71. What it Takes to Stop Gambling: Making Your Recovery Plan

<p>When you've already taken those hard steps to pull back from gambling and face the fall out, you want to keep the momentum going, right?  This is the final episode of four that provides guidance on how to stop gambling and stay on track long-term.  In this one, we walk you through how to make a Recovery Plan for yourself.  This plan outlines what is needed to keep gambling and other addictions out of your life and (most importantly) to keep growing the best version of yourself.</p> <p>Our Recovery Plan has four parts, which were introduced in the previous three episodes.  In the <a title="Episode 71 blog" href= "https://www.gamblingproblemhelp.ca/blog-2/how-to-stop-gambling-part-four" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blog</a> for this episode, we describe these four parts and provide questions to help you build your personal plan and keep revising it over time.  Find the blog at <a title="Episode 71 blog" href= "https://www.gamblingproblemhelp.ca/blog-2/how-to-stop-gambling-part-four" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.problemgamblinghelp.ca</a>.</p> <p><a title="Allison Rice GSBC website" href= "https://www.gamblingsupportbc.ca/node/18" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Allison Rice</a>, who works as a counsellor with <a title="Gambling Support BC website" href= "https://www.gamblingsupportbc.ca/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Gambling Support BC</a> and brings twenty years of experience with helping people overcome addiction, guides you through making a Recovery Plan.  You also hear from Georgete, Shane and Abe who joined us in the previous three episodes.</p> <p>Listen now and learn:</p> <ul> <li>How to put together your personal Recovery Plan</li> <li>Why having a personal Recovery Plan will make staying away from gambling easier</li> <li>That there is a path out from gambling problems</li> </ul> <p>If you live in British Columbia and would like help for gambling concerns, reach out to our free, confidential counselling and outreach services.  Connect with us online at <a title= "Gambling Support BC website"