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Making Bets in a Burning House

Making Bets in a Burning House

By: Kat and Mouse
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Join us in conversations about the ways that gambling addiction affects family and friends of compulsive gamblers. We share personal experiences and insights, speak with professional counselors and leaders of 12-step programs, and gather resources to help Affected Others find hope and healing in their lives despite the many fires individuals affected by gambling set.Kat and Mouse
Episodes
  • 14 Addiction Recovery Coaching
    Jun 2 2025

    Kat and Mouse talk with Amanda Lockyer, Addiction Recovery Coach, podcaster, and founder of Addiction Makes 3, a coaching program all about supporting loved ones doing the heavy lifting of loving someone battling addiction.


    Trigger Warning: Language.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 13 Debunking the Myth of “I’m Fine”
    May 18 2025

    After a lengthy side conversation, Kat and Mouse invite us to consider what that phrase “I’m Fine!” actually means, and why it’s such a detriment to our recovery when navigating life with a compulsive gambler. Whether protective or silencing, “Fine” is never this simple. Trigger Warning: Language, Suicide



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    38 mins
  • 12 The Importance of Storytelling: Ted Hartwell
    May 5 2025

    Join Kat and Mouse in their conversation with Ted Hartwell, former Executive Director, now Director of Storytelling for the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling, and learn more about the importance of speaking our stories to our healing and recovery process.


    Trigger Warning: Suicide, Language

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    1 hr and 1 min

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