EPISODE · Oct 21, 2022 · 45 MIN
A chat with William
from Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge · host Broadway Lodge
In this podcast episode, William Pryor, great-great-grandson of arguably the most famous biologist, Charles Darwin, recounts memories of his colourful life in addiction back in the 60’s and 70’s. Growing up in an ‘intellectual elite’ family, William felt different. During school years he began smoking cannabis which escalated into opiate and cocaine use during his university education at one of the most exclusive educational institutions in the UK – Trinity College Cambridge. At age 35, William began his recovery journey from alcohol and drugs at Broadway Lodge. He was in fact our patient number 10 back in 1974, being one of the very first people to receive addiction treatment at Broadway Lodge! We’d like to share our heartfelt gratitude to William for coming in and sharing details of his interesting life and showing that long-term recovery really is possible! You’re an inspiration William. If you would like to find out more about William’s life his autobiography titled ‘Survival of the Coolest’ is available to purchase online. You can watch the video version of this podcast episode on the Broadway Lodge YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzakmAUb7Z2OhCVIFus4zWAAll Miracle Mansion Podcast episodes are available to listen to and download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. You can also watch all published episodes on YouTube – subscribe to our channel here to be one of the first to see latest episodes!
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In this podcast episode, William Pryor, great-great-grandson of arguably the most famous biologist, Charles Darwin, recounts memories of his colourful life in addiction back in the 60’s and 70’s. Growing up in an ‘intellectual elite’ family, William felt different. During school years he began smoking cannabis which escalated into opiate and cocaine use during his university education at one of the most exclusive educational institutions in the UK – Trinity College Cambridge. At age 35, Willi...
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