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Sobriety Chat: Carmel

May 27th, 2024 Interviews 1 comment

Carmel Claridge is a daughter, sister, partner, mother, grandmother, court coordinator.. and she is sober! In this chat Carmel talks about her drinking days, the disconnect between how her life looked on the outside compared with how she felt inside, the radical transformation she underwent to turn things around, and how she manages her anger in sobriety. For more on the work she does helping others visit Te Kooti o Timatanga Hou/The Court of New Beginnings.  

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