Episode
Started At 10, Addicted By 12 | I Gambled Everything I Ever Earned
- Podcast
- ODAAT Gambling Awareness
- Published
- Feb 18, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2658
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://rss.com/podcasts/odaatrecovery/2559126
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015/episodes/started-at-10-addicted-by-12-i-gambled-everything-i-ever-earned/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015/started-at-10-addicted-by-12-i-gambled-everything-i-ever-earned.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Janelle shares her gambling addiction story 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/ZUx9qIm4sNY 🙌 Right Choice Recovery is a family owned and operated treatment center in New Jersey specializing in helping those struggling to stop gambling. I have partnered with them because I believe they genuinely care about the people who come through their program, and I don't know anyone better to help you find recovery from this disease Check out their program at: https://rightchoicerecoverynj.com About Janelle: I started gambling at the age of 10 years old and by the time I was in high school I was a full blow gambling addict. By the time I was in my early 20’s I was living in Las Vegas addicted to stimulants and gambling every dollar I had while working as a chef on the Las Vegas strip. As life went on the drugs and the alcohol faded but the addiction to gambling never went away. Today I sleep much better having gotten therapy and developing coping skills to help ease the day to day urges! Janelle’s story is one of the clearest examples of how early gambling exposure can turn into a lifelong battle. She placed her first bets at 10 years old, and by middle school she was gambling every day after school. By high school, she describes being fully addicted—chasing the rush, needing to stay in the game, and finding ways to get money just to keep playing. In this episode, we talk about how gambling became an escape from depression, how wins warped her relationship with money, and how the addiction slowly turned “borrowing” into stealing. She opens up about taking money from her mom’s safe as a teenager, the mental gymnastics that convinced her she’d win it back, and how lying and manipulation can feel invisible when you’re trapped in the cycle. We also get into why certain environmen…