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  • Is Porn Rewiring Us? School of Rock Bottom Thought #33: Mark Shenton
    Jan 19 2026

    In this next thought, I revisit a simply amazing conversation with Mark Shenton as we explore the essential conversation around pornography, sex addiction, dopamine, and the search for validation.

    Drawing from lived experience, this episode examines how early exposure to porn can quietly shape identity, self-worth, and behaviour, and why so many people struggle in silence. If you’ve ever questioned your relationship with sex, porn, or compulsive behaviours, this is an honest, grounded reflection that may challenge how you think about addiction and recovery.

    This conversation looks at pornography not as a moral issue, but as a powerful neurological and emotional stimulus. We discuss how constant access can distort expectations around sex, intimacy, and body image, particularly for young people still forming a sense of self. The episode explores how porn can act as an entry point into more compulsive behaviours, how tolerance builds over time, and why the brain often cannot distinguish between digital stimulation and real human connection.

    There is also a candid discussion about objectification, shame, and validation. How the pursuit of approval through sex can feel like relief in the moment, yet leave deeper emptiness afterwards. How dopamine highs mirror other addictions, followed by anxiety, depression, and regret. And how blurred boundaries between fantasy and reality can escalate behaviour in ways people never expected or planned.

    Importantly, this episode does not stay in the problem. It speaks openly about recovery, meetings, and the quiet power of sharing honestly with others who understand. It reflects on love addiction, emotional attachment, and the difference between intimacy and intensity. It also highlights how meaning and stability can slowly replace compulsive coping mechanisms through connection, service, and telling the truth about our experiences.

    This is not a sensational story. It is a human one. A reminder that addiction often begins as an attempt to soothe pain, that many people are walking similar paths behind closed doors, and that help exists long before things fall apart completely. If this resonates, you are not alone, and you do not have to work it out by yourself.

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    Every other Monday at 5 PM, I’ll bring you a quick ‘thought’—a powerful moment from previous episodes designed to kickstart your week with insight, motivation, and connection. These shorter clips help us stay connected as a community, while every other Tuesday delivers a full, brand-new episode with fresh stories and lessons.

    Oliver is an ambassador for Alcohol Change UK and you can access support here - https://tinyurl.com/5dt5773e

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    10 min
  • Homeless, Addicted & Almost Dead : Crack & Heroin Recovery. School of Rock Bottom 76: Charlotte Seamen
    Jan 13 2026

    Have you ever walked past someone sleeping rough, visibly unwell, clearly addicted to drugs, and written them off without a second thought?

    Today, I'm joined by Charlotte Seaman to explore one of most confronting addiction stories you will hear. From heroin and crack addiction to prison, psychosis, sex work, assault and homelessness, Charlotte’s journey shows the brutal reality of severe drug addiction and the possibility of recovery when all hope feels lost. If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, trauma, or relapse, this conversation may be the one that unlocks a door.

    Charlotte was born into a loving home, yet by the age of 11 she was already using drugs and being arrested. At 13, following a sexual assault, her life escalated rapidly into violence, incarceration, and heavy substance use. What followed was an 18-year descent through crack, heroin, injecting, snowballing, repeated prison sentences, homelessness, and eventually a full psychotic breakdown. This episode shows what it really looks like when drugs take everything.

    Together, Oliver and Charlotte explore the link between childhood trauma and self-medication, how addiction progresses when left untreated, and why mixing stimulants and depressants can become so compelling and so dangerous. Charlotte speaks openly about using heroin then methodone during pregnancy under medical supervision, smoking spice in prison, living on the streets, and the shame and guilt that followed her for years. This is an honest conversation about accountability, consequences, and forgiveness in recovery.

    Most importantly, this episode is about how Charlotte finally got clean and sober, the role recovery programmes played in saving her life, and what it means to rebuild after nearly two decades lost to addiction. Now over a year clean, Charlotte has become a recovery advocate with more than 100,000 followers online and has been recognised with a High Sheriff Award for turning her life around. Her story challenges stereotypes and offers hope to those who feel they have gone too far to ever come back.

    This is a difficult but deeply hopeful episode about responsibility and redemption without clichés. If you believe addiction is a moral failing, this conversation may change your mind. If you’re struggling right now, it may remind you that recovery is possible — even after everything has fallen apart.

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    0:00 Trailer & Intro

    4:00 A rock bottom moment

    5:10 Alcohol and drugs from 11

    7:45 Not feeling good enough

    8:45 Charlotte goes off the rails

    10:30 The aftermath of sexual assault

    11:30 Charlotte goes to prison

    12:35 Why did Charlotte commit assault and self-forgiveness?

    16:30 Smoking spice in prison

    18:00 Escalation to snowballs

    20:00 Living on the streets

    22:00 Using methadone during pregnancy

    25:15 Methadone & Heroin withdrawal

    28:30 Unmanageable & powerless

    30:30 The internal snap

    33:00 Addiction leaves me vulnerable

    34:00 Why sharing rock bottom moments saves lives!

    36:15 How Charlotte found recovery

    39:00 Are you in recovery if you take Methadone?

    41:50 The 12 steps saved my life

    43:00 Recovery is more powerful than addiction

    44:15 Can ANYONE addicted to drugs make it back?!

    46:30 Abstince from EVERYTHING?!

    48:15 TikTok is Step 12?

    49:15 Charlotte wins The Sheriff Award

    51:45 An emotional but hopeful end

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    54 min
  • Is Dry January Worth It? School of Rock Bottom Thought #32: Sober Dave
    Jan 5 2026

    Dry January is often framed as a health reset, but for many people it becomes something far bigger. In this next quick thought, I revisit a conversation with Sober Dave recorded at the most emotionally charged point of the year, we hear how one message on the 7th of January changed the direction of an entire life. Hungover, grieving, overweight and stuck in a cycle that felt impossible to escape, Dave was invited into a three-month break from drinking. Not as an intervention. Not as a warning. Simply as support. What followed wasn’t just sobriety, but clarity, momentum and the first glimpse of a different future.

    Dry January works because it removes judgement. It gives people permission to pause without having to explain themselves. In this conversation, we explore why Dry January creates that rare psychological space, why stopping “just for a month” can unlock deeper questions, and why curiosity is far more powerful than willpower. This episode speaks directly to anyone who has tried Dry January before, anyone questioning their relationship with alcohol, or anyone who has wondered what might happen if they didn’t go back to drinking at the end of the month.

    This clip goes beyond counting days. It looks at what actually helps people stay stopped: community, education, self-investment and honest reflection. From weight loss and better sleep to rebuilding self-worth and identity, this is a reminder that meaningful change rarely comes from pressure or shame. It starts when someone feels invited rather than told.

    If Dry January has ever made you quietly ask, “What would my life look like if I kept going?”, this episode is for you.

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    About the “THOUGHT” series -

    Every other Monday at 5 PM, I’ll bring you a quick ‘thought’—a powerful moment from previous episodes designed to kickstart your week with insight, motivation, and connection. These shorter clips help us stay connected as a community, while every other Tuesday delivers a full, brand-new episode with fresh stories and lessons.

    Oliver & Dave are ambassadors for Alcohol Change UK and you can access support here - https://tinyurl.com/5dt5773e

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    9 min
  • "COKE SLOWLY TOOK EVERYTHING!" Cocaine Recovery. School of Rock Bottom 75: Ryan Phillips
    Dec 29 2025

    Ryan Phillips shares his recovery from cocaine addiction with over 65,000 followers on TikTok. In this conversation, he describes the moment his cocaine use finally collapsed under the weight of truth. After days awake on coke, surrounded by smashed glass and blood, Ryan was found by his sister while his young niece waited outside. Hearing that his niece had become frightened of him became the wake-up call that ended the secrecy and forced honesty to begin. We talk openly about addiction, cocaine recovery, relapse, accountability and what happens when denial finally breaks.

    Ryan is a recovery and wellness advocate and the founder of The Deep End, a community offering therapy, coaching, yoga, meditation and breathwork. With a background in the music industry, he speaks candidly about cocaine addiction, dry sniffing, ADHD, fantasy as escapism, and the slow, uneven reality of getting clean. He reflects on growing up using imagination as refuge, moving from weed to cocaine, and how addiction tightens its grip quietly rather than all at once.

    We explore the myth of the dramatic turning point, the cycle of stopping and starting, and why willpower alone never worked. Ryan explains how speaking the truth out loud became the real shift, how NA, CBT and therapy each played different roles, and why sharing publicly on TikTok helps him stay clean. We also discuss whether relapse is part of recovery, why counting days and chips can sometimes do more harm than good, and how to navigate New Year’s Eve without cocaine.

    This is not a story about instant change or neat endings. It is a grounded conversation about patience, responsibility and learning to live without escape. If you are questioning your relationship with drugs, wondering whether cocaine has started to control you, or trying to understand what recovery actually looks like day to day, this episode will meet you where you are.

    Oliver is an ambassador for Alcohol Change UK and you can access support here - https://tinyurl.com/5dt5773e

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    Topics -

    0:00 Trailer & Intro

    3:00 A rock bottom moment

    12:00 The loop of being in and out of recovery

    13:45 Using fantasy as a child to escape

    17:00 Moving from weed to coke

    19:30 Cocaine starts to get it's claws in

    21:45 Will everyone who takes coke get addicted?

    25:00 ADHD & dry sniffing?

    26:45 Ryan's recovery journey

    32:00 NA, CBT & Therapy

    34:15 Why TikTok helps Ryan stay clean

    36:10 Sponsor

    37:10 Does Ryan use old videos as reminders?

    38:45 What do the public want from Ryan?

    42:15 What is The Deep End?

    46:00 Is relapse part of recovery?

    48:15 Counting days & chips arent useful?!

    50:00 How do you stay away from drugs on New Years Eve?

    52:15 New Years Eve/Day is just another day?

    54:00 Patience & gratitude

    57:15 Recovery or recovered?

    58:15 What do you want written on your gravestone?

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  • The Number 1 Cause of Relapse! School of Rock Bottom Thought #31: Oliver Mason
    Dec 22 2025

    Staying sober through the festive season can feel like walking a tightrope with no safety net, especially when the mind starts whispering those familiar lies that have dragged so many people back to day one. In this next quick thought, I revisit an old episode and the most dangerous relapse lie “just one won’t hurt". If you’re trying to stay clean and sober one day at a time, this short episode will hit exactly where you need it.

    Addiction crafts believable lies, how denial disguises itself as control, and why comparing your drinking or using to someone “worse” keeps you trapped. I unpack the real meaning of powerlessness, why it has nothing to do with quantity or frequency, and how the smallest decision can trigger a cascade of consequences that affect consumption, timekeeping, behaviour, mood and mental health. Remember, powerlessness starts when you take that first drink or drug.

    We look at the internal logic of relapse, the moments where people convince themselves that this time will somehow be different, and the reason relapse often begins days or weeks before the physical act. Through humour, honesty and lived experience, I show how these patterns play out in real life and why understanding this lie one tool to long-term recovery.

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    About the “THOUGHT” series -

    Every other Monday at 5 PM, I’ll bring you a quick ‘thought’—a powerful moment from previous episodes designed to kickstart your week with insight, motivation, and connection. These shorter clips help us stay connected as a community, while every other Tuesday delivers a full, brand-new episode with fresh stories and lessons.

    Oliver is an ambassador for Alcohol Change UK and you can access support here - https://tinyurl.com/5dt5773e

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    6 min
  • Alcohol Turned Me Into a Nightmare! Addiction, ADHD & Recovery. School of Rock Bottom 74: Serena Palmer
    Dec 16 2025

    Today's conversation with Serena Palmer goes straight to the heart of addiction, ADHD, success and collapse, and the hidden world of high-achieving professionals who are fighting battles no one can see. If you’ve ever wondered how someone can lead global teams, excel in a corporate role, appear entirely in control, and still be unravelling behind the scenes, this episode will speak to you.

    We explore late ADHD diagnosis, the link between neurodiversity and alcohol misuse. Behind the titles, she was privately battling a late ADHD diagnosis, escalating drinking, and cycles of alcoholic psychosis. Today she’s 2 years sober, deeply grounded in the work of recovery, and helping individuals and organisations understand neurodiversity, addiction, and human potential in a far more honest way.

    We walk through the earlier years too: the roots of self-medication, the dopamine-seeking patterns that began with sugar and the early risk-taking. Serena explains how ADHD can push high performers into dangerous coping mechanisms and why adults diagnosed later in life are statistically far more vulnerable to addiction. Here’s the reality: adults with ADHD are three times more likely to develop addiction, and if they’re diagnosed later in life, up to 60% are already battling substance issues. Among high achievers, 1 in 10 hides an addiction behind their success and around 1 in 4 will battle it at some point in their lives.

    We also discuss the end of an eighteen-year relationship, the impact of redundancy, the pressures of corporate travel, and the ways high achievers can hide addiction in plain sight. Serena brings clarity to how these dynamics fuel dependence and why some of the most capable, driven people can find themselves on the edge without ever realising how far they’ve fallen.

    Before we close, Serena shares clear, practical advice for anyone trying to stay clean and sober through Christmas and offers insight for anyone who looks successful on the outside but feels like they’re collapsing internally. This is a conversation about reality, responsibility, hope and the possibility of change—delivered with truth, depth and humanity.

    If you’ve ever battled addiction, questioned your relationship with alcohol, lived with ADHD, or struggled to square your internal world with the life people assume you’re living, this episode will stay with you.

    Oliver is an ambassador for Alcohol Change UK and you can access support here - https://tinyurl.com/5dt5773e

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    Topics -

    0:00 Trailer & Intro

    4:00 A rock bottom moment

    10:30 Would you rewrite history if you could?

    14:00 Why Serena needed pain to stop drinking

    15:00 Enabling, toxic relationships & masking

    18:30 Self medicating undiagnosed ADHD

    22:00 Emotional dysregulation & RSD

    26:00 Nicotine, smoking and ADHD

    28:00 Daydreaming and fantasy

    31:30 Workaholism?

    33:00 Rehab and coming out of denial

    39:00 Getting excited about recovery

    41:50 Using hyperfocus in recovery

    44:30 Cocaine Anonymous

    48:20 Sponsor

    49:20 Are you born with ADHD?

    50:20 How addiction and ADHD interact

    53:30 Tips to stay sober at Xmas

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  • Why Hair of The Dog Causes Alcohol Addiction! School of Rock Bottom Thought #30: Rupert Hill
    Dec 8 2025

    In this next quick thought, I revisit a moment with Rupert Hill as we explore one of the most misunderstood drivers of alcohol dependence: the moment your brain learns that “hair of the dog” removes discomfort. It feels harmless, even cultural, but for many it is the point where drinking shifts from enjoyment to compulsion. In this clip, we break down how the cycle begins, why it escalates so quickly, and how a seemingly small decision can shape years of someone’s life. If you’ve ever questioned your relationship with alcohol, this conversation will give you clarity.

    We discuss the biology behind withdrawal, the deceptive logic of “just one to take the edge off,” and the moment when drinking stops being about feeling good and becomes about trying to feel normal. We look at how routine behaviour becomes dependence, how high-functioning drinkers hide it in plain sight, and how life slowly reorganises itself around the next drink. This is a candid exploration of compulsion, secrecy and the mental burden of planning a day around alcohol.

    You will also hear how everyday situations become logistical challenges when you cannot be away from a drink, why mornings become the most dangerous time, and how the brain’s survival instincts can quietly drive destructive habits. It is an honest account of progression, denial and the tipping points people rarely talk about.

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    Every other Monday at 5 PM, I’ll bring you a quick ‘thought’—a powerful moment from previous episodes designed to kickstart your week with insight, motivation, and connection. These shorter clips help us stay connected as a community, while every other Tuesday delivers a full, brand-new episode with fresh stories and lessons.

    For anyone struggling with these topics Rupert suggests reading Alcohol Explained by William Porter.

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    8 min
  • "Alcohol & Heroin Nearly Killed Me!" School of Rock Bottom 73: Terry Devine
    Dec 2 2025

    There are some stories that force you to rethink everything you believe about addiction. This is one of them.

    Terry Devine was five years old when a teacher humiliated him in front of a class — a single moment that buried him in shame so deep he carried it for decades. That shame became the soil everything else grew from: the drinking, the chaos, the emotional collapse, and eventually heroin. Not because he wanted to get high, but because heroin felt like a parent he never had. Warm. Safe. Comforting. Until it wasn’t.

    In this conversation, Terry reveals the parts of addiction that almost never make it into public view. The night he pushed a burning poker into his own arm. The moment heroin stopped working and withdrawal hit with a force that made death feel easier. The sickening realisation that he was no longer chasing pleasure — only running from pain. And the brutal truth that there are two kinds of rock bottom: the physical one everyone imagines, and a far more dangerous spiritual one that no one can see coming.

    Terry talks openly about how undiagnosed ADHD shaped everything: the impulsivity, the emotional intensity, the constant sense of being wrong in his own skin. He explains why he believes ADHD is one of the most overlooked drivers of early substance use, and how it became the invisible gateway that made heroin feel inevitable.

    What Terry describes here is the real machinery of addiction: the obsession that silences logic, the withdrawals that feel like your insides are being torn out, the distortion of identity, and the terrifying moment when a person realises they’ve crossed a line they can’t uncross. He explains how shame becomes a worldview, how trauma rewrites the brain, and how addiction convinces you that you are beyond saving long before anyone else realises you're in trouble.

    And then, somehow, he rebuilt a life and you'll find out exactly how he did it. Terry met the love of his life in recovery and learn how they both stayed sober during tragedy, why the 12 steps having only small success rate is false, why and how cross addiction happens, how heroin lead him to alcohol and what it really means to be clean and sober.

    More on Terry -

    Today, he’s a lecturer in forensic science at the University of the West of England, a clinical addiction hypnotherapist, a recovery coach, and the founder of Devine Recovery Solutions. He’s dedicated to helping others break free from addiction.

    Terry is also a committed fundraiser in memory of his son, climbing mountains and volcanoes across the world — from Ecuador to Kilimanjaro. He’s now approaching 13 yrs clean and sober.

    Oliver is an ambassador for Alcohol Change UK - support here: https://tinyurl.com/5dt5773e

    Thank you to Gavin Sisters for sponsoring this episode!

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    Topics -

    0:00 Trailer & Intro

    4:40 A rock bottom moment

    9:30 Shame, not feeling good enough and heroin

    14:35 If drugs are the answer what is the question?

    15:00 ADHD was the gateway drug

    18:10 Alcohol to heroin was fast

    21:30 Heroin withdrawal

    25:15 Heroin addiction leads to stealing

    27:00 Addiction Vs dependency

    28:40 Cross addiction & relapse

    32:20 Do you have to give up all drugs?

    33:20 How did Terry get clean and sober?

    37:30 12 Steps has a 5% success rate?

    41:30 Staying sober during tragedy

    48:30 Embracing vulnerability & courage

    50:20 Sponsor

    51:20 Can you have a relationship early in recovery?

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