Restore with Eoin Walker

Episode 31: Staying Alive with John Sullivan


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John Sullivan is a former Royal Marines Commando of nine years' experience. He has operated in some of the world's most challenging environments - Jungle, Desert and Arctic. John's passion in life is to explore with a sense of purpose. Working alone, this has taken him to some of the remotest corners of the world to research and set up factual programmes for the BBC and the National Geographic Channel. He has also led numerous life-changing conservation expeditions for young people to Namibia, Belize and Borneo.

In this episode we discuss the key fundamentals of mental health in the outdoors and from the hierarchy of survival skills which ones are key. We also discuss: 

  • Feeding the Rat
  • Define survival skills – bush craft, nav, fire lighting, water
  • Domains of survival - Jungle, desert, cold
  • Impact of mental health from the outdoors (positive and negative)
  • Concepts of situational awareness
  • Navigation
  • Shelter (hammocks, tents, make shift shelters)
  • Self-care in extreme environments
  • Dancing!....staying alive and the Travolta magic
  • You can find out more about John and Elite Survival training here:

    http://www.elitesurvivaltraining.com

    and also here:

    http://www.militaryspeakers.co.uk/speakers/john-sullivan/#:~:text=John%20Sullivan%20is%20a%20former,with%20a%20sense%20of%20purpose.

    Please enjoy this episode with a true legend.


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