Bridget Mulroy and James Mulroy
Recorded
November 11, 2023
Archived
November 11, 2023
36:02 minutes
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Id:
mby023288
Description
Bridget Mulroy (38) interviews her brother Jim Mulroy (43) about their childhood and his struggle with drug addiction.Subject Log / Time Code
Bridget Mulroy (BM) asks Jim Mulroy (JM) about his first memory of her.
BM asks JM how being the middle child in their family of seven children has affected his sense of self.
BM reflects on expectations and pressure she felt from her parents.
BM pivots to asking JM about struggles he has faced in life.
BM asks JM when he first started drinking.
BM asks how stereotypes having to do with being the middle child and growing up in an Irish Catholic family have affected JM.
BM shares some of their mom's reflections on JM's drug use.
JM reflects on feeling responsibility for drug use and for hurting others.
JM shares some of the family's reactions to addiction.
JM talks about having to hide his drinking while at work and addiction to pharmaceuticals.
JM reflects on pharmaceutical companies selling drugs vs. buying drugs on the street.
BM asks how he fits into communities he used to use with.
BM asks JM if he thinks that anyone could end up struggling with addiction.
BM asks what JM feels are his barriers in life.
BM asks JM if he feels seen and understood by people in their family.
JM shares how class status and privilege affect addiction.
BM asks JM what he would tell her nephew if he were struggling and what he would tell his younger self.
Participants
- Bridget Mulroy
- James Mulroy