The After Hours Lounge

Great to be joined this week by Sam Ross. Sam is a windsurf instructor trainer and one of the coaches of the British sailing team. His experience in teaching people is in my opinion, unparalleled. It was awesome to get his views on how he goes about coaching people and how we all learn things. Was super interesting to get his views on mental health and looking after peoples mindsets. Mental health...

Real stoked to be joined by UK professional kitesurfer Sam Light this week. Awesome to chat to him about how he got into the sport, turning pro and what life is like at the top level of such an extreme sport. On top of that Sam is also a very successful YouTube Vlogger, amassing hundreds of thousands of views. It was really interesting to get his take on putting your life out on screen for people...

Those that have listened to my previous episodes will know that I started a new sport this year, Brazilian Ju Jitsu. 🥋 Not ashamed to say it was really nerve racking going for my first session at the Mad Hatters Asylum. I was pretty nervous having never done any martial arts and almost didn't make it in the door! Fast forward to now and I was there every week until the lockdown, it's one of the t...

A pleasure to be joined on this weeks episode by Fin Anderson discussing the reasons behind him and his friends creating a football team in Edinburgh. Founded after the tragic passing of their friend Charlie last year, Mental Mechanics fc is all about getting together and enjoying time playing football, alongside encouraging men to speak out more about their mental health. I stand in admiration of...

Sorry for the delay on this episode! Wasn't feeling it yesterday and as a wise man once said, 'you can't force the cards.' Self confidence is a weird one, you can feel great about yourself one second, only to feel like shit the next over something very trivial. This episode touches on similar issues to one of my previous solo episodes 'Self Worth' however this one was more about my experience with...

Great to have Jay Haysey on to chat about his life as a photographer and videographer under the guise of Globalshots. I met Jay in 2012 when I was working out in Greece, at that time he was already making a name for himself taking awesome photos of clients on the water. Since then he's gone on to work on various projects in the active/adventure industry, culminating in a shoot for Puma with Lewis...

This week's solo episode is all about escaping, what I do to escape my problems and some things I do that benefit me, whether its windsurfing, watching Star Wars or listening to Enter Shikari. Is escapism a good thing though? And should we always be trying to find the exit as soon as we get to a hurdle? Let me know what you guys think on Instagram @theafterhourslounge, see you for the next one 🍻

Really stoked with this one. All round watersports guru and print media master Tez Plavenieks came on for a bit of a natter before lunchtime! 🍽 We chatted about his work in the watersports industry and why paddle boarding is his happy place. Then moving on to his experience coping with his young daughter Molly requiring a liver transplant last year and how thats changed daily life for his family,...

Open-ness, it's a particularly tough thing, especially for men. In this episode I discuss being more open about whats going on in my head and how its benefitted me. I also discuss this podcast itself, and what its like chatting about whats considered a very personal issue with my guests before putting it online for all to listen to. In my opinion its an achievement in itself just to chat to 1 pers...

My good friend Adam Sims came on to discuss his time as a professional windsurfer and more recently, a successful videographer and filmmaker in the extreme sports world. His list of injuries stretches far, but culminated in him having serious surgery on his spine 3 years ago. We discussed this procedure, how he looked at life before compared to now having endured something like that. I really enjo...

Just me again on this one! Only a short episode discussing productivity in the current world we all find ourselves in. It's very easy at the moment to feel like you need to be doing something, whether its reading a new book, learning a language etc. I discussed why I disagree with this and why self love and overall happiness is far more important at the moment than finishing that project you've be...

My first episode recorded remotely. Its a strange experience having a conversation with the screen. Apologies if the sound isn't as great and as we all know from face timing friends/family, sometimes talking over each other is going to occur. It was really great though to chat to one of my best mates, Ollie T about his experience doing a masters in climate change. While mental health was discussed...

Little chat with just myself, discussing what life is like now for all of us in isolation. I discuss some things that are helping me cope, how its affecting all of us and the hopes that we all come out of it into a more laid back, kinder world. Crack open a beer, and enjoy

Really excited to get round to doing another episode with this guy. Alex Bruce, CEO of Turtle Straws stopped in for a chat about all things sustainability. It was really interesting to get an actual experts take on such a huge issue facing our planet. We went a bit off topic as conversations do and discussed various issues like choosing the right partner, social media anxieties and the ultimate qu...

My friend Aaron stopped by for some beers and a chat. We discussed his life starting out in medical school, onto becoming a doctor and navigating that career path. Moving onto mental health within the NHS and of course, the elephant in the room, Corona Virus. Please be aware there are some slightly graphic descriptions of injury, giving birth and general hospital related chatter. I hope nobody is...

An episode with just myself! I discussed doubting yourself and feeling like a phoney when entering a new career and conquering unchartered waters. Moving onto body image issues including my own issues with losing my hair, finally looking at escaping your own head and how Brazilian Jujitsu is making me a much, much happier person. Please do enjoy

Sam Freeman came onto the podcast to discuss his life working in graphic design. Starting from fresh out of college to creative director to his recent change opening up his own agency. Was really interesting to chat to Sam about his career and his own struggles with anxiety, that are actually very similar to my own! Really really stoked with this one and how it came out, I truly hope you guys enjo...

One of my best friends Edd came on to chat about his time doing seasons and later moving into the events industry. We then moved onto the fact that he has never struggled with mental health issues, and how this podcast starting made him more aware of these issues that people struggle with. Crack open a beer, and enjoy.

Ollie Curran takes us through his time in the Superyacht industry, and the highs and lows of dealing with time spent on a boat thousands of miles away from family.. Small warning, there is conversation regarding substance abuse.

Due to the original episode 1 deleting itself, this is just me, sitting on my sofa, drinking a beer and chatting some shit, hope you enjoy! This podcast is all about having a chat, discussing our mental health. Enjoying a drink together and sharing some stories. Please do, enjoy.