Keeley Knowles

Public Speaker, Recovery Advocate

Keeley Knowles is a recovery advocate and public speaker whose extraordinary journey from addiction and prolific offending to lasting recovery has inspired law enforcement, retailers, and treatment professionals across the United Kingdom. After spending nearly three decades trapped in heroin addiction and the cycle of repeat shoplifting, Keeley rebuilt her life through the groundbreaking Offending to Recovery (O2R) program. Today, she works alongside O2R, providing outreach and peer support to individuals struggling with addiction, educating others about recovery, and sharing her lived experience to demonstrate that lasting change is possible through compassion, accountability, and evidence-based intervention.

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July 15, 2026

Could One Conversation Save a Life? Beyond the Arrest with Keeley Knowles and Stuart Toogood

What if the most effective way to prevent crime isn't another arrest—but another conversation? For nearly 30 years, Keeley Knowles lived with a severe heroin addiction, funding it as one of the United Kingdom's most prolific shoplifters. Stuart Toogood spent those same three decades serving as a police officer with West Midlands Police. By every measure, they should have remained on opposite sides of the law. Instead, they formed a partnership that helped save a life. In this powerful e...

Guests: Keeley Knowles , Stuart Toogood

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