Tales to Inspire

Content notes: bereavement, terrorism 'I am not prepared to hate' On 22nd May 2017, Figen Murray tragically lost her son Martyn in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack, a devastating event that changed her forever. When almost a month later at the Finsbury Park Mosque attack Figen saw images of men, including the imam of the mosque, protecting the attacker from being harmed, she was moved by thei...

Content Note: depression, bereavement, racism, suicide. 'If you wanna lose money easily, bet against me' Born and raised in Florida as one of seven siblings, Demetrius Frazier experienced bereavement at a young age. His mother sadly passed away when he was 11, with his father passing away 7 years later to the day. This early loss was hard to deal with, and Demetrius suffered periods of depression...

Content Note: suicide, alcoholism, addiction, violence "The trap is living your life always believing that you're trying to get somewhere and if you do that you'll miss the moment, so today I don't live by goals I live by intentions." This week Krish welcomes resilience coach Josh Connolly to the podcast. Growing up in fear of his alcoholic father and with a lack of space for his emotional needs t...

Krish is joined by Sarah Williams, host of The Tough Girl Podcast and founder of Tough Girl Challenges. Sarah takes us along with her from an unfulfilling career in banking, through gruelling physical challenges, to where she is now; inspiring women and girls to overcome their self-doubt, challenge themselves to set ambitious goals in life, and have adventures of their own through Tough Girl Chall...

In this episode, Krish meets Jonathan Beever, ex-royal engineer, who's career in the forces provided an alternative to the life on the council estate he grew up on that he was so determined to escape. Jonathan's career was over the moment he suffered a knee injury following an accident playing rugby. At first Jonathan struggled to adjust to civilian life, but he did manage to find a job he enjoyed...

Simran spent many years suffering from urine infections until doctor's finally diagnosed her with stage 5 kidney disease at the age of 14. 2 years later and Simran started dialysis, which she's been on for 10 hours a night, every night since March 2018. Simran cannot have sleepovers with her friends, go on holiday, or travel very far from home because of her condition. Simran started the Facebook...

Sean had a rocky start to his football career when his temper started getting the better of him. He was given a second chance, but this time it wasn't his attitude getting in the way of his football career, it was a nasty accident on the pitch which left him with a severe C5 & C6 spinal cord injury. Doctors told Sean it was unlikely he would walk again. Sean's Tale to Inspire is one of recovery fr...

Krish grew up in Bolton, and when asked by his primary school teacher "what do you want to be when you grow up?" His answer was a no brainer: a professional footballer. A self confused chubby kid, Krish was disheartened when his teacher suggested this may not be a realistic dream, and he should have a back up plan. Fast-forward to 18, and Krish begins his career in professional football playing fo...

The Tales to Inspire Podcast aims to bring you stories to amaze and inspire you. Sharing stories from people from all walks of life who've overcome huge challenges, Krish Patel will bring you weekly stories to encourage you to chase your dreams, and never give up.