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James Grimes, founder of The Big Step , joins the show to share his inspirational tale of how good game from his addiction. Come for the who and what of The Big Step, stay for how YOU can help. Make a donation or wish the walkers well! Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Please leave us a rating or review wherever you get...

FRIDAY MORNING MEETING Attendees: Brian and Rich Topic: An Emotional Wellness Checklist            Author: NIH Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Please leave us a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps those still struggling to find us! Please support our sponsor Gamban and if you are in California , N...

Rich Schapiro joins the show to discuss his excellent article Sports betting skyrocketed in pandemic. Experts warn of a 'ticking time bomb' Rich is a reporter for the NBC News Investigative Unit. He wrote a really all encompassing piece about gambling addiction with some of our favorite people quoted. Please give him a warm welcome:) Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life witho...

FRIDAY MORNING MEETING Attendees: Brian, Rich, and Jeff Topic: Stages of Relapse Authored by- Dr. Steven Melemis Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Please leave us a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps those still struggling to find us! Please support our sponsor Gamban and if you are in California ,...

Owen's experience with a gambling disorder was only a part of his life. He struggled with other addictions all while being homeless. All the more impressive that today he is not gambling and helping others with their addiction. We need more poeple like Owen on the planet. Small technical hiccup in this episode, please don't let it get in the way of Owen's inspiring tale. Please listen and learn fr...

Darren Crocker (better known as Rule_ette_out in these parts) joins us as we discuss gambling in Scotland, recovery, Instagram gambling addiction community, and more! Check him out on twitter, Instagram, and his blog . Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Please leave us a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts. It...

Ramone is going to tell you about his gambling addiction, and his experience as a former athlete who now works to inspire others. We also talked about your mental health being impacted by your physical health. This was a fantastic high energy conversation! Really lifted my spirits! -Brian Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestreetpod@gmail.co...

FRIDAY MORNING MEETING Attendees: Brian H., Rich, Brian Z., and Jeff Topic: 5 Rules of Recovery Authored by- Dr. Steven Melemis This topic is a continuation from December and last week (May 7th). Today's meeting covers rule 5 -Don't negotiate your recovery. Link to RAPID test Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Please leav...

Seth Palansky is the VP, Corporate Social Responsibility & Communications at Conscious Gaming and he joins the show to discuss what Conscious Gaming is doing to combat black market gambling, their goal of a national self-exclusion list, and much more discussion about the state of gambling. Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestreetpod@gmail.c...

Anna is inspiring. Anna lives in Australia and has not gambled in 14 years. She is very active in advocacy and helping out those with a gambling addiction. Today we talk about Anna's gambling, her recovery, and her work she is doing with the Alliance For Gambling Reform Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Please leave us a...

Denise's father had a gambling addiction. She has other members of her family with addictions. Denise attends meetings. Thank you to Denise for her honestly about being someone harmed by gambling when she was not the individual gambling. Affected Others deserve compassion and a helping hand. They too must carry the burden of gambling addiction. Please listen and learn from those who know. A better...

FRIDAY MORNING MEETING Attendees: Brian, Rich, and Jeff Topic: 5 Rules of Recovery Authored by- Dr. Steven Melemis This topic is a continuation from December. Today's meeting covers rules 3 & 4. Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Please leave us a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps those still strug...

Jordan Lea from Deal Me Out joins to talk about his gambling addiction and his organization aimed at helping people recover from gambling addiction and as well as their affected others. Jordan and Brian discuss gambling addiction, gambling with another person, and harm caused by our gambling, and more!! Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestr...

Sam Skolnik is the author of  High Stakes: The Rising Cost of America's Gambling Addiction . In this episode we talked about Sam's book in 2011 compared to now, his other reporting on gambling, and much more! Please buy Sam's book, it really is a complete look at gambling in America. Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Ple...

The good people from the State of Connecticut's Problem Gambling Services join the show to talk about services provided in the State of Connecticut. Jeremy Wampler, Fiorigio Fetta, and Kelly Leppard chat with Brian about their work, their passion for helping people affected by gambling harm, and more!  Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Email Us! - leestre...

Michael Huber is in recovery from gambling addiction. He is also a Mental Performance Coach , an Advisor to EPIC Risk Management's U.S. Operations, and Host of the Podcast The Freshman Foundation . We talked about all this and more!  Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Join for an episode or simply say hello! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Please leave us a ratin...

Mitch from New Jersey joins Brian to talk about being introduced to gambling at a young age, his gambling addiction and his family, his recovery through Gambler's Anonymous, and much more! Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Join for an episode or simply say hello! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Please leave us a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts. I...

Brian Ward, fellow person with lived experience with a gambling addiction, and host of Voices...The Podcast. Today Brian joins Jeff and Brian (2 Brians!) to talk about his addiction, his recovery, and hosting a podcast about recovery from gambling addiction, plus so much more! Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Join for an episode or simply say hello! - le...

Raymond Bradley Hatch Dedicated to my father who died 8 years ago today. Love to my mother, my sisters, and my grandmother who is still going strong at 99. Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Join for an episode or simply say hello! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Please leave us a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps those still struggling to...

This episode contains topics of suicide and amounts of money. Suicide Hotline in the U.S. 1-800-273-8255 James has a gambling addiction and he was so nice to share his story with us. This is an honest conversation and James was incredibly giving to talk about his demons. We also get into the politics of the gambling establishment in the U.K. Please listen and learn from those who know. A better li...

Florida is lucky to have such a passionate advocate for gambling related harm. Jennifer Kruse is the Executive Director of the Florida Council On Compulsive Gambling . She joins the show to talk about the tools Florida has available to help problem gambling, the tools they have to help a diverse population, PGAM2021, and much more! For those in Florida in need of help call 888-236-4848 Please list...

Daniel Umfleet (CEO) and Marc Lefkowitz (Director of Program Management) of Kindbridge are on to discuss the great work Kindbridge is doing to treat those who have a gambling or gaming addiction. Marc is #livedexperience and its always a pleasure to speak to someone who understands through experience. We talked about an evidence based research approach to care, preventative medicine, and much more...

Chris Pruitt co-created this podcast with Brian in January 2015. He has returned after a very long absence to catch us up on what he's been up to. It's good to see you old friend! Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Join for an episode or simply say hello! - leestreetpod@gmail.com Please leave us a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps t...

Barry Grant & Tony O'Reilly of The Problem Gambling Podcast and Extern . Barry and Tony are both Addiction Counselors. Tony is #livedexperience as well as co-authoring Tony10 . It was a real pleasure speaking with these gents. They were kind, compassionate, and caring, about what the individual with gambling addiction goes through. They are both good people, and thank goodness they are both helpin...

Paul Buck joins the show to talk about EPIC's US operations. We covered Paul's own addiction and incarceration, EPIC's growth and origin, black market vs regulated market, and much more. Always good to have smart and kind people on the show and Paul fills both of those categories.  Please listen and learn from those who know. A better life without gambling. Join for an episode or simply say hello!...