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Welcome back to the Clink. Fantastic to have you all back for another episode here today. I tell you what, I'm actually quietly excited. This guest today has been someone that I've been communicating with for several years. This man is doing wonderful things. I'm going to let you hear his story from his mouth because it is one that I believe is very worthy, and the contribution to community that he gives and the skills that he has in life acquired through his own lived experiences phenomenal. You know, I really want to take today and let's look at what it takes when you feel rejected, the haters, the naysayers, you know, the adversity that you can't do this, or you you shouldn't be able to do this, or even just been written off as a statistic today, Denny Shannon, Welcome to the clink, mate. I couldn't ask for a better person to be able to explain all that.

Welcome back to the Clink. Fantastic to have you all back for another episode here today. I tell you what, I'm actually quietly excited. This guest today has been someone that I've been communicating with for several years. This man is doing wonderful things. I'm going to let you hear his story from his mouth because it is one that I believe is very worthy, and the contribution to community that he gives and the skills that he has in life acquired through his own lived experiences phenomenal. You know, I really want to take today and let's look at what it takes when you feel rejected, the haters, the naysayers, you know, the adversity that you can't do this, or you you shouldn't be able to do this, or even just been written off as a statistic today, Denny Shannon, Welcome to the clink, mate. I couldn't ask for a better person to be able to explain all that.

Brother. It's so good to be here, Brendan. We have had a few crxit. I don't know what happened was I actually I kind of remember one thing happening. But anyway, mate, it has been well, it's absolutely pleasure to know you and to be a part of your show mate, and those things that you just mentioned, like that brings up a few feelings it away because it is a struggle out. You're trying to do this. You cop a lot of hate. I heard you mentioned that. You know. It's just yeah, look, it's just just weighs heavy on me at times.

Brother. It's so good to be here, Brendan. We have had a few crxit. I don't know what happened was I actually I kind of remember one thing happening. But anyway, mate, it has been well, it's absolutely pleasure to know you and to be a part of your show mate, and those things that you just mentioned, like that brings up a few feelings it away because it is a struggle out. You're trying to do this. You cop a lot of hate. I heard you mentioned that. You know. It's just yeah, look, it's just just weighs heavy on me at times.

You know. You know, I've got to be honest. I try not to play into any of the you know, the bullshit comments. And look I had, you know, some comments even in a YouTube thing where I did a interview with Gary Jubilant and you know, you've got sort of the old ex Crims throwing out she shit calls, you know, making out like you're a piece of shit, You're no good. Can't this sort of talk? And then you've got, you know, the heat side of the fence of oh, you're just a scumbag that's set up a copper. You know, you'll never change, you know, you just you always, you always, And they do way heavy, especially when you know what you bring to the table and the contribution you're making to life and the community and trying to help people. I mean a simple comment which you'll laugh about, you know, you often see and I must say thank you to everybody out there that gets on and does leave a comment in the columns where you're allowed to obviously express yourself ratings and sol on that. I mean, we ninety percent of the time.

You know. You know, I've got to be honest. I try not to play into any of the you know, the bullshit comments. And look I had, you know, some comments even in a YouTube thing where I did a interview with Gary Jubilant and you know, you've got sort of the old ex Crims throwing out she shit calls, you know, making out like you're a piece of shit, You're no good. Can't this sort of talk? And then you've got, you know, the heat side of the fence of oh, you're just a scumbag that's set up a copper. You know, you'll never change, you know, you just you always, you always, And they do way heavy, especially when you know what you bring to the table and the contribution you're making to life and the community and trying to help people. I mean a simple comment which you'll laugh about, you know, you often see and I must say thank you to everybody out there that gets on and does leave a comment in the columns where you're allowed to obviously express yourself ratings and sol on that. I mean, we ninety percent of the time.

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We're at four point seven after four years, so I can't complain. It's that's a pretty good rating in thousands of comments. But the funny thing is that comes up a lot is oh, really wanted to listen in. I really wanted to get but unfortunately Brent was talking or Brent was sharing this. Well, hello, Fuckheed.

We're at four point seven after four years, so I can't complain. It's that's a pretty good rating in thousands of comments. But the funny thing is that comes up a lot is oh, really wanted to listen in. I really wanted to get but unfortunately Brent was talking or Brent was sharing this. Well, hello, Fuckheed.

Obviously I've got to share it and I've got to interact with my guests, and we do have a lot in common because this is how the clin started, or based off my story, which it is something that is relatable to so many of my guests now over two hundred guests, and look, I'm really sorry if that has given somebody a little bit of salt in your wound. But if you're feeling that salty in and you can't accept hearing me and the guest interact, then please go on listen to another podcast, because at the end of the day, there's always going to be somebody else that jumps in your seat and goes, how good was that? And that's what we strive to do is bring you the best, real true stories of success, redemption and just powerful stories.

Obviously I've got to share it and I've got to interact with my guests, and we do have a lot in common because this is how the clin started, or based off my story, which it is something that is relatable to so many of my guests now over two hundred guests, and look, I'm really sorry if that has given somebody a little bit of salt in your wound. But if you're feeling that salty in and you can't accept hearing me and the guest interact, then please go on listen to another podcast, because at the end of the day, there's always going to be somebody else that jumps in your seat and goes, how good was that? And that's what we strive to do is bring you the best, real true stories of success, redemption and just powerful stories.

Danny, I really got to give you credit on your story, and it is one that's so worthy. You know, you're a dad, you're a husband, You definitely live what you preach and each day you take those steps forward in recovery. For those that don't know you, let's take them back on a journey, because it is an in depth journey and something that we've got to squash into a period of time, and I want everybody to understand who you really were and what life was like to the man that you are today and the massive over the last god knows how many years.

Danny, I really got to give you credit on your story, and it is one that's so worthy. You know, you're a dad, you're a husband, You definitely live what you preach and each day you take those steps forward in recovery. For those that don't know you, let's take them back on a journey, because it is an in depth journey and something that we've got to squash into a period of time, and I want everybody to understand who you really were and what life was like to the man that you are today and the massive over the last god knows how many years.

I mean, fifteen years, five months, and two days. Claim. We'll just going back to that. The negativity of course, being in the in the spotlight. Sometimes it does draw a bit of negative attention and it does be heavy on me at times. But you know, we also learn on this journey. Well I've certainly learned on this journey that I think it's the words integrity or fronting up. I just need to keep running up. And I do know through all the mostly positive feedback, the impact that I'm having. So what am I going to let that one person in the room get me down? Sometimes I want to, but I will not mate. I will not do that. If I did, I probably would fail at my own recovery too, because in a way, that's kind of what recovery is. Like. You know, I picked up drugs at a young age, but fourteen, it's horrible to hear how young people are picking up drugs these days. Like fourteen, that's old, that's getting old. Some of the horrible stories I hear from, you know, like nine year olds, ten year olds, eleven year olds who are smoke picking up drugs and drinking at a younger age. I know that's common, but anyway, for me, it was fourteen, I quickly fell into I don't know if you'd call it addiction, but I'm into regular use of smoking pot and sounding to drink so daddled with speed and LSD and magic mushrooms. By the age of fifteen, I tried all of those things. Brand i'd done this little bit of a move a geographical my mom and dad. Let me give mom and Dad a shout out. First, Mom is this beautiful soul who taught me all of my values and morals. Her name's Maria. She gets a shout out and every other my sort of interviews because she played such a massive role. And then my dad, he's an a legend too recently just passed away. He's nicknamed Shonky. He taught me everything I shouldn't know. You know, my dad was my fence for fifteen years, me and my Mayde. He used to buy all our sole and equipment, and he put in orders that my mom was his beautiful, loving soul who would just always be shaking her head, and she would visit me in jail every week. And so with my dad. Mom would bring the love, my dad would bring the drop that bring me roles or whatever it was. So bless my dad. Man. I always told my dad Tony as well. I think this plays a role too. So I've never had a dad really, you know, I just always called him Tony. He taught me everything I should know. My mom My mom, I would say, is responsible for this good spirit and values and morals that I have today. Anyway, that shit all went out the window pretty quickly by the age of fifteen. I first I said I would never touch heroin. You know, I played before those other things, and I didn't call them addiction yet because I think I was just experimenting, dabbling. But I picked up Heroin at fifteen in our mate for the next That was the beginning of the end. Bro From the next seventeen years, I never missed a day of it since then.

I mean, fifteen years, five months, and two days. Claim. We'll just going back to that. The negativity of course, being in the in the spotlight. Sometimes it does draw a bit of negative attention and it does be heavy on me at times. But you know, we also learn on this journey. Well I've certainly learned on this journey that I think it's the words integrity or fronting up. I just need to keep running up. And I do know through all the mostly positive feedback, the impact that I'm having. So what am I going to let that one person in the room get me down? Sometimes I want to, but I will not mate. I will not do that. If I did, I probably would fail at my own recovery too, because in a way, that's kind of what recovery is. Like. You know, I picked up drugs at a young age, but fourteen, it's horrible to hear how young people are picking up drugs these days. Like fourteen, that's old, that's getting old. Some of the horrible stories I hear from, you know, like nine year olds, ten year olds, eleven year olds who are smoke picking up drugs and drinking at a younger age. I know that's common, but anyway, for me, it was fourteen, I quickly fell into I don't know if you'd call it addiction, but I'm into regular use of smoking pot and sounding to drink so daddled with speed and LSD and magic mushrooms. By the age of fifteen, I tried all of those things. Brand i'd done this little bit of a move a geographical my mom and dad. Let me give mom and Dad a shout out. First, Mom is this beautiful soul who taught me all of my values and morals. Her name's Maria. She gets a shout out and every other my sort of interviews because she played such a massive role. And then my dad, he's an a legend too recently just passed away. He's nicknamed Shonky. He taught me everything I shouldn't know. You know, my dad was my fence for fifteen years, me and my Mayde. He used to buy all our sole and equipment, and he put in orders that my mom was his beautiful, loving soul who would just always be shaking her head, and she would visit me in jail every week. And so with my dad. Mom would bring the love, my dad would bring the drop that bring me roles or whatever it was. So bless my dad. Man. I always told my dad Tony as well. I think this plays a role too. So I've never had a dad really, you know, I just always called him Tony. He taught me everything I should know. My mom My mom, I would say, is responsible for this good spirit and values and morals that I have today. Anyway, that shit all went out the window pretty quickly by the age of fifteen. I first I said I would never touch heroin. You know, I played before those other things, and I didn't call them addiction yet because I think I was just experimenting, dabbling. But I picked up Heroin at fifteen in our mate for the next That was the beginning of the end. Bro From the next seventeen years, I never missed a day of it since then.

You know that was a you know when you talk like you just said, I never missed a day of it. I only spoke with a Chap the other day and we were talking about the commitment that us that have criminal drug addiction pass what we did. Okay, once again, we don't get on here and glorify any of it. It's just it is part of each and every guest story, so it needs to be spoken of the biggest thing is like people say to me, now, okay, your business is doing well, it's growing, you know, I've got a pressure clean business, and most definitely it's you know, not at it even a quarter of its peak? Moving forward? Why do I push so hard? I work seven days a week, whatever hour of the day. It doesn't bother me, And I push it back to my mentality. They've grown up on the streets, the hustle, you know, the need to have to have money, the need to actually have to put a roof over my head, clothing on my back. Yeah, okay, they weren't the right choices, but I knew no different growing up. It was survival and it's just what life was and the cards that you were dealt with. You talk about your addiction, the commitment of seventeen years of never missing a day. Go and find some fucking body that turns up to work every day for seventeen years and tell me that they are committed to their job. And I can tell you now, there ain't going to be anybody out there but yet an addict as the best commitment to fucking life.

You know that was a you know when you talk like you just said, I never missed a day of it. I only spoke with a Chap the other day and we were talking about the commitment that us that have criminal drug addiction pass what we did. Okay, once again, we don't get on here and glorify any of it. It's just it is part of each and every guest story, so it needs to be spoken of the biggest thing is like people say to me, now, okay, your business is doing well, it's growing, you know, I've got a pressure clean business, and most definitely it's you know, not at it even a quarter of its peak? Moving forward? Why do I push so hard? I work seven days a week, whatever hour of the day. It doesn't bother me, And I push it back to my mentality. They've grown up on the streets, the hustle, you know, the need to have to have money, the need to actually have to put a roof over my head, clothing on my back. Yeah, okay, they weren't the right choices, but I knew no different growing up. It was survival and it's just what life was and the cards that you were dealt with. You talk about your addiction, the commitment of seventeen years of never missing a day. Go and find some fucking body that turns up to work every day for seventeen years and tell me that they are committed to their job. And I can tell you now, there ain't going to be anybody out there but yet an addict as the best commitment to fucking life.

It's so true, Brent, and in that time too, bro, like I spent say seven of those years in custody, and I was still stoned every day. Like that's real commitment if you can get dooned in jail every day. Now, given I was on a big dose of methadone, so I would count that as being stone. But I was smoking pidon, using fucking amphetamines in prison walls on. Fucking It was a bit hard to use heroin in prison because I would never get enough. You know, I was on a big doos of methadone by the end of it.

It's so true, Brent, and in that time too, bro, like I spent say seven of those years in custody, and I was still stoned every day. Like that's real commitment if you can get dooned in jail every day. Now, given I was on a big dose of methadone, so I would count that as being stone. But I was smoking pidon, using fucking amphetamines in prison walls on. Fucking It was a bit hard to use heroin in prison because I would never get enough. You know, I was on a big doos of methadone by the end of it.

Better, Well, this is the thing, you know, like and as you know what you're seeing there with back in the days before the bube and subby came down with the methadone, like the transition between someone's mouth to another person's or a dabble and a dirty shot. I countless times had walked past cells and blokes had just scotten a drop someone out of the dome the next minute from a dirty shot.

Better, Well, this is the thing, you know, like and as you know what you're seeing there with back in the days before the bube and subby came down with the methadone, like the transition between someone's mouth to another person's or a dabble and a dirty shot. I countless times had walked past cells and blokes had just scotten a drop someone out of the dome the next minute from a dirty shot.

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Remember the spew man like the spew.

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Ah, yes, browing the little little cotton bits and sticking around.

And I had a dirty shot once too, from getting it out of my own mouth and spitting into it through a straw into a cup. I can't believe it's got straight cleaning. Didn't get onto it, and then don't take it outside and shoot it up And I ended up with a dirty shot. It was the most sickest I have ever been for three days. I was just like death warmed up, you know And do you think that stopped me? I did it again after that, you know? So?

And I had a dirty shot once too, from getting it out of my own mouth and spitting into it through a straw into a cup. I can't believe it's got straight cleaning. Didn't get onto it, and then don't take it outside and shoot it up And I ended up with a dirty shot. It was the most sickest I have ever been for three days. I was just like death warmed up, you know And do you think that stopped me? I did it again after that, you know? So?

And that's the thing with you talking about commitment. You actually you actually went on the run and got out of jail, didn't you. Yeah, you took off.

And that's the thing with you talking about commitment. You actually you actually went on the run and got out of jail, didn't you. Yeah, you took off.

I did. I did scale the twenty four foot fence with a big four foot barreling in two thousand and one, brend I did manage to get up on top of that fence during a religious event called.

I did. I did scale the twenty four foot fence with a big four foot barreling in two thousand and one, brend I did manage to get up on top of that fence during a religious event called.

Oh you weren't so you weren't half pieh on the nod and just felt like going for a walk.

Oh you weren't so you weren't half pieh on the nod and just felt like going for a walk.

Do you remember chorus they've had Chorus Chorus is an event that they run him in the visiting areas in prison. And I managed to at the end of that event duck out of the back or everybody was in there holding hands singing Kumbaya, and I managed to fucking scout the fence and I got up on top of the barrel fans. I'm still one hundred meters from the outside. And as I was creeping along the fence kind of like you know, like this, an officer I call him mister Sink because he had the turb and he spotted me up on the fence and he was straight on the radio. So the chase was was on. Bro, the squad, the U, they all got called. But I did manage to get away. Bro, the good old U.

Do you remember chorus they've had Chorus Chorus is an event that they run him in the visiting areas in prison. And I managed to at the end of that event duck out of the back or everybody was in there holding hands singing Kumbaya, and I managed to fucking scout the fence and I got up on top of the barrel fans. I'm still one hundred meters from the outside. And as I was creeping along the fence kind of like you know, like this, an officer I call him mister Sink because he had the turb and he spotted me up on the fence and he was straight on the radio. So the chase was was on. Bro, the squad, the U, they all got called. But I did manage to get away. Bro, the good old U.

You don't hear that set any more. Listens from one of the old boys, the Malabar Emergency Units. Yeah, now it's a whole different terminology. But if you know someone that's actually dealt with the MU, you know that they've been absolutely flogged.

You don't hear that set any more. Listens from one of the old boys, the Malabar Emergency Units. Yeah, now it's a whole different terminology. But if you know someone that's actually dealt with the MU, you know that they've been absolutely flogged.

And well, yeah, yeah there you got your fucking put you to put a stop to whatever behavior's going on the MU. So yeah, I got away.

And well, yeah, yeah there you got your fucking put you to put a stop to whatever behavior's going on the MU. So yeah, I got away.

You did, and you you know, you're out living what you thought was just a life of well, I guess it was addiction. You're in addiction. You you you're out there, You're you're running the ball up to make an earn. You're doing whatever you're doing. Where was your mindset back then?

You did, and you you know, you're out living what you thought was just a life of well, I guess it was addiction. You're in addiction. You you you're out there, You're you're running the ball up to make an earn. You're doing whatever you're doing. Where was your mindset back then?

Man? Yeah, Brandon, I love that let's because it was. That's just all the mess, you know, like it was. It's just your typical fucking garden variety heroin age with a will to using and get more drugs like no else, you know, the obsession and compulsion like it's like I've got this devil, this animal in time that needs to get onto. To answer your question, all I cared about bro was certainly not my life, I hate to say, not even my family. How I was affecting my family, I thought, I honestly thought, how am I hurting you guys? You know this is so fucking selfish? Man? How am I hurting my mom my sister? All I'm doing is hurting myself. You know That's the way I used to think, And mate, I would do anything to get stones, you know. So you know that would include using dirty and decting equipment who have been include you know, breaking into factories and I high speed police pursuits, you know, stealing cars or I just had to get on to change the way I felt because I hated how I felt straight. I couldn't well. I was never straight for longer than a couple of hours in all those years, you.

Man? Yeah, Brandon, I love that let's because it was. That's just all the mess, you know, like it was. It's just your typical fucking garden variety heroin age with a will to using and get more drugs like no else, you know, the obsession and compulsion like it's like I've got this devil, this animal in time that needs to get onto. To answer your question, all I cared about bro was certainly not my life, I hate to say, not even my family. How I was affecting my family, I thought, I honestly thought, how am I hurting you guys? You know this is so fucking selfish? Man? How am I hurting my mom my sister? All I'm doing is hurting myself. You know That's the way I used to think, And mate, I would do anything to get stones, you know. So you know that would include using dirty and decting equipment who have been include you know, breaking into factories and I high speed police pursuits, you know, stealing cars or I just had to get on to change the way I felt because I hated how I felt straight. I couldn't well. I was never straight for longer than a couple of hours in all those years, you.

Know, with that Danny I just want to ask you because you know, as we both know, I'm well aware of today because of our open dialogues and men like ourselves and women that are open to sharing their lives now and we've lost that shame of holding back and pressing things that have happened to us. For you, was there anything earlier in your piece that actually triggered these events for you to fall into addiction and wanted such a young age to indulge in drugs and crime.

Know, with that Danny I just want to ask you because you know, as we both know, I'm well aware of today because of our open dialogues and men like ourselves and women that are open to sharing their lives now and we've lost that shame of holding back and pressing things that have happened to us. For you, was there anything earlier in your piece that actually triggered these events for you to fall into addiction and wanted such a young age to indulge in drugs and crime.

Great question, Brenn. No, Look, well, look the worst to God for me. And I think that's a really important fact because anyone listening who doesn't come from an essay background or even get flogged again like physical abuse, that wasn't really my story, bro. What I do know is that the day I picked up drugs at fourteen, I became, like I remember growing up thinking I want to be like that as well, like I used to see, like you know, musicians and actors who were really on it and getting smashed. I always wanted to be like that, but it wasn't true. I don't know. It's just I had a pretty good childhood, even though you know, I was probably homeless at the age of fourteen, through my own choices. I left my family and I went couch surfing at a young age when I first picked up drugs. But ultimately, no, mate, I didn't come from a background. But what I do know is when I picked up drugs, I became a different person immediately, So you don't have to come from And the reason I say this because it's really important, is I used to think I was a bit different to other people because maybe maybe I didn't have it bad enough to be using.

Great question, Brenn. No, Look, well, look the worst to God for me. And I think that's a really important fact because anyone listening who doesn't come from an essay background or even get flogged again like physical abuse, that wasn't really my story, bro. What I do know is that the day I picked up drugs at fourteen, I became, like I remember growing up thinking I want to be like that as well, like I used to see, like you know, musicians and actors who were really on it and getting smashed. I always wanted to be like that, but it wasn't true. I don't know. It's just I had a pretty good childhood, even though you know, I was probably homeless at the age of fourteen, through my own choices. I left my family and I went couch surfing at a young age when I first picked up drugs. But ultimately, no, mate, I didn't come from a background. But what I do know is when I picked up drugs, I became a different person immediately, So you don't have to come from And the reason I say this because it's really important, is I used to think I was a bit different to other people because maybe maybe I didn't have it bad enough to be using.

But what I do know is to justify you out there destroying your life, what's your excuse sort of thing to why you're in this addiction, in this doom, in this darkness and this pit of hell.

But what I do know is to justify you out there destroying your life, what's your excuse sort of thing to why you're in this addiction, in this doom, in this darkness and this pit of hell.

Basically, what I know is addiction can come in many forms, and maybe it's hereditary, maybe it comes from your home life, or maybe you're just a fucking animal who loves drugs and once they put them into your system, you just changed into somebody who wasn't mean. That's kind of the story I relate to most, you know.

Basically, what I know is addiction can come in many forms, and maybe it's hereditary, maybe it comes from your home life, or maybe you're just a fucking animal who loves drugs and once they put them into your system, you just changed into somebody who wasn't mean. That's kind of the story I relate to most, you know.

I mean, look, we talk about commitment, and I refer back to it because I really so with this season of The Clink, each episode and each guess. Our goal is to give you know, two life important life tools to success. So, you know, like everybody has a story, and I'm not here to say anybody's story is better or worse than others. But my whole objective with the Clink now is we've grown and I want to enable people to realize out there that are struggling, or people that have been where we've been, that are there right now, that they have a toolbox at the end of our season with you know, twenty different options or steps to bettering your life through people like yourself. Another guests for you. You've had to learn the hard way, you know, but I know and we will get to it. What you bring to the table today and what skill sets and how to manage And why I touched on the fact of the whole you know, the haters and the naysayers is because everybody writes off someone in a you just scum, especially an addict, the heroin addict, You just shit, you know, like you would remember and for those that do remember, I remember walking the streets of Cabra when I was very young, teenager and just you know, the streets, the gutters were just lined with people on the nod and it was just vomit, power spews, people just shuffling around on the blink, scratching and talking shite. People are having shots in the middle of the like it was just a scene from an apocalypse that I don't think unless you lived it all were there, you would ever understand. But then I look at the way that society is today, and that the type of drug that's being used, and just the sadness that it has brought. I mean, look, it was always a perse snatch or a robbery of some type, but the way that we now see crime, especially in our young people and in these early addictions, and the way that the drugs are bringing out some of the most disgusted and putrid acts that we as men and many people would never accept. But today it's just part of it. I find it, you know, really really hard to so I guess process, but this is the reality of it. And you're someone who's been very hands on, especially in you know, the last ten years of you know, being there as a support worker. You know, you've you're really in the thick of it, and what is it? What is it, Denny? With society in the way that we're seeing today, and what's what's your thoughts around it from somebody who's lived.

I mean, look, we talk about commitment, and I refer back to it because I really so with this season of The Clink, each episode and each guess. Our goal is to give you know, two life important life tools to success. So, you know, like everybody has a story, and I'm not here to say anybody's story is better or worse than others. But my whole objective with the Clink now is we've grown and I want to enable people to realize out there that are struggling, or people that have been where we've been, that are there right now, that they have a toolbox at the end of our season with you know, twenty different options or steps to bettering your life through people like yourself. Another guests for you. You've had to learn the hard way, you know, but I know and we will get to it. What you bring to the table today and what skill sets and how to manage And why I touched on the fact of the whole you know, the haters and the naysayers is because everybody writes off someone in a you just scum, especially an addict, the heroin addict, You just shit, you know, like you would remember and for those that do remember, I remember walking the streets of Cabra when I was very young, teenager and just you know, the streets, the gutters were just lined with people on the nod and it was just vomit, power spews, people just shuffling around on the blink, scratching and talking shite. People are having shots in the middle of the like it was just a scene from an apocalypse that I don't think unless you lived it all were there, you would ever understand. But then I look at the way that society is today, and that the type of drug that's being used, and just the sadness that it has brought. I mean, look, it was always a perse snatch or a robbery of some type, but the way that we now see crime, especially in our young people and in these early addictions, and the way that the drugs are bringing out some of the most disgusted and putrid acts that we as men and many people would never accept. But today it's just part of it. I find it, you know, really really hard to so I guess process, but this is the reality of it. And you're someone who's been very hands on, especially in you know, the last ten years of you know, being there as a support worker. You know, you've you're really in the thick of it, and what is it? What is it, Denny? With society in the way that we're seeing today, and what's what's your thoughts around it from somebody who's lived.

It, Brent. Just on that note, I've got a seven year old daughter who I have castody of at the moment.

It, Brent. Just on that note, I've got a seven year old daughter who I have castody of at the moment.

Her mum's away in rehab. Just to clarify, she's not my wife, she's just I just look after her. But on that note, so this stuff that you're talking about hits home so so hard because like I'm petrified for her, you know, Like, and when I hear some of the horrific shit that's happening, man, I can't explain it.

Her mum's away in rehab. Just to clarify, she's not my wife, she's just I just look after her. But on that note, so this stuff that you're talking about hits home so so hard because like I'm petrified for her, you know, Like, and when I hear some of the horrific shit that's happening, man, I can't explain it.

It's fucking disgusting. And all I can put it down to is, I don't know if online presence plays a big role, because if you actually look back forty years ago, thirty years ago, I know the media plays out back then. Back then it was just as fucked up to it's just not as mainstream now. I think. I think a lot of the truth is like now, it's just everybody sees what's happening. But anyway, the point is, yeah, these kids, this didn't happen back then. The way these kids are cutting people and doing all that shit. Man, that it's just so you've got to blame I think their parents somewhat like they're growing up.

It's fucking disgusting. And all I can put it down to is, I don't know if online presence plays a big role, because if you actually look back forty years ago, thirty years ago, I know the media plays out back then. Back then it was just as fucked up to it's just not as mainstream now. I think. I think a lot of the truth is like now, it's just everybody sees what's happening. But anyway, the point is, yeah, these kids, this didn't happen back then. The way these kids are cutting people and doing all that shit. Man, that it's just so you've got to blame I think their parents somewhat like they're growing up.

I agree both. I agree, look the owner. The ownership comes back as far as I'm concerned as the parents. And I do a lot of workshops with troubled youth, and something that you commonly see is they don't realize how much alike they all are. And I'm talking about the poor kid that's getting picked on because he's the gronk or the whole you know, the group, or the alpha boy that's sitting on the vape, flexing and kicking everyone as he's walking in and shoving. And you know, when you break it back and peel it all back, they are all in this same position, and you know, I try to bring them all in and at the end they always seem to be in tears, hugging each other, and it's a powerful, powerful moment. And you see that, you know. But to me, when you hear the stories of these young people, it falls back into the hands of the parents. And I as a parent of four, mate, I could have brought my style of living from years ago into my lifestyle, raised my children in a certain way that gave them that same sort of I guess look at life and that it's okay to do things like this and don't worry about your education or going to school or your sports. Don't worry about it. Go get stayn with your mates, Get on the pierce at forty dead. I was locked up there in two years at the age of thirteen, and I was drinking bottles of Southern Comfort and fucking Jack Daniels and old turkey and a bag of fucking gas, like let's go. That was life, you know. Today, it's just it seems that life struggles are hard, and this is you know, the purpose once again of why we're here today is to try and help those out there that really want to change and make difference in their life. But you know, we've got to look at the fact that where they're coming from, what environment have they been exposed to? What is the norm in that home? Is it normal for a thirteen year old boy looking after his you know, six month old baby sister while mum's got five blokes lined up in the lound room, who hasn't slept for two days. And this is the facts. And you ask these kids, you know, like would you like to be put somewhere else? I can't leave my sister. I can't leave my little brother. It's heartbreaking, It's absolutely fucking heartbreaking. But what will happen to that young person? Statistically, that young person will do what they are seeing and become a product of their environment.

I agree both. I agree, look the owner. The ownership comes back as far as I'm concerned as the parents. And I do a lot of workshops with troubled youth, and something that you commonly see is they don't realize how much alike they all are. And I'm talking about the poor kid that's getting picked on because he's the gronk or the whole you know, the group, or the alpha boy that's sitting on the vape, flexing and kicking everyone as he's walking in and shoving. And you know, when you break it back and peel it all back, they are all in this same position, and you know, I try to bring them all in and at the end they always seem to be in tears, hugging each other, and it's a powerful, powerful moment. And you see that, you know. But to me, when you hear the stories of these young people, it falls back into the hands of the parents. And I as a parent of four, mate, I could have brought my style of living from years ago into my lifestyle, raised my children in a certain way that gave them that same sort of I guess look at life and that it's okay to do things like this and don't worry about your education or going to school or your sports. Don't worry about it. Go get stayn with your mates, Get on the pierce at forty dead. I was locked up there in two years at the age of thirteen, and I was drinking bottles of Southern Comfort and fucking Jack Daniels and old turkey and a bag of fucking gas, like let's go. That was life, you know. Today, it's just it seems that life struggles are hard, and this is you know, the purpose once again of why we're here today is to try and help those out there that really want to change and make difference in their life. But you know, we've got to look at the fact that where they're coming from, what environment have they been exposed to? What is the norm in that home? Is it normal for a thirteen year old boy looking after his you know, six month old baby sister while mum's got five blokes lined up in the lound room, who hasn't slept for two days. And this is the facts. And you ask these kids, you know, like would you like to be put somewhere else? I can't leave my sister. I can't leave my little brother. It's heartbreaking, It's absolutely fucking heartbreaking. But what will happen to that young person? Statistically, that young person will do what they are seeing and become a product of their environment.

Yeah. Man, it's so it's so horrible. You know, so often I have to literally because this stuff has such a big impact on me. So often I have to just go to this place where I go, Okay, this is the world we live in, you know, like and it's like I have to do that for my own sanity because I you know, that thing room where room and as vite caris trauma. Because I work for a lot of these people, it can really bring up a lot of those feelings, you know, Like can I just say, like this morning and most mornings, I got up, I opened my Doorter's bedroom, I said, good morning, babe. She showed stressed, kicked you out. I went and I went and jumped in the shower. Come back and I laid down with her and I said, you know, I said, what did you dream about? You know, like I just I just give her this my own conditional love, Like I know that I'm very fortunate maybe that I can do that. I mean I love this little girl so much. But imagine if every kid can have that fucking love every morning, and you know that take you off to school and say goodbye, let her how about the car and walks up to the fence book because it gives her a bit of independence, like all that stuff. That's really how I'm molding this beautiful and she sees the stuff I do helping people like, I don't know that's a bloomone, han, but that's what you want. That's the kind of figures we want for fucking kids.

Yeah. Man, it's so it's so horrible. You know, so often I have to literally because this stuff has such a big impact on me. So often I have to just go to this place where I go, Okay, this is the world we live in, you know, like and it's like I have to do that for my own sanity because I you know, that thing room where room and as vite caris trauma. Because I work for a lot of these people, it can really bring up a lot of those feelings, you know, Like can I just say, like this morning and most mornings, I got up, I opened my Doorter's bedroom, I said, good morning, babe. She showed stressed, kicked you out. I went and I went and jumped in the shower. Come back and I laid down with her and I said, you know, I said, what did you dream about? You know, like I just I just give her this my own conditional love, Like I know that I'm very fortunate maybe that I can do that. I mean I love this little girl so much. But imagine if every kid can have that fucking love every morning, and you know that take you off to school and say goodbye, let her how about the car and walks up to the fence book because it gives her a bit of independence, like all that stuff. That's really how I'm molding this beautiful and she sees the stuff I do helping people like, I don't know that's a bloomone, han, but that's what you want. That's the kind of figures we want for fucking kids.

And you know, like I often say this all I ask of my children every day and I'm the same, you know, like I've got a daughter at seventeen, she's legally blind. At the moment, I'm on my own raising my children, doing a bloody good job. And that's not a discredit. They've got a beautiful mom. She's a fantastic moment. It's just the situation and I'm happy to be full time with It's just what it is. But then you know you're running a business, You've got all these side hustles because you want to try and be the best version of yourself provide and as a man or as a woman today, when you're one out, you can't you can't provide for a family if you're not hustling, if you're not out there with at least two or three incomes coming out, you're not going to get through and you will have to resort to other things. And this is the reality of society and life today. So you know, people are struggling, people already that were struggling prior to you know, the heavier things in life and their own addictions and bad habits, which then as their children are getting older that are seeing more of it, being more exposed to. You know, that care factor of trying to cover things up and hide from it is just non existent anymore because it's just the norm. It is very hard, you know, for me and for you, with our old school morals. Is the last thing we want is our children to ever take a step in our shoes, ever from the past. Walk forward with me today all day long and be the best version of yourself. And life ain't fucking perfect because it's a roller coaster, but you know, we have ways of being able to reach out today. Speak ask for help is their talk for me. My kids know me, they know all about Dad. There's nothing hidden. I don't want them to hide from an I want them to know because now they can walk around a playground and see that a young person is struggling, and they reach out and they can notice their body languages and normal or they pick up on conversation and they see different things that they choose to step away from because they know where it's leading. And I'm very proud of that as you I'm sure, our brother, because you know, like just saying what you just said there, we are being the best version of ourselves for ourselves, but for our children.

And you know, like I often say this all I ask of my children every day and I'm the same, you know, like I've got a daughter at seventeen, she's legally blind. At the moment, I'm on my own raising my children, doing a bloody good job. And that's not a discredit. They've got a beautiful mom. She's a fantastic moment. It's just the situation and I'm happy to be full time with It's just what it is. But then you know you're running a business, You've got all these side hustles because you want to try and be the best version of yourself provide and as a man or as a woman today, when you're one out, you can't you can't provide for a family if you're not hustling, if you're not out there with at least two or three incomes coming out, you're not going to get through and you will have to resort to other things. And this is the reality of society and life today. So you know, people are struggling, people already that were struggling prior to you know, the heavier things in life and their own addictions and bad habits, which then as their children are getting older that are seeing more of it, being more exposed to. You know, that care factor of trying to cover things up and hide from it is just non existent anymore because it's just the norm. It is very hard, you know, for me and for you, with our old school morals. Is the last thing we want is our children to ever take a step in our shoes, ever from the past. Walk forward with me today all day long and be the best version of yourself. And life ain't fucking perfect because it's a roller coaster, but you know, we have ways of being able to reach out today. Speak ask for help is their talk for me. My kids know me, they know all about Dad. There's nothing hidden. I don't want them to hide from an I want them to know because now they can walk around a playground and see that a young person is struggling, and they reach out and they can notice their body languages and normal or they pick up on conversation and they see different things that they choose to step away from because they know where it's leading. And I'm very proud of that as you I'm sure, our brother, because you know, like just saying what you just said there, we are being the best version of ourselves for ourselves, but for our children.

This isn't a lot of selfishness, Like a lot of this fucking shit can be stopped, Like just stop being so fucking selfish when it comes to kids, Broun. I'm so passionate, Like if someone's using drugs abuse themselves, I get it. When it comes to the kids, you got nerve fucking right. And it's easy for me to say that because I guess, look, bro, my son I haven't mentioned my son grew up visiting me in the first half of his life in prison and the institutions. You know, I don't know how I could be for this moral high ground, but now it doesn't battle like I have to protect my daughter and I have to try and protect any kids as well, because you know, like I was a selfish fucker that was doing all that stuff and you know, nobody else confixed for me. Not a million dollars could change. I was the one. I had to man up. I had to find some tools and I had to stop fucking using as simple as that.

This isn't a lot of selfishness, Like a lot of this fucking shit can be stopped, Like just stop being so fucking selfish when it comes to kids, Broun. I'm so passionate, Like if someone's using drugs abuse themselves, I get it. When it comes to the kids, you got nerve fucking right. And it's easy for me to say that because I guess, look, bro, my son I haven't mentioned my son grew up visiting me in the first half of his life in prison and the institutions. You know, I don't know how I could be for this moral high ground, but now it doesn't battle like I have to protect my daughter and I have to try and protect any kids as well, because you know, like I was a selfish fucker that was doing all that stuff and you know, nobody else confixed for me. Not a million dollars could change. I was the one. I had to man up. I had to find some tools and I had to stop fucking using as simple as that.

Yeah, and I love that and I relate, you know, twenty six year old son myself that you know, unfortunately he knows I love him, But those those years are gone, all that year's spend in jail and you know he's mum raising him and basically saying enough. You know, like you're not going to be spoken speaking to him because you had your chances. Yeah, I did, and asked me years ago, and I would have said, ah, she's this and that, you know, but no, she was right. He didn't deserve to have to continually come into jail and visit me, and you know, yeah, okay, it's hurting the years after, but this is the point you need to take ownership. And you know, today's episode, I really feel carries a lot of weight. And I know because of your background and where you are today, you know, the ownership and that not caring about what people fucking think and embracing you know, like as we say we do. Yeah, we get triggered like anybody, but do we come over the top of it and realize that we're better than that? And you're never going to see that person in the street. They're never going to come and tappy on the show and say, hey, you're a fucking doug, You're a weak, can't do this, and that you're not going to say to your face, you know, so it really doesn't matter. I think, you know, as I do contradict sometimes myself because I do react. I try not to, but.

Yeah, and I love that and I relate, you know, twenty six year old son myself that you know, unfortunately he knows I love him, But those those years are gone, all that year's spend in jail and you know he's mum raising him and basically saying enough. You know, like you're not going to be spoken speaking to him because you had your chances. Yeah, I did, and asked me years ago, and I would have said, ah, she's this and that, you know, but no, she was right. He didn't deserve to have to continually come into jail and visit me, and you know, yeah, okay, it's hurting the years after, but this is the point you need to take ownership. And you know, today's episode, I really feel carries a lot of weight. And I know because of your background and where you are today, you know, the ownership and that not caring about what people fucking think and embracing you know, like as we say we do. Yeah, we get triggered like anybody, but do we come over the top of it and realize that we're better than that? And you're never going to see that person in the street. They're never going to come and tappy on the show and say, hey, you're a fucking doug, You're a weak, can't do this, and that you're not going to say to your face, you know, so it really doesn't matter. I think, you know, as I do contradict sometimes myself because I do react. I try not to, but.

Yeah, it's over. Yeah, look, you'll never.

Yeah, it's over. Yeah, look, you'll never.

You'll never see anybody pat you on the back when you're up, when you're winning. I'll always pull you back when they're jealous that you're up winning.

You'll never see anybody pat you on the back when you're up, when you're winning. I'll always pull you back when they're jealous that you're up winning.

I think it's okay to talk about, you know why, because I think it shows transparency. It just shows that, you know, it just shows that we're all just fucking echo and were and like and who knows, maybe there's a lesson in other people to because it's bullying, fucking bullies. Bullies the most putads like, it's been a fucking bully, that's all that. When you call someone a bully, it's hard to Then they go up. Then they like because bully is a real harsh word, really, isn't it When you think if you're a bully man, you're you're picking on the vulnerable people.

I think it's okay to talk about, you know why, because I think it shows transparency. It just shows that, you know, it just shows that we're all just fucking echo and were and like and who knows, maybe there's a lesson in other people to because it's bullying, fucking bullies. Bullies the most putads like, it's been a fucking bully, that's all that. When you call someone a bully, it's hard to Then they go up. Then they like because bully is a real harsh word, really, isn't it When you think if you're a bully man, you're you're picking on the vulnerable people.

You're like, yeah, you're weak, You're you're you're you're you're actually weak because you're a bully. You're standing over, you're you're belittling, you're taking advantage of the week.

You're like, yeah, you're weak, You're you're you're you're you're actually weak because you're a bully. You're standing over, you're you're belittling, you're taking advantage of the week.

You know what.

You know what.

I love Brandmon you said then about the hustle, Like that's like, yeah, you know what I've do got this, you know, full time dad to the only because her mom's away in rehabit the moment, so me and her mom just to give a bit of curity to people. I haven't been for a month for a long long time, but I we co parent, you know, and thank you God. Her mum got caught on the MetaDONE for some time and she's gone away to her rehabit and we've been documenting the journey too, which has been really cool, showing people out there with the right support that you know, families can you know, come away from this. But what that means now is I do have the kid here full time. I am running three businesses as well as you mentioned, and it is a constant hustle and I love it, bro like I wouldn't. That's why you do go that extra mile, like you said before, because we enjoy it. I enjoy it. I enjoyed the hustle so and look, I certainly haven't made it yet. I'm making it, you know. It's one day at a time. I feel like I will not stop until until I woke so I could stop, you know, but I do enjoy it, mate. I've got a multitude of things after this. I'm in twenty three minutes. I run an online group. I call it our Law School Development Workshop. So through the NDIS, we help bring individuals together in an online space to learn tools, tips and tricks to I've got a whole bunch of different topics like affirmations, connections, solution, budgeting, vision, thirty topics up there on the board that I'm going to age lesson. We teach one of those lessons and they're.

I love Brandmon you said then about the hustle, Like that's like, yeah, you know what I've do got this, you know, full time dad to the only because her mom's away in rehabit the moment, so me and her mom just to give a bit of curity to people. I haven't been for a month for a long long time, but I we co parent, you know, and thank you God. Her mum got caught on the MetaDONE for some time and she's gone away to her rehabit and we've been documenting the journey too, which has been really cool, showing people out there with the right support that you know, families can you know, come away from this. But what that means now is I do have the kid here full time. I am running three businesses as well as you mentioned, and it is a constant hustle and I love it, bro like I wouldn't. That's why you do go that extra mile, like you said before, because we enjoy it. I enjoy it. I enjoyed the hustle so and look, I certainly haven't made it yet. I'm making it, you know. It's one day at a time. I feel like I will not stop until until I woke so I could stop, you know, but I do enjoy it, mate. I've got a multitude of things after this. I'm in twenty three minutes. I run an online group. I call it our Law School Development Workshop. So through the NDIS, we help bring individuals together in an online space to learn tools, tips and tricks to I've got a whole bunch of different topics like affirmations, connections, solution, budgeting, vision, thirty topics up there on the board that I'm going to age lesson. We teach one of those lessons and they're.

I do love that.

I do love that.

Love that well, that's how our lives NDIS Low School Development Workshop. So weekdays at eleven am, Sydney time. I run those groups. So that's one of my little housholds I've got. And then I've got my app. So if anyone doesn't know, I'm the founder of a very innovative, cool video journaling app that allows you to record and document your hopes, your dreams, your fears, and your future aspiration. So, for example, you're struggling to pull out of our app and ask you some on screen prompt questions which to help guide you on a journey, says Danny, how are you doing today? Well, actually I'm struggling. You know, when we verbalize our issues out loud, we break down the barriers, We improve the chances and likelihood of seeking the help that we need when we're ready. So Encapsulator is my biggest hustle. Brendan is I read that little note last time. I'm going to post it. It was KFC. It's the Colonel Santas right, it's got him, It's got Colonel Sanders and says he pitched KFC one thousand and nine times before success. You know, and I get quite emotional say that because I'm not going to fucking give up man like Encapsulator is going to be the top five mental health, mental health and wellness apps in the world. I believe I just haven't found the right connection yet, mate.

Love that well, that's how our lives NDIS Low School Development Workshop. So weekdays at eleven am, Sydney time. I run those groups. So that's one of my little housholds I've got. And then I've got my app. So if anyone doesn't know, I'm the founder of a very innovative, cool video journaling app that allows you to record and document your hopes, your dreams, your fears, and your future aspiration. So, for example, you're struggling to pull out of our app and ask you some on screen prompt questions which to help guide you on a journey, says Danny, how are you doing today? Well, actually I'm struggling. You know, when we verbalize our issues out loud, we break down the barriers, We improve the chances and likelihood of seeking the help that we need when we're ready. So Encapsulator is my biggest hustle. Brendan is I read that little note last time. I'm going to post it. It was KFC. It's the Colonel Santas right, it's got him, It's got Colonel Sanders and says he pitched KFC one thousand and nine times before success. You know, and I get quite emotional say that because I'm not going to fucking give up man like Encapsulator is going to be the top five mental health, mental health and wellness apps in the world. I believe I just haven't found the right connection yet, mate.

And you know what, this is what life's about. And Danny, this is why I wanted you on the cling because your story is really moving and your action. You know, it's not a verbal it's not a word. You don't just get out there talking shit just to make an earn and it's not about a gimmick. You fucking live and breathe that one. You're going through it with your daughter's mum. So once' Now that you're now the supporter of somebody who's trying to better themselves through I will say addiction methodons, addictives. God bless her and I wish her all the very best. And you are now that person that you needed. How awesome is that? But put that aside. What you're giving is over and beyond expectations because you're so passionate. You're so motivated and driven through your own lived experience, which is something I love. I'm powerful. It's look. I'm about to head to Townsville as a guest in and organization's mentoring program in the second week of March, and mate, I cannot wait. I'm going to be going into the community working with all the troubled youth up there, and I'm coming into a space where they're trying to create prevention around the youth crime and addiction up in Townsville, and they reached out to me. It's been back and forth since before Christmas. It's now locked in an official I'm going up there for four days ago, right into the heart of it, and I couldn't I could not be any proud of it, of where I've come from and have somebody reach out to me and ask me and validate my person because that, to me shows whatever I'm doing here, like you just said, it's having an impact. It's changing lives, it's making a difference, and I'm fucking proud of that. You know, I've got to juggle a few things to make it happen, but we will. I'll do it and it'll be awesome. You know. It's something that I really want people to start to understand that you can.

And you know what, this is what life's about. And Danny, this is why I wanted you on the cling because your story is really moving and your action. You know, it's not a verbal it's not a word. You don't just get out there talking shit just to make an earn and it's not about a gimmick. You fucking live and breathe that one. You're going through it with your daughter's mum. So once' Now that you're now the supporter of somebody who's trying to better themselves through I will say addiction methodons, addictives. God bless her and I wish her all the very best. And you are now that person that you needed. How awesome is that? But put that aside. What you're giving is over and beyond expectations because you're so passionate. You're so motivated and driven through your own lived experience, which is something I love. I'm powerful. It's look. I'm about to head to Townsville as a guest in and organization's mentoring program in the second week of March, and mate, I cannot wait. I'm going to be going into the community working with all the troubled youth up there, and I'm coming into a space where they're trying to create prevention around the youth crime and addiction up in Townsville, and they reached out to me. It's been back and forth since before Christmas. It's now locked in an official I'm going up there for four days ago, right into the heart of it, and I couldn't I could not be any proud of it, of where I've come from and have somebody reach out to me and ask me and validate my person because that, to me shows whatever I'm doing here, like you just said, it's having an impact. It's changing lives, it's making a difference, and I'm fucking proud of that. You know, I've got to juggle a few things to make it happen, but we will. I'll do it and it'll be awesome. You know. It's something that I really want people to start to understand that you can.

Oh, by the way, that's congratulations on that too. Isn't it amazing the opportunities that come through sharing our stories. That's what happened isn't it like people have been hearing on the clink. They've very Brent Jinton. They're going to fucking they want to let's get him up here to help our young people. It's amazing. The opportunities are absolutely limitless from doing what we do, So anyone who's thinking about sharing their stories, I would encourage you to do so because people need to hear it and those opportunities are amazing. But what I was just going to say, I say to everyone often is dream big. You know you can do anything, and don't let the fear stop you. Because for so long, heroine and it was really what I was covering up with this fearm, and I was scared. I was just this scared little boy who acted fucking tough, but really, underneath it all, I just didn't know how to live. Today, I've learned to live a life beyond my older streams, and I would encourage everyone to be brave, have some courage, dream big, gag because you can do anything, which just reminds me of what you just said, Broan. Congrats on that man.

Oh, by the way, that's congratulations on that too. Isn't it amazing the opportunities that come through sharing our stories. That's what happened isn't it like people have been hearing on the clink. They've very Brent Jinton. They're going to fucking they want to let's get him up here to help our young people. It's amazing. The opportunities are absolutely limitless from doing what we do, So anyone who's thinking about sharing their stories, I would encourage you to do so because people need to hear it and those opportunities are amazing. But what I was just going to say, I say to everyone often is dream big. You know you can do anything, and don't let the fear stop you. Because for so long, heroine and it was really what I was covering up with this fearm, and I was scared. I was just this scared little boy who acted fucking tough, but really, underneath it all, I just didn't know how to live. Today, I've learned to live a life beyond my older streams, and I would encourage everyone to be brave, have some courage, dream big, gag because you can do anything, which just reminds me of what you just said, Broan. Congrats on that man.

Yeah, look, as I said, you know, I'm very honored and I've got a message from mel Big shout out, mel. I know you're listening to this at some stage, but she was saying, Brent, you know, like the kids have just basically spammed your podcast. They're just you know, listening to it. I'm going to all the truth, So I've got to prepare myself for I'm sure a lot of questions about different guests and over two hundred guests, and as I say, five million downloads is literally a stone throw away. So there's a bit bit behind the scenes that I've got to go back and revise, and I'm going to do a couple of podcasts up there because I want to bring I want to bring what they're doing to life, you know, I want I want the world to know, and I feel that if I can contribute back to the same I was one of those young persons, you know, broken the system, in the system, deep in the system, and it took me the best part of you know, thirty odd years to pull my head out of that. At forty nine, I'm very proud of where I'm at, and life is not easy, and this is something that we've just got to continue to make sure that people understand it is a battle and you are going to struggle. It's finding those those tools through people like yourself, myself, and all the wonderful guests that have been on How do we then embrace this moment of we don't see the end of the fucking tunnel and it's dark and I want to tap out, you know, like I don't care. I'm so far in addiction. Is a fuck about me? I look like shit now, Like I've got no nutritional value within myself. I've got no self reps of respect. I guess is the word Danny? What's that advice would you give to that person? Because I mean, you posted something the other day and it was quite interesting because it showed the two types of Danny, the Danny in addiction and the Danny today, you know, the shoeless, the homeless looking guy, to the guy that's just full of life energy and looks amazing, you know, healthy and bouncing off the walls. You know, how do you continue to try and network and making that a reality for people? I mean, I get it, people have got to want the want it themselves.

Yeah, look, as I said, you know, I'm very honored and I've got a message from mel Big shout out, mel. I know you're listening to this at some stage, but she was saying, Brent, you know, like the kids have just basically spammed your podcast. They're just you know, listening to it. I'm going to all the truth, So I've got to prepare myself for I'm sure a lot of questions about different guests and over two hundred guests, and as I say, five million downloads is literally a stone throw away. So there's a bit bit behind the scenes that I've got to go back and revise, and I'm going to do a couple of podcasts up there because I want to bring I want to bring what they're doing to life, you know, I want I want the world to know, and I feel that if I can contribute back to the same I was one of those young persons, you know, broken the system, in the system, deep in the system, and it took me the best part of you know, thirty odd years to pull my head out of that. At forty nine, I'm very proud of where I'm at, and life is not easy, and this is something that we've just got to continue to make sure that people understand it is a battle and you are going to struggle. It's finding those those tools through people like yourself, myself, and all the wonderful guests that have been on How do we then embrace this moment of we don't see the end of the fucking tunnel and it's dark and I want to tap out, you know, like I don't care. I'm so far in addiction. Is a fuck about me? I look like shit now, Like I've got no nutritional value within myself. I've got no self reps of respect. I guess is the word Danny? What's that advice would you give to that person? Because I mean, you posted something the other day and it was quite interesting because it showed the two types of Danny, the Danny in addiction and the Danny today, you know, the shoeless, the homeless looking guy, to the guy that's just full of life energy and looks amazing, you know, healthy and bouncing off the walls. You know, how do you continue to try and network and making that a reality for people? I mean, I get it, people have got to want the want it themselves.

But okay, well, Brent, great bro. I just want to say, like I'm actually quite the introverted person. I just want to share this because probably a lot of people out there are like that as well, and they think that you can't do this now. Even so it goes back to this dream big like I know what I want. I want to live a good life. I want to give my family a good life too. So sometimes that means I need to take little risks, you know. It means I need to reach out. I need to say hey, how you doing, put my hand out and say thank you very much, let people know the positive impact that they've had in my life. Now, by doing that, it creates this energy like I always try to be the better person in whatever situation I try to be. I'm saying I get it right all the time. And what that means is if somebody's looking grumpy or shitty or pissed off, I just try and smile at them and say hello, Hey, you going now? Brent. I know seems far fast from what you're saying, but what that does is it creates small talk, and small talk sometimes leads to biggest stuff to you know. And the reason I say I'm an introvert is I am I don't like It's like I don't like people because that fears still underneath me a lot, but my life and my daughter's life, my family's life is more important. So I go outside of my comfort zone. I go outside of my comfort zone. And that's where they say growth happens out of the comfort zone. And I do that every single day. Man. So I would just again say to people, especially if you're feeling down, sad like and you don't want to be here anymore, I think they're probably the most important person in the room. I often say, Brend my social media, I do a lot of live streams as well, and I often say that the most important person in the room is that person that you can see in the numbers in the viewers, but they're not saying anything. They're not commenting. You know why they're not saying because they're ashamed to comment and let other people see that they're in there, or they're coming from some kind of domestic violunce that they can't be seen to be engaging with that stuff. Now, they are the most important people in the room. And I've also seen that those people over time will then reach out and say, Danny, You've been watching you for years, you know you get this all the time. I've been watching you for years. You've had this much of an impact because if we can reach those people, the most important people in the room, the ones who aren't commenting and just watching in silence. I just want to let you know that, yeah, that you can do this, and all you need to do is be brave, have some courage, each out. I answer every single DM that I get. I might not answer it straight away, but reach out because you will get an audio response from me. And sometimes that's all that you need is just to be validated and heard. Let somebody know that somebody cares. So yeah, bro, I think that's what i'd say to that.

But okay, well, Brent, great bro. I just want to say, like I'm actually quite the introverted person. I just want to share this because probably a lot of people out there are like that as well, and they think that you can't do this now. Even so it goes back to this dream big like I know what I want. I want to live a good life. I want to give my family a good life too. So sometimes that means I need to take little risks, you know. It means I need to reach out. I need to say hey, how you doing, put my hand out and say thank you very much, let people know the positive impact that they've had in my life. Now, by doing that, it creates this energy like I always try to be the better person in whatever situation I try to be. I'm saying I get it right all the time. And what that means is if somebody's looking grumpy or shitty or pissed off, I just try and smile at them and say hello, Hey, you going now? Brent. I know seems far fast from what you're saying, but what that does is it creates small talk, and small talk sometimes leads to biggest stuff to you know. And the reason I say I'm an introvert is I am I don't like It's like I don't like people because that fears still underneath me a lot, but my life and my daughter's life, my family's life is more important. So I go outside of my comfort zone. I go outside of my comfort zone. And that's where they say growth happens out of the comfort zone. And I do that every single day. Man. So I would just again say to people, especially if you're feeling down, sad like and you don't want to be here anymore, I think they're probably the most important person in the room. I often say, Brend my social media, I do a lot of live streams as well, and I often say that the most important person in the room is that person that you can see in the numbers in the viewers, but they're not saying anything. They're not commenting. You know why they're not saying because they're ashamed to comment and let other people see that they're in there, or they're coming from some kind of domestic violunce that they can't be seen to be engaging with that stuff. Now, they are the most important people in the room. And I've also seen that those people over time will then reach out and say, Danny, You've been watching you for years, you know you get this all the time. I've been watching you for years. You've had this much of an impact because if we can reach those people, the most important people in the room, the ones who aren't commenting and just watching in silence. I just want to let you know that, yeah, that you can do this, and all you need to do is be brave, have some courage, each out. I answer every single DM that I get. I might not answer it straight away, but reach out because you will get an audio response from me. And sometimes that's all that you need is just to be validated and heard. Let somebody know that somebody cares. So yeah, bro, I think that's what i'd say to that.

I really got to give you credit to. You know, like when I first come across your pay and I don't do TikTok because for me personally, I find it way too toxic and I end up just I can't tolerate the conversations and the actions of people. And I know, look, it's not my burden to carry, but when it involves me, it's not cool. But I have definitely skimmed across it in the earliest stages to make that call. And you, my friend, oh wow, talk about fucking and don't take this the wrong way. But if you're fucking a clown in a circus. Mate, you did the best clown in the world because you're fucking funny. And the way that you put the way that you put the facts, and sometimes it's very painful what you talk about because it's a reality check, but you're able to put it in context that actually gives people a little bit of a smack in the face, but at the same time a little bit of humor on the back. But now, for an introverted man, you do pretty good, brother, Brett.