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454 From Special Forces to Alcoholism: How A Stranger Saved Drew's Life
One day at a time / BY Arlina Allen

454 From Special Forces to Alcoholism: How A Stranger Saved Drew's Life

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454 From Special Forces to Alcoholism: How A Stranger Saved Drew's Life0:00/01× What happens when the uniform comes off and you have no

What's the difference between failing and quitting? Ask Stefan Ozich
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What's the difference between failing and quitting? Ask Stefan Ozich

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What's the difference between failing and quitting? Ask Stefan Ozich0:00/01× Three people lost to suicide in three years. The last was

Why Grant Robertson said no to being Prime Minister
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Why Grant Robertson said no to being Prime Minister

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Why Grant Robertson said no to being Prime Minister0:00/01× Election day is 7 November and politics is everywhere right now... but here’s a

What 53 days as National Party leader cost Todd Muller
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What 53 days as National Party leader cost Todd Muller

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What 53 days as National Party leader cost Todd Muller0:00/01× With the election on 7 November, we’re re-releasing two conversations that h

453 When My Father Became My Dealer: Lisa Arrigo on Trauma, Secrets and Recovery
One day at a time / BY Arlina Allen

453 When My Father Became My Dealer: Lisa Arrigo on Trauma, Secrets and Recovery

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453 When My Father Became My Dealer: Lisa Arrigo on Trauma, Secrets and Recovery0:00/01× If you've ever worried that your stress is rui

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Nic Russell: How do you keep living after your child dies?
Take it from us / BY Kent Johns

Nic Russell: How do you keep living after your child dies?

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Nic Russell: How do you keep living after your child dies?0:00/01× Nic Russell has been through more than most — breast cancer, a heart tra

452 How to Have Fun Without Alcohol with Alysse Bryson
One day at a time / BY Arlina Allen

452 How to Have Fun Without Alcohol with Alysse Bryson

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452 How to Have Fun Without Alcohol with Alysse Bryson0:00/01× Have you ever worried that getting sober means the fun is over? I sure did.

Mia Simcock: The bipolar diagnosis she didn't want anyone to know about
Take it from us / BY Kent Johns

Mia Simcock: The bipolar diagnosis she didn't want anyone to know about

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Mia Simcock: The bipolar diagnosis she didn't want anyone to know about0:00/01× Mia Simcock didn’t know what a psychotic episode was un

451 Not a Cult: The Hidden Science Inside the 12 Steps
One day at a time / BY Arlina Allen

451 Not a Cult: The Hidden Science Inside the 12 Steps

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451 Not a Cult: The Hidden Science Inside the 12 Steps0:00/01× What if the steps that saved millions of lives were never really about relig

"Do you ever feel like there might be more?" Jemarl Paerata did
Take it from us / BY Kent Johns

"Do you ever feel like there might be more?" Jemarl Paerata did

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"Do you ever feel like there might be more?" Jemarl Paerata did0:00/01× For nearly 20 years as a firefighter, Jemarl Paerata push

450 Let This Be Easy and Fun: Getting Sober Your Own Way
One day at a time / BY Arlina Allen

450 Let This Be Easy and Fun: Getting Sober Your Own Way

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450 Let This Be Easy and Fun: Getting Sober Your Own Way0:00/01× What if getting sober didn't require a rock bottom at all? What if it

Eman Ghandour: On being not Kiwi enough, not Arab enough
Take it from us / BY Kent Johns

Eman Ghandour: On being not Kiwi enough, not Arab enough

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Eman Ghandour: On being not Kiwi enough, not Arab enough0:00/01× "You don't feel Kiwi enough for the Kiwis, but you don't feel

449 There's No Such Thing as Self-Sabotage
One day at a time / BY Arlina Allen

449 There's No Such Thing as Self-Sabotage

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449 There's No Such Thing as Self-Sabotage0:00/01× What if the resentment you've been carrying, even the resentment toward yourself

Jason Blyth: The boy who had to advocate for himself at nine years old
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Jason Blyth: The boy who had to advocate for himself at nine years old

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Jason Blyth: The boy who had to advocate for himself at nine years old0:00/01× Jason Blyth was nine years old when he asked his psychiatris

448 How To Come Back After A Relapse
One day at a time / BY Arlina Allen

448 How To Come Back After A Relapse

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448 How To Come Back After A Relapse0:00/01× What happens when someone with more than two decades of sobriety, thirty years as a trauma the

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