feel that i wasn t alone. and it can be a matter of life and death, can t it? you see that time and time again. it s pretty staggering how many people who have lived through the crisis then want to pass their experience and their help on to others. it s really good to see. the people there that are struggling with their mental health and not being able to have that day to day contact. i m back to see mike. none of this recovery stuff is easy. but at least he s getting support. here at nightingale s and at home too. i have got, like, a really good network of support around me. and hannah being one of them. i wasjust going to bring it up. here s hannah, your partner. yeah. how has mike been, have you noticed that he s been a bit stressed out? yeah, he has been stressed out, but it s, like, bound to happen, isn t it, with what s going on with this situation, but he has been amazing. he is still amazing
relationship with his little boy and hoping he will soon join hannah s son here for overnight stays, making it a properfamily home. for mike, dame carol s visit here is a unique opportunity. mike introduced himself. he has been with us through service, volunteering, the discovery academy. it s not every day the lad from birkenhead gets to tell his story in person to the government s most important drugs advisor. it is my two year birthday today. i am two years clean and sober today. i have got a real passion for this and i really want to help people. what was your problem? drugs or alcohol? both. alcohol and drugs were hand in hand for me. they saved my life and from volunteering i applied for a job, and now i am recovery co ordinator for the non opiate team. fantastic. that makes me very happy. dame carol is happy because mike s story is one of hope. perhaps most importantly, it shows others caught
where i was it s a really privileged position. so many clients and so people want support, seeking help and needing help. are you happy? extremely. i put on my life where it was, like, when i met you. black and white, isn t it, really? mm hmm. because you were i was drinking and using and there was a lot of conflict and stuff like that, but with, when i went into recovery, i knew what i wanted out of it. i feel like i m still getting something out of it now being able to work in that field, so yeah, i m extremely happy. we are sanding down the decking and going grey. they are planning a future. mike is rebuilding his relationship with his little boy and hoping he will soon join hannah s son here for overnight stays, making it a properfamily home.
want to pass their experience and their help on to others. it s really good to see. the people there that are struggling with their mental health and not being able to have that day to day contact. i m back to see mike. none of this recovery stuff is easy. but at least he s getting support. here at nightingale s and at home too. i have got, like, a really good network of support around me. and hannah being one of them. i wasjust going to bring it up. here s hannah, your partner. yeah. how has mike been, have you noticed that he s been a bit stressed out? yeah, he has been stressed out, but it s, like, bound to happen, isn t it, with what s going on with this situation, but he has been amazing. he is still amazing and he is doing amazing. and it s not making him go back to what he was, but he s still going forward and still doing everything he can. so, yeah, he s 0k. yeah. so it s the repetitive cycle. it s only when we are out of that madness that we can
and make me feel that i wasn t alone. and it can be a matter of life and death, can t it? you see that time and time again. it s pretty staggering how many people who have lived through the crisis then want to pass the experience and their help on to others. it s really good to see. the people there that are struggling with their mental health and not being able to have that day to day contact. i m back to see mike. none of this recovery stuff is easy. but at least he s getting support. here at nightingale s and at home too. i have got like a really good network of support around me. and hannah being one of them. just going to bring it up. here s hannah, your partner. how has mike been, have you noticed that he s been a bit stressed out? yeah, he has been stressed out,