A Colourful Past Podcast

The Night Jail Changed Everything | A Colourful Past PodcastA raw recovery conversation about homelessness, meth addiction, jail, and the exact moment “rock bottom” becomes the turning point. This episode dives into what life looks like when you’re surviving day-to-day, why recovery programs can “ruin your using,” and how tools like SMART Recovery can help rebuild thinking and habits over time. It...

In this raw episode of A Colourful Past Podcast, Danny Shannon sits down with Stacey Nicolle to unpack a real recovery journey, how grief, trauma, and relapse nearly took everything, and what finally made total abstinence click. Stacy opens up about losing loved ones to suicide, the chaos of addiction, rehab, NA meetings, “clean time” accountability, and the moment she owned an alcohol slip instea...

In this powerful episode of A Colourful Past Podcast, host Danny Shannon sits down with Adam Smith for a raw, honest conversation about growth, accountability, and why most people stay stuck in life. This episode strips away labels and gets to the truth: most people aren’t unhappy — they’re trapped in environments that no longer serve them. From cutting off negative influences unapologetically, to...

This powerful episode of A Colourful Past Podcast shares a raw, life-altering true story of addiction, trauma, faith, and redemption. What began as a final walk toward ending it all became a miraculous turning point after discovering a simple church pamphlet that led to peace, conviction, and a complete transformation. From childhood violence, crime, prison, and years of addiction to recovery, pur...

A Colourful Past is a raw, honest podcast hosted by Danny Shannon, exploring the moments that shape us, the turning points, the setbacks, the breakthroughs, and the courage it takes to change. Through powerful conversations with people from all walks of life, the podcast dives into transformation, identity, resilience, mental health, addiction, recovery, purpose, and what it really means to rebuil...