Episode 4: Emma

For 12 months the Family Empowerment Program was run as a pilot by Charles Sturt University’s Rural Health Research Institute.  

The program was offered across rural Australia for 12 months with practitioners trained to provide online therapy for people supporting their loved ones struggling with substance use.  

In this episode of The Other Side of Addiction, a podcast sharing the stories from the Family Empowerment Program, we meet Emma, a participant of the program.  

It’s never easy to ask for help, and in sharing her story, Emma talks about the fears that came with signing up to a program to talk about something so personal and vulnerable to herself and her family. Having completed the program, Emma has been able to implement tools she learned into her life and reflects on the changes the Family Empowerment Program has made in her life.  

Please be aware, this episode features conversations about drug, alcohol and substance abuse. If this raises anything for you, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. 

Credits: 

Episode guest: Emma 

Producer and interviewer: Kia Handley 

Artwork: Finn Redmond 

For more information about the FEP: https://www.csu.edu.au/research/rural-health/research/rural-health/family-empowerment-program  

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