Stefan attempted to take his own life on several occasions while experiencing extreme mental ill-health. He is a military veteran (having served with the Royal Tank Regiment, including on operations in Afghanistan) and a volunteer with Re:Act Disaster Response.
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Mandy is an ex-RAF Police Dog Handler whose husband Chris, who served with the British Army, took his own life. Mandy and her son Jay now campaign for increased awareness of mental ill-health.
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Jack Marshman is a professional MMA fighter currently signed to the UFC, he is also a Close Protection Officer and a former paratrooper (having served with The Parachute Regiment on multiple operational tours including Afghanistan).
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Tara Maclachlan is a HM Forces SNCO veteran who, before transitioning from male to female, served 15 years with the RAF Regiment deploying on various operations including Op Banner in Northern Ireland and on Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm during Gulf War 1.
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Chantelle Taylor is the author of “Battleworn: the memoir of a combat medic in Afghanistan”. She is credited as the first British female soldier known to have killed in combat.
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Andrew Marr is a retired Special Forces Green Beret, Warrior Angels Foundation cofounder, and the best-selling co-author of “TALES FROM THE BLAST FACTORY: A Brain Injured Special Forces Green Beret’s Journey Back from the Brink”. His book has been turned into an award-winning full feature documentary titled Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain by EMMY and Academy Award winners.
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Dr Mark Gordon is a pioneer in effective treatment for the effects of traumatic brain injuries resulting from physical and non-physical impacts. His research is significantly influencing the approach to prevention and treatment around the world, particularly in contact sports such as Rugby and American Football and also in military personnel.
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Keith served with The Parachute Regiment in Afghanistan. When he left he experienced mental ill-health and after attempting to gain help via conventional treatments, Keith travelled to Peru to seek a cure via psychedelics’. He is now a psychadelic therapist and personal resilience coach.
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Andy McGrillen is the host of That UFO Podcast, which brings some of the best, most credible guests from around the world of UFOlogy, UAP’s & associated subjects. (No tinfoil hat needed).
John is a former paratrooper who now undertakes daring stunts to increase mental health awareness and inspire ex-military personnel. His most recent feat involved the world record attempt for the highest jump from a helicopter into water during which he suffered a fractured sternum, fractured coccyx and fractured wrist.
Biljana Hutchinson was a humanitarian aid worker when her team’s base in Kunduz, Afghanistan was attacked by the Taliban. Several people including Biljana were shot and injured and four members of her security team were killed, including former British paratrooper Shaun Sexton.
Dave Harding-Prior is the host of the Reorg podcast, which captures the combat experiences of former HM Forces personnel. He previously served in Afghanistan with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Nikki Scott’s husband Lee was killed in Afghanistan in 2009 while serving with the Royal Tank Regiment. Since Lee’s death, Nikki has established a charity focusing on the welfare of bereaved children of HM Forces personnel – Scotty’s Little Soldiers.
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At 31yrs old, Aaron Bartle left a successful career in the oil and gas industry to become a submariner in the Royal Navy. He served on multiple boats including HMS Triumph. Following an accident at sea, in 2019 he was medically discharged and has since setup his own company – Intemperance Knives, specialising in making high performance blades for tactical application.
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“Ebola” Ian Hancock began work as a microbiologist in the 1980’s with the Ministry of Defence. He is now a lecturer of infection control at the London Metropolitan University and is currently working in a covid19 surveillance laboratory. Ian is also a volunteer with Re:Act Disaster Response
Paul served 26 years with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and is now an expert in disaster response operations and disaster risk reduction, working as the Operations Response Manager at Re:act Disaster Response (https://www.re-act.org.uk/). In 2020, along with his colleague Lizzie Stileman, he was awarded an MBE for his support to the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Staff Sergeant Jamie Ferguson served as a combat medic with the British Army, deploying to multiple operational theatres including Iraq and Afghanistan. He also spent a significant period of his career supporting Special Forces. On 18th June 2020 he took his own life. His widow, Sammi, requested to appear on this podcast in order to help others avert, or cope with, the most severe impacts of mental ill-health.
Paul is a former Irish Guard and creator of the Grappling with Physio Podcast (formerly “Primary Physio podcast”). He is a keen BJJ practitioner and physiotherapist.
Simon Harmer is a former Combat Medical Technician who is now a freelance speaker, business consultant and co-founder of Mike Alpha – a company dedicated to helping the UK Armed Forces community learn digital marketing skills. During his military service he deployed to Bosnia, Iraq, the Congo and Afghanistan. He lost both his legs to an IED strike during his final deployment in 2009 to Afghanistan.
Charlie Guenigault GM is a Metropolitan Police Officer who was off-duty and returning from an evening with friends when he encountered three terrorists on a killing spree at London Bridge on 3rd Jun 2017. Unarmed, he fought the three men, during which he was stabbed in the head and back multiple times. He was awarded a George Medal for his actions. During their attack, the terrorists killed 8 people and injured 48 others.
