How To Fail With Elizabeth Day ON ADDICTION... With Mae Martin and Marian Keyes
Sep 28, 2025
In this engaging discussion, bestselling author Marian Keyes shares her powerful journey from alcoholism to recovery, shedding light on her struggles with depression. She candidly reveals how a life-changing moment led her to rehab and the joy of rediscovering life without alcohol. Comedian Mae Martin adds humor and perspective, exploring addiction beyond substances and recognizing it in relationships and behaviors. Together, they offer hope and insight into the path of recovery, emphasizing the beauty of vulnerability and self-discovery.
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Use ADHD Medication With Caution
- Use prescribed ADHD medication cautiously and monitor dependence risks.
- Mae Martin warns of overmedication and says measured use reduced their stimulant-seeking urges.
Addiction Is Any Harmful Compulsion
- Gabor Maté's definition reframes addiction as any craving acted on despite harm.
- Mae Martin found this broader view linked behaviours like relationships and phone use to addiction.
Making Feel Good Was Self-Therapy
- Mae Martin described writing Feel Good as therapeutic and a way to explore identity in real time.
- They used the show's second season to confront pronouns, addiction and self-understanding while creating the arc.