The Conditions for Recovery Podcast: Hope, Agency and Chronic Illness
Jul 7, 2026 · 1 hr · 10 segments
"No one is coming to my rescue. I became the support that I needed." In this Episode of The Conditions for Recovery Podcast Amber Horrox shares her journey from the collapse of her life to thriving…
Amber HorrocksGuest
George DowswellHost
Then we've got mental health support, you know, therapy, a counsellor, time in nature, spending time with friends, exercise.
So the physical pillar of health, mental pillar of health, emotional pillar of health, spiritual pillar of health, and financial.
I often ask people, do you feel that your support network is able to support you emotionally, practically and socially? And the emotional side of things, I would say, is the mental health side of things.
It's who can I talk to when I'm feeling bad? And do I feel genuinely heard and do I feel genuinely understood? And Do I feel that my needs are being met in a variety of ways? And then the practical support is exactly what you said.
The social supports, who do I enjoy spending time with? And the first two might not necessarily be the third.
And the spiritual side for me is who alleviates suffering? Who makes me feel enrichment? Who makes me feel that I'm living my values.
And there's a really, really difficult element here that some people do want very small social circles and the catch-all idea that everybody needs a village.
I think an awful lot of people have persuaded themselves that they don't need a village because it's fine.
But There's something else I wanted to revisit about struggling to recognise and communicate your needs because people just expect.
You were expecting, I think, your partner at the time to just know what you needed and they don't.
Then we've got mental health support, you know, therapy, a counsellor, time in nature, spending time with friends, exercise.
So the physical pillar of health, mental pillar of health, emotional pillar of health, spiritual pillar of health, and financial.
I often ask people, do you feel that your support network is able to support you emotionally, practically and socially? And the emotional side of things, I would say, is the mental health side of things.
It's who can I talk to when I'm feeling bad? And do I feel genuinely heard and do I feel genuinely understood? And Do I feel that my needs are being met in a variety of ways? And then the practical support is exactly what you said.
The social supports, who do I enjoy spending time with? And the first two might not necessarily be the third.
And the spiritual side for me is who alleviates suffering? Who makes me feel enrichment? Who makes me feel that I'm living my values.
And there's a really, really difficult element here that some people do want very small social circles and the catch-all idea that everybody needs a village.
I think an awful lot of people have persuaded themselves that they don't need a village because it's fine.
But There's something else I wanted to revisit about struggling to recognise and communicate your needs because people just expect.
You were expecting, I think, your partner at the time to just know what you needed and they don't.
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