Addiction Stories
Alf
Life growing up as a young boy, I grew up in the Catholic faith. 21 years practi...
Andrew Blowers
We didn't have much to do with dad in our younger days, but mum did a lot for us...
Anita
I dont remember alot of happiness, I remember my dad leaving and never coming ho...
Carwyn
I'm one of three kids, I have a twin sister and a younger sister. My father left...
Elena
I grew up on a farm in a small town in rural Waikato and it was a great life.
Gail
I had a neat life. I had a great mother and father at the time when I was younge...
Geoff
I grew up in a household that was a great family. Nice, great parents but we did...
George & Naomi
Once a week on a friday I bring one of my boys that lives with me full time and ...
Heather & Grant
Heather and I came together through an adulterous affair. And through that affai...
Janet
Had a really good childhood. There was always going to be trouble I think just b...
Jess
Growing up me and my sisters had always been told how beautiful we were and peop...
Joel
Life growing up for me, I was always trying to find out who I was. I wanted to f...
Joel
My early years were very good, loving family. I guess in my teenage years I was ...
Josh & Jen
As a kid, I grew up in a small town over in the states. In a good home, had good...
Kate
We moved around alot when I was a kid. We actually lived in alot of little towns...
Kathryn - Dealing With Loss
I was born in Auckland, New Zealand until I was 15. That’s when we moved to Engl...
Kerry
I have very mixed emotions about my early years. There were parts of it that wer...
Lachlan
So my parents split up when I was about 6 years old. And when they split up my f...
Meaalofa
Growing up, Dad was always there for my sports. Even though there were like 8 ki...
Melissa & Shane
I sorta got into the bad crowds and then got kicked out home and it sort of just...
Moses & Desaray
My name is Moses Waikato and this is my beautiful fiance Desaray Spears. And we ...
Nadia
I grew up in a domestic violence household, I was very angry all the time.
Ned
It all started for me here in Otara. Born and bred here South Auckland and lived...
Pasetto & Cheryl
I guess you could liken our house a little bit to Once were warriors. Pasetto an...
Paul
Grew up in Brisbane in a white working to middle class family. One of 5 children...
Paul
Me and my family migrated over to New Zealand when I was about two years old ove...
Petrina
These triangles on my finger and represents all of my sisters and myself. And we...
Sarah
My grandfather, he’s 92, he’s a Salvation Army officer and he tells this amazing...
Sarah - Free from Addictions
Dad was an alcoholic. Caused lots of verbal fights between mum and dad.
Stephanie
At the age of 3 I encountered my first sexual abuse, I also went through it at t...
Steve
I was born to a woman i’ve never met and she was in prison. And after she gave b...
Steve - Is God Real
I grew up in a greek orthodox family. I come from a very loving supporting famil...
Trish
My teenage years were my worst years, I was very hard on myself. I isolated myse...