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From The Shed

From The Shed

By: Mike Bateson & David Curtis
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Summary

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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Episodes
  • From The Shed - The Beginning - Mike & Dave

    From The Shed - The Beginning - Mike & Dave
    May 5 2026

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    From 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! Enjoy...

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    53 mins
  • From Struggle 2 Strength - With David 'Haggis' McCormack

    From Struggle 2 Strength - With David 'Haggis' McCormack
    Jan 26 2026

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    In 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 raised in Glasgow, David faced numerous challenges growing up in care and struggling with addiction.

    This is a really heavy episode, some of the content may be upsetting. Dave is a brave soul who has opened up and bared his all in this weeks episode.

    Reach out, speak out and you own your own power.

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast with Clare Chambers

    From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast with Clare Chambers
    Jun 21 2025

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    🎙️ 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 senior suicide prevention therapist at James’ Place in Liverpool. Clare brings a wealth of lived and professional experience to the conversation from her 23 years as a probation officer to her current role supporting men in suicidal crisis.

    A survivor herself, Clare openly shares her journey of living with Bipolar Disorder and how her own suicide attempt led to a life-changing career pivot into counselling. Her story is one of resilience, transformation, and radical empathy.

    Clare also reflects on her involvement in the Baton of Hope Manchester tour alongside former guest Frankie Feeney, offering an inside view into one of the UK’s most impactful suicide awareness movements.

    This episode is a deep dive into what it really means to save lives, not just clinically, but human-to-human.

    🔗 Themes: Suicide prevention, lived experience, mental health support, professional reinvention, trauma-informed care, peer connection

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    1 hr and 47 mins
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