Alcohol Free Lifestyle with RJ Zimmerman

Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy with Charlie Fioré

When I asked Charlie Fioré to join me on the podcast I thought all we would be talking about was epilepsy, then around 3 questions in I discover that Charlie also has cerbral palsy and he was kind enough to delve into both conditions for the rest of the episode.

This is an extremely insighftul look into the life of someone living with epilepsy and CP. Charlie is open, vulnerable, frank and oftentimes out right hilarious in his way of discussing these conditions.

We discuss the perceptions of each condition versus the reality, and take a deeper dive into the day to day impacts that each condition has on Charlie's life.

Facing My Fears of Social Rejection!

I'm a public speaker, who is very afraid of talking to strangers... How does THAT WORK?

Well I'm excellent at being on stage or on camera, but put me in a networking meeting or a wedding where I know none of the other guests (or even sometimes social situations with some of my closest friends) and I'm an absolute WRECK.

I'm also someone who challenges other people to face up to their fears and take ownership of stuff like this... so this is me PUBLICLY taking ownership of this.

I'll be updating this story via Shorts so be sure to follow me on your prefered platform and maybe follow the hashtag #ExtrovertInTraining

Let's see if we can turn this socially awkward introvert into the most charming person at the event! (Not gonna lie... I'm scared!)

If you want to chat about this or anything else mindset, mental health or personal development then catch me live on https://twitch.tv/mindsetbydave every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Alcohol Free Lifestyle with RJ Zimmerman

Apart from having possibly one of ther coolest names on the plante, RJ Zimmerman is a pretty awesome individual. Currently 9 years sober RJ turned around a life of alcoholism, initially to start a family, but ultimately found a freedom in it that he never found at the bottom of any bottle.

In the past 18 months, RJ has increasingly seen that his expertise and experience are things that can drastically help others. So with this in mind he is now embarking on the path of being an Alcohol Free Life Coach.

Check out his story for love, laughs, a journey of self compassion and so much more!

And check out the Untapped Keg over at https://www.untappedkeg.com/

If you want to chat about this or anything else mindset, mental health or personal development then catch me live on https://twitch.tv/mindsetbydave every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Cultish Behaviour In Church, Abusive Exes and Setting Up A Safehouse with Rachel McDerby

"I had to get out of a church that was like a cult" this sentence spoken very matter-of-factly was the start of a very interesting and bizarre conversation when I first met Rachel McDerby face to face.

She gave me the cliff notes, invovling cultish behaviour in a church, running rehab centers with questionable ethics, an abusive ex and setting up a safe house and I had to stop her in her tracks. Because this was going to be one of those conversations I'd want to recreate for a podcast and never be able to do it justice compared to that unplanned chat.

So that's what we did, we saved the details for in front of an audience and recorded for your good self!

Is Mental Illness a Disability?

Is mental illness a diability? Well the short answer is YES! But it took me a LONG way to get to that short answer when answering for myself. If anyone else was to ask me if mental illness is a disability I would say "of course". But if they were to say "is YOUR mental illness a disability" then I would most likely have said no.

There's many reasons for this. But the two I boil it down to are not wanting to detract from people with "genuine disabilities" and the other being a strong dollop of interalised stigma.

It's no good me confronting these things in others if I am not to confront them in myself. So this episode is a declaration of a line in the sand. I am Dave, I have bipolar disorder, I am disabled and I am proud.

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If you want to chat about this or anything else mindset, mental health or personal development then catch me live on https://twitch.tv/mindsetbydave every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.