Welcome to a special bonus episode of NO DICE, part of the podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery.

In this episode we cover a very important topic, that being Female Gambling Behaviour in Connection to Menstrual Cycles. Joining as a special guest is Kiki Marriott, who shares her journey of self-discovery around past gambling behaviours linked to her own menstrual patterns.

In chatting with Kiki, she discusses how she took back control in recovery as well as advising other women how they can deal with triggers and develop strategies according to their own menstrual patterns.

As a content warning this episode does cover themes of addiction and gambling behaviour.

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Welcome to the final episode of the No Dice podcast, where guest host Lauren McMillan from Simon Community chats with creator and host Cat Cochrane about how the series came about, along with learnings and reflections taken from the previous eleven episodes.

Lauren and Cat share moments of their own journeys from addiction to recovery and healing while reflecting on how and why they’re fighting back the gambling industry, one small win at a time.

As a content warning this episode does cover themes of addiction and gambling behaviour.

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Welcome to the penultimate episode of NO DICE, a podcast series discussing female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland.

Joining as a guest is Emily, who shares how compulsive gambling started in her student days following a visit to a Dundee casino, through to the good place she now finds herself in beyond years of gambling harm. Emily’s story is a very candid journey of the highs and lows of recovery into a place of healing and personal growth. It’s an inspirational tale of why gambling harm can be put behind us and how a gamble free life can be attained.

As a content warning this episode does cover themes of addiction and gambling behaviour.

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Welcome to Episode 10 of NO DICE, a podcast series discussing female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland.

In this episode, we’ll be covering the connection between young people in Scotland and their exposure to the gambling landscape.

Sharing their knowledge and opinions are guests John Aitken and Sam McCann from Govan Youth Information Project. Sam and John discuss their own gambling experiences and the projects they've been involved in with young people around the awareness of gambling harms.

As a content warning this episode does cover themes of addiction and gambling behaviour.

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Welcome to Episode 9 of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland.

In this episode, I’m delighted to be joined by Dakota Jones, speaking in their role as Development Worker for Chances, the Gambling Support Service available via third sector organisation Cyrenians.

Listen in as we explore the reasons why people who identify as LGBT+ are at higher risk of compulsive gambling harm, what changes need to be made to bridge the gaps in various services accessed by the community and how the gambling industry targets specific groups of LGBT+ with its advertising campaigns.

As a content warning this episode does cover themes of addiction and gambling behaviour.

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Welcome to Episode 8 of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland.

Joining me as a guest is Fay Laider, who shares her personal story from being affected by gambling harm alongside her own compulsive gambling journey into a position of advocacy and policymaking in the gambling harms awareness space.

Within this special episode I chat with Fay about what safe spaces look like for women in gambling recovery and discuss how people from all backgrounds can use their lived experience to advocate for change and better policy among different systems in and around the gambling industry.

All of Fay’s comments expressed in this episode are her own.

As a content warning this episode does cover themes of addiction and gambling behaviour.

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Welcome to the seventh episode of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland.

Joining me as a guest is Councillor Laura Doherty, who as SNP councillor representing the Glasgow City Council Shettleston ward, is also the council’s Political Gambling Lead.

In this episode Laura shares insight and opinion on what needs to change across Scotland and the UK regarding gambling tax hikes and the bombardment of advertising. We also share thoughts on how collective responses to awareness and prevention can act as powerful means of fighting gambling harms currently and in the future.

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Welcome to Episode 6 of NO DICE, a podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery across Scotland.

In this episode, we’ll be covering advice and experiences around Keeping Safe Day to Day in Early Recovery for women at this particular stage of their journey.

Joining me as guests to chat about this topic are Nicola O”Neill and Lorraine Hannah from GamCare. As a leading national provider of advice, support and free counselling for nearly 30 years, GamCare offers help to anyone affected by gambling harms.

As a content warning this episode does cover themes of addiction and gambling behaviour.

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