The Black Country Blokes

"I didn't hate my mom, I hated my mom for drinking" #28 Kristian Marrey explains his troubled past of seeing his mothers battle with alcohol forcing him to fend for himself and his younger brother. Having lived in hostels, forced to grow up far too quickly Kristian shares such a brave story openly on this episode but more importantly leaves us with a lesson that you can change your life. You do no...

"Have You Found Your Purpose Yet? #27 All the BCB gang discuss the finding and having a purpose. A question that likely crops up for all of us during our years and as we go through life. We also agreed that Purpose tends to change as we grow older or life hands us different experiences. Whether it's your job, philanthropy, children or spouse we all find purpose in things that often sit outside us....

Male suicide does not seem to be slowing down & it is now everyones responsbility to help. For this episode, all of the BCB gang have come along and spoken about the society we now live in and what is going on. Can we help? Are we to blame? What is the future like for the young children who will soon grow up into men likely to face? A raw and honest episode that touches on some serious subject...

"The problem with the internet is, you can be whoever you want to be" #25 The gang open up about the dangers of catfishing in all walks of life. People deceiving people, deliberately to manipulate them for self gain sadly exists. The property industry, where Aren operates in sadly saw someone commit suicide due to the stresses of life. This was never exclusive solely to property, or at least it ca...

"Self care is probably the most neglected thing we do" #24 An honest conversation with NLP & life coach expert Nick Daveis, and 3/4 of the BCB gang, Kev, Craig, Lee & Aren discuss the goals, and also self care & consistency. A common neglected aspect of many of our lives, as we chase money, cars and houses often neglecting the most important thing to us. Our mental and physical health....

"To lose your older brother, your robbed of seeing him in the pub having a drink with, going for a drive with him..." Steve Hansel #23 A tragic story of loss, Steve bravely shares his story with 3 of the gang. A story of learning to cope, over time and the blessings that have came from that. Blessings in the terms of existing relationships growing stronger post the tragic event of a freak accident...

Managing Anxiety with Alexander Walker? #22 "Depression and anxiety is an accumulation of your events, or perception of your events" - Alexander Walker An insightful interview with Alexander Walker who helps people deal with their anxiety via hypnotherapy. Talking about the anxious mind and how that actually forms, it gives a great insight into why some of us struggle with anxiety today. Important...

"Your as good as anybody and better than most" Episode #21 3 of the gang, speak about motivation. Motivation is often short-lived and comes in and out of our lives at different times of the day, moments in the week, or across the year. Of course, we are all motivated by different things in our every day life, but at the same, there are many similarities in regard to the things that do motivate us....

Antidote or Poison? #20 An honest conversation with NLP & life coach expert Nick Daveis, where the BCB gang, Kev, Craig, Lee & Aren discuss the choices we make in our life. So often we know what we need to do, or what we should do but we often dont. This is the poison. Yet we could have benefited from taking the antidote. Important timestamps: [01:17] Why we choose the poison over the anti...

Bob Dillon, GB Boxing Coach joins the BCB and shares his incredible story Part 2 #19 Bob Dillon has coached people from, the hosts of this show themselves, to the Anthony Joshuas and Frankie Gavins of the boxing world. A respected man, not just because of his character and everything he stands for but also for his world class coaching. Bobs results speak for themselves, but to have someone who is...

Bob Dillon, GB Boxing Coach joins the BCB and shares his incredible story #18 Bob Dillon has coached people from, the hosts of this show themselves, to the Anthony Joshuas and Frankie Gavins of the boxing world. A respected man, not just because of his character and everything he stands for but also for his world class coaching. Bobs results speak for themselves, but to have someone who is held in...

Tough Enough To Care #17 Dave, Co-Founder of the #ToughEnoughToCare movement, joints the full gang (Kev Dillon, Aren Deu, Lee Cadman & Craig Pinches) on the Black Country Blokes Podcast. An open and raw interview discussing the effects of PTSD, anxiety, depression and life as a man battling with their thoughts. Additionally, Dan discusses how Tough Enough to Care first came about and was start...

Your Pain Makes You #16 Andrew Price joins the Black Country Blokes. Boxing Titles, Anxiety, Depression & Understanding the Travelling Community. He joins 3/4 of the gang on this episode and discusses the truth behind a mans thoughts who suffers with anxiety. Beyond the solid exterior, Andrew has had to face many demons inside his head, like many of us. Yet he is not afraid to share them on th...

The lads are joined by Ashley Nixon once more, for a short episode were they discuss hobbies. This is a bonus episode where they guys talk about the importance of finding your own hobbies and enjoying your own life and journey. Very often we tend to do things based on other people and we become almost people pleasers, yet we often forget to put our own needs and happiness first. The beauty of some...

"The Difficulty of Being a Father" #14 The journey of being a father is full of all sorts of emotions. Ups, downs, smiles and frowns. The lads speak about their feelings of being a father, in today's society. They not only share their feelings, but also how they feel they may be viewed and perceived by the general population too. Is being a male parent more difficult nowadays? Are we becoming more...

"That shame gripped me" - By Ashley Nixon#13 Lee Cadman and Kev DIllon speak with ex boxer Ashley Nixon on this captivating interview. Ashley discusses his incredible journey from ups to incredible downs. He speaks openly about the thoughts and masks that he wore. Royal marines, prison, boxing, drugs & gangs are just some of the things that come with Ashley's life prior to hitting his 20s! An...

"The Purpose of life, is a life of purpose" - By The BCB #12 The Gang just sit down and discuss travel including all the benefits it can provide, such as a change in a perspective, understanding different types of people better and just opening your eyes to what is truly out there. We often live in a narrow minded society, where we assume our reality, is the only reality out there. But when we are...

"Live & Let Learn Just let Life Be The Play, You Can Write The Script, They Can Show it on Broadway " - By The BCB #11 The Gang just sit down and discuss topics, we all probably do over a cuppa, a pint or just a general get together. Movies. Movies have the power to influence our thoughts, change our emotional state and just bring us memories, both good and bad. We speak about the nostalgic me...

"Stay safe & Be lucky" - By Ben Taylor #10 Ben Taylor joins Kev & Lee on today's episode of The Black Country Blokes Podcast. Sharing his stories of working with the likes of Joe Calzaghe to Amy Winehouse, to Iron Foundries and Peter Andrew Ben has done a lot! But only recently has he found true happiness and fulfilment in opening up his own Barbers RnL Gentlemens barbers . Ben discusses t...

Nostalgia - Ep 9 "Tomorrow is a mystery, Yesterday is history but today is gift. That's why they call it a present" From Blockbuster to Peter Andre & Pubs to Conkers 3/4 of the gang discuss the state Nostalgia and how society has changed today. Have we lost touch and human communication with the way the world has now gone? Was it better before, or are we just putting our nostalgic memories on...

The Loss of a Pet & dealing With The Grief of Losing a Family Member - Ep 8 3/4 of the gang drop by and speak about losing a Pet. To many, losing a pet is like losing someone in the family and the trauma and grief from losing a pet can have significant impact on all those attached. A void, a feeling of sorrow and the struggle of comprehending a loss, is something the lads talk about on this sh...

Dealing with Child Abuse & Grooming ft Andy Plant - Ep 7 Andy Plant bravely shares his story on with the Black Country Blokes. Discussing his story of being groomed, and sharing his emotions which included shame Andy explains his emotive story. Sadly this is not exclusive to Andy, and many people are victims of trauma and abuse, so just sharing this story deserves acknowledgement. The importan...

Are you suffering with Nerves or Anxiety?- Ep 6 3/4 of the gang drop by and speak with Nick Davies about a few areas of our life that can affect our mental wellness and health. Starting of the discussion with nerves vs anxiety, the gang segway into strength of sharing ones vulnerability especially as a male. This includes the importance of understanding social media and its purpose of gaining our...

Sex, Drugs, Violence & Food! - Ep 5 The gang drop by and speak about social media, how we react to certain trends and topics and why we are the way we are. An interesting dissection from NLP expert as he explains the science behind clickbait titles working, and why we sometimes feel unsatisfied when we get poor responses on our own content. Other useful points discussed: [03:59] Find your trib...

Episode An honest conversation with NLP & life coach expert Nick Daveis. Kev Dillon runs the show with this, encouraging Nick to share some brilliant takeaways, whilst also sharing his own vulnerabilities. Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety are all discussed via this episode, with real life relatable topics. We hope this episode adds value, & in a few weeks we will also have Nick on again, with all 4 m...