Back to Life

Addiction stole years of her life, but music gave them back. In this personal portrait of redemption, DJ Milly guides people in recovery through her pioneering DJ course. For Milly and her students, music isn’t escapism, it’s a radical route to healing and reclaiming joy after dark years of dependency.
In Back to Life Milly turns her traumatic experience of heroin and crack addiction into a force for healing through music. As Milly approaches her 10-year clean anniversary, she returns to Bristol, the city where she first heard the message of recovery, to teach her groundbreaking new DJ course, exclusively for people recovering from addiction. 

This isn't just a recovery story, it's a celebration of creativity, resilience, and the radical power of community care. Through Milly's full-circle moment, we explore how one person's healing can ripple outward to transform others.

Image: © Songbird/Milly Chowles