Podcast: Fall From Grace with Tony Bailey
Host: Tony Bailey
Instagram: @thebaileysupport
Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/thefallfromgracepodcast
When the phone rang, everything changed.
In this deeply personal episode, Tony Bailey shares the story of the call that shifted the course of his life — the moment that marked both an ending and a beginning.
Tony opens up about the complex relationship he had with his father: a man who was old-school, hardworking, and deeply flawed. From growing up under the weight of alcoholism and emotional distance, to finally finding connection through their shared business — this is a story about how love and pain can coexist, and how loss can strip you down to the core of who you really are.
Through grief, resilience, and hard truths, Tony reflects on how watching his father’s illness unfold and choosing to face life head-on became the catalyst for his own fall from grace — and the foundation for everything that came after.
Life doesn’t warn you before it changes — it just calls.
His dad was old-school, hardworking, and an abusive alcoholic.
The business became their bridge when nothing else could.
“No treatment, just time.” Those words changed everything.
After 11 months of watching him fade, the silence hit harder than the loss.
One life ended, another began — the first domino of the fall from grace.
Sometimes the fall is what wakes you up.
Family dynamics & generational trauma
The complicated love between fathers and sons
Grief, guilt, and forgiveness
Finding identity after loss
Rebuilding life after rock bottom
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💬 Instagram: @thebaileysupport
🎙️ Spotify: bit.ly/thefallfromgracepodcast
🌐 Website: thebaileysupport.com
🎧 Episode Title: When the Phone Rang
What happens when your name becomes a headline?
In this episode, I confront the stories written about me — the headlines, the articles, and the assumptions — and share the truth behind them. For years, my name, Anthony Doring, was attached to words like “banned,” “bankrupt,” and “fall from grace.”
But behind those headlines was a human being — learning, breaking, and rebuilding.
I talk openly about what really happened, how I’ve learned to live with the weight of public judgement, and why I changed my last name to Bailey — to honour my mum, Agnes, whose strength and unconditional love became the foundation of my rebuild.
This isn’t about clearing my name.
It’s about reclaiming my story — and reminding anyone who’s ever fallen that you are more than your past.
Sometimes the biggest celebrations hide the deepest cracks. What looked like a milestone moment in my life became the opening chapter of everything I was about to lose.
This first teaser isn’t about a polished success story — it’s about the truth that followed when the lights dimmed. It’s about silence, shame, addiction, and the long road of rebuilding.
Fall From Grace is a space for the conversations we avoid — the ones that make us uncomfortable but matter the most.
