Woman of Substances: A Journey into Addiction and Treatment

A Journey into Addiction and Treatment

By: Jenny Valentish

Narrated by: Imogen Wilde

Journalist Jenny Valentish investigates the female experience of drugs and alcohol, using her own story to light the way.

Mining the expertise of leading researchers, she explores the early predictors of addiction, such as childhood trauma and temperament, and teenage impulsivity.

Drawing on neuroscience, she explains why other self-destructive behaviours - such as eating disorders and high-risk sex - are interchangeable with substance use. Valentish follows the pathways that women take into addiction - and out again. Woman of Substances is a rigorous and brutally honest listen.

©2017 Jenny Valentish (P)2017 W.F. Howes Ltd

Phenomenal, If This is Your Thing

If you’ve gone through stuff like this…If you’re looking for some kind of connection, clarity, and to learn more about yourself…This is great! I’m in my mid-forties, been through a lot of similar stuff. I’ve done therapy, read, studied religions, self medicated and also been sober a lot. This took me to another place with recognition and understanding. I will listen again, but I will also buy a hard copy so that I can make notes and address certain aspects directly.

What women have needed on their recovery journey!

Loved this as a woman in recovery. Excellent research and delivery laced with personal stories. Highly recommend whether you are a woman in recovery, thinking about it or have someone close to you.