When Kate Seselja asked for help amid her “debilitating” gambling addiction, the advice she was given stuck with her for all the wrong reasons.
It was 2003, and she was six years into a cycle filled with shame and secrecy.
At this point in her life, she was married and one of her six children had been born, but Ms Seselja had reached a “crisis point” in her addiction.
She called the support line service.
“I was just told, ‘Don’t wear shoes. If you don’t wear shoes, you then won’t be able to get into a venue by security, and you won’t be able to gamble’.”
It…
