovering addicts and the things people say to them.

Food addiction

Nov 20th, 2019 36m 32s

Jade and Melissa speak to a psychotherapist who specialises in addiction and Bibi, who's suffered with food addiction since she was a child.

Rehab

Nov 13th, 2019 39m 6s

Melissa and Jade talk about their time in rehab and what to do if you need to access help with an addiction.

Gambling

Nov 6th, 2019 47m 36s

Former England and Arsenal captain Tony Adams talks about his alcoholism and setting up the charity Sporting Chance. Singer Amy Wadge describes how music helps her recovery.

Why don’t you just stop?

Oct 30th, 2019 46m 46s

Melissa and Jade talk about the secrecy of addiction with Mandy Ogunmokun - the founder of the Treasures Foundation who helps hundreds of vulnerable women.

Addiction: a disease or is it self-inflicted?

Oct 23rd, 2019 39m 36s

Former Blue Peter presenter Richard Bacon joins Melissa and Jade to talk about his own history with drugs and alcohol as they ask whether addiction is a disease or self-inflicted.