In this special Affected Others edition of Performing Recovery, we look at the complex dynamics of how addiction impacts those close to the addict, and vice versa.

• Viv Evans, CEO of Adfam, talks to Masha Tiunova about how the organisation started, how it helps families of people with addiction and what more is needed to support them.
• We also publish the winning entries of the Adfam Family Voices 2024 writing competition. 
• Artist Deirdre Kashdan talks to Alex Mazonowicz about her project inspired by Victorian photography that has created a community of mutual support and how her art inspires change for people affected by a loved one’s addiction and mental illness.
• Cassy Rathburn, Gayle Nosal and Lisa Allen talk about the making of the film No Matter What, the importance of family in recovery and how the film’s impact is a journey in itself. 
• leon clowes talks to Craig Hyman about the intersections of adoption, addiction and creativity. 
• Annie King chronicles her relationship with her father through the spiral of self-destruction to rebirth through music, writing and travel
• The makers of Let It Play, a new film exploring loss, grief and hope after losing someone to addiction, call out to the community to appear in their project.
• News and the directory.

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