‘God used Premier Christian Radio to save my life’

Caroline Chalkley was addicted to drugs and in an abusive relationship when her radio broke – and got stuck on Premier. It led to a miraculous encounter on her kitchen floor that changed her life

I’m originally from Dublin and came to London on holiday when I was 17. I met a man in a pub – I didn’t realise he was an alcoholic – and ended up pregnant and trapped in domestic violence. I was very vulnerable because of abuse that happened to me as a child. I started to use alcohol, cocaine and other Class A drugs. 

I took my kids to school, but when I’d put them to bed, I would start to drink. In 1998, I got to a point where I was really depressed. My father had passed away and I had so many questions: Why am I here? What’s this all about? Is this my life now?