Mentally Healthy Leaders
Welcome to Mentally Healthy Leaders. A Platinum Award winning podcast. In this podcast series, I’ll be chatting to senior executives, special forces soldiers, entrepreneurs, world record holders, and other inspirational leaders. Many of which have experienced their own struggle with mental health issues. Our guests are happy to share their story in the hope that it will help others to talk, and encourage business leaders to create more mentally healthy workplaces. Tom Fox. Podcast host, & MD of Thoughtify Ltd www.thoughtify.co.uk
Mentally Healthy Leaders
Dean Stott - Double World Record Holder & Former Special Forces Soldier
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Thoughtify Ltd
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Season 1
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Episode 3
Today’s guest went from being homeless as a child in Manchester’s Moss Side & suffering racial attacks for being one of the only white boy's at his school… to one of Prince Harry’s most trusted friends, and an ambassador for the mental health charity Heads Together.
Dean was in the UK Special Forces (Special Boat Service), when a parachuting accident almost ripped off his leg & killed him. He was medically discharged in 2011 but then his mental health started to deteriorate as he lost his sense of identity and purpose.
As he approached his 40th birthday, and having only ever cycled 20 miles before, he decided to set a new World Record by completing the 22,000 kilometre Pan American Highway and set TWO World Records.