Dare to be Different with Craig White

In this episode, highly successful entrepreneur and Bournemouth Sevens founder Dodge Woodall shares what he sees in successful men who look fine on the outside but are struggling underneath. The conversation explores money, risk, burnout, marriage, emotional awareness, and why more men need honest support before things fall apart. SHOW NOTES:  Why many men with status, money, and responsibility st...

In this episode, Craig is joined by Kayse Gehret, a healing arts practitioner and microdosing educator. During the discussion she explains how psilocybin microdosing can support nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and deeper presence. The conversation explores Casey’s personal healing journey, what microdosing actually is, and why so many men are drawn to this work when stress, pressure,...

In this episode, Craig sits down for a second round with renowned men’s coach Traver Boehm to share his experience of a recent 49 day dark retreat. Together they discuss what led him back into a 49-day dark retreat after a season of grief, death, and deep internal change. Traver opens up about fear, initiation, the psychological intensity of total darkness, and how the experience altered the way h...

In this episode, Craig sits down with his wife Sara Carter to explore trauma, embodiment, healing, and the intelligence of the body.  Sara shares how surviving rape, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and disconnection led her into a deep journey of somatic healing, self-trust, and learning how to listen to the body. SHOW NOTES: - How trauma left her numb, dissociated, and disconnected from her body...

In this conversation, Craig sits down with a sexual energy and intimacy coach Graeme Watefield. Together they break down why so many men carry shame, silence, and confusion around sex. The discussion explores sexual energy in practical terms, how repression shows up in the lives of leader's and why breath, presence, and nervous system regulation matter in intimacy. SHOW NOTES: - How his own j...

This conversation explores modern leadership, emotional awareness, and the inner work required for men to lead with authenticity. The discussion focuses on how many men operate from the mind alone and the importance of reconnecting with the body, emotions, and purpose. SHOW NOTES: Why she became passionate about helping men and male leadership evolve How many men are disconnected from their bodies...

Today Craig welcomes back Rhys Thomas, a former Wales pro rugby player turned inspirational speaker and breathwork facilitator. This conversation explores Rhys' experiences with mortality, transformation, and the journey of learning to embrace death. The discussion reflects on life after professional sport, addiction recovery, spirituality, and turning pain into purpose. SHOW NOTES: - How his...

In this episode Craig sits down with Blaire Palmer a former BBC journalist and producer who now has two decades of experience coaching and shaping senior leaders. She is an inspirational speaker, author and expert authority on leadership. This conversation explores leadership, organisational change, and why many leaders struggle when faced with uncertainty and complexity. The discussion examines h...

This conversation explores parts work, men’s groups, and why many men remain stuck in survival patterns from childhood. The discussion focuses on the shift from reactive boyish behaviour to grounded masculine presence. SHOW NOTES: Why “men need men so we can be in it together”  How many men are still operating as “scared little boys”  What happens when the inner protector runs a man’s life Why bre...

This episode features a discussion with Lynsey Chan, a breathwork expert.  Craig and Lynsey discuss what breathwork is and the power of breathwork in transformation, especially for men. Together their discussion focuses on how unprocessed experiences can be stored in the body and why integration and behaviour change matter after emotional release. SHOW NOTES: Lynsey's experience and backgroun...

This episode follows a leadership coach who has successfully rebuilt her identity after a deeply personal crisis, she reflects on her experiences with men in both family life and the corporate world, exploring how emotional suppression and an inability to hold women’s emotions shaped her childhood, her parents’ marriage, and her relationship with her father.  This conversation connects personal gr...

This episode explores the journey of a former rugby player turned business owner and father of five. Through moments of reflection, he opens up about the pressures of performance, emotional growth, and what truly matters when juggling success and family life. SHOW NOTES How rugby and construction shaped his early identity The role fatherhood plays in his decision-making Why people pleasing became...

This episode Craig explores the inner landscape of men’s mental health with a psychotherapist who has spent decades helping her clients heal shame, regulate their nervous systems, and reconnect with their inner strength.  With a deeply personal share, grounded insights and practical tools, this conversation invites men and women to feel again — and heal from the inside out. In this episode, Ella r...

Known for his fierce competitiveness and unrelenting drive, Mike Brown opens up in this episode about the emotional fuel behind his rugby career. From growing up with a chip on his shoulder to becoming one of England’s most respected full-backs, Mike shares the untold side of performance — anger, isolation, identity, and transformation.  He now uses everything he learned to help build healthier hi...

Former England Rugby captain and World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio shares the story behind the success — a life marked by personal tragedy, grief, leadership under pressure, and the cost of never pausing to feel. In this grounded and emotionally open conversation, Lawrence reveals how rugby became his escape, how family loss shaped his identity, and why vulnerability has taken him a lifetime to...

Human potential coach and breathwork guide Ben Bidwell joins the show to share his journey from emotional numbness to embodied presence.  In this deep and vulnerable conversation, Ben explores the nervous system, the healing power of breathwork, and what it truly means to feel.  He also reflects on his past patterns of disconnection, his breakthrough moments, and why men need a different kind of s...

Clinical psychologist and trauma specialist Dr. Warren Larkin shares decades of insight into how unresolved childhood trauma and repressed emotional pain continue to shape our adult lives, from nervous system dysregulation to chronic stress and emotional disconnection. He explains the hidden cost of survival, why we break down when we stop staying busy, and how true healing begins with nervous sys...

What separates elite coaches from good ones? It’s not just technique. It’s not just presence. It’s the ability to think at a much higher level. In this episode, Craig sits down with developmental psychologist Dr. Darren Stevens for a deep dive on why most coaches unknowingly operate below the level of their clients and what it really takes operate at the next level of human development and perform...

In this episode, Craig White sits down with Leadership coach Benjamin Owen.  Ben opens up about his personal journey and the patterns that have shaped him: father dynamics, self-story and self-sabotage, the role of coaches and teams, and the small practices he uses to steady himself.  In this conversation we discuss: - Why hiding parts of yourself limits your power as a coach - The ripple effect o...

Clarke Carlisle was once known as the “brainiest footballer” — a Premier League defender, PFA chairman, and TV pundit. But behind the public persona was a man crumbling under the weight of expectation, alcohol dependency, depression, and suicidal thoughts. In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Clarke sits down with Craig White to talk about the cost of tying your identity to performance, the ma...

Denis Betts is a rugby league legend. But behind the trophies and the Great Britain caps lies a story about ego, endings, and learning what really matters. In this raw and revealing conversation, Denis and I dive into: Why he chose to let go of anger in his mid-twenties The clash of egos and the regret of stepping away too soon The role of family and the influence of strong women in his life What...

I first coached James Haskell when he was a teenager - he had big energy, big personality, and was full of potential. But beneath the surface, he was carrying self-doubt, pressure, and a deep need to prove himself. In this episode, we sit down for a raw and honest conversation about what was really going on behind the image. We talk about: The impact of being medicated from age 10 and surviving bo...

Mike Bates grew up in chaos - violence, instability and the deep belief that he wasn’t enough. That belief followed him through the military, into high-stakes leadership, and even across a solo Atlantic row. In this episode, Mike shares how childhood trauma shaped his mindset, relationships and sense of identity, and what it took to finally let go of performance and prove nothing to no one. We tal...

Wigan Warriors rugby league star and former Leeds Rhinos captain Kruise Leeming joins me for an honest, powerful conversation about leadership, loss, identity, and emotional growth. At just eight years old, Kruise lost his dad and was immediately told he was now “the man of the house.” That moment shaped everything: his drive, his discipline, and his approach to sport and leadership. But as he ope...

Daniel Granger looked like he had it all. A successful hairdresser. A public figure. TV appearances. A big personality. But behind the scenes? He was exhausted. Addicted. Broken. In this raw and honest episode, Dan sits down with me to share the truth behind the mask. From childhood trauma and addiction to homelessness, suicide attempts and deep-rooted mistrust of men, this is a story about surviv...