Drink, drugs, medications and ME….

Often what starts out as a quick, easy solution, helping us switch off our overloaded brains for a minute so we feel better soon becomes a problem in itself.

‘Self-medicating’ is a popular way of getting through when we have grown up in challenging home environments and we just need to find ways to survive but, over time, it negatively impacts all areas of our lives. What if you didn’t need to do that? That’s what these sessions are all about! Understanding why we self-medicate, what happens when we do and learning healthier strategies which improve our quality of life for good!

• Understanding why we may need to ‘self-medicate’ and what happens when we do.

• Learning heathier ways of overcoming the impact of negative childhood experiences and how these can become a way of life.

• Sharing the evidence base for this information, giving confidence in the hope provided.

What’s the format?

• 4 sessions each lasting 90 minutes (2 x 40 minutes with a break).

• The sessions are interactive – enabling time for reflection and discussion – applying what we’ve learnt to our everyday life.

Who’s it for?

• Anyone who has had a challenging childhood and finds themselves regularly using alcohol, drugs and/or prescription medications.

• Anyone who would like to learn more about this to support friends and family whose negative childhood experiences have affected them in this way.