top of page

To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key.






















Wrestling with Life and Death
Last week was emotional, and really unexpected. For two reasons. First the sudden passing of Ben, known in the wrestling world as PAC. A wonderful human, aged just 40, born the same year as me. I’ve never really been a celebrity follower or felt that closeness many people feel to celebrities; they are people I don’t know and have never met. As a fan of wrestling, you do get exposed to death. There’s been many well known wrestlers die, and some at a very young ages. So when Be

Mike Douglas
6 days ago2 min read


International Podcast Day
Happy International Podcast Day! Gosh, do you remember when podcasting was niche? It was so hard to get started, you had to have so many different things sorted. You needed to have a podcast .PNG image/ logo on one platform, then your audio would sit on another, and separately to both of those you'd have your RSS feed. Then you needed to connect that RSS feed to podcast platforms. Honestly it was a whole mission, well, maybe like 5 missions. It is so much easier to get starte

Mike Douglas
Sep 303 min read


Searching for a Counsellor
Following on from my recent health checkups and reflections, it's become increasingly apparent that I need to re-engage with support. I have spoken to a GP, who is recommending Talking Therapies, a local NHS service. However, this is predominantly group based, and while this has been helpful before, it's not a form of therapy that I feel will work for me right now. Because of a lack of suitable NHS support, which the GP acknowledges, I am looking into private counselling. Thi

Mike Douglas
Sep 74 min read
bottom of page