Season 2 Episode 8 with Michael Maisey

Today Alex and Lisa talk with Michael Maisey, author of Young Offender, self-development coach, motivational speaker, host of the C.I.P. Podcast, creator and Host of The Free ‘Time For Change’ online programme. We absolutely loved recording this episode, where we discussed Michael’s amazing story, what led him to sobriety and the impact he is now having on the lives of so many. In Michael’s book, Young Offender he documents his life growing up during the late nineties on the Ivy Bridge Estate in Isleworth, west London. Abandoned by his father and abused by his uncle, scared and wanting to feel as if he belonged, he fell in with a local gang. He started drinking, taking drugs and shoplifting. By the time he was fifteen he was an armed robber. When a poorly planned raid on his local corner shop went wrong, he was sent to the infamous Feltham Young Offenders Institute. Michael's first stint in Feltham left him hardened. Assigned to the Quail Wing, home to the institute's most violent and dangerous offenders, he soon established his place in the system. Over the next five years, Michael became one of London's most wanted armed robbers. In and out of prison, he was accused of drug-dealing, assault and even attempted murder. Totally dependent on drugs and alcohol, he was subjected to a controversial detox programme which ended in a failed suicide attempt. At rock bottom, he began attending AA meetings. But a drug-deal gone wrong left him with an ultimatum - change or die. Could he leave his criminal past behind? Young Offender is a powerful story of redemption by a man who found the strength to turn his life around and - with no qualifications - to become a successful businessman and loving father. Follow Michael Maisey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelmaisey/ Listen to his podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5bk7xoWRgCqABzkVdkHUmQ Find out more about the CIP project: https://www.thecipproject.com Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment Additional links: Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ Woman Within: https://womanwithin.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=