On The Mend

Conversations and reflections on recovery, resilience and mental health AI summary

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On The Mend is the podcast where we look back at life’s hardest moments to understand how to move forward, with honesty, heart, and hope. In each episode, Matt Willis explores recovery, resilience, and mental strength through open and honest conversations.Some episodes feature guests sharing powerful stories of personal transformation. Others bring in expert voices offering practical tools and insights, and in solo episodes, Matt reflects on his own journey through addiction, identity, and healing.This is a space for anyone navigating life’s challenges. On The Mend is your companion through the highs, lows, and everything in between. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-11-09 · 36 min

    At 23, Colin Bell was flying into enemy fire, knowing there was a one-in-four chance he wouldn't make it home. Now, at 105, he's outlived every one of the men he flew alongside, lost the love of his life, and still…

  2. 2026-11-02 · 1 hr 0 min

    Golf YouTuber Rick Shiels built a career in front of the camera, but behind the scenes, he was struggling to switch off, whether it was alcohol, his phone, or the weight of what strangers thought of him.Rick shares how…

  3. 2026-10-26 · 58 min

    Singer-songwriter Tom Grennan spent years believing alcohol and drugs were part of what made him who he was. Walking away from them meant facing a bigger question: who was he without them?Tom shares the moment he knew…

  4. 2026-10-19 · 53 min · Season 3, episode 67

    TV presenter and grief advocate Jeff Brazier knows that grief doesn’t always look the way we expect it to.After losing Jade Goody, Jeff became a solo parent to two grieving boys while putting his own pain to one side to…

  5. 2026-10-15 · 1 hr 2 min · Season 3, episode 47

    The Script's Danny O'Donoghue gets brutally honest about grief, PTSD, and what it really took to get sober. Following the devastating loss of his bandmate and best friend Mark Sheehan, Danny opens up about hitting rock…

  6. 2026-10-15 · 57 min · Season 3, episode 39

    Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas delivers one of the most raw and honest accounts of grief and addiction ever shared in the public eye. Following the sudden death of his wife, Gemma, Simon faced a years-long battle…

  7. 2026-10-15 · 1 hr 1 min · Season 3, episode 2

    After decades in the spotlight as a broadcaster, comedian, and writer, Iain Lee found himself in a moment that would change and possibly save, more than one life.In this powerful episode, Iain recounts the night a…

  8. 2026-10-12 · 1 hr 1 min · Episode 66

    Nikki Lilly has spent much of her life navigating chronic illness, hospital stays and a body that has often felt unfamiliar to her.She shares how creativity, therapy, family and connection have helped her rebuild her…

  9. 2026-10-05 · 30 min · Episode 65

    For Matt Willis, addiction was never the real problem. It was the solution to a pain he didn't know how to deal with.In this solo episode, Matt talks about Mending, his new memoir tracing his lifelong relationship with…

  10. 2026-09-28 · 1 hr 14 min · Episode 63

    Matt Willis sits down with Professor David Nutt, one of the world's leading experts on drugs and the brain, to answer a question so many people carry in silence: why can't I just stop?David explains how addiction…

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Oldest episode in feed
07/2023 · over 3 years
Typical length
47 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords
addiction, recovery, sobriety, mentalhealth, menshealth, trauma, healing, relapse

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