Dr. Ciara Kelly

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13,071 appearances 57 recordings 3 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard today

Dr. Ciara Kelly’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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They Mess You Up with Dr. Ciara Kelly and Dr. Richard Hogan · Messy Bits... Functioning Alcoholic · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

to be beside you and and see what you're doing to yourself. voice-verified

So I'm here voice-verified

When you need voice-verified

To move beyond this. voice-verified

But while you're continuing with this, I'm gonna take a little bit of a step back because I think that's the better friend in me. voice-verified

Because if I go along with it it's like I think it's uh I'm like I'm saying to you it's okay. voice-verified

And I don't think it's okay. voice-verified

Yeah, I uh but I do think voice-verified

It is true that many people with alcoholism or many people with addiction they will manipulate people around the 'cause as you say the the addiction everything's to feed the addiction. voice-verified

So they they'll behave in a way that they might not behave as people otherwise. voice-verified

Although sometimes they they still would actually because sometimes the personality is is is uh a hand and glove situation. voice-verified

But I do think that you don't voice-verified

i in these particular circumstances, like if you have a friend who has cancer and you say, I'll be I'll do anything for you, I'll be b I'll hold your hand a hundred percent of the time, I'll do blah blah. voice-verified

That's that's functional. voice-verified

That that's fine because that person is out of their control and and and you being a really good friend and stepping up and holding their hand and getting them what they want, going to the shops, doing whatever they need, that's a brilliant friend. voice-verified

But don't do that to someone who's an alcoholic because all you do is allow the alcohol to t alcoholism to flourish. voice-verified

Well, yeah. voice-verified

Do you know what I mean? voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

You gotta have a few boundaries around your relationship with somebody who is voice-verified

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