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Stu is joined by Zoe to discuss her journey of recovery. Zoe grew up in a household where she was exposed to alcohol consumption on a daily basis and started her drinking at a young age. Back before ID being required Zoe regularly attended night clubs before the age of eighteen and soon recognised her drinking and behaviour to be different to that of her friends. The title of this episode was one...

Stu and Phil are joined by Dan Francis as the cross Atlantic turf chat continues. In this podcast the guys pick Dans brain about his rise through the industry to his current role as course superintendent at Wildwood golf club in Ohio. As young man Dan was diagnosed with ADHD but this has never held him back. A life long love of golf quickly became a career out of high school and having achieved ce...

Stu and Phil are joined by Dean Oliver for an open and honest chat about mental health. Dean opens up about his struggles with fitting in as a young man. What was "normal" and why was being normal so important? Dean shares his experiences about twice becoming a father and struggling long with how he's worked so hard over the years to try not to bring work home with him. It takes a lot to come on a...

Stu is joined by Chantele Rashbrook to discuss how she keeps so positive whilst living with breast cancer. Diagnosed over a decade ago Chantele and her family have taken the battle head on and continued to live an amazing family life. Regular treatment keeps Chantele in amazing health and she campaigns tirelessly for Breast Cancer Now and runs the yearly Clifftop Challenge. This was a truly inspir...

Lockdown Twitter landlord Craig joins Stu to chat all things booze and social media. A new angle for the podcast as Stu and Craig chat about how and why Craig's content came about. Craig discusses his addictive personality, something Stu knows all about, and gives his take on the dreaded internet troll. I hope you enjoy something slightly different for this podcast.

Stu is joined by Eoin and Loz as they lay out the season ahead. What does the new improved clubhouse mean for the club and how much work does go into pre season ground prep? Exclusive news on the new South African overseas and absolutely no big sausage jokes!!!!

Stu and Phil are joined by Matt to discuss male vulnerability. Having spent most of his working life living abroad a looming lockdown in Prague had Matt de-worming his dog and driving through Europe in a race to beat closing borders.  On returning to the UK Matt faced the prospect of having to live in friends spare rooms and the worries that come with this. Lockdown took its toll on Matt's mental...

Vinny joins Stu for a second chat and this time the guys focus on a couple of points bought up in their earlier chat. A more in depth look at the role excessive alcohol consumption plays in increasing anxiety levels. Louise Hatton was kind enough to supply some excellent research on this topic. Later in the chat the guys look into the stigma around not drinking alcohol and discuss ways in which th...

Stu is joined by the regular guys. Ally is back and Liam and Jason return with some fantastic thoughts on the current issues the club and squad are facing. Topics include Ronaldo, the defence (again), super De Gea, Mcsauce and Fred. We experienced some technical issues but finished the pod with a great discussion about the future manager for the club and came to a unanimous decision. You may notic...

STU AND PHIL ARE JOINED BY PHILS OLDER BROTHER, CHRIS. AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF PERSONAL FITNESS AND STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING (TO NAME A FEW). CHRIS CHATS WITH THE GUYS ABOUT HOW TO ACHIEVE THOSE NEW YEARS GOALS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW TO AVOID BECOMING DE-MOTIVATED WHEN THINGS DONE QUITE GO TO PLAN OVER THE COURSE OF TIME. KEY THINGS YOU WILL LEARN BY LISTENING AND WATCHING ARE HOW TO TIME STA...

AFTER THE WINTER HOLIDAYS THE BOYS ARE BACK TOGETHER AND THIS WEEK STU AND PHIL ARE CHATTING FAILURE AND HOW IT REALLY CAN BE A POSITIVE. WE ARE DEFINED IN SOCIETY BUT WHAT WE ACHIEVE BUT IS THAT RIGHT? WATCH OR LISTEN TO FIND OUT WHAT THE BOYS THINK.

IN THIS WEEKS CHAT WE LOOK AT THE DEFENSIVE PROBLEMS, WHATS UP WITH MARCUS RASHFORD? WHAT SYSTEM IS RALF TRYING TO ADOPT AND CAN THE PLAYERS LIVE UP TO HIS EXPECTATIONS? DAVID DE GEA IS THE SHINING LIGHT OF THE SEASON MCSAUCE IS FINDING SOME CONSISTENT FORM. ELANGA IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. ALLY WASNT ABLE TO JOIN US THIS WEEK BUT HE SENT IN HIS CURRENT TEAM OF THE SEASON FOR THE BOYS TO DISCUSS T...

STU AND PHIL GET TOGETHER TO CHAT ABOUT SETTING GOALS FOR THE NEW YEAR. STU OFFERS SOME INSIGHT INTO GOAL SETTING IN RECOVERY AND EXPLAINS HOW IT DIFFERS FROM NORMAL LIFE. LOOK OUT FOR STU'S IDEAS ABOUT HOW HE ACHIEVED HAPPINESS THROUGH RECOVERY. PLEASE LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE, REVIEW AND SHARE.

STU SITS DOWN WITH JAMES AND CHATS ABOUT HOW A SCOTSMAN, EDUCATED IN DOVER, FOUND HIMSELF ON THE START LINE FOR THE MARATHON DE SABLES ABOUT TO UNDERTAKE ONE OF TOUGHEST MULTI STAGE FOOT RACES ON EARTH. LATER IN THE EPISODE THE CONVERSATION MOVES TO HOW JAMES FOUND EXERCISE EARLY IN HIS THIRTIES AFTER A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS LIVING GLASGOWS SOCIAL SCENE. HOW DOESHE BALANCE TRAINING, WORK AND FAMILY?...

STU AND PHIL GET TOGETHER AFTER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK TO DISCUSS THE PLANS FOR THE PODCAST IN THE COMING YEAR. STU EXPLAINS THE NEW DIRECTION HIS BLOG WILL TAKE WHILE THE GUYS DISCUSS SOME POSSIBLE AREAS OF DISCUSSION MOVING FORWARD. ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH WILL FEATURE AS ALWAYS AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME MORE GUESTS ON TO SHARE STORIES OF RECOVERY AND THE HARD TIMES THAT LED TO ADDICTION.

BECCA ATKINSON, THE UNASHAMED ALCOHOLIC, JOINS PHIL AND STU FOR A CHAT ABOUT ALL THINGS ADDICTION, SOBRIETY AND RECOVERY. A HEAVY FOCUS ON WHY BECCA DECIDED TO SHARE HER STORY IN THE FORM OF BLOGS, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. THEY DRAW COMPARISONS WITH STU'S STORY AND OFFER HOPE TO THOSE SUFFERING THE ILLNESS OF ADDICTION. A WONDERFUL EPISODE AND FITTING END TO STU'S CHARITY PUSH FOR DECEMBER...

STUS IS JOINED BY ALLY AND JASON AS ALWAYS AND NEW GUEST LIAM. A LOOK OVER THE OLE ERA AND THE POTENTIAL THAT RALF BRINGS.

STU IS JOINED BY AN OLD FRIEND FROM UNIVERSITY TO CHAT ABOUT THE CHANGES HE'S MADE IN HIS LIFE REGARDING DRINKING. VINNY IS OVER 500 DAYS SOBER AND HAS NO INTENTION TO START DRINKING AGAIN.

STU AND PHIL CHAT ABOUT THE MORE POSITIVE SIDE OF RECOVERY AGAIN AND LOOK DEEPER INTO THE TECHNIQUES STU HAS DEVELOPED IN RECOVERY. BY PUSHING HIMSELF IN EXERCISE HES BEEN ABLE TO USE THE NEW FOUND DRIVE IN EVERYDAY LIFE. LATER IN THE EPISODE STU INTRODUCES BECCA AS THE GUEST FOR THE NEXT EPISODE.

THE JOURNEY OF RECOVERY IS A LIFELONG ONE BUT THERE ARE MANY POSITIVES ALONG THE WAY. IN TODAYS EPISODE STU AND PHIL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE MORE POSITIVE SIDES OF RECOVERY AND THE WORK NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THIS. ALSO THEY DISCUSS HOW EXERCISE HAS PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN STU'S RECOVERY JOURNEY,

PHIL AND STU ARE BACK AND THIS WEEKS EPISODE MOVES INTO A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW STU'S LIFE MOVED FORWARD WITH NO ALCOHOL IN IT? HOW DID SOCIAL EVENTS GO? WHEN DID ALCOHOL RETURN TO THE HOUSE AND CAN YOU ENJOY WATCHING SPORT SOBER? WATCH/LISTEN AND FIND OUT :)

Jerome joins Eoin and Stu for the first of the off season pods. A look back at the winners on awards night as well as getting to know Jerome a little better. A poorly organised quiz to finish 😂

PHIL AND STU CONTINUE THERE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AA TWELVE STEP RECOVERY PROGRAMME. LATER IN THE EPISODE THEY TOUCH ON SUBJECTS SUCH AS HOW STU MIGHT APPROACH DISCUSSING HIS ALCOHOLISM WITH HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER.

WITHOUT DIVULGING ANY NAMES STU AND PHIL DISCUSS STU'S TIME ATTENDING AA MEETINGS AND TAKE A LOOK INTO THE 12 STEP PROGRAMME. THIS EPISODE FEATURES STUS EXPERIENCE AND INSIGHT INTO STEPS 1-6. 

Ole ole ole ole ole......Ole in or Ole out? Is De Gea back to his best and how have the new signings fitted in? Listen to our latest episode to catch up on all the Man Utd chat.