Clarke Carlisle is a former professional footballer who now uses his own battles with mental health to advise companies on office wellbeing. He’s joined by his wife Carrie to talk frankly about how his problems affected his career and family, and how getting help turned his life around. 

Please note, this episode contains discussion about the feelings around suicide.

We also talk about: 

• Clarke’s upbringing as a mixed-race child in a council estate 
• How his need to please managers and fans in football contributed to his loss of identity 
• How his mood swings and downward spiral affected Carrie during her pregnancy 
• The essential role of therapy in both his and Carrie’s lives 
• Their work helping businesses improve mental health provision 
• The one common factor all companies with good wellbeing culture have 

Clarke and Carrie Carlisle will be appearing at the Watercooler conference and exhibition being held at ExCel London on April 25th- 26th. There’ll be more than 100 speakers across the days talking about mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing, social and inclusive wellbeing, financial wellbeing and environmental wellbeing. For free tickets and the full line-up go to watercoolerevent.com 

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