The Comeback with Rachel Forde
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What led Rachel Forde to struggle with addiction?
You may have seen the headlines some time ago about Cork woman, Rachel Ford, who was caught with more than 26,000 euros worth of cocaine in a makeup bag after a Garda raid on her home. What those headlines couldn't tell was the story behind it. The addiction, the painkiller dependency that spiraled out of control, the psychosis, the sleepless nights, the fear, the shame, and the impact it had on her family and her children. This week on the podcast, Rachel joins me to tell the full story behind one of the darkest periods of her life. From taking up to 90 strong painkillers a day to experiencing drug-induced psychosis to the moment Gertie raided her home, Rachel speaks openly and honestly about her battle with addiction and the long road that followed.
But this isn't a story about drugs. It's a story about recovery, redemption, and second chances today rachel is rebuilding her life helping others in recovery and proving that no matter how far you've fallen there's always way back this is a powerful conversation about hitting rock bottom finding hope and making a comeback if this story resonates with you please leave a comment and hit that subscribe button it really helps And as always, this episode is proudly sponsored by ADHD Now, the online clinic transforming ADHD assessment and care across Ireland. If you are seeking an ADHD assessment or support, visit adhdnow.com today. This is The Comeback with Rachel Ford. Rachel, delighted to see you again after all these years.
I know. After, I always start to podcast if I know the person, I've met the person with how I know the person. And I think it was, I must have been five years ago now, you're first on air here on Red FM. Maybe six, I'd say.
How did Rachel's addiction impact her family and personal life?
Is it six? Yeah, I'd say so. And then you were working in a salon. Yeah. That I would be attending. Always so lovely, Rachel. And I had no idea that you'd been going through so much. Same as many other people. Nobody knows what anyone is going through. No. No. And you've been through, through the mill, like stuff that has happened to you. And I'm so delighted to see you doing so well. Thank you. You have completely turned your life around.
Full 360.
Like full 360. And when I asked you on the podcast first, you were kind of like, me, why would you want me to come on? Wasn't you were?
Yeah, I very, like, I suppose loads of self-doubt. Yeah.
What was the turning point during Rachel's battle with addiction?
You know, like, why me? Like, why, why would I be good enough for a podcast?
Yeah.
There's no one who's not good enough in my podcast. Everyone has a story. But your story, you're going to help so many people. And I'm so delighted for you. You recently celebrated three years sobriety.
I did.
And we'll get to that. But there's been a lot going on since that. But for how I start all of my podcasts, Rachel Ford, can you tell me where you grew up and what was it like?
Yes.
I had a very, very normal life. Very normal life. I went to school.
How did Rachel experience psychosis as a result of her addiction?
I went to primary school. I went to secondary school. My dad worked. My mum was at home with us. Well, she did work on and off, but then when she had my youngest sibling, she kind of gave up work. We had a nice life. You know, we always had foreign holidays. We never really wanted for much. I spent an awful lot of my childhood with my beautiful grandmother every single weekend and whenever I could in between. So, like I said, I am one of five. So there's four girls in Mumbai. I fell pregnant on my first son and I had another baby. I was a very young mom. But I got, like, you know, I got on with it. Yeah. I always worked. I kind of started hairdressing when I was about 14 or 15, I suppose. And I loved it. I did.
But I could never settle, Brenda.
Yeah, okay.
Do you know, I always had itchy feet and I always had the sense of, not belonging, you know, feeling different to everybody and everything. You know, I didn't have to be a person. It was a place, you know, a place, a feeling, an emotion. I just always felt typically less than, with different, I suppose, is one of the main feelings that I felt. And I didn't know that that's how I felt for a very long time.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What led Rachel Forde to struggle with addiction?
0:00–1:55
2
How did Rachel's addiction impact her family and personal life?
1:55–2:31
3
What was the turning point during Rachel's battle with addiction?
2:31–3:00
4
How did Rachel experience psychosis as a result of her addiction?
3:00–4:57
5
What role did isolation play in Rachel's addiction journey?
4:57–8:16
6
How did Rachel find the strength to seek help and recovery?
8:16–13:48
7
What challenges did Rachel face during her recovery process?
13:48–20:16
8
What message does Rachel have for those struggling with addiction?
20:16–55:25