**Trigger warning, discussions about suicide and depression**

Learning to feel weak, and becoming the man of the house. 

Jordan Broadbent is a UEFA A and Uefa B qualified coach, currently working for Barnsley in youth development. He has previously worked at Bradford City and Sheffield United, helping to develop talents that include current Everton number 9, Dominic Calvert-Lewin. 

When Jordan was a teenager, he and his family suffered from a tragedy that by his own account, changed who he was and how he behaved. Over the next decade, Jordan found himself lacking in discipline as he struggled to fill the shoes left following his Dad's suicide. 

Over the past few months, prompted by the restrictions imposed by Covid-19, Jordan has started to open up to his partner about the impact his father's death had and continues to have on him. We ask Jordan to explain in his own words, that difficult part of his life, and the subsequent years, in an emotional and heartwarming interview.  

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If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk:

Samaritans 

https://www.samaritans.org/

Papyrus UK

Papyrus Website

CALM ZONE

https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/helpline/