Things to avoid saying to someone in recovery

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Things to avoid saying to someone in recovery
Jun 04, 2026 Season 10 Episode 20
Graham Landi & Martin Pankhurst

This week we're talking about how to avoid unhelpful and disrespectful remarks to people in recovery, many of which say more about the person asking than they do about whoever happens to be the object of their enquiry.

A buffalo receives a reprieve due to his resemblance to a US president, and a wheelchair user gets an unwelcome shock, almost literally.

I got the title of the episode wrong in my recorded introduction so, sorry about that if you feel you've been misled.

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