When can someone being positive become toxic? In this episode we chat about what toxic positivity is, how optimism can hurt, telling the truth is better, and how happiness could be classed as a psychiatric disorder.

In the Through Adversity Podcast, Rich Jones (The Lost Soldier) gets into it with guests about the course their lives have taken. Whether it’s about being a veteran of the armed forces, criminal justice reform, severe mental health issues, or other harrowing life experiences, Rich is here to explore what makes us all keep going.

You can find more about Chris Thomas at:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2n8PoHIxYeWoXWPT15ynw
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stat.bites
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-thomas-267708342/

You can find more about Rich Jones at:
Website: https://iamrichjones.co.uk/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.lost.soldier.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lost_soldier_official/

Hashtags:
#toxicpositivity #happiness #truth 

Have you ever lost something you care deeply about? This could be a job, a car, loved ones, a dog, a cat, or even getting an injury. Even just breaking your arm and losing the ability to do something as well a you could before an injury can cause feelings of grief and loss.

In the Through Adversity Podcast, Rich Jones (The Lost Soldier) gets into it with guests about the course their lives have taken. Whether it’s about being a veteran of the armed forces, criminal justice reform, severe mental health issues, or other harrowing life experiences, Rich is here to explore what makes us all keep going.

You can find more about Chris Thomas at:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2n8PoHIxYeWoXWPT15ynw
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stat.bites
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-thomas-267708342/

You can find more about Rich Jones at:
Website: https://iamrichjones.co.uk/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.lost.soldier.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lost_soldier_official/

Hashtags:
#grief #loss #bereavement

In the Through Adversity Podcast, Rich Jones (The Lost Soldier) gets into it with guests about the course their lives have taken. Whether it’s about being a veteran of the armed forces, criminal justice reform, severe mental health issues, or other harrowing life experiences, Rich is here to explore what makes us all keep going. 

In Episode 12 Rich chats with Paul Gledhill a psychodynamic psychotherapist based in Essex. Here in part 1 they chat about Paul's journey through the RAF, transitioning to the Police, and some of his views on people like the YouTube Auditors and Sovereign Citizens.

You can find more about Paul at:
Twitter: https://x.com/GledhillPro
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/paulgledhill191
Website: https://gledhill.pro/

You can find more about Rich Jones at: 
Website: https://iamrichjones.co.uk/ 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.lost.soldier.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lost_soldier_official/

In the Through Adversity Podcast, Rich Jones (The Lost Soldier) gets into it with guests about the course their lives have taken. Whether it’s about being a veteran of the armed forces, criminal justice reform, severe mental health issues, or other harrowing life experiences, Rich is here to explore what makes us all keep going. 

In Episode 12 Rich chats with Paul Gledhill a psychodynamic psychotherapist based in Essex. Here in part 1 they chat about Paul's journey through the RAF, transitioning to the Police, and some of his views on people like the YouTube Auditors and Sovereign Citizens.

You can find more about Paul at:
Twitter: https://x.com/GledhillPro
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/paulgledhill191
Website: https://gledhill.pro/

You can find more about Rich Jones at: 
Website: https://iamrichjones.co.uk/ 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.lost.soldier.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lost_soldier_official/

In the Through Adversity Podcast, Rich Jones (The Lost Soldier) gets into it with guests about the course their lives have taken. Whether it’s about being a veteran of the armed forces, criminal justice reform, severe mental health issues, or other harrowing life experiences, Rich is here to explore what makes us all keep going. 

In Episode 11 Rich chats with Joe Loney about how mental illness feels, what it's like to face bankruptcy and the work of Eckhart Tolle. Joe explains about how happiness is a choice, and how his life changed for the better after being temporaily sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

You can find more about Joe at:
Website: www.joeloney.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowered_path_for_everyone/
Threads: www.threads.com/@empowered_path_for_everyone

You can find more about Rich Jones at: 
Website: https://iamrichjones.co.uk/ 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.lost.soldier.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lost_soldier_official/

In the Through Adversity Podcast, Rich Jones (The Lost Soldier) gets into it with guests about the course their lives have taken. Whether it’s about being a veteran of the armed forces, criminal justice reform, severe mental health issues, or other harrowing life experiences, Rich is here to explore what makes us all keep going. 

In Episode 10 Rich chats with Joe Loney about how even if you have a stable start to life, you can still get a few lemons thrown your way! Listen to Joe as he talks about: growing up with a father working in the criminal justice system; the time he nearly lost his son to meningitis and blood poisoning; being involved with Fathers4Justice at the beginning; being a victim of extreme domestic abuse; all against the backdrop of chaotic-but-fun sales work, traveling across Europe.

You can find more about Joe at:
Website: www.joeloney.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowered_path_for_everyone/
Threads: www.threads.com/@empowered_path_for_everyone

You can find more about Rich Jones at: 
Website: https://iamrichjones.co.uk/ 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.lost.soldier.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lost_soldier_official/

In the Through Adversity Podcast, Rich Jones (The Lost Soldier) gets into it with guests about the course their lives have taken. Whether it’s about being a veteran of the armed forces, criminal justice reform, severe mental health issues, or other harrowing life experiences, Rich is here to explore what makes us all keep going. 

In Episode 9 Rich chats with Ragnar Potter about dealing with abusive partners, men's mental health, ADHD, and armed robbery. It's an episode about trying to learn from your past experiences to make better decisions in the future, and being grounded in all the good things to live for.

You can find more about Ragnar at:
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ragnarpotter2.0

You can find more about Rich Jones at: 
Website: https://iamrichjones.co.uk/ 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.lost.soldier.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lost_soldier_official/

In the Through Adversity Podcast, Rich Jones (The Lost Soldier) gets into it with guests about the course their lives have taken. Whether it’s about being a veteran of the armed forces, criminal justice reform, severe mental health issues, or other harrowing life experiences, Rich is here to explore what makes us all keep going. 

In Episode 8 Rich chats with Ryan Yates, founder of Veterans Army. VA is a veteran's charity was founded to help support, counsel and train former service people from across the UK Armed Forces.

You can find more about Ryan Yates at:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryan_yates1
Website: https://veteransarmy.co.uk/

You can find more about Rich Jones at: 
Website: https://iamrichjones.co.uk/ 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.lost.soldier.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lost_soldier_official/

In the Through Adversity Podcast, Rich Jones (The Lost Soldier) gets into it with guests about the course their lives have taken. Whether it’s about being a veteran of the armed forces, criminal justice reform, severe mental health issues, or other harrowing life experiences, Rich is here to explore what makes us all keep going. 

In Episode 7 Rich chats with Ryan Yates, founder of Veterans Army. VA is a veteran's charity was founded to help support, counsel and train former service people from across the UK Armed Forces.

You can find more about Ryan Yates at:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryan_yates1
Website: https://veteransarmy.co.uk/

You can find more about Rich Jones at: 
Website: https://iamrichjones.co.uk/ 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.lost.soldier.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lost_soldier_official/

Hashtags: #veteran #mentalhealth #militarylife

In the Through Adversity Podcast, Rich Jones (The Lost Soldier) gets into it with guests about the course their lives have taken. Whether it’s about being a veteran of the armed forces, criminal justice reform, severe mental health issues, or other harrowing life experiences, Rich is here to explore what makes us all keep going. 

In Episode 6 Rich talks with Chris Knott about everything from fighting Pirates at sea to getting Cancer. Throughout his very adventurous life, Chris Knott has worked as a doorman, been a copper in the 1970s, fought in the battle of Ridley Road, toured in the infamous Battlebus, borne witness to the most intense violence in Haiti, and even served a small amount of time in a Ukrainian cell. Currently, Chris is working on his book series "Call Sign Chopper" and writing poetry.

You can find more about Chris Knott at:
Website: https://callsignchopper.com/
And get his book here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Call-Sign-Chopper-bodyguarding-president/dp/1800317387

You can find more about Rich Jones at: 
Website: https://iamrichjones.co.uk/ 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.lost.soldier.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lost_soldier_official/

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:27 Born on Friday 13th
11:24 70s Policing
16:10 The Battle of Ridley Road
21:40 Broken Neck
32:33 Haiti and Security
45:13 Time in Ukraine
53:30 Pirates
58:15 Extreme violence in Haiti
01:01:45 Non-Hodkin's Lymphoma
01:08:27 Writing is an outlet

Hashtags:
#pirates #70s #police