In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Ruairí talks about the autistic loneliness of their childhood, their inability to see how their heavy using affected their family and their joy of being free and working with other addicts in recovery no…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Young opens up about the abuse he suffered as a child, remembers being terrified of becoming a drug addict and speaks about his incredulity at having found a loving God. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! …

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Laura remembers thinking she cracked the code for life when she first found alcohol and drugs, gives a candid account of wetting herself, drunk at a family gathering and speaks glowingly of her new-found…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Dan speaks candidly about growing up in an alcoholic home and his early mental health struggles, shares vividly about psychosis as a cocaine addict and recalls the moment which lead him to study for prie…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Lise speaks glowingly about being a "queen on the party scene", shares candidly that she used heroin while pregnant, and asserts that she is now the mother she was meant t be. New episodes drop on Wednes…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Justin speaks of his double life as a church member and a sex addict, explains that his dealer lives in his head and shares that he needed to find a “capital G” God of his understanding. New episodes dro…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Vicky speaks of replacing bulimia with drugs as a young adult, the severe health challenges she experienced as a result and reasserts that addiction can affect everyone. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! …

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Chris speaks of becoming the person he never wanted to be, finding freedom inside a prison cell, and reveals his passion for service in hospitals and institutions. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silv…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Mariana speaks of her deep-rooted separation anxiety, recalls getting that ultimatum from her husband, and expresses her delight of having her family back in her sober life. New episodes drop on Wednesda…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Purdy recalls running away from an abusive home aged 12, makes a very strong bid for a record in geographicals and marvels at the spiritual shift which made him stop drinking and using drugs. New episode…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Jennie remembers being painfully shy as a young child, speaks of pain as the cornerstone of spiritual progress and points out that recovery can be invisible from the outside. New episodes drop on Wednesd…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Kevin speaks of his learning difficulties as a young child, his 10-year heroin addiction and explains why dyslexia is no barrier in recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D 12steps12question…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Fiona speaks of her addiction to control as part of her bulimia, her descent into alcoholism during lockdown and how life in recovery is everything but the prison sentence she was expecting. New episodes…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Gary speaks of the premature end to his boxing career, candidly explains how drugs fuelled his football hooliganism and how he was 12-stepped by another ex-boxer also called Gary. New episodes drop on We…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Danah speaks about her Rastafarian upbringing, the influence of race and class on her addiction and gives some hands-on advice to newcomers. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D 12steps12questions…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Barry speaks about his sex & cocaine addiction, relapsing after 20 years in AA, and his extensive step 11 practice. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D 12steps12questions@gmail.com https://www.co…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same twelve questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Dee speaks about manipulating men to fund her habit, takes us inside a crack house, and celebrates the freedom of having made amends to all her family. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D 12steps…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Tom speaks about growing up in a safe environment, his struggle with dyspraxia first and "the monster" of addiction later, and extends a very warm welcome to all newcomers. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! -…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Angelina speaks about being abused as a child in foster care, the social stigma of black female crack users and her ambitions of helping women in the prison system. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio …

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Yussuf speaks about his nomad upbringing in Djibouti, his alcohol, drug and gambling addiction, and his admiration for the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D 12step…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this episode Charlotte speaks about an unexpected AA sign in Mexico saving her from relapse, running 10k races with cocaine in her bumbag and how quiet contentment is not boring at all. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! -…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In our third series episode, Jason speaks about the shame of neglecting his daughter and family, paid female companionship and the miracle of having gained a son through recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio D…

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this second episode, Robin speaks about her addiction to alcohol, drugs and… her husband, how she never expected to end up in prison, and that God is everything to her now in recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - …

In every episode of "12 Steps & 12 Questions" I ask each guest the same 12 questions about their life, addiction and recovery. In this inaugural episode, Alex P from London speaks about his addiction to cocaine and crystal meth, chem sex, psychotic episodes and his appreciation for his new life in recovery. New episodes drop on Wednesdays! - Silvio…