This week I’m talking with Major Andrew Fox.

Andrew a retired paratrooper in the British Armed Forces who is a strategic, leadership and boardroom advisor drawing on 30+ years' experience leading military and inter-agency teams at home and in international crises from Sarajevo to Raqqah.

He is also understood to be the most senior army officer yet to disclose his struggles with mental health after returning from war.

The main reason I had the opportunity to speak to Andrew is due to his involvement in a charity, called Azadi, which was formed as an urgent crisis response to the brutal Taliban takeover of Afghanistan exactly one year ago.

In the last year Azadi have assisted thousands of targeted Afghans to evacuate and resettle, taking a tailored approach to each person or family.

Twitter - @Mr_Andrew_Fox

azadicharity.com

greenonenterprises.com

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This week I’m talking to Coco Anetor-Sokei!

Coco is a Nigerian woman who has albinism, the congenital condition that causes partial or complete absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes, as well as the possibility of different vision defects.

Coco is an online advocate for people with albinism, and we talk about various things: Diversity of representation in the media, the misconceptions people have around albinism, what it’s like to live in an African country where there’s a long standing cultural superstition around people with the condition… and more…

IG - @albimazing & @heycocopops

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This week I’m talking with Jo Bradshaw!

Jo is an adventurer, expedition leader, outdoor instructor and public speaker who used to be the least adventurous person you could imagine, but after some encouragement from a friend started to wander outside her comfort zone.

After a few years of trying out some cycling challenges she turned her life upside down... halving her salary, selling her fancy car, rented out her house and went from suits and business events to walking boots and a new way of life!

Most recently, she’s tackling the highest mountains on each of the 7 continents, raising money for Place2Be - the UK’s leading children’s mental health charity that provides counselling and mental health support and training in UK schools. 

We talk about her whole trajectory from working in equine care, retail, leading Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and becoming the 3rd British woman to reach the true summit of Manaslu (the world’s 8th highest mountain)!

jobradshaw.co.uk

justgiving.com/fundraising/josmighty90

IG - @_jobradshaw

FB - facebook.com/jobradshawadventurer

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Links mentioned in the intro re Roma Holocaust Memorial Day - holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antigypsyism-anti-roma-discrimination

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Romani_sentiment

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This week I’m talking with Ani Naqvi.

Ani is a former BBC journalist and now transformational life coach who, whilst on holiday with a friend in Sri Lanka, was almost drowned in the 2004 Indian Ocean Boxing Day Tsunami that killed almost 228,000 people across 15 countries.

It took 15 years of struggling with PTSD, depression and other crises for Ani to be able to utilise her experiences in order to assist others.

anicoaching.com

IG - @anicoaching

FB - facebook.com/anicoaching

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This week I’m talking to Ilan Sobel…

Ilan is the CEO of Bioharvest Sciences, an Israeli company that marries science and technology with the power of nature to develop proprietary biofarming technology, which invariably will change the landscape of the pharmaceutical and health supplements industries.

Prior to joining Bioharvest, Ilan’s story is fascinating: From working for the Coca Cola company for 18 years, developing new health brands in places such as Mongolia, Vietnam, Hong Kong and more, to building a disruptive BIG Data, IOT & software company servicing major beverage brands, which was ultimately purchased by one of the world’s largest brewing companies.

In short… he’s an entrepreneurial powerhouse with a focus on bringing GOOD into the world, and it was my absolute pleasure to talk with him.

bioharvest.com

vinia.com

Twitter - @BioHarvestBHSC

Facebook - facebook.com/BioHarvestSciences

YouTube - youtube.com/c/BioHarvestSciences

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This week I’m talking to Drew Charles…

Drew is a musician and author from Melbourne, Australia, and he’s recently released a book, called After Party, which tells the story of his life-long struggles with drugs and alcohol, and his eventual path to sobriety.

The whole purpose of writing After Party was to draw attention to the damaging effects drugs and alcohol can have on a range of people from all kinds of backgrounds. Drew’s mission is to break the stigma of addiction and share his story in the hopes that it promotes more open discussions of the very real problems of alcohol and drug dependance, or overuse in modern societies. 

This chat hit home with me - Whilst I’ve never had an issue with drugs, there are many parallels between Drew’s story and mine...

After Party on Amazon.co.uk - here

Facebook - facebook.com/DrewCharlesAF

Instagram - @drewcharlesaf

drewcharles.net

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This week’s guest is Abi Blake...

Abi is a mum of two who was nearly killed by her abusive husband.

She was left with permanent spinal cord damage, constant chronic pain, severe PTSD, scars across her neck and much, much more that we get into.

And if that wasn’t horrendous enough, her husband, due to a little legal loophole, was free to walk the streets after serving only six months of a three year sentence.

Abi’s story isn’t just about what happened to her - it’s also about calling for better support from the British criminal justice system for victims of domestic abuse.

My Cheshire Without Abuse - mycwa.org.uk

Women's Aid - womensaid.org.uk

Domestic Violence Assist - dvassist.org.uk

headstogether.org.uk

youngminds.org.uk

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This week I’m talking with Jordan Syatt…

Jordan is a world-renowned strength and nutrition coach, a 5 x World Record holder in powerlifting and personal trainer to entrepreneur/internet mogul Gary Vaynerchuk.

For all his success to date, Jordan hasn’t done it the typical way.

He flies in the face of health trends and fads, focussing on promoting research-based information.

Jordan is on a mission to help people incorporate the best possible training and nutrition into their lifestyle, in order to gain strength and build the body they’ve always wanted.

syattfitness.com

sfinnercircle.com

IG - @syattfitness

FB - facebook.com/syattfitness

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This week I’m talking to Yonatan Lutz Langer…

Yonatan, born Lutz, was for a number of years a member of a Neo-Nazi movement in Berlin. This group would dispute or justify the Holocaust/WWII, idolise the likes of Adolf Hitler and ultimately plot to overthrow the German government.

After a ten year period of transformation, he not only left his extremist, far-right ideologies and allegiances behind, but subsequently converted to Orthodox Judaism. Now Yonatan lives in Israel working for The Kabbalah Centre in Tel Aviv, which teaches the ancient discipline of Jewish mysticism.

Yonatan's Facebook - facebook.com/transforminghate

Yonatan's IG - @transforminghate

kabbalah.com

Support Yonatan's documentary project - gofund.me/5f801659

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This week I’m talking to Joe Sooch…

Joe is a podcaster and YouTuber who lives with an extremely rare genetic condition, called fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, or FOP, in which fibrous connective tissue such as muscle, tendons, and ligaments turn into bone tissue.

It’s progressive, meaning it gets worse over time, it’s the only known medical condition where one organ system changes into another and it’s so rare that only around 800 cases have been confirmed worldwide.

Joe is only 29, but he’s now at the point where most of his major joints have fused, losing 95% of his ability to move. This means he now needs round-the-clock care.

Joe hasn’t let living with a progressive, chronic condition stop him live life; he has a growing YouTube channel, a podcast called Two Mics One Joe Sooch and he connects with people all over the world to raise awareness of other disabilities and rare diseases.

Joe's YouTube Channel - youtube.com/c/JoeSoochh

Joe's Podcast - Two Mics One Joe Sooch

Joe's Instagram - @joesoochh

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