All Chats Pod

In the twentieth episode, Faktor & Mesh chat to lieutenant-commander Charlotte Fredrickson about her life in the royal navy, the training involved and the role her gender played in the workplace and on the rugby field. The chat also touches upon questions around misogyny and what males can do better, in light of the Sarah Everard tragedy.

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In the nineteenth episode, Faktor & Mesh chat to London Irish and former HAC rugby coach Jack Pattinson about his own experience with the invisible injury concussion. The chat discusses how emotions were dealt a blow as an after effect, Jack's brief loss of identity and an in depth discussion about mental health within coaching.

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In the fifteenth episode, Faktor & Mesh reflect on 2020, looking at the mental positives they have taken from the global pandemic situation, a reflection on previous episodes and also discussing why we all shouldn't 'write off' the year.

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In the fourteenth episode, Faktor & Mesh continue the grieving conversation, as they chat to Jamie Tones of Flipside Pod & Bondi Bowls about his grieving process around his university housemate's suicide and the similarity and differences vs. Stephen Jenkins' process in Episode 13. The chat also discusses Jamie's relationship hiccups as well as his year of sobriety and how it aided his mental health.

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In the thirteenth episode, Faktor & Mesh chat to team-mate Stephen Jenkins about the grieving process of his friend's suicide when he was younger vs. his grandads death last year. The chat discusses male suicide, the importance of what people say to those suffering at the time and how empathy can be such a powerful tool in such situations.

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In the twelfth episode, Faktor & Mesh chat to Mark Sandford, co-founder of The Book Of Man, an online support network for offering advice and inspiration to modern men. The chat discusses why the platform was created, Mark's own personal experiences, the 'older' generation's conflict with mental health and why the media industry can be the leader in eradicating the workplace stigma. Stay tuned for the best triple threat round yet!

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In the eleventh episode, Faktor & Mesh re-visit (unexpectedly) their first lockdown chat - discussing what they have learnt from the first lockdown that they are taking into this one, the importance of realistic goal-setting for their mental health and how their short taste of the 'new normal' could trigger mental health hiccups in the future.

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