In this episode we are joined by Steaven Morris, a prominent "hype lord" at the national wide (now international) running community known as MegaRun. Steaven shares his humble beginnings growing up in Stanthorpe experimenting with drugs and alcohol in his teenage years making a name for himself as the guy to party with amongst his peers, never thinking the path he was heading down would become a problem. He joined the army at 17 in an attempt to part ways from his party lifestyle only to redisco...
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 17 min
In this episode we are joined by Rhiannon O'Loughlin, hypnotherapist, mindset coach and relationship specialist who is the co-founder of Modern Blind Dating, which came about from her hosting several singles events on the Gold Coast. Rhiannon goes over her relationship with alcohol, despite growing up with several family members with alcohol issues, it hasn't lead her down the same path, she would much rather indulge in food and chocolate! We chat more about her work as a hypnotherapist and coac...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 19 min
In this episode we chat with our good friend Adam Green, head trainer of the Brotherhood Gold Coast. While Adam experimented with alcohol in his formative years, his relationship with the substance matured with age and has found a way that works for him, to enjoy a whiskey or beer from time to time but it's not at the core of his life, sharing finding it easy to live a lot without it. We talk with Adam on his personal journey, a deep honest dive in becoming the man he is today, an admired leader...
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 40 min
Quinn returns to the podcast to update us on his life since his original appearance last year (Episode #8 - "The Yo-Yo"). He talks about his recovery journey from injuring his achilles tendon which kept him on crutches, becoming unemployed and spiralling downwards into depression and using alcohol to cope. He decided to seek professional help and begin to get his life back on track, he talks on his use of antidepressants and how they helped get his mood back to a good base level. After a new yea...
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Mitch has returned home from his gap year travelling the world. We catch up on his last leg of travels and he reflects back on the past year and shares his plans for the future. Thank you Zekr Skin for sponsoring this video. Get 25% off all Zekr Skin products using code: LASTDRINKS25 https://zekrskin.com DONATE TO THE PODCAST: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lastdrinks LAST DRINKS PODCAST LINKS: Instagram: https://www.ins...
Jul 02, 2023•46 min
In this episode we're joined by Jesse Calvillo, a content creator who makes comedic skits on social media often with his family. Jesse shares on his journey with addiction, being a self proclaimed "try everything at once" kind of guy which eventually spiralled down a path of heroin addiction. He openly shares on his escapades, from entering rehab and only learning it was better to shoot up heroin than smoke it, getting into trouble with the law to overdosing and crashing his mother's car on an a...
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 23 min
In this episode, Will talks openly and shares his current life problems and mental health struggles. Thank you Zekr Skin for sponsoring this video. Get 25% off all Zekr Skin products using code: LASTDRINKS25 https://zekrskin.com DONATE TO THE PODCAST: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lastdrinks LAST DRINKS PODCAST LINKS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastdrinkspodcast Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@last...
Jun 11, 2023•42 min
In this episode we chat with stand-up comedian Aidan Jones. Aidan talks on after an eventful night while on a comedy tour in Thailand, a snap light bulb moment that led him to quit drinking alcohol, with his latest stand up show being based around his decision. He shares plenty of personal anecdotes on his journey, from growing up not knowing his biological father and how that affected his upbringing to tracking him down in his late 20s. We talk about his career in stand up comedy and discuss th...
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 24 min
In this episode we are joined by Faye Lawrence. Faye is a grey area drinking coach, psychotherapist and founder of Untoxicated, Australia's largest alcohol free social group. She shares her personal journey, stemming from an upbringing being exposed to alcohol and drugs, in which she was able to disconnect instantly from the internal struggles she was experiencing. While she could take it or leave it with drugs, she describes alcohol as her kryptonite. She describes a life of a high functioning ...
May 28, 2023•1 hr 26 min
In this episode we are joined by Bree Wilkinson, founder of Blanc Smiles, which specialises in cosmetic teeth whitening and tooth gems. Bree gets open about her crazy party stage and finding solace in being around people, but within every group of people she was around, drugs and alcohol were always prevalent. She talks about using drugs and alcohol as a coping mechanism, to deal with the waves of life, from toxic relationships to dealing with stresses of running her own business, she became a s...
May 21, 2023•56 min
We've done 50 episodes! Mitch drops in to share an update on his travels in India and Europe, giving his tips and suggestions for navigating travelling sober and sharing a couple hilarious stories. We reflect on the growth of the podcast, how its vision has formed, evolved and continues forward in helping anyone who is curious to change their relationship with alcohol, improve their life without needing to reach for harmful addictive vices, sharing knowledge through lived experience. Happy 50 ep...
May 14, 2023•57 min
In this episode we are joined by Natalie Paterson, a business ascension coach, founder of the Starseed Society. What is a Starseed? Tune in to find out! Natalie dives into her past, her journey with addiction, her channel of escape for her to suppress dealing with her underlying mental health issues which began after a traumatic 6 months of one tragedy after another in her personal life. She talks about using drugs and alcohol leading up to an ice addiction, being up for days sometimes over a we...
May 07, 2023•1 hr 1 min
In this episode we are joined by Frankie Morello. Frankie recently completed 100 days sober after an extensive run being in her own words, a "little party monster". She shares facing adversity from her peers to decide to stop drinking, being presented with anxiety and discomfort entering the social arena without being able to reach for some liquid courage. In her time away from drinking, she was able to reevaluate her relationship with alcohol through a sober lens. She used this time to explore ...
Apr 23, 2023•42 min
In this episode we chat with Michael Short, one half of the social media sketch comedy duo The Terribly Irresponsible. Michael opens about his journey down the treacherous path of prescription medicine addiction, in his own words anything with an opioid he was all over like a rash. His addiction progressed to higher quantities more frequently as he built more tolerance to the pain killers, where his whole body felt like it was immersed in a bubble bath. Michael was highly driven and motivated by...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 25 min
In this episode we are joined by Daniel Holmes, a Brisbane based personal trainer and former competitive bodybuilder who appeared on Season 9 of the Australian reality TV show "Married At First Sight". Daniel shares about his experience with his use of steroids, becoming addicted over the last 7 years which began when he noticed his peers making supernatural results in the gym, once he learned the secret of their success, he wanted in on it. Daniel built a social media following with heavy focus...
Apr 09, 2023•46 min
In this episode I'm joined by Charlie Owen, who works in coaching people to find confidence and clarity within their lives. We chat to Charlie about how he used alcohol as a way to fit in with his peers and boost his confidence in social environments and engaging with women on dates. What he learned was he was drinking because he didn't like the sober version of himself so he decided to explore changing that. He then ventured down the route of self development, built himself up to a place to cre...
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 12 min
In this episode we are joined by Dani Stevens, a mother of four with a successful online business promoting and motivating others to live a healthy lifestyle. She opens up about the affect alcohol has had on some prominent relationships in her life, from growing up with an alcoholic father to her children observing behavioural shift in adults after a few beverages in social settings. She's a mother first above all else, and after a few innocent observations from her children lead her to quit dri...
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 11 min
In this episode we are joined by Trai. Trai shares his adventures being the aficionado of benders, partying and getting on it as much as possible, revolving around consistent drug and alcohol use. While he was able to maintain his gym routine with a full time career as a plumber, his drug use was intertwined throughout his day, leading to attempts to hide the extent of his addiction. From making rules with his drug taking (rules that were almost always broken) to taking several Valiums to "sober...
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 18 min
In this episode we chat with Chris Laidlaw, a tradesman and owner of multiple businesses. Chris shares his journey with drugs and alcohol, priding himself on being the one who can consume the most and party the best with over the years becoming a tool used to suppress difficult experiences throughout his life. From diving into the party scene in Sydney and going on benders as soon as he clocked off from his mining job, utilising loopholes to pass drug testing, Chris' life was a rollercoaster. Af...
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Mitch takes the lead in this episode and asks Will on his current mental state with discussions around being mindful on what you consume on social media and limiting mobile phone use to quieten the mind. Mitch talks on finding comfort in solitude and spending time with himself while travelling abroad and how it is important to have that foundation for yourself before entering a romantic relationship. Thank you Zekr Skin for sponsoring this video. Get 25% off all Zekr Skin products using code: LA...
Mar 05, 2023•54 min
In this episode, Mitch returns to give an update on his travels through Thailand. He goes into depth about his experience attending a 7 day silent retreat with insight on mindfulness and meditation. Thank you Zekr Skin for sponsoring this video. Get 25% off all Zekr Skin products using code: LASTDRINKS25 https://zekrskin.com LAST DRINKS PODCAST LINKS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastdrinkspodcast Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lastdrinkspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lastdr...
Feb 25, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Tyran returns for another round. What was originally planned was to discuss our experiences with pornography, something Tyran gestured to in his lengthy unique life story from our first chat, and our thoughts on it, but expanded onto a broader conversation around sex, dating and the relationships between men and women. Certainly an episode that went very differently to the usual scheduled programming but sometimes you need to spice things up a bit. Tyran's Links: Website: https://www.tyranmowbra...
Feb 19, 2023•1 hr 25 min
In this episode we chat with Kaine Zammit. Kaine shares his journey out of the pit of a heavy drug addiction, consisting of a cocktail mixture of Xanax and Alcohol with a side of smoking ice. He talks about the instant connection he had to getting high, which led to a lot of trouble. From experiencing drug fuelled psychosis from being up for several days, his drug use put a strain and hardship on his relationship with his family, his choices leading him to several appearances in a court house. K...
Feb 05, 2023•39 min
In this episode we are joined by Ashleigh Butterss, a yoga teacher and host of the recovery/sobriety podcast Behind The Smile. Ashleigh shares her upbringing and growing up in an alcoholic home environment and how a sense of unease with that experience came full circle when she stumbled upon temporary relief from her unfortunate circumstances, at the bottom of the bottle at 12 years old. She shares her experience with trauma bonding and entering an codependent addiction enabling relationship wit...
Jan 29, 2023•52 min
Sunday Scaries is back! Join us for another short excerpt from the lives of Will and Mitch's days of disarray drinking alcohol. LAST DRINKS PODCAST LINKS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastdrinkspodcast Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lastdrinkspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lastdrinkspodcast...
Jan 22, 2023•20 min
In this episode we chat with Diogo Giglio, a Brazilian entrepreneur, founder of GCD, a construction & development company. Diogo begins on the influence of how his teetotaling family with a strong entrepreneurial work ethic, had major influence on his direction and journey to abstain from alcohol for most of his life and how a moment of weakness lead to him having his only experience being intoxicated, spending the night with the Absinthe fairies. Diogo shares his thoughts on addiction, gett...
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 7 min
In this episode we are joined by Callum MacPherson, host of the Young Blood Men's Mental Health podcast. Callum dives into the origins that lead him to starting a podcast. Starting a conversation with men from all walks of life coming together and encouraging an open, safe and supportive dialogue around mental health for men. Callum shares losing a close friend to suicide, seeing the affect it had not just on himself, but those around him. Callum talks warning signs, what you can do if you feel ...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 7 min
It's question time! In this episode we answer our viewers questions submitted on our social media platforms. LAST DRINKS PODCAST LINKS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastdrinkspodcast Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lastdrinkspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lastdrinkspodcast...
Dec 31, 2022•1 hr 14 min
In this episode we are joined by Sarah Rusbatch, a certified Grey Area Drinking Coach. We dived into her relationship with alcohol, she shares her journey from being a busy working woman in London with loads of alcohol fuelled ventures, to moving over the other side of the world to Perth and raising a family, in which alcohol started becoming a way to deal with certain life challenges she faced with her relocation, leading to her giving up alcohol entirely. We learn about grey area drinking from...
Dec 25, 2022•54 min
In this episode we chat with Lewis Huckstep, a mindset coach, entrepreneur and gym owner. We engage Lewis on his relationship with alcohol (or lack of one as we soon discover) and questioning, as he puts it, "The Fuel" behind the need to reach for a drink. How this can be linked to trauma we have experienced in our past, which until we are ready to address and deal with it, will keep presenting itself in our life on a regular basis. Lewis explains how to go about healing through your trauma with...
Dec 18, 2022•1 hr 17 min
