Feck It, No More

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Have you ever reached a point where you thought: enough. No more. I'm done? Feck It No More is a raw, honest podcast hosted by Glenn Monaghan, sharing real stories from people who reached breaking point and the moment they decided something had to change. Addiction Recovery Gambling Anxiety Depression Divorce Betrayal Trauma Toxic relationships Loss Rock bottom No fluff. No b******t. Real people, Real stories & Real turning points. If you're struggling, starting again, or simply tired of settling for less, this is for you.

  1. 1d ago

    Mum, Your Job Is Killing You”: Kelly Swingler’s Burnout Story

    Burnout has become so common that many of us have started treating it as normal. In this conversation, Kelly Swingler explores why burnout is about much more than simply being stressed at work — and why we may need to pause, reconnect with ourselves, and honestly ask whether the life we're living is the life we want. What’s working? What isn’t? What needs to change? Where do you genuinely want to be six months from now? Kelly also talks about the importance of disconnecting from our phones, creating space to think, and recognising that just because something has become common doesn't mean we should accept it. If you're feeling burned out, disconnected, or simply stuck in “I just need to get through this” mode, this conversation is worth hearing. Kelly Swingler: LinkedIn | kellyswingler.com If you've had a "feck it, no more" moment — reach out: glenn@spcsuccess.com

  2. Sep 27

    Is This Burnout or a Breakdown? | Part 1

    Brandy built the thing a lot of people dream about, her own food business, doing what she loves. Three years later she is running it alone, has not had a real day off in years, and recently ended up scream-crying on the kitchen floor while customers waited at the window. This one is different: you are in the room for a real coaching session while she is still in the thick of it.     Brandy is 32 and has cooked professionally for over a decade. On paper the food truck is a success, but she does almost all of it herself, and somewhere along the way the passion turned into dread. The breaking point came on what was meant to be a day off: an SOS call pulled her back to the cart, and she found herself on the floor washing pans in tears while the orders piled up.     Walking away is not simple. Her business partner remortgaged his home to build the truck, and Brandy feels a real obligation to see the loan through first. So Glenn helps her stop surviving day to day long enough to actually look forward.     In this conversation:  ◼ Building a dream food business, and coming to hate the life it created  ◼ No real day off in years, a second job, and prep days that run 8 to 9 hours  ◼ "I get up to be a slave to my job", burnout from the inside  ◼ The night it broke: scream-crying on the floor while customers waited  ◼ Why she cannot just quit, the loan and the partner she will not let down  ◼ Glenn's 80-year-old-on-the-porch exercise for picturing your future  ◼ The dyslexia Brandy and Glenn share, and the not clever stories they told themselves  ◼ The reframing tool Glenn calls the most important thing he learned in 20 years     By the end you will watch someone go from I cannot even think about the future to seeing a way out, and leave with the two tools Glenn gave her: how to picture the life you want, and how to reframe the days that feel impossible.     New episodes every Tuesday.     TIMESTAMPS  00:00 A different kind of episode: a live coaching session  00:34 "I'm burnt out": over a decade in the kitchen  01:26 Running the whole food truck alone  03:42 "I get up to be a slave to my job"  13:06 The night it all broke down  17:03 The plan to get out, and the loan she cannot walk away from  19:56 Light at the end of the tunnel  27:00 Future-pacing: meeting your 80-year-old self  37:17 What she actually wants: stability, days off, her husband  45:54 Why "I've got no time" keeps you stuck  48:10 Reframing: the glass half full  1:10:49 The challenge: start building your future now  1:15:55 The client who hit his 5-year plan in 2.5 years  1:20:43 Choosing a lighter frame, starting today  1:29:53 Focus points and next week  Support:Lifeline 13 11 14Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636Emergency 000 If you've had a "feck it, no more" moment — reach out: glenn@spcsuccess.com

  3. Sep 21

    23 Years on Heroin and Ice. 10 Years in Prison: How He Got Clean.

    Rick had what he calls a near-perfect childhood, a holiday house, rep basketball, a stepdad who treated him as his own. None of it explains what came next: 23 years lost to heroin, ice and benzos, and more than ten of the last sixteen years spent behind bars. It started small. Pot at 13, speed at 15, and a life he says was "unmanageable from the get-go." By 20 he was inside for the first time; by 25 prison had become the pattern, beginning with a kidnapping charge over money owed. Inside, the using never stopped - ice, methadone, not eating. What finally reached him wasn't a program or a sentence. It was watching his own son start down the same road, and the fear of one day being locked up alongside him. Then his last sentence landed as COVID hit. No drugs could get into the prison, and for the first time in decades Rick was forced clean long enough for his thinking to shift. A chance encounter with a man who'd been an ice addict for over a decade, now running a business, gave him the thought that changed everything: "maybe I can do that." Today his life is, in his words, unrecognisable. In this conversation: ◼️ A near-perfect childhood — holiday house, rep basketball, a stepdad who treated him as his own ◼️ Pot at 13, speed at 15 — how fast an ordinary kid ended up somewhere else entirely ◼️ 23 years lost to heroin, ice and benzos: "it blew past my life so quickly that I missed so much" ◼️ Over ten of the last sixteen years in prison — and the kidnapping charge that started it ◼️ Using ice and methadone inside, not eating — what the cycle actually looked like ◼️ The fear that almost scared him straight: ending up in prison alongside his own son ◼️ Why he says COVID saved his life ◼️ The stranger who made him think "maybe I can do that" — and everything that changed after By the end of this conversation, you'll understand how a man who lost 23 years to addiction and prison finally broke the cycle — and why he's grateful for the sentence that was supposed to be his lowest point. New episodes every Tuesday. If you're struggling with addiction, help is available in Australia — Lifeline 13 11 14, or the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline 1800 250 015. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 A childhood that explains none of it 01:39 Pot at 13, speed at 15 06:35 "My life was unmanageable from the get-go" 08:14 The 23 years he says blew past him 09:11 First time inside at 20 09:40 The kidnapping charge 26:18 What using looked like inside prison 34:10 The fear that almost scared him straight 37:57 "COVID saved my life" 38:44 Why he's grateful for his last sentence 51:49 The stranger who changed everything 57:04 The conversation with his son 01:01:42 "Unrecognisable to a year ago" 01:11:06 Rebuilding on the outside 01:15:17 The routine that keeps him steady 01:24:30 What he'd say to anyone still stuck Connect with Rick: Website: fruit2work.com.au If you've had a "feck it, no more" moment — reach out: glenn@spcsuccess.com

  4. Sep 14

    Died, Seen It All & Asked Jesus the Hard Question (NDE to Feck It No More)

    Her heart stopped. What she says happened next changed her life. At 23, Jules was dealing with two young children, divorce, unexplained illness and experiences she couldn't explain. Then came the moment that split her life into a before and after. In this conversation, Jules shares her near-death experience, her life review, meeting Jesus and the message she believes she was given before returning. What makes this story unique is what happened afterwards. Instead of returning to organised religion, Jules says the experience pushed her further away from church and deeper into her own spiritual path. Today she works with people around the world through spiritual mentoring and one-to-one sessions. [ Support:Lifeline 13 11 11Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636Emergency 000 If you've had a "feck it, no more" moment — reach out: glenn@spcsuccess.com

  5. Sep 7

    Heroin at 16, Prison at 20. Then My Thailand Hell

    At 16, Holly became addicted to heroin.At 20, she was sent to prison for heroin offences and served five years. When she was released, she started using again, moved to Thailand, and eventually found herself facing a sentence that would change her life forever. Arrested in Thailand and handed a 33-year sentence, Holly walked into a prison she describes as "hell on earth". Cells holding 120 people. Women sleeping side by side so tightly that if one person turned over, everyone had to turn over. For the first ten months, all she cared about was staying numb and getting stoned. Then one morning everything changed. Sitting in a Thai prison yard, looking into the eyes of prisoners who had lost all hope, Holly had a moment of brutal clarity. "Look what you've done to your life. "That day she made a decision that she has never broken. "I'm never using drugs ever again." In this conversation, Holly shares: • Growing up around violence, addiction and an escort agency run from the family home• Becoming addicted to heroin at 16• Her first prison sentence in Australia• Losing her mother to a heroin overdose while incarcerated• Life inside a Thai prison• The moment she decided enough was enough• Serving seven and a half years in Thailand• Returning to Australia and rebuilding her future• Working with prisoners today to help them successfully re-enter society Today, Holly uses her experience to support people preparing for life after prison, helping them find housing, employment and a pathway forward. Support:Lifeline: 13 11 14Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636Emergency: 000 moment — reach out: glenn@spcsuccess.com

  6. Aug 31

    Stuck in a cycle of addiction, relapse and self-destruction

    For 12 years, nobody saw what was really happening behind Jonny's party mask. From the outside, Jonny looked like the life of the party. Inside, he was battling anxiety, shame, negative self-talk, repeated binge drinking, and a growing sense that he was losing himself. He wore different masks around different people until he eventually forgot who he really was. In this conversation, Jonny shares the cycle that kept pulling him back, why every 30-day reset failed, the moment rehab forced him to confront the truth, and how running became the foundation for rebuilding his life. We talk about addiction, identity, consistency, loneliness, recovery, gratitude, purpose, goal setting, and what happens when you stop asking how to quit and start asking what kind of life you want to build. Today, Jonny is sober, engaged, running marathons, building Dry Culture, and helping others create lives they don't want to escape from. KEY MOMENTS 00:56 Meet Jonny 03:10 The dark thoughts nobody saw 07:48 The 30-day sobriety cycle 10:20 Losing himself behind different masks 13:48 The wake-up call 14:20 Rehab and getting uncomfortable 15:46 Discovering the root cause 18:18 Running replaces drinking 24:17 Gratitude changes everything 26:07 Consistency beats motivation 30:00 Building Dry Culture 35:05 Helping others find their why 39:02 Why recovery felt slower than expected 47:13 Learning to choose hard things 49:54 Life after addiction 53:42 Nothing changes if nothing changes Support Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14 Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Emergency: 000 Feck It, No More. If you've had a 'feck it, no more' moment — reach out: glenn@spcsuccess.com

  7. Aug 24

    She Lost Millions Before Losing Everything Else

    She Lost Millions Before Losing Everything Else | Andrea Simmons Andrea Simmons shares her story of ICE addiction, crystal meth addiction, homelessness, domestic violence, recovery and resilience. After first trying ICE at 42 years old, Andrea's life spiralled into addiction, isolation and the loss of nearly everything she had built. Today she is the founder of the Australian Anti Ice Campaign and helps people across Australia and around the world break free from addiction and rebuild their lives. Andrea had never touched drugs in her life. After 21 years of marriage, years of domestic violence and giving up everything she had planned for herself, she finally walked away. For the first time in decades, she felt free. Then a man she'd known for years reached out on social media. On their first night together in a $3,000 Melbourne hotel room, he placed a glass pipe on the table. Andrea said she didn't do drugs. He told her it would help her relax. Andrea was 42 years old. She said yes. Within months she was spending $500 a day on ICE. Her weight dropped to 39 kilograms. The walls around her turned black with smoke. Her daughter eventually called to ask why she hadn't heard from Andrea in six months. Andrea believed it had only been a few days. Then one night, alone in a vandalised church, everything changed. A voice said: "Get up and go home, my child." Andrea replied: "I've got no more home. Look at me." That was her Feck It, No More moment. Today, Andrea leads the Australian Anti Ice Campaign, an international not-for-profit organisation providing support, education and recovery pathways for people impacted by ICE addiction, crystal meth use and substance abuse. 🌐 Australian Anti Ice Campaignhttps://www.australianantiicecampaign.org.au/ 📘 Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/australianantiicecampaign/ 📸 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/australianantiicecampaign.2/ ▶️ YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@australianantiicecampaign9844 If this episode has brought something up for you, support is available. 📞 Australian Anti Ice Campaign: 1800 668 642 📞 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 📞 Lifeline: 13 11 14 If you've had a "Feck It, No More" moment and would like to share your story: 📧 glenn@spcsuccess.com

  8. Aug 17

    She Built My Dream Career. Then Wanted Out.

    She ran a national team. Then she fell asleep on the couch. Sue West spent close to a decade at the top of a senior research leadership role in Melbourne — the kind of job she used to love, full of travel and purpose. Underneath it, she was single-parenting three kids, caring for sick elderly parents, and working 14 to 15 hour days. Then COVID took away everything that had kept her going, and left just the grind. About a year in, it happened. Mid-afternoon, sitting bolt upright on the couch, Sue fell asleep — and her own teenage son walked in and caught her. She calls herself "the leader of the pack." The mother. Asleep in the middle of a workday. It's the moment she asks herself: what the heck am I doing with my life? She sat with that question for nearly a year before she did anything about it. When she finally moved, she gave herself one hour a day, seven days a week, for 90 days — just to explore what might come next. No pressure to have the answer straight away, just the commitment to keep showing up. Today Sue runs two coaching businesses: Flourish After Fifty, for women over 50 navigating career and life transitions, and a second practice coaching senior academics at more than 16 Australian universities. In this conversation: ◼️ A decade at the top of a national research leadership role in Melbourne ◼️ Single-parenting three kids while caring for sick elderly parents ◼️ What COVID took away — and what it left behind ◼️ Falling asleep on the couch in the middle of the day, and the moment her son walked in ◼️ Where the shame came from: success scripts, her father, and never talking about feelings ◼️ The 90-day practice: one hour a day, seven days a week, to figure out what came next ◼️ Rating her own life a 4 out of 10 — at the top of an outwardly successful career ◼️ Building two coaching businesses from scratch in her fifties — now working with women across Australia and academics at 16 universities By the end of this conversation, you'll understand how a nap on the couch became the moment a senior leader decided to rebuild her entire career and identity in her fifties. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Cold open — "What the heck am I doing with my life?" 0:59 Welcome to Feck It, No More 1:45 Sue introduces herself 2:29 Top of the career: a national research role in Melbourne 3:37 COVID strips away the parts of the job she loved 6:09 "I kind of ran out of steam" 11:50 The lead-up to the Feck It moment 12:51 Asleep on the couch — her son walks in 14:02 Where the shame came from: success scripts and her father 17:01 How long the whisper had been building: "at least a year" 19:06 The 90-day practice: one hour a day, seven days a week 39:44 Rating her own life: a 4 out of 10 52:27 Perfectionism, self-esteem, and where it comes from Support: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7) If you've had a "feck it, no more" moment — reach out: glenn@spcsuccess.com

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Have you ever reached a point where you thought: enough. No more. I'm done? Feck It No More is a raw, honest podcast hosted by Glenn Monaghan, sharing real stories from people who reached breaking point and the moment they decided something had to change. Addiction Recovery Gambling Anxiety Depression Divorce Betrayal Trauma Toxic relationships Loss Rock bottom No fluff. No b******t. Real people, Real stories & Real turning points. If you're struggling, starting again, or simply tired of settling for less, this is for you.

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  • Creator
    Glenn Monaghan
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Glenn Monaghan
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