Removing Addiction and Healing Mental Health

Removing Addiction and Healing Mental Health

Mike Carroll and Jess Gaddes talking all things Addiction and Mental Health. ONE guest every week, experts in addiction and Mental Health with helpful inspo who demonstrate passion for their craft and why they believe their way may help you.We also speak to lived experience advocates about what has worked for them, removing addiction and healing mental health in their life and how they live their best life today.We only have one life, make it your best. Mike & Jess xxx

Episodes

May 13, 2022 37 mins

Hi its Mike, Jess is away for our final episode in Series 2, looking forward to Season 3, starting Friday 10th June 2022.

In the United Kingdom its  Mental Health Awareness Week. Mental Health Foundation (UK)  have themed 2022  'loneliness'  for Mental Health Awareness Week -  Monday 9 May until Sunday 15 May 2022. 

Daniel from "Life Changes You" podcast is my guest this week. Dan is a Mental...

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This week on the show, Ross and Jayne Quick from Quick Results training join us...

Ross & Jayne (the Quicks) are the Co-Founders of Quick Results Training (QRT). QRT provide online anxiety, depression & self-confidence coaching/ exercise sessions for their members and clientele.

Ross’ personal struggle with anxiety and depression and Jayne’s holistic and supportive approach to his recovery, have been the foundation of QRT. No...

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April 15, 2022 39 mins

Elisa Buggy is a Board Director with Mike Carroll for the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) and is the CEO of West CASA (Centre Against for Sexual Assault).

Elisa grew up on Palawa Country, also known as Tasmania.  She loves meeting new people, cooking, her couch, and her family - and she also seems to be a perpetual student.  

She is deeply committed to making the world a better place - at least in t...

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Dr Rob Kelly from Rob Kelly Recovery Group.
Guarenteed addiction removal - or your money back…

Robb has overcome homelessness, alcohol dependency, trauma, PTSD, and MDD and a whirlwind of events to be the "Gordon Ramsay" of the addiction treatment world. 

Before Robb succumbed to addiction and mental health issues, he played bass guitar at Abbey Studio with Queen, David Bowie, and Elton John. 

He is a...

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Rosalyn Hennesy is a woman with lived experience of both mental health and lived experience of dependence of both drugs and alcohol. 

For 23 years she used any substance available to cope with a vast history of trauma and grief most of which she is still unravelling. Today she is approaching 5 years in “recovery”. 

She is also a trained mental health and drug and alcohol support worker and has been advocating for a reform on drugs fo...

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It is our hope by listening to Removing Addiction and Healing Mental Health you have discovered many different ways to remove addiction and heal poor mental health.

For people who have been in long term addiction and experiencing  poor mental health, life Coaching can be useful in piecing life back together. It's one of the methods I use in Problematic Substance Use and Addiction Reprogramming at MC Counselling.
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Nicole's story...

We do recover- I consider myself a recovered addict, I am 43 years of age mum of 4 boys, wife, daughter, sister and aunt/godmother. Addiction does not discriminate.

 I was addicted to ICE for a very small time in my 30’s,  (5-7 years) and it did not take long until my life began to spiral out of control.

Jail became a revolving door, I committed more crime to fuel my addiction so I...

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This week Jess and Mike are going to help you to help yourself, especially if you are waiting 6-12 months for counselling appointments through the Mental Health Treatment Plans.

Dr. Michael Abruzzese is an award-winning educator, author, licensed clinical psychologist, and school psychologist. With nearly 40 years of experience in forensic, cognitive-behavioral, neuropsychological, and clinical practice, Dr. A. Has been te...

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PTSD stands for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

This week on the show, we take a break from the prison theme we seem to have adopted, (for no particular reason) and welcome Scott from PTSD Brokensword. Here’s what Scott said when I asked what message he would you like to communicate about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

“I think we need to stop the stigma of PTSD and look at how we can help people get through it. Over the years there...

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Renee Mcnab is a Ex prisoner and prisoner advocate in recovery who knows what it's like to navigate the Australian justice and prison system and the dilemmas that come with doing so.

Not only is she an advocate and ex prisoner she is a woman with life experience in mental health issues drug addiction and domestic violence that is passionate about helping others going thru similar experiences and is on a mission to expose the fa...

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February 17, 2022 46 mins

I first met Dean from #otherwordz about two years ago and you could not have got two more different people on Zoom together.  Each of us from different sides of the school playground,  (so to speak) coming together to talk about how we help people.

Dean Lloyd is a passionate social justice advocate and founder of #otherwordz a social movement that understands the power of language. As a result of this moment Dean has also ...

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Dr.  Lina Haji  worked in the American prison system providing psychological forensic assessments.  Looking to provide an improved experience for forensic clients in the middle of 2020, she opened her own private clinical forensic practice (Rise Psychological Services) specialising in psychological assessment and therapy in Miami, Florida, USA.

During the recording of this podcast, (the aim to interview guests who reveal h...

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January 28, 2022 24 mins

Suicide is a topic that effects everyone.

We, at “Removing Addiction and Healing Mental Health”, believe it’s everybody’s responsibility to help prevent suicide and to ask the tough questions and to be able to provide support to people that are feeling that life is no longer worth living..

We understand, that not all people possess the capabilities to support people professionally, however by providing opportunities for people to get...

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January 20, 2022 16 mins

In this, our first episode for 2022, meet Mike Carroll and Jess Gaddes.

Two people who have removed addiction from their lives after years of abusing their bodies with Meth (Ice) and MDMA (methylene-dioxy-methampehatmine) to now live their best life.

It's a demonstration that no matter how addicted you believe your life is, you have the power to change.

We have and you can too.

Mindset, resp...

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December 23, 2021 19 mins

Hey there it’s Mike Carroll and to wrap up this year on Removing Addiction & Healing Mental Health you’ve got me!

No guest, me.

I’ll discuss how you can make 2022 your best year and answer a few common questions I have received as DM’s.

I’d love to hear from you, so please send me your comments and feedback.

On your favourite podcast platform, please rate this podcast so many more people can improve their lives.

We only have one lif...

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Tianna is a spiritual healer and light worker focused on embodiment as a form of healing and overcoming trauma/addiction. 

She fought with addiction for many years of her life (alcohol, drugs and even social media), stemming from the wish to escape her own mind, and has lived with complex PTSD, manic depression and severe anxiety for much of her life. 

She is certified in Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yo...

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This week I welcome Jarred Madison Frey who is  an internationally known podcast host of "The Bipolar Bachelor Podcast", which he started in early 2021.
 
Being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Type 1 at age 18, he now aims to reach people through bringing awareness to the journey he’s had with this illness by sharing not only the mountaintop experiences, but the valleys as well. 

He has become an mentor a...

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December 2, 2021 25 mins

Hey it's Mike Carroll and this week on the show we welcome Dex Gelfand. 

Dex Gelfand is an internationally recognized leader in the field of spiritually oriented counseling, with clients spanning the globe. 

His time is divided between personally conducting sessions with individuals, mentoring and training other practitioners in his approach and techniques, his continuing research and development, and current...

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November 25, 2021 24 mins

Sophie is an Addiction Recovery Coach and, separately, a Brand Strategist and I welcome Sophie to The Mike Carroll podcast.

Having grown up in Switzerland and the UK, Sophie now lives in Australia and works with clients worldwide.

During her prior 10+ year marketing career with world-class brands like the Royal Albert Hall in London, and Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant group in the UK, she held a number of senior l...

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November 18, 2021 27 mins

Mental health sufferer and childhood abuse survivor
Lets help.stop.the #stigma surrounding male abuse and the after effects.

Instagram: @jimsstopthestigma
 
I welcome Jim to The Mike Carroll Podcast.
 
ONE guest every week talking about removing addiction or healing mental health.

There are so many different ways. 
  
  So join me every week as I talk to some amazing professionals who demonstr...

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