Addiction recovery stories: Rebecca Kippax in conversation with Lisa Ogilvie
ISSN: 1757-0972
Article publication date: 13 June 2023
Issue publication date: 1 September 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine recovery through lived experience. It is part of a series that explores candid accounts of addiction and recovery to identify the important components in the recovery process.
Design/methodology/approach
The G-CHIME model comprises six elements important to addiction recovery (Growth, Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning in life and Empowerment). It provides a standard against which to consider addiction recovery, having been used in this series, as well as in the design of interventions that improve well-being and strengthen recovery. In this paper, a first-hand account is presented, followed by a semi-structured e-interview with the author of the account. Narrative analysis is used to explore the account and interview through the G-CHIME model.
Findings
This paper shows that addiction recovery is a remarkable process that can be effectively explained using the G-CHIME model. The significance of each component in the model is apparent from the account and e-interview presented.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, each account of recovery in this series is unique, and as yet, untold.
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Citation
Kippax, R. and Ogilvie, L. (2023), "Addiction recovery stories: Rebecca Kippax in conversation with Lisa Ogilvie", Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. 16 No. 3, pp. 199-206. https://doi.org/10.1108/ADD-05-2023-0012
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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