From The Shed
by Mike Bateson & David Curtis
From The Shed - The Beginning - Mike & Dave
About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 30 episodes
- From The Shed - The Beginning - Mike & Dave · 53 min · Season 4 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail 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…
- From Struggle 2 Strength - With David 'Haggis' McCormack · 1 h 31 min · Season 3 Episode 3Send us Fan Mail 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…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast with Clare Chambers · 1 h 46 min · Season 3 Episode 2Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Episode Title: "Still Here: Suicide Prevention, Survival & Hope with Clare Chambers" In this powerful and heartfelt episode, Mike & Dave sits down with Clare…
- We Are Back! Dave & Mike Get Going....Finally · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail In this episode you will realise Mike knows nothing about politics, especially American Politics, and Dave is probably a bit better than me on the matter!? We…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Mike, Dave & Terry · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 25Send us Fan Mail Mike & Dave ft Terry the Turtle, are having a catch up as we have not done a recording for a few weeks with lots going on in life an things! Big thanks as always…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Dave Curtis & Mike Bateson · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 24Send us Fan Mail This week your host's Dave and Mike talk about the current situations we seem to be seeing around the UK. Support the show…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Dave 'Haggis' McCormack · 1 h 27 min · Season 2 Episode 23Send us Fan Mail 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…
- From Struggle 2 Strength with Mike and Dave · 57 minSend us Fan Mail Mike and Dave get together for a check in and a good old catch up! Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/2256674/supporters/new
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Andy 'Bish' Bishop · 2 h 6 min · Season 2 Episode 22Send us Fan Mail This week we have Andy Bishop aka Bish, what an inspiration he is and we hope you get as much as we have from this epic episode. Below is a bit of info on…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Adam Backhouse · 2 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 21Send us Fan Mail Adam Backhouse a 26 year British Army veteran, suffered both physical and mental injury whilst serving. Using sport as a path to recovery, he went on to…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Nikki Scott · 1 h 23 min · Season 2 Episode 20Send us Fan Mail Nikki's Story My reasons for starting Scotty’s Little Soldiers are very personal. On the 2nd June 2009 my husband, Lee, left our home to do his tour in…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Joe Rimmer · 1 h 47 min · Season 2 Episode 19Send us Fan Mail This week we are joined by Joe, who bravely shares his story of how he came from the brink of death to living his best life today. Support the show…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Dave, Mike & Terry · 1 h 14 min · Season 2 Episode 18Send us Fan Mail In this weeks episode Dave, Mike & Terry are discussing the power of talking. This topic is a regular subject that comes up with all our guests and Dave and Mike…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Joey Graham · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 17Send us Fan Mail This weeks episode we have Joey Graham, Joey shares his story of his journey with depression and discusses the importance of reaching out before it is too late…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Liam Vaz Vale · 1 h 16 min · Season 2 Episode 16Send us Fan Mail Meet Liam (VAZ) Vale Just a normal lad breaking down negative barriers in his life showing that with some positive influences and having a network to reach out…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Wes B · 2 h 16 min · Season 2 Episode 15Send us Fan Mail @Wesbpoetry - Spoken Word, creative and a beautiful human being. This week Wes shares his journey with no stones left unturned, his message of hope and strength…
- From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast - With Dave Curtis · 1 h 49 min · Season 2 Episode 14Send us Fan Mail In 2009, in Afghanistan, David's world changed: a suicide bomber devastated his vehicle, taking a friend and causing David grievous injuries. Post-2013 military…
- From Struggle 2 Strength - With David Jenkins · 1 h 41 min · Season 2 Episode 13Send us Fan Mail In April 2014, David was a wealth management professional who was due to start working for a new company, after being headhunted for his skills and experience…
- From Struggle 2 Strength - With John 'Fenners' Fendley · 1 h 26 min · Season 2 Episode 12Send us Fan Mail John "Fenners" Fendley: A Journey Beyond Soccer AM This episode sheds light on John "Fenners" Fendley's illustrious career and personal journey, exploring his…
- From Struggle 2 Strength - With Paul Garrigan · 1 h 25 min · Season 2 Episode 11Send us Fan Mail Hi my name is Paul Garrigan, I am a Human Performance and Development Practitioner, my expertise is directly centred towards supporting men to reach their true…







