This episode features a discussion with Lynsey Chan, a breathwork expert. 

Craig and Lynsey discuss what breathwork is and the power of breathwork in transformation, especially for men.

Together their discussion focuses on how unprocessed experiences can be stored in the body and why integration and behaviour change matter after emotional release.

SHOW NOTES:

• Lynsey's experience and background
• How overwhelming experiences can become “stored in the body”
• Why the body moves into fight, flight, or freeze states
• How breathwork could “revolutionize the world of men”
• The importance of men learning to trust themselves and the breath
• Why integration after nervous system reset is where the real work happens

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

This episode follows a leadership coach who has successfully rebuilt her identity after a deeply personal crisis, she reflects on her experiences with men in both family life and the corporate world, exploring how emotional suppression and an inability to hold women’s emotions shaped her childhood, her parents’ marriage, and her relationship with her father. 

This conversation connects personal grief, leadership, and emotional intelligence, revealing how these patterns need to be disrupted in order for real leaders to emerge in the workplaces and inter-personal relationships of today.

SHOW NOTES

–  Introduction and her work as a leadership coach
– Losing her baby and the health crisis that changed everything
– Rebuilding identity after grief and physical recovery
– Men, emotional suppression, and the inability to hold women’s pain
– How her parents’ marriage broke down
– Her strained and painful relationship with her father
– Parallels between family dynamics and the corporate world
– What leadership looks like when emotional safety is missing
– Redefining strength, vulnerability, and purpose

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

This episode explores the journey of a former rugby player turned business owner and father of five. Through moments of reflection, he opens up about the pressures of performance, emotional growth, and what truly matters when juggling success and family life.

SHOW NOTES

• How rugby and construction shaped his early identity
• The role fatherhood plays in his decision-making
• Why people pleasing became a hidden pattern
• How family teamwork became a central value

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

This episode Craig explores the inner landscape of men’s mental health with a psychotherapist who has spent decades helping her clients heal shame, regulate their nervous systems, and reconnect with their inner strength. 

With a deeply personal share, grounded insights and practical tools, this conversation invites men and women to feel again — and heal from the inside out.

In this episode, Ella reveals:

• A personal story of trauma and how it shaped perception of men
• Why shame and self-criticism often block emotional healing
• How trauma can be stored physically and subconsciously
• Why many men feel unsafe sharing emotional pain
• Understanding the cycles of abuse and emotional complexity
• Why nervous system regulation is key to transformation
• Agreements for emotional safety in relationships

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

Known for his fierce competitiveness and unrelenting drive, Mike Brown opens up in this episode about the emotional fuel behind his rugby career. From growing up with a chip on his shoulder to becoming one of England’s most respected full-backs, Mike shares the untold side of performance — anger, isolation, identity, and transformation. 

He now uses everything he learned to help build healthier high-performance cultures.

SHOW NOTES

• Why anger and rejection shaped his rugby identity
• How his childhood created a need to constantly prove himself
• The emotional cost of elite performance
• How becoming a father changed his purpose
• What true leadership looks like beyond the pitch

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

Former England Rugby captain and World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio shares the story behind the success — a life marked by personal tragedy, grief, leadership under pressure, and the cost of never pausing to feel. In this grounded and emotionally open conversation, Lawrence reveals how rugby became his escape, how family loss shaped his identity, and why vulnerability has taken him a lifetime to access.

SHOW NOTES

• How grief shaped his purpose and drive in rugby
• The emotional cost of never stopping to feel
• Why sport gave him identity, validation, and structure
• How being a leader meant carrying pain with silence
• His mission today to help excluded young people find hope

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

Human potential coach and breathwork guide Ben Bidwell joins the show to share his journey from emotional numbness to embodied presence. 

In this deep and vulnerable conversation, Ben explores the nervous system, the healing power of breathwork, and what it truly means to feel. 

He also reflects on his past patterns of disconnection, his breakthrough moments, and why men need a different kind of support when it comes to emotional growth.

SHOW NOTES

• How breathwork helped him reconnect with emotional safety
• Why the body holds the truth we often avoid
• The patterns that kept him numb and performing
• How presence became more powerful than performance
• The emotional cost of not being taught how to feel

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

Clinical psychologist and trauma specialist Dr. Warren Larkin shares decades of insight into how unresolved childhood trauma and repressed emotional pain continue to shape our adult lives, from nervous system dysregulation to chronic stress and emotional disconnection. He explains the hidden cost of survival, why we break down when we stop staying busy, and how true healing begins with nervous system awareness.

SHOW NOTES:

• Why trauma is far more common than most people think
• How childhood attachment shapes your ability to regulate emotions
• What happens when high performers stop and finally feel
• How grief, stress, and trauma show up in the body
• Simple, powerful tools to start healing your nervous system

You can find more information about Warren and his work here: https://warrenlarkinassociates.co.uk/

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

What separates elite coaches from good ones? It’s not just technique. It’s not just presence. It’s the ability to think at a much higher level.

In this episode, Craig sits down with developmental psychologist Dr. Darren Stevens for a deep dive on why most coaches unknowingly operate below the level of their clients and what it really takes operate at the next level of human development and performance.

Dr Darren Steven is a University lecturer, researcher, and author, he is the founder of 'Constructed Development Theory'. A breakthrough psychological approach to adult development that focuses on self-awareness through understanding the unconscious use of mental shortcuts. His theory offers a practical process to elevate levels of thinking to promote personal growth.

This is a conversation for the coaches, leaders, and self development seekers who are ready to evolve beyond their limitations and step towards the next level of human development and mastery.


SHOW NOTES

- Why coaches must think above the level of their clients
- The critical role of pattern recognition in transformation
- How traditional coaching qualifications fall short
- What happens when a client outpaces the coach
- How to step into “next-level” coaching that truly changes lives

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

In this episode, Craig White sits down with Leadership coach Benjamin Owen. 

Ben opens up about his personal journey and the patterns that have shaped him: father dynamics, self-story and self-sabotage, the role of coaches and teams, and the small practices he uses to steady himself. 

In this conversation we discuss:
- Why hiding parts of yourself limits your power as a coach
- The ripple effect of radical transparency in group settings
- How to embody love and openness in professional life
- Men's retreats and the tools that create transformation
- Integrating leadership with emotional awareness
- Creating space for others by going first
- Fatherhood dynamics and the effect on leadership

SHOW NOTES

– Intro & Ben’s background

– Growing up & father dynamics

 – Self-sabotage & early struggles

 – Recovery, coaches & support network

– Performance, teams & business

 – Relationships & family

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/