S4 Iain Lee: 'Suddenly I was incredibly high, and this voice in my head said “Welcome back son”'

How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John

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Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Broadcaster Iain Lee shares his journey to becoming a counsellor, and retiring from his former profession. This episode contains strong language that some people might find offensive. If you’re affected by any of the issues raised in this episode there’s more information at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts, BBC Five Live
0:06.7	How do you cope with Ellison John?
0:10.5	Hello and welcome to How Do you cope with Ellison John.
0:13.5	This is a series where Ellison I speak to different guests about some of the challenges
0:16.8	they face throughout their lives and what they've done to overcome them.
0:20.3	In this week's episode, we're chatting to former broadcaster Ian Lee about his battles
0:24.1	with addiction and mental health as well as his journey to become a counsellor.
0:27.9	Before we hear that conversation, I want to start by asking,
0:30.3	Ellis, how's your shame?
0:33.2	To be honest, nothing enormous to report really.
0:38.0	It's a clear report from Ellis James.
0:40.4	It's actually fine.
0:41.6	What cup?
0:42.4	All right.
0:43.8	Didn't lose my temper on the school run.
0:45.8	Managed to iron a shirt and make toss at the same time,
0:48.0	they said it couldn't be done, it can be done.
0:49.5	What are you ironing a shirt for?
0:50.8	For my daughter.
0:51.8	Oh, just a bit of, so we can all have a bit of pride.
0:55.0	Yeah, yeah, yeah, right back in the old James family.
0:58.4	Yeah, yeah, bit of self-respect.
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