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BBC2 documentary on Alcoholics Anonymous
In 2022, the BBC made a ground-breaking documentary about Alcoholics Anonymous using cutting-edge, deep-fake technology to present a more human face of the fellowship, while also respecting…
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Alcohol and other drug use in Buddhism
Wendy has a short essay entitled ‘Are alcohol and drugs ever acceptable to Buddhists?’ in this new introduction to Buddhism, published by Equinox. Dossett, W. (2021). Are alcohol…
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The Alcohol “Problem” Podcast
On December 22nd 2020, Dr Wendy Dossett was interviewed by Dr James Morris, editor of Alcohol Policy UK and Senior Research Fellow in Addiction Psychology at the…
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Guest-edited issue of Implicit Religion
We are delighted to announce that a special issue of the Critical Religion journal Implicit Religion entitled ‘Religion, Spirituality and Addiction Recovery,’ guest-edited by
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Spiritus Contra Spiritum: Spirituality, Belief and Discipline in Alcoholics Anonymous
We’re delighted to announce a new publication. Wendy Dossett’s chapter ‘Spiritus Contra Spiritum: Spirituality, Belief and Discipline in Alcoholics Anonymous.’ has been published in B. E. Schmidt & J. Leonardi…
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Unsung Impact Award
Congratulations to Dr Wendy Dossett on winning Fast Track Impact’s ‘Unsung Impact Award’ for the Higher Power Project! You can read about the Award here, and listen to…
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Trysh Travis on recovery and identity politics
Liam Metcalf-White interviews Professor Trysh Travis of the Centre for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research at the University of Florida. CSARS Group researcher and University of Chester PhD student,…
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Farewell to Isa Ceylan
At the end of October, the CSARS team said goodbye to our Turkish Government funded Visiting Scholar, İsa Ceylan, as he returns to the University of Ankara after a…
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Forgiveness and Addiction
In collaboration with Durham University theologian of addiction Prof Christopher C. H. Cook, Wendy has written a chapter in this volume, drawing on theme of forgiveness in the…
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The role of groups in the recovery journey
CSARS researcher Liam Metcalf-White will present a major new research project, undertaken in collaboration with North Wales Recovery Community, at the Faces and Voices of Recovery Pre-Walk Conference…
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