Aidan was a participant in Darren McGarvey’s Addictions on BBC Scotland

Not for the faint-hearted: Local author will write book about three years of “chaos and debauchery” In West Lothian

Over 50 locals attended a talk hosted by a West Lothian author – offering his lived experience dealing with addiction alongside his mum, who shared the difficulties she faced living with an addict.

Through writing and speaking, Aidan has become an activist tackling the drugs-death crisis in Scotland.

Through writing and speaking, Aidan has become an activist tackling the drugs-death crisis in Scotland.

West Lothian drugs death stats are “tragedy and a disgrace”

Interview with Daily Record.

“Writing and creating is my drug now”
Interview with Edinburgh News.

Aidan spoke to the Daily Record after graduating.

Aidan appeared as a guest on Series 2 of David Wilson’s Crime Files on BBC Scotland.

Liam Rudden’s of the Edinburgh Evening News coverage of Euphoric Recall.

“This is exactly what we want to share at Guts Publishing. Stories of those who are not afraid, or even those who are, but use the fear, the authenticity and the boldness, to uncover and take control of what makes us feel shameful.”

I am extremely grateful to Emma Clark Lam for her blog about Euphoric Recall. Emma carries out work in relation to Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs.

Having Euphoric Recall motioned in Scottish parliament by Neil Findlay MSP is a great honour and an achievement.

Euphoric Recall is a challenging memoir about the affects of addiction and trauma in a young man’s life. Martin’s detailed prose and heartbreaking anecdotes bring light to issues that wouldn’t be commonly examined, but are worth addressing.

An interview for Daily Record about the book and the author.