No Dice Podcast

In this second bonus episode of the NO DICE series, we cover the prevalence of online gambling and its design to lure all sections of society into its clutches. Joining me on the episode is Karen Sharp, who shares her journey from innocently playing betting games with her dad as a child through to emerging from the dark and dangerous days of an online gambling addiction. Karen warns about the simp...

Welcome to a special bonus episode of NO DICE, part of the podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery. In this episode we cover a very important topic, that being Female Gambling Behaviour in Connection to Menstrual Cycles. Joining as a special guest is Kiki Marriott , who shares her journey of self-discovery around past gambling behaviours linked to her own men...

Welcome to the final episode of the No Dice podcast, where guest host Lauren McMillan from Simon Community chats with creator and host Cat Cochrane about how the series came about, along with learnings and reflections taken from the previous eleven episodes. Lauren and Cat share moments of their own journeys from addiction to recovery and healing while reflecting on how and why they’re fighting ba...

Welcome to the penultimate episode of NO DICE, a podcast series discussing female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland. Joining as a guest is Emily, who shares how compulsive gambling started in her student days following a visit to a Dundee casino, through to the good place she now finds herself in beyond years of gambling harm. Emily’s story is a very candid journey of the...

Welcome to Episode 10 of NO DICE, a podcast series discussing female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland. In this episode, we’ll be covering the connection between young people in Scotland and their exposure to the gambling landscape. Sharing their knowledge and opinions are guests John Aitken and Sam McCann from Govan Youth Information Project. Sam and John discuss their ow...

Welcome to Episode 9 of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland. In this episode, I’m delighted to be joined by Dakota Jones , speaking in their role as Development Worker for Chances, the Gambling Support Service available via third sector organisation Cyrenians . Listen in as we explore the reasons why people who identify as LGBT+...

Welcome to Episode 8 of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland. Joining me as a guest is Fay Laider, who shares her personal story from being affected by gambling harm alongside her own compulsive gambling journey into a position of advocacy and policymaking in the gambling harms awareness space. Within this special episode I chat...

Welcome to the seventh episode of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland. Joining me as a guest is Councillor Laura Doherty, who as SNP councillor representing the Glasgow City Council Shettleston ward, is also the council’s Political Gambling Lead. In this episode Laura shares insight and opinion on what needs to change across Sco...

Welcome to Episode 6 of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland. In this episode, we’ll be covering advice and experiences around Keeping Safe Day to Day in Early Recovery for women at this particular stage of their journey. Joining me as guests to chat about this topic are Nicola O”Neill and Lorraine Hannah from GamCare . As a lead...

Welcome to Episode 5 of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland. In this episode, which is the second of two parts, we are focusing on Relationships and How Gambling Harms Affect Them . Joining me as a guest on the episode is LINDSEY McLATCHIE , who will be sharing her journey from childhood to adulthood as she navigates her experie...

Welcome to Episode 4 of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland. In this episode, which is the first of two parts, we’ll be focusing on Relationships and How Gambling Affects Them and this we’ll do primarily through sharing the experience of affected others. Joining me as a guest on the episode is CATHERINE , who will be sharing her...

Welcome to the third episode of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland. In this episode, we want to cover the types of support that are available for women across Scotland who are affected by their own gambling harms and the gambling harms of others. Joining me as a guest is NICOLE DON , who is in the perfect position to share the...

Welcome to the second episode of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland. In this episode, we delve further into an issue that still exists to this day, and that is shame and why stigma still exists for female compulsive, and indeed women who are living with any addiction. Joining me as a guest on the episode to talk further about t...

Welcome to the first episode of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland. I’m your host of the series, Cat Cochrane, and having been in compulsive gambling recovery for four years I’ll be sharing my own journey towards the goal of a gamble free life. I’ll be joined by other women sharing their stories of gambling harm recovery, as we...