Kruise Leeming is a rugby league player at the Leeds Rhinos. A new signing after signing from the Huddersfield Giants for the 2020 season. Kruise has a unique story in that he was born in Lobamba, Swaziland, and at a young age moved to Halifax, England. We go in to the twists and turns and valuable lessons that you can learn from failure in rugby league. Kruise talks about Gaz Greenwood who was a massive role model after his fathers passing when he was just 8 years old. This is a great podcast for rugby league fans who want to understand the pathway of a young player working up the ladder to first team and wanting to achieve the dreams of grand finals and challenge cups. Kruise touches on his desires to get to that stage one day too and how his ambitions are playing out now. Sponsored by: Morris Infrastructure https://www.morrisig.co.uk/

Episode Two - January 22nd. 

Paul and Danny meet every Wednesday for a pint after work. It has been a tradition for three years, and 2020 is no different. But 2020 is different. And as the weeks continue the reality of this new world dawns upon them both and we see how they react as the world starts to fall into chaos all around them… 

Paul and Danny are connected, and so are all of us. 

Connected was written by Chris O'Connor and Paul Fox, performed by Stevie Ward and Paul Fox, directed by Rod Dixon, with sound by Dom Smith and is produced by Red Ladder Theatre Company in association with Mantality. Music was composed and performed by Claire-Marie Seddon with lyrics by Chirs O’Connor.

Episode One - January 15th 

Paul and Danny meet every Wednesday for a pint after work. It has been a tradition for three years, and 2020 is no different. But 2020 is different. And as the weeks continue the reality of this new world dawns upon them both and we see how they react as the world starts to fall into chaos all around them… 

Paul and Danny are connected, and so are all of us. 

Connected was written by Chris O'Connor and Paul Fox, performed by Stevie Ward and Paul Fox, directed by Rod Dixon, with sound by Dom Smith and is produced by Red Ladder Theatre Company in association with Mantality. Music was composed and performed by Claire-Marie Seddon with lyrics by Chirs O’Connor.

We are joined by top sports psychiatrist Dr Allan Johnston who is employed by the English Institute of Sport (EIS) supporting our Great Britain Olympic and Paralympic Athletes in preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Allan also works as a consultant performance psychiatrist for the LMA, supporting the mental health and well being of premier league and football league managers. We find ourselves in extremely uncertain and unprecedented times with the Covid-19 Pandemic. Mantality arranged a podcast with top sports psychiatrist Dr Allan Johnston who is employed by the English Institute of Sport (EIS) supporting our Great Britain Olympic and Paralympic Athletes in preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Allan also works as a consultant performance psychiatrist for the LMA, supporting the mental health and well being of premier league and football league managers. Allan shares with the Mantality listeners the models he uses with elite athletes to understand and cultivate resilience through tough times which can be used by listeners to help them find their own resilience through the Pandemic. Alan also gives listeners methods to help them create the ideal lockdown schedule as well as a method to help them cope with stress, worry and feelings of anxiety. Stevie and Allan also dive into the masculine identity, how the pandemic may be having effects on our Olympic and Paralympic athletes mental health and discuss Allan’s approach to being a leading sports psychiatrist. Allan’s methods and models will be on the Mantality website along with videos of Allan explaining how to work through them: manatalitymagazine.com/coronavirus