# Considering Problem Gambling

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/smart-recovery-podcast-199733/considering-problem-gambling
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/smart-recovery-podcast-199733/considering-problem-gambling.md
Podcast: [SMART Recovery® Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/smart-recovery-podcast-199733)
Published: 2026-03-11T14:59:00+00:00
Episode link: https://smartrecovery.libsyn.com/considering-problem-gambling-awareness-month
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/smartrecovery/SRPC_Kitty_Martz__Brian_WardFINAL_MASTER.mp3?dest-id=53107
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/smart-recovery-podcast-199733/episodes/considering-problem-gambling
Duration seconds: 2725

## Resource

March is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month, an annual campaign aimed at increasing awareness of gambling-related risks, reducing stigma, and promoting prevention and supportive help. This episode features two guests: Kitty Martz, the Executive Director of the nonprofit Voices of Problem Gambling Recovery and Brian Ward, the organization's board president. Both Kitty and Brian share their journey of consequences that resulted from gambling activities and the positive role SMART Recovery has played in their lives. They also share their professional backgrounds and thoughts on providing accessible and affirming meetings that are highly inclusive of individuals working on compulsive behaviors unrelated to substance use. One insightful thought that was shared is the idea that attending support meetings can be seen as an effort to build a life you don't want to escape from , rather than the usual idea of "recovering a life" one has lost. And there are many more insights and interesting conversation in this episode. Enjoy! Additional Resources: Link to SMART Webinar on problem gambling and inclusion with Kitty Martz and Brian Ward National Problem Gambling Hotline

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/smart-recovery-podcast-199733/episodes/considering-problem-gambling/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/smart-recovery-podcast-199733/considering-problem-gambling.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.