A dad of eight turns late-night lyrics into lifelines while caring for a partner living with bipolar, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. How do you hold a household together when the carer is running on empty? John—dad of eight, full-time carer, and aspiring songwriter—opens up about school bullying, quiet grief, and the strain of supporting a partner through bipolar disorder, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. We talk men’s mental health, the pressure of social media, and why ten minut...
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A dad of eight turns late-night lyrics into lifelines while caring for a partner living with bipolar, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. How do you hold a household together when the carer is running on empty? John—dad of eight, full-time carer, and aspiring songwriter—opens up about school bullying, quiet grief, and the strain of supporting a partner through bipolar disorder, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. We talk men’s mental health, the pressure of social media, and why ten minut...
Behind the wheel of Recovery – Ian’s Journey Through Addiction, Self-Harm & Hope
Definitely Not Therapy
59 minutes
2 months ago
Behind the wheel of Recovery – Ian’s Journey Through Addiction, Self-Harm & Hope
When life breaks you, what happens next? In this raw and unfiltered episode of Definitely Not Therapy, Dan Lawrence sits down with Ian — a dad, life coach, and specialist driving instructor for neurodiverse learners — whose story is one of collapse, survival, and rebuilding from the ashes. Once caught in the spiral of addiction, suicidal thoughts, betrayal trauma, and broken relationships, Ian reached the edge of life itself. But what pulled him back was one moment — a vision of his son...
Definitely Not Therapy
A dad of eight turns late-night lyrics into lifelines while caring for a partner living with bipolar, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. How do you hold a household together when the carer is running on empty? John—dad of eight, full-time carer, and aspiring songwriter—opens up about school bullying, quiet grief, and the strain of supporting a partner through bipolar disorder, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. We talk men’s mental health, the pressure of social media, and why ten minut...
