The Kitty Chronicles: Part 1 - "Advocacy"
Episode 27 of the The Broke Girl Society Podcast podcast, hosted by Christina Cook - The Broke Girl Society, titled "The Kitty Chronicles: Part 1 - "Advocacy" " was published on October 30, 2021 and runs 40 minutes.
October 30, 2021 ·40m · The Broke Girl Society Podcast
Summary
The Kitty Chronicles: Part 1 - "Advocacy" In the first episode of this five part series - we explore the role that advocacy has played in one woman's recovery. We talk about how our words can fuel stigma, choosing anonymity vs. the vulnerable decision to be public about our disordered gambling experience, and how she found true meaning in her brave efforts to impact legislative policy. In 2012, Kitty was homeless and then spent two months in residential gambling treatment where she first experienced the power of doing advocacy work. Today she is the Executive Director of Voices of Problem Gambling Recovery, an Oregon-based non-profit organization that seeks to Advocate, Educate and Promote Recovery in Portland, Oregon. You can contact her at www.VPGR.net.
Episode Description
The Kitty Chronicles: Part 1 - "Advocacy"
In the first episode of this five part series - we explore the role that advocacy has played in one woman's recovery. We talk about how our words can fuel stigma, choosing anonymity vs. the vulnerable decision to be public about our disordered gambling experience, and how she found true meaning in her brave efforts to impact legislative policy. In 2012, Kitty was homeless and then spent two months in residential gambling treatment where she first experienced the power of doing advocacy work. Today she is the Executive Director of Voices of Problem Gambling Recovery, an Oregon-based non-profit organization that seeks to Advocate, Educate and Promote Recovery in Portland, Oregon.
You can contact her at www.VPGR.net.
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