From The Shed
Mike Bateson & David Curtis
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About This Podcast
From The Shed
Formerly From Struggle 2 Strength. Same voices. Same honesty. A bigger conversation.
Brought to you by Dave and Mike, two former British Army servicemen whose lives have taken them through trauma, addiction, recovery, resilience and everything in between.
Dave survived the blast of a suicide bomber while serving in Afghanistan and later faced his own battle with gambling addiction. Mike emerged from the grip of drug and alcohol addiction and is now over three and a half years in recovery. Their individual journeys remain at the heart of the podcast, not as polished success stories, but as lived proof that people can rebuild, reconnect and keep going.
After nearly 4,000 downloads as From Struggle 2 Strength, the podcast is entering a new chapter.
From The Shed keeps the raw honesty, humour and openness that listeners connected with, but widens the conversation beyond struggle alone. Each episode brings real talk about life, recovery, relationships, mental health, parenting, identity, everyday frustrations, daft tangents and the strange little moments that make us human.
This is not a podcast pretending to have all the answers.
It is two mates pulling up a chair, sticking the kettle on and talking openly about the things people often keep bottled up. Sometimes it is deep. Sometimes it is funny. Sometimes it goes completely off track. But it is always honest.
For the listeners who have been with us from the beginning, we are still here. Still talking. Still rising. We have just moved into the shed.
Pull up a chair. Say what’s on your mind. Welcome to From The Shed.
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S4E1 From The Shed - The Beginning - Mike & Dave
Send us Fan MailFrom The Shed: This is our newest episode, bit of a different feel to it! Trying to work out how to change the name but if that doesnt work we will continue to do what we are doing!…
S3E3 From Struggle 2 Strength - With David 'Haggis' McCormack
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we are joined again by David 'Haggis' McCormack, a resilient individual whose life journey from the depths of despair to empowerment is truly inspiring. Born and…
S3E2 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast with Clare Chambers
Send us Fan Mail🎙️ Episode Title: "Still Here: Suicide Prevention, Survival & Hope with Clare Chambers"In this powerful and heartfelt episode, Mike & Dave sits down with Clare Chambers, a…
S3E1 We Are Back! Dave & Mike Get Going....Finally
Send us Fan MailIn this episode you will realise Mike knows nothing about politics, especially American Politics, and Dave is probably a bit better than me on the matter!? We are just catching up and…
S2E25 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Mike, Dave & Terry
Send us Fan MailMike & Dave ft Terry the Turtle, are having a catch up as we have not done a recording for a few weeks with lots going on in life an things! Big thanks as always to our sponsors,…
S2E24 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Dave Curtis & Mike Bateson
Send us Fan MailThis week your host's Dave and Mike talk about the current situations we seem to be seeing around the UK. Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2256674/supporters/new
S2E23 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Dave 'Haggis' McCormack
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we are joined again by David 'Haggis' McCormack, a resilient individual whose life journey from the depths of despair to empowerment is truly inspiring. Born and…
From Struggle 2 Strength with Mike and Dave
Send us Fan MailMike and Dave get together for a check in and a good old catch up! Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2256674/supporters/new
S2E22 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Andy 'Bish' Bishop
Send us Fan MailThis week we have Andy Bishop aka Bish, what an inspiration he is and we hope you get as much as we have from this epic episode. Below is a bit of info on ManGang Uk which Andy…
S2E21 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Adam Backhouse
Send us Fan MailAdam Backhouse a 26 year British Army veteran, suffered both physical and mental injury whilst serving. Using sport as a path to recovery, he went on to represent Team UK at the…
S2E20 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Nikki Scott
Send us Fan MailNikki's StoryMy reasons for starting Scotty’s Little Soldiers are very personal. On the 2nd June 2009 my husband, Lee, left our home to do his tour in Afghanistan. Lee was a Corporal…
S2E19 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Joe Rimmer
Send us Fan MailThis week we are joined by Joe, who bravely shares his story of how he came from the brink of death to living his best life today. Support the…
S2E18 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Dave, Mike & Terry
Send us Fan MailIn this weeks episode Dave, Mike & Terry are discussing the power of talking. This topic is a regular subject that comes up with all our guests and Dave and Mike are always…
S2E17 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Joey Graham
Send us Fan MailThis weeks episode we have Joey Graham, Joey shares his story of his journey with depression and discusses the importance of reaching out before it is too late. Support the…
S2E16 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Liam Vaz Vale
Send us Fan MailMeet Liam (VAZ) Vale Just a normal lad breaking down negative barriers in his life showing that with some positive influences and having a network to reach out to helped him turn his…
S2E15 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Wes B
Send us Fan Mail@Wesbpoetry - Spoken Word, creative and a beautiful human being.This week Wes shares his journey with no stones left unturned, his message of hope and strength is truly remarkable,…
S2E14 From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Dave Curtis
Send us Fan MailIn 2009, in Afghanistan, David's world changed: a suicide bomber devastated his vehicle, taking a friend and causing David grievous injuries.Post-2013 military discharge, his mental…
S2E13 From Struggle 2 Strength - With David Jenkins
Send us Fan MailIn April 2014, David was a wealth management professional who was due to start working for a new company, after being headhunted for his skills and experience.On Easter Sunday he was…
S2E12 From Struggle 2 Strength - With John 'Fenners' Fendley
Send us Fan MailJohn "Fenners" Fendley: A Journey Beyond Soccer AMThis episode sheds light on John "Fenners" Fendley's illustrious career and personal journey, exploring his battle with mental…
S2E11 From Struggle 2 Strength - With Paul Garrigan
Send us Fan MailHi my name is Paul Garrigan, I am a Human Performance and Development Practitioner, my expertise is directly centred towards supporting men to reach their true potential. My field of…
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From The Shed has published 30 episodes since November 2023, covering topics in Education, Health & Fitness.
From The Shed is currently moderate with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 21m.
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