Eyes Wide Open

Brent Pope is a New Zealand born Rugby Player, Coach, Television Pundit, Children's Book Author, Journalist and Founder of the Elephant in the room foundation. Brent has spent many years advocating for Mental Health Awareness whilst confronting and giving voice to his own personal struggles.

We discuss his childhood in New Zealand, his career in Rugby, his efforts to raise awareness and destigmatize mental health issues, the Elephant in the room foundation and what the future holds

"Rugby is a special, extreme case of face to face communication, with real and voluntary vulnerability to pain and humiliation, which is seldom exploited, even by your enemies. This serves to build up your trust in human decency, to recognise your own tendency and ability to hurt others, and to empathise with people who haven't had this opportunity - those who end up lashing out, in fear, envy or resentfulness. How to bring those people back into the fold seems to be much more about inviting them onto the rugby pitch, where they can earn and express genuine respect, rather than in a disembodied no-stakes gladiator death-match online. If good conversations are a game, perhaps they're rugby." - Kevin J. Ryan

Elephant in the room foundation: https://www.elephantintheroom.ie/

Twitter @RealBrentPope

#mentalhealth #rugby #mentalhealthawareness

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Duane Heil made millions building custom made homes in California through the 1990's and into the noughties. Following a protracted and contentious divorce, Duane lost everything and was left penniless and broke at the age of 53. After a period spent working as a carpenter on job sites, Duane managed to rebuild his life & fortune's and now lives on a yacht in the Meditteranean where he takes adventure seekers and all those looking to experience another way of life on sailing trips across the sea

"If you don't own a piece of a business, you don't have a path towards financial freedom."

Naval Ravikant

@grateful_travel

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Website: https://www.gratefulsailor.com/

#divorce #entrepreneurs #millionaire #construction #sailing #yachting

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We discuss the challenges artists face balancing the demands of the music business with the desire to create lasting and meaningful work, Rock n Roll, The music business, Screenwriting, moving between the U.S and Reykjavik, building a career in Los Angeles and moving into the world of film.

Richard also shares hints and tips that may prove invaluable for any young artist/musician starting out. The pitfalls to avoid, working with managers, A&R, music publishing and the screenwriting industry along with the extraordinary and very personal story of Iceland's first recorded "armed bank robbery", a family in crisis and solitary confinement.

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#alcohol #withdrawal #deliriumtremens #alcoholism #therapy #mentalhealth

Stu Nugent is a man of many talents, Content Creator, Youtuber, Writer, Marketer and Podcaster to name but a few, but perhaps his greatest talent is the ability to survive, recover and thrive in the face of a gripping addiction to alcohol and a long dark journey into hell.

Stu has written a book about his experiences "Just Crazy Enough To Work", which includes his attempt to cycle the infamous "Northern Silk Road" in a state of drunken abandon and is characteristically reminiscent of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness". Tales of robbery, corruption, imprisonment and eventually... repatriation abound, chronicleing one alcoholic's descent into oblivion. What follow's is the customary slow, winding, crawl back to sobriety.

Go to Eyes Wide Open Youtube Channel for the Full Video Version here: https://www.youtube.com/@Conor-Ryan

Check out Bat Country here: https://www.youtube.com/@UC9fodxDy_7oyXi13o0XhsjQ

Stu on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thestunugent/

Bat Country site: https://www.batcountry.co/

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