Glyn Owen is a veteran, having served in the 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, he is a recovering Alcoholic/Addict and graduate of Tom Harrison House, where he has worked in various roles for the last 6 years, currently as Admissions Co-ordinator.
Dr Esther Riggs is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist working in NHS Veteran Mental Health Services, known nationally as Operation COURAGE. She has extensive clinical experience as a trauma therapist and a particular interest in alcohol as an emotion regulation strategy amongst military veterans suffering from PTSD. Esther will talk about the role of alcohol in […]
Jonathan was elected Member of Parliament for Leicester South at a by-election in May 2011. In November 2021,he was appointed Shadow Secretary for Work and Pensions, having previously been Labour’s longest running Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. He has also served as Shadow Minister without Portfolio and Shadow Cabinet Office Minister […]
Originally from Scotland, I moved to London in her early twenties after university and qualifying as a chartered accountant. I embraced the work hard/ play hard culture with most social events revolving around alcohol and had a successful corporate career for over twenty years. When I reached my forties, keen to adopt a healthier lifestyle, […]
My name is Beth Abbott and I run a community interest company that works with people who are in Recovery from Addiction. I myself had an Alcohol addiction for over 15 years and now am in recovery trying to raise awareness. I was Broken Truly at rock bottom and I lost everything in the process. […]
Steve Duncan is an award winning Spoken Word artist, inspirational speaker and playwright. He has performed at Festivals, Carnivals, Prisons, Schools and other educational facilities. Steve will be talking about his experience of addiction, suffering and recovery and will be performing some of his poetry. He uses honest and hard hitting verse to challenge perceptions […]
Susan Laurie is an author, speaker and mental health advocate, specifically relating to alcohol issues and alcohol dependence. Following university, she had a successful career in marketing in the pharmaceutical industry and was then an entrepreneur with her own company, before succumbing to a serious drinking problem. This escalated to a life-threatening situation, despite many […]
Carl Jones is a multi-award-winning journalist with more than 30 years of experience in the media, working across newspapers, magazines, radio and television. He is a former assistant editor and business editor of the Shropshire Star, and head of features at the Wolverhampton Express & Star. He now edits Shropshire Business magazine, a winner of […]
Adrian Chiles is a well known face and voice from television and radio, with over 25 years in broadcasting behind him. Best known for his work on television shows like Working Lunch, The Apprentice: You’re Fired, The One Show, Daybreakand presenting football for the BBC’s MOTD2 and for ITV, he’s a regular presenter on BBC […]
https://fb.watch/75wqE0P9Bt/ Camilla Tominey is an associate editor at The Telegraph, and a Patron of the national charity, NACOA. She speaks out powerfully on behalf of the children and families of those suffering with alcohol addiction. As a journalist at the Sunday Express and now The Telegraph, she has put pressure on the government to listen […]
