Nikola’s Story

2024-06-18

Meet Nikola in the final episode of this season of Stories of Recovery. With a family history of substance misuse, Nikola started misusing drugs early. She was still able to establish a family and a career as a social worker, before finding herself in a relationship with a man who used her dependence to control her. Nikola was able to leave this abusive relationship to come to Windana, where she unlearned deep seated behaviours that contributed to her drug dependence, and started getting her life back on...

Meet Nikola in the final episode of this season of Stories of Recovery.

With a family history of substance misuse, Nikola started misusing drugs early. She was still able to establish a family and a career as a social worker, before finding herself in a relationship with a man who used her dependence to control her.

Nikola was able to leave this abusive relationship to come to Windana, where she unlearned deep seated behaviours that contributed to her drug dependence, and started getting her life back on track.

“Lean into the program – the uncomfortable moments, the challenges, the hard parts”

Listen to Nikola’s story in Stories of Recovery on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, or head to our website: https://windana.org.au/podcast/

Content advisory – this episode discusses drug use and family violence.

Produced and recorded by - Gaby Georges (@gab_georges)

Post-edit sound engineer - Mark Lambert Sound

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