From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast

About From Struggle 2 Strength 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.

Publisher

Mike Bateson & David Curtis

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 Nov 2023

Latest episode

5 May 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 May 2026

   From The Shed - The Beginning - Mike & Dave

   Send 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 do what we are doing! Enjoy... Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/2256674/supporters/new

2. 

   21 Jun 2025

   From Struggle 2 Strength Podcast with Clare Chambers

   Clare Chambers shares her experiences as a suicide prevention therapist and survivor, offering insights into supporting men in crisis and promoting hope, in an interview with Mike and Dave.

3. 

   22 Apr 2025

   We Are Back! Dave & Mike Get Going....Finally

   Send us a text 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 are just catching up and saying hello, so please come and join us for some conversation about the world and how we feel about it. Raw and Organic as always. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/2256674/supporters/new

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

452

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

12

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

60