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This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Dr Federica Amati Helps You Reduce Your Risk of Cancer
Paul’s wife delivers some hard truths today, that might just save your life. Dr. Federica Amati is Head Nutritionist at ZOE, the science and nutrition company, Nutrition Topic Lead at Imperial College School of Medicine, and head of nutrition science at medical concierge company Wellfounded Health. Federica is the author of Recipes for a Better Menopause and Sunday Times Bestseller Every Body Should Know This. Her approach focuses on improving overall dietary quality throughout the life course, using food as the best tool to transform health. This week is Cancer Prevention Week and in aid of...
2025-06-26
58 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Putting down the Armour With Jamie Skipper
How does a bench-pressing VIP bouncer end up in a kibbutz in Israel? Our guest today is Jamie Skipper, an ex-doorman who left his colorful life in the past after realising he wasn’t looking to the future or living in the present. Jamie now helps kids of all ages to embrace resilience through his holistic approach. By utilizing his master NLP training and his physical skills as a personal trainer, he speaks honestly and openly about his past experiences, training hard as a bodybuilder and using a cocktail of drugs at the same time, which ended in a...
2025-06-19
51 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Suzanne Shaw’s Battle with Belonging
You may not know about her struggles with alcohol but she is finally breaking the silence and embracing her vulnerability. Suzanne Shaw is a singer, actress, and performance coach who first gained fame with the pop band Hear’Say on Popstars. She later starred in musical theatre and TV, winning Dancing on Ice in 2008. In 2020, Suzanne shifted her focus to health and well-being, becoming a life coach and advocate for mental wellness. Known for completing ultramarathons supporting mental health charities, she now inspires others through motivational speaking, and coaching in confidence, public spe...
2025-06-12
46 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
S3: Season 3 trailer
Welcome back to This is Powerful! We will be back next week with our regularly scheduled interviews but in the meantime, here are some highlights of what is to come. If you haven’t caught the roundup of Paul’s favorite bits so far, take a look. In the meantime, we look forward to sharing another season of This Is Powerful with you…take care. Please let us know your thoughts on our listener feedback form: https://forms.gle/AFptgi3mMJKTZdYg8 If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, there are plenty...
2025-06-05
01 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
S2: Paul Chooses Some Great Moments
What do you get when you combine the vulnerability of male bravado, the genetics of addiction and cloud visualisation techniques? This is a special episode of This is Powerful. We thought it'd be good fun to put together a bunch of our favorite nuggets of information and gems of experience that our guests have shared along the way. Here's some great advice and there will be highlights of some of Paul’s favorite moments from the podcast so far. Please let us know your thoughts on our listener feedback form: https://forms.gle/AFptgi3mMJKTZdYg8
2025-06-05
23 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
End of Season Two Special Announcement
We have completed season two, which is pretty incredible. Thank you, to everyone who tuned in for an episode or a few. We have now put out 37 episodes in total and we've had some incredible guests over the last nine months. If you haven't heard all 37 of our episodes, now is a great time to catch up either here or on YouTube. Whilst we are taking a break, Paul will still be active on Instagram, so if you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch! We are back with you with more amazing guests in...
2025-05-01
01 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
When Adversity Nearly Takes Everything With Vicky Nicholson
She’s lived through trauma, illness, and violence that might make anyone justify their addiction. Today we welcome Vicky Nicholson, an incredibly brave woman who walks us through how far addiction can take you down a dangerous path. From an exciting DJ career in her teens through a crumbling relationship with her family, and nearly taking her own life, Vicky’s life unravelled through secrecy, shame, and a daily fight to survive. The woman who emerged now cherishes her close relationship with her family, is a supportive wife and loving mother and an inspiration to anyone who hears her...
2025-04-24
47 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
From Shame to Liberation with Sonia Gibney
Sonia Gibney shares her journey of growing up in East London with a non-English-speaking mother, an absent father, and struggling through school with severe dyslexia. Now 21 years into recovery, Sonia is a yoga instructor and coach with a thriving practice, whose calm presence contrasts sharply with her past. She’s dedicated to helping women and speaks powerfully about the freedom found in self-reliance, believing that when you go within, you will never have to go without. For Sonia, that means no longer feeling the need to be saved...she’s become her own knight in shining armor. ...
2025-04-17
43 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
The Dangerous Highs of the Limelight with Psychotherapist and Addiction Specialist Taner Hassan
He had a taste of life in the fast lane but found himself desperate to escape his life-threatening habits when paranoia and self loathing took him to some dangerous places. Now clean for 18 years, Psychotherapist and Addiction Specialist Taner Hassan explains how self-obsessive thinking led to his massive social anxiety and how using alcohol to silence that constant internal dialogue led to his early struggles with addiction. Paul and Taner talk about his drug of choice (MORE) and Paul’s drug of choice (PRESTIGE). Taner has extensive experience, having worked within the field of addiction for ove...
2025-04-10
54 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Hurt To Healing: Paul Sculfor on Addiction, Recovery and Reinventing Himself
This week, we’ve got something really special for you. Instead of our usual episode, we’re bringing you an episode from Hurt to Healing, a brilliant podcast hosted by Pandora Morris. You might remember Pandora from Season 1 of This Is Powerful, when we shared her incredible story of learning to manage her OCD and recovering from an eating disorder that manifested for her through extreme restrictive eating and chronic over-exercising. Pandora has travelled the world, working with OCD experts and has made it her mission to support others on their path to mental health recovery. This time, the...
2025-04-03
46 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
How Your Brain Can Be Hijacked by Addiction With Dr Rayyan Zafar
Today we have an incredible guest. Dr. Rayann Zafar is a neuropsychopharmacologist with a core focus on addiction. After a battle with anorexia nervosa as an adolescent, Dr Zafar was compelled to learn more about how the brain works and as a result dedicated his life and career to finding science-backed solutions that help others to tackle addiction and make sense of their own mental health. Rayyan talks about the reward pathways being hijacked by addiction, whether there is a genetic predisposition to addiction and the spiritual elements of addiction. Dr. Zafar is in the midst of some very exciting...
2025-03-27
59 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
The Real Life Fairytale Starts Now With Jim
Our guest on today’s episode is one of the what we would call strongholds of the twelve-step community. Jim (or Jimmie, as Paul affectionately refers to him) gets straight into the nitty gritty: why trusting his head over his gut did not serve him well, why sweeties as a very young child then smoking at seven was just the start of his dangerous and progressive addiction, the strict incarceration he endured from age 16, getting sober in prison and the Peter Pan syndrome. Jim grew up in a poor, rural Scottish community and being the youngest of seven sib...
2025-03-20
56 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Why Addictions Are Often A Misguided Search for Spirituality With Alistair Richardson
Alistair Richardson is a powerhouse in the world of therapy, energy psychology, and healing, helping people break free from trauma, addiction, and codependency. With 23 years of long-term recovery from addiction and codependency himself, Alistair not only brings deep professional expertise to the table, but also invaluable personal insight and compassion. Alistair shares about the surprisingly various spectrums of love addictions, he introduces us to the mind-blowing concept of healing the matrix, and we dive into the pure and central self and how you can heal yourself at any age and at any stage of your life.
2025-03-13
50 min
Hurt to Healing
Paul Sculfor on Addiction, Recovery & Reinventing Himself
Today, we are joined by the accomplished model, actor, advocate and podcast host, Paul Sculfor. Paul’s journey is one of highs and lows—a dazzling career in the fashion world interwoven with struggles against addiction, anxiety, and self-discovery. In this candid conversation, he opens up about his formative years, grappling with family dynamics and societal pressures, his spiral into substance abuse, and, ultimately, his path to recovery and purpose.Together, we delve into the challenges of healing, finding balance, and cultivating a new life rooted in self-awareness and emotional sobriety.Find Paul:
2025-03-11
45 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
The Gift of Addiction with David Smallwood
In this episode of This Is Powerful, Paul welcomes renowned therapist and author David Smallwood to explore addiction, recovery, and the deep roots of trauma. With 37 years of sobriety, David shares his personal journey—from growing up in a challenging home environment to struggling with anxiety, alcohol, and benzodiazepine dependence. He discusses how early childhood trauma shapes addiction and why addressing core emotional wounds is crucial for long-term recovery. David and Paul dive into the concept of cross-addiction (why so many in recovery swap alcohol for tobacco, sweets, exercise, etc), the impact of fear on mental health, an...
2025-03-06
49 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Millie Mackintosh On Fame, Family and Her Book, Bad Drunk
For this episode we welcome Millie Mackintosh - Made in Chelsea alum, style icon, entrepreneur and mother of two. Millie has spent the past three years redefining her relationship with alcohol and shares how her struggles with self-worth, bullying, and binge drinking began in her teenage years and followed her into adulthood. We get some honest banter about the realities of fame, the pressure and problems with seeking perfection and the wake-up call that left her reaching out for sobriety. In Millie’s new book, Bad Drunk, she lays bare the highs and lows of her drinking years an...
2025-02-27
55 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Finding Strength in Storytelling with Laura Hearn
This week, Paul sits down with Laura Hearn—renowned BBC journalist, host of the Flip It podcast, and fierce advocate for mental health. Laura shares her journey through childhood isolation, an eating disorder that took hold in her late teens, and the life-changing experience of seeking treatment in the U.S. She reflects on the challenges of returning to work after recovery, the moment she chose to leave the BBC, and how storytelling became her most powerful tool for healing. Paul illustrates how the most impactful help can come from those who have shared experiences to us by sharing the co...
2025-02-20
58 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Kevin Bishop: Celebrated British Actor, Writer and Award-Winning Comedian
Kevin Bishop is a British actor, writer and award-winning comedian known for his roles in Grange Hill, Muppet Treasure Island, The Kevin Bishop Show, and Porridge. With a career spanning three decades, he has always stood out with his sharp wit and fearless performances. This episode has its fair share of laugh aloud moments as Kevin shares his journey with sincerity and wry self-reflection. After enjoying a few years living life in the fast lane like his hard-drinking idols, Kevin was shocked to find he needed help and after giving up alcohol, a relapse was the gift that u...
2025-02-13
57 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Calum Best on Healing Children of Addiction and Breaking Generational Cycles
Welcome back to the podcast! Kicking off the second season is this deeply personal episode featuring entrepreneur, model, and NACOA (National Association for Children of Alcoholics) patron Calum Best. Known to many as the son of football legend George Best, Calum opens up about his own struggles, healing and daily choice of purpose over destruction. Calum recounts the moments that shaped him, from his wild years in Hollywood to the loss of his father and the spiral that followed. But this isn’t just a story of hardship—it’s one of resilience, self-discovery, and a relentless drive to hel...
2025-02-06
47 min
Coming Clean With Me
Paul Sculfor: From Supermodel to Sobriety - From Catwalk to Cocaine
Join addiction specialist Elliott Wald in this compelling episode of *Coming Clean With Me*, as he sits down with Paul Sculfor, the original male supermodel whose chiselled features once graced the covers of countless magazines and adorned billboards worldwide. Known for his work with fashion giants such as Armani, Versace, Burberry, and Louis Vuitton, Paul shares his journey from the glamorous yet turbulent world of high fashion to his battles with addiction. In "Paul Sculfor: From Supermodel to Sobriety - From Catwalk to Cocaine," listeners will hear an intimate account of Paul's rise to fame and the p...
2025-01-17
48 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
S1: End of Season One Special Announcement
We have come to the end of season one, after 25 powerful episodes. Here's a special announcement from Paul to you. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, there are plenty of resources on the Stride Foundation website: https://stridefoundation.com/ Watch all our episodes on YouTube @thisispowerfulwithpaulsculfor Find This Is Powerful on Instagram @this_ispowerful Find Paul on Instagram @paulsculfor
2025-01-09
01 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Jack Curran
It is the first episode of the New Year and we are featuring our youngest guest so far. Jack Curran speaks to us candidly about his ketamine addiction and by way of his account of the catastrophic mental and physical damage it caused him personally, gives a rather ominous warning to anyone even considering the drug. Jack has been featured on The Guardian and on other media outlets, speaking out about genZ’s recreational drug of choice in the UK that at times made him feel like he ‘was peeing glass’. Jack is a recovery worker at Step By Step...
2025-01-02
54 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Paul’s Festive Toolkit
As we are approaching the season of parties, cheer, family, friends, temptation and a whole minefield of disturbances to our serenity, we are sharing some of the ways in which Paul has handled the festive season over the years. We cover the gifts of Christmas present, the pain of Christmas past, the tips for Christmases future and unrealistic New Year’s resolutions. Just a taste of what’s to come- you aren’t wearing concrete shoes, phone a friend and why leaving a turkey in the oven and driving to Vegas is just not a good idea.
2024-12-23
36 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Victoria Vanstone
This week, we’re joined by Victoria Vanstone, self-confessed ‘drunk mother gone sober’. Victoria is the host of award-winning podcast Sober Awkward and author of the heartfelt and hilarious memoir, A Thousand Wasted Sundays. Known for her raw honesty and relatable humor, she offers a fresh take on sobriety which appeals to drinkers of all classifications! We caught up with Victoria in Thailand, where she’s traveling with her children, to cover loads of big topics, from accepting that routine binge-drinking is actually a problem, to mourning the loss of her party-girl identity and embracing the joy of sober par...
2024-12-19
53 min
Sober Awkward
Super Model Paul Sculfor: Why the First Step is the Hardest
On the surface of it, Paul Sculfor was living the dream. He fell into modelling (his Mum signed him up to a competition without him knowing) and soon became Britain’s first supermodel when he was still in his early 20s. He travelled the world, earnt a huge income and was seemingly ‘living the dream’. But underneath it all, Paul’s partying was covering up some deep rooted trauma. As you will hear, Paul’s childhood was far from straightforward. Although he only discovered drinks and drugs relatively late, they would immediately fill the gaps in his personality that he felt he...
2024-12-15
44 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Mark White
Our guest this week is Mark White, who at over 22 years sober, has established himself as a community builder and true visionary. Mark has successfully launched workshops that are designed for ‘the next regeneration of mindful movers’ around the world and was recently voted as one of the UK’s top social entrepreneurs because of his work in the wellness space. One of the most driven people out there, Mark comes clean about personal shame, suffocating the darkness and that can of worms that no one should open. Mark is a proud father of two daughters, a keen runner...
2024-12-12
49 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
George
In this episode, we follow George’s journey through the depths of addiction and his incredible transformation. For years, George was trapped in a destructive cycle of alcohol and drug abuse, leading to repeated hospitalisations for physical emergencies and psychiatric ward admissions for mental health emergencies. His addiction was fuelled by a desperate need to escape overwhelming emotions like worry, panic, fear, anger, and paralysing frustration. Finally George entered rehab and committed to a 12-step program and it seemed his life was on the upswing. All of his hard work was put to the test when his criminal pas...
2024-12-05
58 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Vinny
This is one of those remarkable interviews that will surprise you, pull on your heart strings and reveal the depth of the human spirit. Growing up in a conservative, deeply religious London family, our guest Vinny reveals how he strayed into a life of crime, addiction, and self-destruction. His rock bottom moment came after months of heavy substance abuse, a heart attack, and a near-tragic incident involving his wife and children. From functioning as a plumber constantly under the influence, to spiraling emotionally, Vinny’s mantra, “I’ve got this,” was a lie that masked his slow self-destruction. Today, Vi...
2024-11-28
57 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
David McLaughlan
Today we welcome Dr David McLaughlan to the show. David always had his sights set on a medical career, but did a bit of modelling in his earlier days. Working with a variety of people reinforced his values of being a kind and compassionate person, (so-called ‘soft skills’) and helps him engage with patients today. Now one of the UK's leading addiction psychiatrists, David has contributed to international treatment guidelines, academic journals as well as mainstream media outlets. Additionally, David serves as Academic Secretary of The Royal College of Psychiatrists' Addiction Faculty. Aside from being incredibly articulate, engaging and well-educated, David...
2024-11-21
59 min
Alcohol-Free Advantage Podcast with Andy Ramage
The World's Top male model Paul Sculfor, aka 'the $million face' ~ Quits alcohol and find his true worth!
If you want to potentially join Paul on my 6-month Diploma in Coaching & Alcohol-Free Performance Coaching, click here for more information. This week, on The Alcohol-Free Advantage Podcast, I am joined by Paul Sculfor, one of the world's top male models—aka the Million-Dollar face!!This is my favourite kind of story, one of inspiration and transformation.Paul achieved extraordinary financial and global success, amassing fame and living the most glamorous lifestyle imaginable. Yet beneath the glittering exterior, something was wrong. He felt uninspired and unmotivated, and the cracks in...
2024-11-18
54 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Pandora Morris
This week we hosted the incredible host of the Hurt to Healing podcast, Pandora Morris. A former lawyer turned mental health activist, Pandora’s journey began in childhood, facing OCD and an eating disorder that manifested through restrictive eating and chronic over-exercising. Much like obsessive behaviour often linked to addiction, Pandora would regularly run at least twenty miles a day, take midnight bike rides and start her days with a swim in the sea - an activity which once saw her hospitalised with hypothermia. As part of her own healing, Pandora’s travelled the world working with OCD exper...
2024-11-14
51 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Andy Ramage
This week, we welcome former professional footballer turned successful entrepreneur Andy Ramage. After a career-ending injury, Andy pivoted to create two financial brokerages and soon discovered that his life changed dramatically when he decided to go alcohol-free. This decision not only transformed his health and mindset but also became his unique selling point, helping him stand out in a competitive business market. The coaching initiatives that Andy has created have collectively helped hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people to revitalise their lives. Andy provides refreshing authenticity and humour while providing plenty of advice that you can p...
2024-11-07
1h 02
Sliding Doors
Paul Sculfor: How going into fashion saved his life
Paul Sculfor is a distinguished British Model and Actor whose journey in the world of fashion has seamlessly blended with his passions for automobiles, mindset coaching and philanthropy, and this year he is celebrating 20 years of sobriety. He has worked with the likes of Giorgio Armani, Versace, and Jean Paul Gaultier, Paul Smith and Valentino and has frequently been referred to as 'the original supermodel' of the 90s. Paul has been very open and honest over the years of his struggle with addiction, and in 2014 he founded the Stride Foundation to support those in need through...
2024-10-31
51 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Ollie Ollerton
This week we are super excited to welcome Ollie Ollerton onto the show. You might know Ollie from the British television programme SAS: Who Dares Wins? Ollie is not only a former Marine, SAS soldier, and Special Forces Combat Frogman, he's also an author of five books and the CEO of Breakpoint and Battle Ready Academy, two powerful physical and mental training academies. Ollie’s personal breakthrough arrived once he worked up the courage to put booze and drugs behind him. Finding himself at a crossroads, Ollie created his own bootcamp in which he was both the drill ser...
2024-10-31
59 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Elliott Wald
In this episode, Paul sits down with addiction expert Elliott Wald. Elliott is a trainer of NLP and is recognized as one of the world’s leading hypnosis experts. Speaking about the gradual and often unnoticed slide into cocaine addiction, Paul shares his personal experience of how his casual use turned into a debilitating habit, mirroring the stories of many who struggle with addiction. With over 29 years of professional experience and having helped over a hundred thousand people to overcome addictions such as alcohol, drugs, and addiction, Elliott emphasises that no matter how desperate the situation may seem, recovery is al...
2024-10-24
1h 01
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Carol
This week, we have the privilege of hearing Carol’s incredible journey, which began with unspeakable abuse and neglect she faced from a very young age. In an attempt to escape trauma and hardship, Carol turned to drugs and alcohol but eventually found sobriety at the age of 51. In her conversation with Paul, Carol opens up about everything from drinking in parks and getting into fights to the deep regret she feels over missing large parts of her children’s younger years due to addiction. It’s a wonder Carol is here to tell the tale at all but sh...
2024-10-17
48 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Penny Mallory
Today is World Mental Health Day, and we are incredibly fortunate to welcome Penny Mallory to the show. Penny is a Mental Toughness expert, former Rally Champion, motivational and TedX speaker, and currently training to row across the Atlantic Ocean. She’s no stranger to pushing boundaries—she even stepped into the boxing ring for the first time at the age of 42. While you may be captivated by her incredible journey, Penny will convince you that she’s not special—just an ordinary person who has done extraordinary things. You’ll walk away from this episode understanding how by developing your menta...
2024-10-10
1h 10
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Henry Lunn
A little something for our younger listeners this week! Today’s guest Henry Lunn found sobriety when he was just 25 years old. This may seem early, but just wait until you hear all he accomplished by the time he was twenty. After experiencing challenges in school and with his home life, Henry started his professional career as a teenager and started earning a lot of money very quickly and at a very young age. With some heartracing anecdotes to illustrate his downward spiral, Henry describes his remarkable transformation, going from drug and alcohol addiction to successfully navigating his career and pe...
2024-10-03
1h 01
Tell Us Something We Don't Know
#38: Life of a Supermodel
Paul Sculfor was launched into the modeling industry by his mother who realized he had a face not only a mother could love. He went off to become the first male supermodel and work with the most successful designers in the industry. When he found himself in the throes of addiction, he decided to take drastic measures to reclaim his life. Today, he helps others do the same through his podcast THIS IS POWERFUL and his organization, Stride Foundation. This is Powerful Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/this_ispowerful/?hl=enThis...
2024-09-26
1h 31
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Michael Cannan
We would like to advise you that there are suicide references right from the start of this episode that some might find troubling. Please take care when listening. This week, Paul welcomes his close personal friend Michael Cannan. Michael is the author of Hunting Concrete Lines, which was the finalist for the Best Book Award for The Independent. Formerly a celebrity fitness trainer in Hollywood, Michael is the founder of a behavioural health company in California. There are a lot of shared laughs between great friends but also intense moments of confession and vulnerability. Although now a shining e...
2024-09-26
1h 01
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
David Nutt
This week special guest Professor David John Nutt helps us to examine the impact alcohol has on our brains, behaviour and longer term health. We have an eye-opening conversation about how monitored doses of LSD may cure alcoholism, how many subsidised private bars are actually part of the UK Houses of Parliament and the alternative ‘functional beverages’ which might just replace alcohol altogether. Professor Nutt is an English neuropsychopharmacologist who’s controversial removal from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs was a direct result of a study he published, which showed how alcohol is more harmful than h...
2024-09-19
47 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Johnny Graaff
This week, we welcome Johnny Graaff, co-founder of Lions Campus, which is a teen rehabilitation centre in London. Johnny approaches recovery in a unique way, creating a community around each individual, using psychiatrists, doctors, mentors, and coaches. He’s had some incredible success helping young people overcome addiction, eating disorders and bullying. A firm believer in surrounding patients with inspirational role models, Johnny has six years of sobriety behind him and endless gratitude for the twelve-step programme that continues to aid in his success. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, there are plenty of res...
2024-09-12
43 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Andrea Taylor
This week, Paul engages in a deeply personal conversation with therapist Andrea Taylor. A former manager and director of the Priory Group Hospitals, Andrea has over 25 years of experience and is currently running a successful private practice specialising in trauma, addiction, and couples therapy. Andrea's own journey has taken her far and wide, but wherever she travelled, drug and alcohol dependency followed. From a tumultuous childhood in Hong Kong to desperately trying to control her addiction whilst living in Sydney with her brother, Andrea eventually faced homelessness and multiple stints in rehabilitation centres in California before finally committing to her...
2024-09-05
54 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Yasmin
Join Paul as he discusses the tough road to recovery with his friend Yasmin. From a childhood in Northeast London to a reckless young adult life in and around Southern California, Yasmin has a long history of trauma, addiction and dangerous behaviour. She has not only overcome bulimia and alcoholism but has also addressed her reliance on prescription medications. Yasmin eloquently reveals the terror she felt when facing giving up drinking alcohol, which she thought was the only way to bring colour to her otherwise black and white existence. Amongst other heartfelt confessions, Yasmin shares details of her shame following...
2024-08-29
45 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Anita Chellamah
This episode is a real eye-opener, packed full of valuable insight into a bit of the psychology around addiction. Joining Paul today is addiction and trauma therapist Anita Chellamah. With a contagious laugh and a general ease around her, it is clear why Anita is the trusted therapist she is, having helped thousands to understand themselves and their behaviours better. After a successful stage, TV and film career and with a slew of hit singles under her belt, there’s not much out there that Anita hasn’t seen. Join Paul as they speak openly about harsh comedowns, childhood traumas and h...
2024-08-22
56 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Michelle Heaton
You might know her from the award-winning band Liberty X, part of the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning cast of The Real Full Monty, as a TV presenter or as a menopause advocate and author but what you might not know about Michelle Heaton is that she is recovering from a difficult battle with alcohol and drugs. Addressing behaviour that quickly escalated from social partying to regularly drinking vodka in the mornings, Michelle committed to a 12-step recovery programme. In this mutually intimate conversation with Paul, Michelle bravely shares her incredible journey, with deeply heartfelt moments and lots of personal anecdotes...
2024-08-15
47 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Michael Emmett
Genuine charmer, spinner of yarns and ex-gangster Michael Emmett talks about his autobiography Sins of Fathers, the ‘hole in the soul’ and his spiritual awakening whilst sharing a prison cell with his father. Ex-criminal Michael also shares shocking anecdotes about drug trafficking, car chases, death and love addiction. The stories are intense but Michael’s gentle soul is an inspiration. This episode contains references to sexual abuse so please take care when listening. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, there are plenty of resources on the Stride Foundation website: https://stridefoundation.com/ Watch a...
2024-08-08
1h 02
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
Jo Langley
In this episode, we are excited to host Paul’s close personal friend Jo Langley on the podcast. Paul talks to Jo about idolising an alcoholic, maintaining sobriety and the first time she tried ecstasy. Now a mother of two teenage children and an ambassador for the Stride Foundation, Jo spends a lot of time speaking to young people about the realities and dangers of drug and alcohol use. Jo entered her recovery journey with the intention to be able to ‘drink like a lady’ only to realise that she never did manage to ‘drink like a lady’ in the past and h...
2024-08-08
46 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
DJ Fat Tony
The podcast’s first guest interview is world-renowned DJ and award-winning author Fat Tony who has been sober for 17.5 years...but the road to sobriety wasn't easy. Growing up, alcoholism had a huge impact on Tony's family life and it continued to affect him throughout his adult life. Having always been surrounded by drinking and drugs, Tony's reliance on them was exacerbated during his career as a DJ. Fat Tony opens up to Paul about the key moments that shaped his life and informed his choices. He shares deeply personal details around sexual abuse as a child and the toxic rel...
2024-08-01
49 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
An introduction to Paul's story
Season 1 of This Is Powerful kicks off with an intimate solo episode in which Paul shares an overview of his own story. Expect behind-the-scenes anecdotes from his life, which reveal details Paul has kept private up until now. Coming clean to his producer about his struggles with addiction and the less glamorous aspects of his career as a top model in the 90s, Paul opens up about fame, addiction and life after drugs. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, there are plenty of resources on the Stride Foundation website: https://stridefoundation.com/
2024-08-01
35 min
This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor
S1: This Is Powerful With Paul Sculfor Trailer Season One
Anyone can be affected by addiction…it does not discriminate. “This is Powerful” is a brand new podcast hosted by distinguished British model and mindset coach, Paul Sculfor. In this series, Paul comes clean about his own sobriety and the journey it took him to get here. Over the first eight episodes, Paul sits down with a variety of professionals in the field of addiction as well as special guests who candidly talk about their stories, how they achieved sobriety and how they maintain healthy mindsets today. CHECK BACK HERE ON THURSDAY 1 AUGUST, 2024 FOR THE FIR...
2024-07-10
02 min
Dental Leaders Podcast
Mind Movers #18 — Paul Sculfor
Mindset coach, charity founder, model and former boxer Paul Sculfor discusses the challenges of transitioning from the ring to the catwalk and thoughts on self-acceptance, sobriety and the pressure of being in the spotlight. Reflecting candidly on his struggles with addiction, Paul talks reveals how sobriety has transformed his life and relationships, arguing passionately for the need for genuine self-discovery. In this Episode 01.00 - Backstory 11.50 - From boxing to modelling 23.55 - Coping mechanisms 33.20 - The ongoing impact of addiction 44.00 - Sobriety 47.00...
2024-03-01
1h 23
The Plus Ones
Special episode alert!! I speak with the super model Paul Sculfor...you will love this!
This week on the Plus Ones Podcast with me James O’keefe is the legend Paul Sculfor, listen as we find out how a young lad from Upminster was jetting round the world , strolling down catwalks and living the good life!!
2021-05-14
1h 00
Sober Sips - Your Weekly Quick Fix
PAUL SCULFOR - MODELING SOBRIETY
Born and raised in London, Paul was an amateur boxer until the age of 21when he landed his first modeling job for Banana Republic featured on billboards all over New York’s Times Square. His Levi's jeans campaign launched a new kind of TV advertising career, and Sculfor soon moved to Europe where he was working out of Milan and Paris with the likes of Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Versace, and Jean Paul Gaultier, Paul Smith and Valentino.Due to his success as a male model, he has frequently been referred to as 'the original male sup...
2021-01-08
50 min
Sleep Eat Perform Repeat
Episode #53 Paul Sculfor - Fashion model and actor
Today we spoke to Paul Sculfor - Britain's "original male supermodel", actor, husband, dad and gentleman. Listen to Paul share his humble origins and how he started on his journey to being a globally recognised model. Paul tells us what he enjoys most about his work- places, people, things, etc. Listen to his life lesson for us and all of you- it is special. There was so much to take away from this episode from key themes such as consistency, embracing challenge and the importance of self-reflection
2020-03-09
26 min
Escuchando Peliculas
DiDi Hollywood (Drama #audesc 2010)
País España Director Bigas Luna Guión Bigas Luna, Carmen Chaves Gastaldo Música Lluis Lu Fotografía Albert Pascual Reparto Elsa Pataky, Peter Coyote, Paul Sculfor, Flora Martínez, Giovanna Zacarías, Luis Hacha, Jean Marie Juan, Leonardo García, Ana Soriano, Tony River, Albert Carbó Sinopsis Diana Díaz (Elsa Pataky), una ambiciosa joven que sueña con triunfar como actriz en Hollywood, está dispuesta a todo con tal de conseguirlo. Harta de trabajar sirviendo copas en una discoteca, se va a Miami, pero tampoco allí las cosas son fáciles y sólo encuentra trabajo en la grasienta...
2016-09-18
1h 31