The Snooker Therapy Podcast

I wanted to share something a little different.    Alongside The Snooker Therapy Podcast, I’ve started a short, reflective series called Ponderings from the Podhouse.   They’re very small episodes, just a couple of minutes, based on everyday moments that made me pause and think.   It’s a slightly different tone, but it comes from the same place - The Sticky Toffee Podhouse.   If it sounds like you...

Alex welcomes Adam Tollerfield to the STP. Adam talks about his life in snooker which led to him starting his project The Snooker School which, using his teaching and coaching skills, actively tries to open up this wonderful game to all abilities.  You can find The Snooker School here: https://thesnookerschool.com/ as well as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.  The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsore...

Alex talks to another legend of the local snooker scene, Martyn Weeks, about his lifelong relationship with the game - competing at national level as a youngster, returning to the game after a difficult period, and how a recent ADHD diagnosis has brought new understanding both at the table and beyond.  The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor cove...

Host Alex Upham talks to Bristol & District Billiards & Snooker League player, committee member, referee, cue tip fitter and more recently historian, Chris Gould, about his rich life in the game.  The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at  www.kahunaflooring.co.uk  as well...

Steve Burden from Kahuna Flooring talks to Alex about his love of snooker and surfing, how he designed and made some tools that are used on the World Snooker Tour, his YouTube channel and sponsoring The Snooker Therapy Podcast.  You can enjoy Steve's Snookers Burden Trophy YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@SnookersBurdenTrophy   The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Floor...

Alex has a catch up with snooker fan and record label owner Maxi Dread before a few frames at his club in Stroud. We hear about the musical connection that first brought Alex and Max together, his love of watching and playing the game as well as a look at his fabulous snooker memorabilia collection.  You can have a look at Maxi Dread's record label Dreadwise Music at https://dreadwise.com/   and h...

Host Alex Upham reflects on the podcast so far with connection at the heart of it.  The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at  www.kahunaflooring.co.uk  as well as Facebook and Instagram.

In this episode Alex Upham has a chat over a couple of frames with Mark Fussell from Warmley Snooker Club. Mark discusses how snooker has enriched his life as chairman of the club and coach of the only juniors sessions in and around Bristol.  The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out...

Host Alex Upham welcomes former world number one and World Disability Snooker Championship finalist David Church to the podcast to talk about the number of challenges he has faced in life and how snooker played a pivotal role in overcoming them.    The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check th...

Host Alex Upham talks to Rohit Sagoo about his lifelong love of the game and how his research into the therapeutic benefits of snooker led to him becoming a Director of World Seniors Snooker (WSS) and the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards (EPSB).  Rohit is also a trustee of Let's Talk About Loss, a charity that helps young people aged 18-35 to talk about grief. More information is avai...

In this episode host Alex Upham plays a couple of frames down at the club with fellow member Oliver Gacitua, who opens up about how snooker has been invaluable to him in many ways.    The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instag...

Host Alex Upham welcomes mind coach Hannah Macpherson to the podcast to discuss why playing and watching snooker is calming and therapeutic. 

Host Alex Upham discusses his journey into snooker, how it saved his life during a very challenging time last year and looks into the documented therapeutic benefits that playing snooker can provide. 

A brief introduction outlining the goals of The Snooker Therapy Podcast by host Alex Upham.