About the hosts

Opposite sides
of the world.
Plenty of
issues.

Danny lives in the UK. TJ is from Northern Ireland and lives in Atlanta. On the podcast, they talk about anxiety, relationships, recovery and their own experiences.

Danny and TJ in their podcast artwork — Same brain. Different Wi-Fi.

The short version

We’re Danny and TJ. We both know what it’s like to get stuck in your own head. We talk about what we’ve been through, what we’re learning and the things we still find difficult. We don’t always agree, and there’s usually a laugh somewhere along the way.

Why this show exists

There’s a lot we
don’t say out loud.

Anxiety, relationships, getting sober, trying to change. These things kept coming up when we talked. Sometimes we’d recognise ourselves in what the other was saying. Sometimes we’d see it completely differently. We wanted to let other people into those conversations.

We all have issues. What do we choose next?

We hope you’ll hear something that makes you think, “I do that too.” Maybe it helps you put something into words, or gives you something to try. And hopefully you’ll enjoy spending a bit of time with us.

Danny · UK

Danny

Danny is a father, qualified life coach and trainee counsellor. He talks about his experiences of anxiety, getting sober and trying things he used to avoid.

Danny grew up in Coventry and now lives in the West Midlands. His own experiences of recovery and anxiety are part of what draws him to these conversations. He knows the gap between understanding a pattern and finding yourself caught in it again.

His interest in what happens next comes from trying to put what he learns into practice, including when he finds it difficult.

He and TJ compare their experiences on the podcast. His coaching work is separate from the show.

Qualified life coach Level 4 trainee counsellor

TJ · US

TJ

Raised in Northern Ireland and now living in Atlanta, TJ is a wife and mother. She talks about her experiences of health anxiety and what she has learned in therapy. Her background includes work in hospital and pharmacy environments.

She talks about fears she kept to herself for years, and asks Danny about his own experiences.

You can hear more of their stories in the episodes.

What matters to us

The rules of the room.

This is how we want to have these conversations.

Honesty over image

We say when we don’t know or when we’ve changed our minds.

Humour without cruelty

We laugh at ourselves. We don’t want someone else’s difficulties to be the joke.

Challenge with care

We ask difficult questions and disagree without making it personal.

Opposite sidesof the world.Plenty ofissues.