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June 2025
ADDICTION ISN’T A WEAKNESS—IT’S
A SIGNAL YOUR PAIN NEEDS A VOICE.
Addiction doesn’t always look the way we imagine. It’s not just syringes and back alleys
—it’s wine o’clock that slowly creeps earlier in the day. It’s the need to control food, or
the urge to escape reality through screens, shopping, or prescribed pills. It’s the silent
rituals we hide behind closed doors to soothe pain we haven’t found words for.
And for many women, addiction is not just a battle with a substance or behaviour. It’s
a reflection of deeper wounds—trauma, shame, disconnection, and the pressure to
