In this week's episode, I welcome Mike Carroll. Mike is an Addiction and Mental Health Counsellor in the private sector. Mike set up MC Counselling in March 2020. Today MC Counselling is a global online counselling service providing addiction and mental health services and counselling to NDIS participants and corporate EAP clients across Australia. Mike is also the National chapter Rural and Regional convenor for the Australian Counselling Association. Mike has been an AOD Counsellor for 17 years with an Advanced Diploma in Counselling and Communications. Mike brings lived experience to his work with clients and is passionate about personal development, helping people to become the best versions of themselves, which is central to his successful outcomes with clients.\n\nIn this episode, Mike shares his addiction journey and how he overcame addiction by finding love for himself. Mike and I then get into some depth about how social connections are important to overcome addiction. We talk about how most of us have struggled with addiction because we are seeking connections that we lack in our lives.\n\n\n\nPlease check out the partners of the podcast:\n\nFour Sigmatic: www.foursigmatic.sjv.io/P0gDyM\n\nCanva: www.partner.canva.com/KedBY7\n\n\n--- \n\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/furkhan-dandia/support\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices