The After Hours Lounge

All bullish*t aside, this was one of the most valuable conversations I've had. James is a mental health advocate, using his platform on instagram to help people heal, overcome trauma and feel more compassion. This was the main topic on this conversation, discussing the nature of mens relationships, why lads show affection by rinsing each other and shy away from emotion, why rinsing each other isn'...

Great to be joined this week by Jono Sumner, co-founder of awesome skincare brand, LifeJacket Skin Protection. Skincare and generally looking after your appearance has been something men have shied away from for many years. We discussed this, Jono's cancer diagnosis in his 30's and subsequent recovery, how that made him feel less invincible and resulting in him founding LifeJacket aimed at spreadi...

Stoked to finally get an episode in with 2 of my best mates, Ollie (Norb) and Bruce, just having a bit of a gas about life. We talked about how anxious drinking makes us, why doing a season helps set you up so well for life and why being yourself will always get you further in life than conforming. I was using my new podcast setup for this and haven't quite figured it all out yet, so this episode...

Great to be joined this week by another of my close friends, Ali Paul! Ali works in recruitment within the Fintech industry recruiting high level C suite executives in the cryptocurrency space. Alongside this he has been passionate and involved within the space for a number of years. With everyone professing to being an expert on this these days, this is a conversation I've been wanting to have fo...

Thought I'd get a bit reflective and answer some questions I've had in the last couple of months on this one! I know many of you listeners and followers are aware of Vassiliki, but some are confused about what I do and how I spend all summer there. In this episode I get into aaaall of that, why my main currency is time, deciding what is the purpose and what is that distraction as well as discussin...

Joining me this week is Finn Mellon, Irish big wave surfer and windsurfer! We discussed his upbringing in Ireland and how his dad influenced his love of the ocean, before moving onto his early pro career in windsurfing, before carving a niche and now getting into big wave surfing. Something we talked of a lot was ego, how he has no time for it at all, despite how successful he's become in his chos...

Bringing you a bit of a different one this week. I was recently a guest on the Speaking of Suicide Podcast, made in support of and in collaboration with Mikeysline, a highland based charity around mental health. I had such a great conversation with Pennie, and one that may be interesting, useful and entertaining to you guys, so I thought i'd share it in my feeds too! In this episode I discuss my s...

Great to be joined by Redbull Athlete & Pro Windsurfer, Lennart Neubauer this week! We discussed his career so far, why he doesn't drink alcohol, balancing being a teenager with staying professional and building a career and a whole lot more! Enjoy!

Just me on this one. Discussing why work life balance is so important, why finding a job that allows you the time to do the things you love is far more important than a job you love and why time is the most important currency for me. Hope you enjoy!

Patrick is the founder of Tomii Academy, a financial coaching business aimed at helping people find a balance with their finances and break the stigma of talking about it. ( https://www.tomiiacademy.com ) A very valuable discussion about a subject as taboo, if not more so than mental health, yet both are linked in so many ways.

The Bald Bastard (aka Tom) is a meme community based around male hairloss, finding acceptance and having a bit of a laugh about why we all get so caught up in losing our hair. This is a personal issue to me, and one of the most valuable conversations I've had, hope you enjoy! You can follow Tom here https://www.instagram.com/thebaldbastard/

'Your identity does not have to be tied to a list of achievements.' In this solo episode I discuss my struggles with finding my identity, how it's changed as I've moved away from being 100% windsurfing all the time. As well as diving into why we shouldn't tie our identity to our jobs, the sunk cost fallacy and more. Hope you enjoy, feedback welcome!

Oli is the founder of Rad Season, as well as the host of The Rad Season Action Sports Podcast. Enjoy our conversation about mental health in action sports, being ok with your identity changing and our dream podcast guests!

Solo episode talking about my experiences isolating after catching covid, the mental struggles I had and some tips and tricks I did to get myself back up to full strength mentally.

Ian Findlay is a personal fitness trainer and co owner of the The Training Club, based in Inverness.

First episode of 2022, and it's just me on this one! I'll be doing one of these every other week, in-between the usual episodes with a guest. Insecurity is a very broad subject, and it affects people in different ways, from physical appearance, to your own mental capacity. I discussed my own experiences with insecurity and how it affects me, before going onto social medias role in it, why filters...

Mikie is a surfer, mental health advocate and the founder of Radical Clothing, a clothing brand dedicated to boardsports and encouraging people to talk about mental health. Find out more about them below. https://radical-clothing-uk.square.site

Jamie Clements is a mental health advocate, breath work specialist and founder of The Breath Space https://thebreathspace.co.uk

Tom Kay is the founder and director of Finisterre, a British based sustainable surf and outdoor brand. He is also an RNLI boat captain down in St Agnes, one of the only RNLI surf rescue stations in the UK.

Taylor is the host of the Waffle Shop Podcast, radio presenter and all round podcast mogul. He's also a bloody legend. Easily one of my favourite conversations so far.

Timo Mullen is a professional windsurfer one of the best know faces in the industry from over the last 20 years. He is also a bit of an entrepreneur, having started and run multiple companies, alongside his professional windsurf career. We discussed how he balances this, the beachbum mentality, the importance of looking after yourself and of course, our shared love of my homeland, Scotland. Great...

Recorded this solo episode the other day all about mens body image, it's something I've wanted to chat about for ages, and after the reception from the instagram post it had to be done. As men we don't talk enough about the worries of the way we look, and I think thats silly. As body positivity only grows for women (about time), it's getting worse for men, now if you don't look like Chris Hemswort...

Ollie Scott is the manager of Club Vass, one of the largest windsurfing centres in the world. We discussed his approach to managing people, his experiences of almost 20 years in the watersports industry and taking ownership of your own actions.

Great to be joined once more by my friend Alex Bruce discussing getting into seasons, how they prepare you so well for any avenue you take after in life, frustration behind people considering it not 'a real job', the difficulty people face when finishing seasons, why he prefers the park to powder and a whole lot more. You can follow Bruce's ventures below. Global Seasonnaire Network: https://www.f...

Ed is a podcaster, hosting A Need To Read, he reviews books and has important conversations with authors and other figures within the self help & well-being industry. This is my 2nd episode with Ed, was great chatting to him about the podcast becoming his job, dealing with mixing business and pleasure, writing his first book and a whole lot more. You can follow everything Ed does here: https://lin...