Best The Sligo Way Podcasts (2024)

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Gifts of Recovery 48:23

4h ago48:23

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Send us a text In this weeks episode we had a catch up, life has been really busy and it was time to take stock and talk about what’s going on for us from the running club to starting new courses! Dealing with life and the gifts that keep on coming. Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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Roisin Flanagan : Sligo Social Services + 15 years with Focus Ireland 1:02:13

22d ago1:02:13

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Send us a text In this week's episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with Roisin Flanagan. Roisin has over 15 years of experience working with Focus Ireland in Sligo and Dublin, and she currently works with Sligo Social Services back in her hometown. Her past and present contributions are truly remarkable. She shares the incredible work they…

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Councillor Gino O’Boyle : People Before Profit 1:09:07

1M ago1:09:07

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Send us a text In this week’s episode we sat down with Gino O’Boyle to talk politics, mental health and addiction issues. We also got some amazing story’s about some of the role models he had in his life and his wrestling days 😁 Great insights from the local councillor, former door man who then followed in his father’s footsteps and went into polit…

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Dan! Another way 55:08

2M ago55:08

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Send us a text In this week’s episode Dan joins us over zoom. Dan arrived back into the real world after treatment when covid happened and got into the zoom meetings and since then he has had some ups and some downs but he’s still coming back and he’s doing well today with his program. Working and living his life. There is another way as he tells j…

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Life on Life’s Terms Part 2 51:56

2M ago51:56

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Send us a text In this week’s episode it’s just the two of us. We talk about what’s been going on for us lately and how life is full of ups and downs. We also answer listeners questions. Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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Episode 51: ODG Series #6 with Philip Truett on Herbert Fowler and related off piste golfing matters 1:31:03

2M ago1:31:03

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A recent trip to Walton Heath afforded me an opportunity to meet with Philip Truett at his home at Walton on the Hill. Philip recently co-authored a biography on William Herbert Fowler, entitled 'A Matter of Course'. The book paints a brilliant picture of a life well lived, not without a modicum of drama. Fowler by all accounts was a by-product of …

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Rise and Recover with Adam 54:29

3M ago54:29

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Send us a text In this weeks episode we close out yet another season with our good friend Adam jumping in the hot seat. Adam has got 3 months clean and is proof when you do the work you can get and stay clean!! Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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Episode 50: Nathan Bennett - Superintendant @ Royal Adelaide Golf Club 1:43:28

3M ago1:43:28

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Recorded 1/5/2024 Nathan Bennett comes from counrty Victorian farming stock, so he's not afraid of hard yakka ('hard work' for non Australians). His can do approach has seen him on a green keeping journey which started in Murray Downs and would go on to include Metropolitan, Moonah Legends, The Sands and finally Royal Adelaide Golf Club. We take a …

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What Ever It Takes !! 48:05

3M ago48:05

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Send us a text In this week’s Daniel was over from America and he just celebrated 1 year clean. He talked to us about his struggles, how he lost jobs and he went back to treatment and finally enough was enough. This man was so grateful for his life today and it was amazing to get to listen to his story and also his plans for the future. Watch out o…

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Life on Life's Terms 48:59

4M ago48:59

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Send us a text In this weeks episode it’s just the 2 of us. We talk about going to a wedding sober and dealing with growing up in recovery. We call it life on life’s terms! Most just call it life. But in recovery as most know we only start to grow up and show up when we put down the drink and drugs. Support the show…

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Episode 49: Digger Girl - Angela Moser of Moser Golf & Renaissance Golf Design 1:41:27

3M ago1:41:27

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The stars finally aligned recently in providing me with an opportunity to spend some time with Angela Moser - golf course architect, shaper and world traveller! There was no sign of either a dozer or a digger.... although I am absolutely sure that one of those is undoubtedly in her immediate future. In this episode we take a deep dive on Renaissanc…

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Episode 48: Digger Girl :) Trailer - Angela Moser 4:47

3M ago4:47

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Angela Moser has just completed the #10 Course at Pinehurst for Tom Doak's Renaissance Golf Design - she joined me recently for golf at St Patricks Links (no surprise, she's a baller) and a number of conversations, one of which we recorded for your enjoyment. Our full conversation takes a look at Angela's career to date, which includes significant …

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Episode 47: Martin Ebert of MacKenzie & Ebert 1:01:06

4M ago1:01:06

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Royal Portrush hosted it's first Open Championship in 1951, with Max Faulkner triumphing over Harry Colt's Dunluce Course... at the time Bernard Darwin was minded to write that Colt's design of the Dunluce links was 'a monument more enduring than Brass'. As listeners will know the Open Championship returned to Royal Portrush in 2019. In advance of …

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Not All Hero’s Wear Capes 50:56

4M ago50:56

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Send us a text Belief Not Needed. In this week's episode Adam came all the way from LA via zoom. We had a conversation about his secular recovery and how he lives his life today!! Some recovery programs are based on a the need for a “God” of your understanding. Adam recovered without a god in his program. Come have a listen. Support the show…

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Episode 46: F&F Spring Break #4 - Reimagining the County Sligo Golf Club at Rosses Point 1:04:27

4M ago1:04:27

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County Sligo Golf Club celebrates 130 years of existence in 2024. Club members recently approved a course development plan, prepared by course designers M&E. In this episode we catch up with Council member David Dunne to hear about the scope of these plans, which will be implemented over the coming years. David has an interesting back story which w…

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Life in Recovery 47:43

4M ago47:43

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Send us a text This week it’s just the 2 Joking Addicts. We reflect on our first live show and how life has become really busy but also amazing, we touch on a few things around our personal experiences and mano’s friend with his finger gun 😂😂 Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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Episode 45: F&F Spring Break 2024 #3 - Mark Millar - Course Manager at County Sligo GC 1:14:14

4M ago1:14:14

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Friend of the pod Mark Millar, the Superintendent at County Sligo Golf Club, joined us for a chat in the Ewing Room in the clubhouse at Rosses Point during a recent visit to the home of the West of Ireland Amateur Championship. The Club has hosted the event since its inaugural hosting of the event in 1923. We take a look at the site at Rosses, disc…

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Episode 43: F&F Spring Break 2024 #1 - Sligo & Mayo 1:03:06

4M ago1:03:06

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The First in a four part series that cover the F&F Spring Break to Counties Sligo and Mayo. Myself and a good mate set off from Dublin to the Atlantic West Coast of Ireland to explore the delights of links golf at Rosses Point, Strandhill, Enniscrone & Belmullet. Please take a look at the F&F Instagram page to view a number of reels showing County …

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Episode 44: F&F Spring Break 2024 #2 - The History of County Sligo Golf Club 40:20

5M ago40:20

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Tony Cunningham is a long standing member at County Sligo Golf Club at Rosses Point. While visiting recently we sat down with him to explore the origin story of ine of the grand old dames of Irish Golf. Founded by members of the Sligo Militia in 1894, the club celebrates 130 years in 2024. The Club has hosted the West of Ireland Championships since…

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1 year clean today!! Romano O Kane 31:28

5M ago31:28

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Send us a text In this week’s episode!! Mano jumps in the hot seat and goes deep into his past, shares how life got the better of him and shares what it was like growing up in an alcoholic home and then to losing his mother to suicide due to alcohol. He came back from it and today he has 1 YEAR CLEAN from all substances! He has put the work in and …

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The Soldier!! Conor from Ballyfermot 45:26

5M ago45:26

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Send us a text In this week’s episode we had a very special guest down from Dublin . Conor has been suffering with his mental health from a very young age and with addiction along side it life took a turn for the worst…. But he’s a soldier and he got clean and is now a with a gang of soldiers along side him changing the game starting with his own c…

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Episode 42: Paraparaumu Beach Golf Links with Leo Barber 1:41:16

5M ago1:41:16

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Leo Barber the GM and Course Manager at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club on the Kapiti Coast of the North Island of New Zealand joins us for this episode. I have had the great pleasure of playing the links at Paraparaumu Beach on a number of occasions, over the course of 4 rounds there, thus far, the washboard fairways and associated dunescapes really r…

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Episode 41: An Afternoon with Pat Ruddy - Part 3 of 3 - Murvagh, Ballyliffin, Rosapenna and County Sligo 1:22:22

6M ago1:22:22

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In this final instalment of my chat with Pat Ruddy we take a look at his work in County Donegal - revising Eddie Hackett's work at both Murvagh and Ballyliffin, revising Morris, Vardon and Colt at Rosapenna, creating muscular modern links courses at Ballyliifin (Glashedy) and Rosapenna (Sandy Hills) and a revitalisation project at the Colt and Alis…

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This is Tom’s story!! 48:31

6M ago48:31

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Send us a text In this week’s episode Tom travelled down to meet us. He talks about growing up and how he navigated active addiction and how bad it got for him. Today he has completely transformed his life and is giving back to the treatment centre that saved his life along with his family! What an amazing guy. Support the show…

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Joking Addicts “Havin a Laugh” live! 23:50

7M ago23:50

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Send us a text This bonus episode is brought to you from our live episode in conjunction with the havin a laugh charity which is based here in Sligo and does amazing things for the community. Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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Episode 40: An Afternoon with Pat Ruddy - Part 2 of 3 - The European Club 47:55

6M ago47:55

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This is part two of my chat with Pat Ruddy (final part due in a few weeks), we hope you enjoy our conversation! In this episode we focus on the origin story of The European Club which is located in Brittas Bay in County Wicklow - how the site was eventually found, the opening day, a course of 20 holes, sleeper shod bunkers and a 127 yard green.....…

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From Dreams To Reality 53:42

7M ago53:42

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Send us a text In this weeks episode we had the privilege to have our good friend Sophia sit with us, she spoke so openly about her child hood and how she came back from everything she went through including sexual abuse and the loss of her sister to addiction who was her rock, to absolutely smash it with her sister guiding her every step of the wa…

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Episode 39: An Afternoon with Pat Ruddy - Part 1 of 3 - Ballymote to The Point and Beyond 1:03:26

7M ago1:03:26

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Pat Ruddy may be known to many of you as the owner and course designer of The European Club located at Brittas Bay, Co. Wicklow. That association is central to his story, however, it does not tell the full tale. In addition to course design Mr Ruddy is a Golf Journalist, Author, Bibliophile, Historian and Magazine publisher. A native of Ballymote, …

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Awareness Changes Everything 1:02:34

7M ago1:02:34

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Send us a text In this week’s episode Dean, the not so funny joking addict sat in the hot seat and told his story of active addiction and how he got clean. With over 5 years clean Dean is dealing with life on life’s terms today and is proof that people can come back from anything and not just get clean but stay clean, one day at a time. Support the…

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Episode 38: Mike DeVries of CDP Golf & DeVries Design 1:53:51

7M ago1:53:51

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Mike DeVries joins us from a wintery Michigan in advance of what may be his final construction visit to the 7 Mile Beach Golf Development that he is currently building for Mat Goggin in Hobart, Tasmania. We discuss his early influences at Crystal Downs in Michigan, restoration work at the Meadow Club, The Addington & Royal Dublin. We take a quick l…

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4 years sober!! 1:11:34

8M ago1:11:34

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Send us a text In this weeks episode a good friend of Romano’s came to sit down with us and celebrate 4 years sober. Luke had had a tremendous few years full of up’s and down’s, loss and he has came back from it all to tell us how he has done it. Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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Episode 37: ODG Series #5 - Calvin Peete - Golf's Forgotten Star 1:01:02

8M ago1:01:02

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Gordon Hobson joins us in this episode to focus upon a story, arguably unprecedented in the world of golf. Calvin Peete was born into to a family of migrant laborers in 1943, dropping out of school in the eighth grade he went to work picking crops....not a familiar springboard for PGA Tour success, particularly when you realise that he played his f…

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The Forgotten West with Sir Stevo Timothy 58:24

8M ago58:24

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Send us a text In this week’s episode Sir Stevo Timothy came to sit down with the lads. Stevo took us on a journey of life growing up in west side Galway, he also touched on his anxiety and panic atracks and how he battles and overcomes that today. Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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Episode 36: 2023 Firm & Fast Year in Review with Ally McIntosh 1:09:35

9M ago1:09:35

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Ally McIntosh joins us for a slightly delayed review of our respective 2023 golfing years. We catch up on renovations at Strandhill and Ally's plans at Carne Golf Links in 2024. Take a look at some of the Irish golfing highlights to come over the year to come and compare notes on various courses that we have visited over the course of the past year…

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It All Started On A Wednesday 55:50

9M ago55:50

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Send us a text In this week’s episode Shane came to chat with the lads. He spoke about active addiction and how it led him to prison and told us when giving the opportunity to go to treatment he took it and told himself he was gonna be honest, more honest than he ever has done before and it worked out as he is now clean and has his 2 girls by his s…

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Bonus: Tools of Recovery 30:28

9M ago30:28

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Send us a text In this bonus episode we wanna spread some awareness and give you tools during the Christmas time! Also happy Christmas 😇 Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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Episode 35: Dutch Golf Series #6 - Rockets Over Wild Farm & The Atlantic Wall 52:27

9M ago52:27

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Over the course of researching the history of golf in the Netherlands two golf related stories have really resonated with me. In this episode we are joined by Stephen Zivin and to investigate the initial history of a Charles Hugh Alison design at De Wildhoeve in The Hague, now the home of the Royal Hague Golf Club. The story is intertwined by its' …

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Attraction not Promotion 49:14

9M ago49:14

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Send us a text In this week’s episode Mark came on short notice to share with us how he has battled with addiction and came out the other side marks speaks about how he walked out of the pub one night and said that’s enough, to now travelling the world meeting like minded people in recovery. Support the show…

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Spiritual calling 31:13

9M ago31:13

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Send us a text In this weeks episode both Mano & Dean sat down to speak about how the two have started to take a more spiritual approach to their recovery, taking sound bath classes, meditation, hikes and cacao ceremonies! Some funny shit in there too! Hope you all enjoy folks Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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Episode 34: Dutch Golf Series #5 - Robin Bargmann #3 - Nascent Modern Dutch Golf 1:06:30

9M ago1:06:30

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Robin Bargmann joins us for the final time, as we explore how the game of golf in the Netherlands started on the private estates of the aristocratic and mercantile families of Holland. We take a look at some of these early pioneers, that brought the game to the dunescape and heathland of the lowlands. Over time the custodians of the first clubs, en…

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What is Recovery Coaching ? 1:02:14

10M ago1:02:14

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Send us a text In this episode we welcomed back Peter from Season 1 Ep 5, “From Drugs To Distinctions”. He shared how he is now a recovery coach, and explains what it is and how it can be an alternative or used alongside the traditional 12 step programmes. Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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A Spiritual Awakening !!! 1:04:08

10M ago1:04:08

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Send us a text The episode unfolds as a powerful odyssey, delving into the moments where our guest Kenny felt lost, offering an unfiltered look into the challenges he faced along the way. However, the narrative takes an inspiring turn as Kenny recounts a pivotal spiritual awakening that became a beacon of change in his life. Support the show…

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Learning Through Recovery 1:00:14

10M ago1:00:14

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Send us a text This week Stephen came to sit down with us and share his story of how he battled with addiction and he got clean, Stephen is a man that has done it all, heartbreak after heartbreak but he keep coming back !! and he dropped a lot of knowledge so we hope you enjoy this one. Support the show…

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Everything Happens For A Reason Prt 2 1:04:30

10M ago1:04:30

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Send us a text This week we have the second part of Richie’s story, Richie has had his ups and downs but this week you get to listen to how he got out of the fire and has got clean and is living his best life today. Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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Episode 33: Dutch Golf Series #4 - Robin Bargmann #2 57:35

10M ago57:35

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'I think you always have to go to the context, to understand something' R. Bargmann. Robin Bargmann joins us for the second instalment on the back story to dutch golf. Today we touch on some Dutch history including the Spanish Armada, the fall of Antwerp and subsequent rise of Amsterdam, the Dutch masters and the Burghers, the demise of the game of…

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Everything Happens For A Reason 57:16

11M ago57:16

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Send us a text In this week’s episode we had Richie with down with us to talk about life and addiction and how it all unfolded, this is a 2 part episode so don’t forget to tune in again next week to listen to part 2. Support the showBy Dean & Mano

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Bonus episode. The journey of change 23:09

11M ago23:09

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Send us a text Bonus episode 🙏 this week we touch on……. The journey of change for people in recovery is filled with many ups and downs, thrills and chills, and most of all, a leap of faith into a world of joy and possibility. The importance of change in recovery cannot be underestimated because when people decide to give up an addiction, they are a…

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From Strength To Strength!! 39:06

11M ago39:06

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Send us a text On this week’s episode !! We had a very special guest travel down from dublin. Dayo sat down with us to talk about having cystic fibrosis from birth and also having addiction issues, today he is clean and sober and managing his addiction and cystic fibrosis and is an outstanding young man! He came to share hope for others. He told hi…

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Episode 32: Dutch Golf Series #3 - Robin Bargmann #1 1:12:58

11M ago1:12:58

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Robin Bargmann joins us on this episode to begin an exploration of early golf and the influence that the European lowlands had on the modern game of golf, founded in Scotland in the 15th century. Robin is widley recognised as one of the leading golf scholars in The Netherlands and has written a number of books including Serendipity of Early Golf wh…

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Where There’s Pain There’s Growth 46:12

11M ago46:12

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Send us a text This week on our podcast, "Lock Stock and 2 Joking Addicts," we had the pleasure of having Mary Hulgraine as our guest. Mary shared her personal journey, including her battles with mental health and how addiction became a part of her life after an injury. She opened up about her struggles with prescription medication and how she mana…

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