Helping mothers recover from addiction with Chrissy Carr

Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe introduces the sixth episode of Season 12 of Meet the Mancunian and speaks with Chrissy Carr, co-founder of Mums in Recovery, about supporting mothers recovering from addiction and rebuilding family life. Chrissy shares how her lived experience and NA fellowship inspired her to help women who feel stuck, and how the group began after supporting a mother whose baby was taken at birth.  Mums in Recovery offers connection and understanding through weekly free Zoom wellbeing check-ins, WhatsApp community, workshops, events, advocacy, and a behavioural change programme focused on boundaries, relationships and wellbeing. Chrissy highlights tackling stigma and the impact of peer support. She discusses using 12-step principles like acceptance, plans to accredit and scale training nationally, and encourages listeners to make a difference by simply listening to people who are going through a hard time. Did you know:  ·     An estimated 3 million people in the UK have successfully overcome alcohol or drug addiction.·     329,646 adults are in treatment for drug and alcohol addiction in the 2024-2025 period. Key resource:Mums in Recovery Time stamps of key moments in the podcast episode &transcript: (00:51) Meet Chrissy Carr(01:45) Passion from lived experience(03:08) Founding Mums in Recovery(04:50) What the group offers(09:32) Defining success and fighting stigma(12:18) Impact stories (17:52) Hardest parts and staying motivated(23:33) What’s next and how to help(30:15) Signature questions  🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or www.meetthemancunian.co.uk#Manchester #SocialImpact #Podcast #AddictionRecovery#Mothers