On a Mission Podcast 2.0

  This episode was actually recorded a couple of years ago, before alcohol became the mainstream conversation it is today. Listening back now, it’s fascinating how many of the things we discussed then are starting to become widely talked about in 2026.   Ahead of tomorrow’s brand new episode with Andy Ramage, I wanted to re release our original conversation because so much of it still feels incredibly relevant.   In this episode, Andy and I talk about alcohol, stress, identity, social conditioning and the uncomfortable reality that many of us spend years normalising habits that quietly impact our energy, confidence, relationships, focus and mental health.   At the time of recording, I was at the very beginning of my own alcohol free journey, still questioning my relationship with drinking and trying to understand why something so socially accepted could also leave so many people feeling anxious, depleted and disconnected from themselves.   We talk about the culture surrounding alcohol, the pressure many people feel to drink in social and business environments, and the growing evidence linking alcohol to anxiety, poor sleep, depression and even cancer, despite how normalised drinking has become in modern society.   Andy also opens up about his own transformation from burnt out City broker to becoming one of the leading voices in the alcohol free movement, after realising many of the people he once viewed as “successful” were privately exhausted, unhealthy and unhappy behind closed doors.   What makes this conversation even more interesting listening back now is hearing some of my own thoughts and beliefs at the very start of this journey, especially knowing how much my perspective has evolved since recording it.   ⸻   Key moments include:   ✔ Why alcohol became embedded into almost every part of modern life ✔ The hidden pressure people feel to drink in social and professional settings ✔ The growing links between alcohol, anxiety, poor sleep and chronic illness ✔ Why so many successful people are privately struggling despite outward appearances ✔ Andy’s journey from professional footballer to City broker to one of the biggest voices in the alcohol free movement ✔ Why many people never realise how much alcohol is impacting them until they remove it ✔ The cultural blind spots around alcohol that most of us never question ✔ My own honest reflections from the very start of my alcohol free journey ✔ Why younger generations are beginning to rethink drinking culture altogether ✔ The mindset shift that changes alcohol from something you’re “giving up” into something you no longer want   This isn’t a preachy anti alcohol conversation. It’s an honest discussion about awareness, health, mindset and questioning behaviours many of us have accepted for years without ever really stopping to think about them.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Andy Ramage: 🔗 Website: https://andyramage.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andyramageofficial?igsh=MWU3Nmt2cWMwZDg3bQ== 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1LZip6V4qn/?mibextid=wwXIfr 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyramage?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios

Maajid Nawaz was radicalised as a teenager and built his life around an extremist ideology that led to his arrest in Egypt, prison, and torture, before walking away from it and rethinking everything he once believed.   Years later, after becoming a well-known voice in counter extremism, he lost his role as a presenter on LBC during Covid, publicly labelled and ridiculed for his views.   This conversation lands at a time when the Home Office has apologised for what’s being described as one of the darkest periods in British history around the grooming gang scandal, and that’s where things open up.   We get into what actually happened, the cover ups, the corruption, the scale of what was allowed to go on, and why so many people were ignored or shut down for speaking about it, along with his take on who benefits when something like that is kept quiet for so long.   From there it builds into the bigger picture, power, influence, how decisions are made behind the scenes, from public narratives to government contracts, and what starts to come into view once you begin connecting the dots.   ⸻   Key moments include:   ✔ 00:00 Being drawn into extremism at a young age and how that path took hold.   ✔ 09:00 Arrest in Egypt, time in prison, and the reality of torture and its impact.   ✔ 22:00 Grooming gang scandal, the Home Office apology, and what was happening while it was being covered up.   ✔ 36:00 Why people who spoke out were shut down and what that says about the system.   ✔ 48:00 Covid, losing his role at LBC, being labelled publicly, and the personal fallout of that.   ✔ 1:05:00 Power and influence, how decisions are shaped behind the scenes, and what drives them.   ✔ 1:18:00 Government contracts, incentives, and what sits underneath public facing decisions.   ✔ 1:30:00 Where this leaves people now and why more are starting to question what’s really going.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Maajid Nawaz: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maajidnawaz?igsh=OHZxMWI5OWxidGVh 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1J9SUJ4cZn/?mibextid=wwXIfr

He Wasn’t Built For This… He Became It   Darren Grigas has completed a world first 127 mile foot crossing of the 55 million year old Namib, run 100 miles across a frozen lake in temperatures down to minus 50, taken on uncharted rainforest, and completed Marathon des Sables alongside Sir Ranulph Fiennes.   Most people look at extreme endurance athletes and assume they’ve always been wired differently, as though they were built for it from the start, but Darren’s story completely dismantles that.   This didn’t begin with a lifelong obsession for pushing limits. It started with a random morning, a car crash, and a body that didn’t work the same way anymore.   At that point, he wasn’t running ultra distances or training for deserts and jungles. He was living a normal life, working a job, following a routine, and struggling to run a single mile without his body breaking down.   What followed was anything but a sudden transformation. It was slow, frustrating, and at times painful enough that most people would have stepped back and accepted their limits, but instead of doing that, he started asking a different question around what the version of himself would look like if he actually overcame it.   That shift in thinking changed everything.   Over time, that mindset took him from barely getting through a mile to standing on the start line of some of the toughest endurance events on the planet.   It was great to have Darren back on the podcast for this one, because we go beyond the highlight reel and get into the reality behind it. The training around a full time job, raising kids, and dealing with pressure most people never see, along with the mental battles that don’t make it onto social media.   What stands out most isn’t just what he’s done, it’s how he thinks. The way he approaches pain, pressure and adversity, understanding the difference between discomfort and real damage, and knowing when to push and when to hold.   There’s also a side to this that most people wouldn’t expect, including personal pressure, family challenges and financial strain, all happening in the background while still showing up and doing the work.   That’s where this really lands, not in the extremes themselves but in the mindset behind them, and the idea that you don’t wait until you feel ready, you make the decision first and then build yourself into the person who can handle it.   ⸻   Key moments include:   ✔ The car crash that changed everything ✔ Struggling to run a single mile after injury ✔ The mindset shift that drove everything forward ✔ Marathon des Sables alongside Sir Ranulph Fiennes ✔ A world first 127 mile foot crossing of the Namib ✔ Running 100 miles across a frozen lake in minus 50 conditions ✔ Uncharted rainforest and extreme environments ✔ Training around work, family and real life pressure ✔ Understanding pain vs real damage ✔ Building resilience through real life adversity   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Darren Grigas: 🔗 Website: https://darrengrigas.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darren.grigas?igsh=Mzgwb2wxZmlqZzI4 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/182m17a9ni/?mibextid=wwXIfr 🔗 LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/darren-grigas  

Renowned performance coach Michelle Flynn works with high performers operating at an elite level, people at the top of their game who, on the surface, look like they have everything under control.   She was doing the same.   Training hard, disciplined, performing at a high level, until her body shut her down. Twice.   It’s something she now sees constantly, high performers still delivering, still pushing, while carrying chronic stress and having no real understanding of what it’s doing to their body.   This goes far beyond mindset and habits.   We get into mental health, suicide, hormones, menopause, emotional pressure, and why so many people who look “fine” are anything but.   Michelle also challenges a lot of the advice being pushed in the health and performance space, and why some of it isn’t just ineffective, it can actually put people at risk when it’s followed blindly.   This is about what’s really going on underneath performance, and what it actually takes to sustain it without paying for it later.   ⸻   Key moments include:   ✔ The moment Michelle collapsed and no one could explain why. ✔ Why stress isn’t always obvious and can build without you realising. ✔ The “work hard, play hard” lifestyle and its hidden impact. ✔ How pushing through eventually leads to your body forcing you to stop. ✔ The turning point that led her to completely rethink her life. ✔ Why small daily habits matter more than extreme health routines. ✔ How to manage stress and perform without burning out.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Michelle Flynn: 🔗 Website: https://www.michelleflynncoaching.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelleflynncoaching?igsh=cnhma2V1YjRpYTF6 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleflynn?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios

Mark Whittle is someone who’s spent years studying what actually drives human behaviour, performance, and fulfilment, and why so many people still feel lost even when they “have it all”.   From working with high performers, athletes and entrepreneurs to building his own platform, Mark has seen first-hand what happens when success on paper doesn’t translate to real happiness. Because for a lot of people, hitting the top isn’t the answer, it’s where the real questions begin.     This conversation goes deep into identity, self-worth, and the unconscious patterns that quietly control most people’s lives. From building self-trust and discipline to recognising the decisions that shape your future, this is a powerful breakdown of what actually creates change.   ⸻   Key moments include:   ✔ Why success often doesn’t fix how you feel.    ✔ The danger of tying your identity to what you do.  ✔ How to build real confidence by keeping promises to yourself.  ✔ Why most people operate unconsciously and stay stuck.  ✔ The “sliding door” moments that shape your life.  ✔ Why you need the right people around you to grow.    ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Mark Whittle: 🔗 Website: https://www.takeflightworld.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwhittle_tf?igsh=eHp1bno2eG54aXF3

Caprice Bourret is proof that reinvention doesn’t have an expiry date.    From becoming one of the most photographed women in the world to building a film career from scratch in her 50s, she’s lived multiple lives and she’s still not done.   Three years on from her first appearance on On A Mission, Caprice is back and this time she’s gone all in. Producing, acting, writing and running entire film productions herself, often with limited budgets and no safety net, creating opportunities instead of waiting for them.   This is a raw, unfiltered conversation on authenticity, social media, and the world we’re living in today. From online hate and parenting in a digital age to mindset, resilience, and life after surviving a brain tumour, Caprice doesn’t hold back.    A powerful reminder that you can reinvent yourself at any stage, if you’re willing to do the work.   ⸻   Key moments include:   ✔ Why Caprice believes authenticity is disappearing.  ✔ Building a film career from scratch and doing everything herself.  ✔ The mindset that’s driven her success: play the game, don’t play the victim.  ✔ Her warning about influence and why she says “don’t be a useful idiot”.  ✔ How she handles online hate and protects her energy. ✔ Life after her brain tumour and the shift in her priorities. ✔ Why it’s never too late to reinvent yourself.    ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Caprice Bourret: 🔗 Website: https://www.capricebourret.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricebourret?igsh=MXR1d3VqYmY5dmZ2Zg==

Great to welcome back Dr. Dain Heer, internationally renowned speaker, bestselling author, and co-creator of Access Consciousness, a global movement active in over 170 countries. From a childhood marked by abuse and poverty to a career as a chiropractor who once felt suicidal, Dain’s life radically changed when he discovered practical consciousness tools that opened a completely different way of living and creating.   We always have so much fun when Dain’s on the show. In this conversation, he shares powerful insights on authenticity, self-judgement, and what it truly means to be you. This one’s for you if you’ve ever felt stuck trying to fix yourself, conflicted about success and spirituality, or unsure how to trust your own knowing, this episode offers grounded tools and fresh perspectives to help you create a more expansive life but be warned, we go off on a few very unexpected tangents.   Key moments include:   ✔ Why Dain says heaviness is often a lie, and how truth tends to feel lighter.   ✔ The difference between fighting darkness and feeding it, and why resisting something can strengthen it.   ✔ Why becoming a brighter light is a greater contribution than living in constant reaction to the chaos of the world.   ✔ The Access Consciousness tools Dain returns to again and again, including “All of life comes to me with ease and joy and glory”.   ✔ How point of view shapes reality, and why what you decide to be true starts filtering everything you see.   ✔ Money, receiving, and the belief that there is no such thing as a money problem, only an issue with what you are willing to receive.   ✔ The conflict between spirituality and money, and why Dain believes money can be used to change people’s realities.   ✔ Why force, control, and overplanning can block creation, and what happens when you start working with energy instead.   ✔ Dain’s take on goals, five year plans, and why that structure may work for some people but not for everyone.   ✔ The difference he draws between humans and humanoids, and why so many people feel like they do not fit this reality.   ✔ Self judgement, awareness, and why having the thought “I’m so judgemental” may actually prove the opposite.    ✔ AI, authenticity, and why real human energy can never be replaced by data alone   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Dain Heer: 🔗 Website: https://drdainheer.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dainheer/ 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrDainHeer 🔗 Access Consciousness: https://www.accessconsciousness.com

In this episode of the On a Mission podcast, I’m joined by Jess Cunningham, TV personality and founder of Belief Coding.   Jess talks candidly about her time on the hit BBC show The Apprentice, the biggest opportunity of her life, when suppressed memories of childhood abuse surfaced out of nowhere, just as she was stepping into the limelight for the first time.   Trying to hold it together on the outside while everything internally was starting to unravel. What you see on the surface rarely reflects what’s actually going on behind the scenes, and this conversation shows you why.   We get into self sabotage, addiction and identity, and the messy reality that most people are reacting without even realising it. Jess doesn’t shy away from the dark moments as we dive into how Belief Coding originated and why she believes most people are stuck solving the wrong problem.   ⸻   Key moments include:   ✔ The exact moment suppressed memories of abuse came back, just as she was about to go on The Apprentice.    ✔ Holding it together in public while everything internally was starting to break down.   ✔ Why she was chasing validation and trying to prove herself on a national stage.    ✔ The reality behind her behaviour on TV and what was actually driving it.   ✔ How unresolved trauma showed up through self sabotage, addiction and identity.   ✔The link between childhood experiences and the patterns people repeat in adulthood.   ✔ Why most people are reacting to life without understanding why   ✔ How Belief Coding came from trying to make sense of her own behaviour.   ✔ The uncomfortable truth that people are often solving the wrong problem.   ✔ What changes when you stop avoiding it and actually face what’s underneath.    ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Jess Cunningham: 🔗 Website: https://beliefcoding.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprodigalfox?igsh=bWk0bGtlNTR4aWJq 🔗 LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jesscunninghamcfe 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EKy9pvsCQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

As the biological uncle to Catherine, Princess of Wales, Gary Goldsmith is no stranger to media scrutiny, scandal and public controversy.   Gary made his millions in the IT recruitment world and was a prominent figure within the recruitment sector long before the press notoriety.   In this episode, we talk about all of it. Entrepreneurship, success and being part of the royal family. The scandal that landed him in hot water and the mindset required to withstand the public fallout.   Gary reflects on building serious wealth from the ground up, taking risks without guarantees, and what happens when private decisions become national headlines.   We also discuss what William and Kate are really like behind the scenes, his time inside the Celebrity Big Brother house, and the reality of having your character shaped in the public eye.   Key moments include:   ✔ Making his millions in the IT recruitment sector and becoming a prominent figure in the industry. ✔ The risks, setbacks and financial decisions behind building wealth. ✔ The “shake” incident and the tabloid fallout that followed. ✔ Living through front page coverage and sustained media scrutiny. ✔ Royal family proximity and public perception ✔ The mindset required to handle controversy and reputational pressure. ✔ Inside Celebrity Big Brother and how reality television edits shape narratives. ✔ His candid views on Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne. ✔ Accountability, loyalty and standing by your decisions.   A conversation about business, notoriety, reputation and the resilience required when success and scrutiny collide.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Gary Goldsmith: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garygoninsta?igsh=MWNxZTR3NXBwZWd3MA==  🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygoldsmith/

Greg Parkin has exited multiple seven figure businesses, completed Ironman triathlons, and in his fifties is preparing to run 108 miles across the Pennine Way in winter. His life has been shaped by pressure, risk, discipline and a mindset built around pushing limits.   This episode explores what it really takes to build and scale at that level. The appetite for risk. The tolerance for uncertainty. The resilience required when the stakes are high. Greg breaks down the psychology that connects entrepreneurship and endurance sport, and why the same mental traits show up in both arenas.   We go deeper into his relationship with alcohol and how it became embedded in business culture and high performance environments. Greg shares how stress, identity and drinking were more connected than he realised, and how stepping away from alcohol sharpened his thinking, improved his stress tolerance and redirected his energy.   Key moments include:   ✔ Building and exiting multiple seven figure businesses. ✔ The psychology behind entrepreneurs who refuse to quit. ✔ The emotional comedown after major achievement. ✔ Preparing for 108 miles across the Pennine Way in his fifties. ✔ The mental breaking point in ultra endurance and how to push past it. ✔ High functioning drinking in ambitious environments. ✔ The stress patterns that fuel alcohol use. ✔ Turning discipline into long term sobriety. ✔ Why resilience is built through discomfort.   A conversation about ambition, identity, endurance and the discipline required to evolve when success alone is not enough.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Greg Parkin: 🔗 Website: https://growthcoach.info 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkin.greg?igsh=YWR2bHBuOXE1NGsy 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-parkin-a7084227?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios

At 23 years old, he received a phone call that changed everything.   His father had travelled to India for work. Days later, he was missing. Weeks later, a confession came in. Murder. The body was never recovered. The assets were taken. The legal system stalled. And overnight, Gian Power lost his hero, his security, and the life he had known.   This is not just a story about grief. It is about what you choose to do next.   In this deeply moving episode, Gian shares what it was like to navigate an international murder investigation in his early twenties while sitting professional exams in London, facing alleged conspirators across the table, and writing his own legal letters because he could not afford representation. He speaks openly about the confusion, the anger, the injustice, and the moment he realised that nobody could control how he responded.   Instead of allowing bitterness to define him, Gian channelled everything into building something bigger than himself. He founded The Power of Storytelling with one clear mission: to make workplaces more human. Today, the organisation works with hundreds of global brands, using storytelling, neuroscience and lived experience to change cultures from the inside out.   We also explore the psychological tools that kept him standing. Meditation in office bathrooms. Emotional regulation. Gratitude as a daily discipline. Turning anger into focus. And the neuroscience behind why sharing your story can literally save someone else’s life.   Ten years on, the fight for justice continues. But so does the mission.   Key moments include:   ✔ The phone call that confirmed his father’s murder and the body that was not his. ✔ Losing his inheritance, his childhood home and financial security overnight. ✔ Facing alleged conspirators and navigating international legal failures. ✔ Why he refuses to let anger define him. ✔ Meditation, emotional granularity and the psychology of resilience. ✔ The neuroscience of storytelling and how shared experiences change the brain. ✔ Supporting the Missing People charity and the reality of unresolved loss. ✔ Building a global organisation from tragedy.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Gian Power: 🔗 Website: https://gianpower.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gianpower/?hl=en 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianpower

Aaron Moon is a Royal Marine Commando whose life changed in seconds in Afghanistan when his vehicle hit an IED. He died twice on the flight home, woke from an induced coma to life changing injuries, and later faced the letter that ended his military career for good.    In this episode, Aaron talks honestly about what came after, the denial, the loss of identity, the darkest period where he drifted and lost direction, and the moment he decided to take control again. He shares the mindset framework he built through it, why he calls it the Rebel Mindset, and how it became the foundation for rebuilding his life with purpose, direction, and momentum when everything else had been stripped away.    Years later, Aaron came close to dying again. Another life threatening moment that forced a hard reset and exposed how easily survival can turn into stagnation if you stop pushing forward.    Now Aaron is taking his message into prisons, working with men written off by the system, and preparing for his biggest challenge yet. Cycling Route 66 solo, 2,570 miles across America on one leg, chasing a world record, funding the challenge himself so that every penny raised goes directly to charity. This episode is for anyone navigating darkness, rebuilding after loss, or refusing to let adversity be the end of their story.    Key moments include:   ✔ Being blown up in Afghanistan and dying twice on the flight home. ✔ Why losing his military career hurt more than losing his leg. ✔ The denial and drifting that followed recovery. ✔ How the Rebel Mindset was built. ✔ Facing death again years later. ✔ Taking his work into prisons. ✔ Cycling Route 66 solo on one leg for a world record.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Aaron Moon: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.rebornmindset?igsh=YmQwYXJ2bWdnemUx 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneleg87?igsh=bHFoMXpzbGt3cHBh 🔗 Donate Now - One leg, 2,486 miles, no rest: https://teamforces.org/aaron-moon

Martin Stapleton (Stapes) returns to the On a Mission Podcast for his third appearance, and once again, this is a conversation that goes far beyond fighting.   Since we last sat down together, Martin has stepped back into the cage, this time on his own terms. A former Royal Marine Commando, a world-level MMA fighter, and an entrepreneur, Martin has lived multiple lives that demand extreme resilience, discipline, and emotional control. This episode captures where those worlds collide.   We talk openly about coming back to fighting in your forties, why age is often used as an excuse rather than a limitation, and what it really means to enjoy the process rather than chasing outcomes. Martin shares the reality of lockdown nearly destroying his business, draining his savings, and forcing him to rebuild from the ground up.    Stapes goes deep into identity, loss, ego, and purpose. Why so many high performers struggle when one chapter ends, how identity can either anchor you or trap you, and how suffering can become a source of strength rather than something to escape.   We dive into emotional regulation, mental health, and the uncomfortable truth that resilience is not about never getting knocked down, but about how quickly you respond when it happens. From combat zones to the octagon to entrepreneurship and fatherhood, Martin explains how the same core principles apply, just in very different environments.   This is an honest and raw conversation about endurance, responsibility, and choosing to keep moving forward when it would be easier to stop.   Key moments include:   ✔ Martin’s return to the cage and why he refused to let his career end on someone else’s terms. ✔ How lockdown nearly wiped out his business and the mindset that carried him through rebuilding. ✔ Why suffering is a skill and how it shaped his confidence long before success arrived. ✔ The role of ego in high performance and how it evolves with age and experience. ✔ Identity, purpose, and why losing one label does not mean losing who you are. ✔ Emotional regulation, mental health, and what real resilience looks like under pressure. ✔ Why enjoying the process matters more than outcomes at this stage of life.   Insert connecting annals here.   If this episode resonates, make sure you hit subscribe or follow, and share it with anyone you think will get real value from the conversation. Your support helps keep these discussions alive and reaching the people they are meant for.   This is the On a Mission Podcast.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Martin Stapleton:  🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stapes_50cal/

For more than three decades, David Icke has been one of the most censored and relentlessly challenged voices in modern public discourse. Banned from countries, erased from platforms, publicly ridiculed and dismissed, yet still standing thirty five years later as many of the conversations he began have moved steadily closer to the mainstream.   This was never going to be a surface level conversation.   In this episode, David takes us through the full arc of his journey, from his early years inside the BBC and British politics to the moment his perception of reality fundamentally changed. What follows is a deep exploration of consciousness, perception, control, belief systems, power structures, and the mechanics of reality itself, not as abstract theory, but as forces that actively shape how humanity thinks, fears, complies, and lives.   We explore what David means by the human illusion, why he sees reality as frequency based rather than solid, and how perception becomes the primary lever of control. This conversation moves far beyond politics and into the deeper systems that influence identity, belief, religion, media, education, technology, and human behaviour at scale.   David also breaks down why political leaders are not where real power resides, how global systems operate through compartmentalisation, and why keeping humanity locked into rigid belief structures prevents deeper awareness. We discuss artificial intelligence, digital identity, programmable money, and why the next phase of control is not enforced through force, but through perception and consent.   This episode is expansive, intense, and intentionally uncompromising. It is about widening the frame, questioning what we think we know, and understanding how deeply perception governs experience in the modern world.   Key moments include:   ✔ David’s explanation of the human illusion and why visible reality is only a tiny fraction of what exists. ✔ How frequency, consciousness, and perception shape human experience and behaviour. ✔ Why power does not sit with politicians, presidents, or public figureheads. ✔ The role of religion, education, and belief systems in long term mass control. ✔ Artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the future of perception based governance. ✔ Why awakening is not political, and why real awareness sits beyond left and right.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow David Icke 🔗 Website: https://davidicke.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidickeofficial?igsh=OXVrN2RjeWp6bjFv 🔗 Ickonic: https://ickonic.com

He became one of the most visible medical voices of the Covid era by refusing to stay quiet. One of the most published cardiologists in history, he challenged the official response in real time and paid the price for it. When he questioned the narrative, they tried to erase him.   Peter McCullough returns to the On a Mission podcast as our most listened to guest, after years of censorship, platform removals, and sustained attempts to discredit his work. None of it worked. The questions he raised never went away and much of what he warned about is now playing out in real time.   This conversation revisits the decisions that shaped the pandemic response and follows their consequences through to today. We talk about why early treatment was shut down, how waiting until hospitalisation became standard practice, and what that meant for patient outcomes. We unpack testing and death reporting, the pressure placed on clinicians, and how media messaging and coordinated language shaped public fear and compliance.   Dr McCullough also shares the deeply personal experience of treating his own father outside official guidance, exposing serious flaws in protocols that were presented as unquestionable. The discussion moves into myocarditis, all cause mortality, vaccine injury reporting, and long Covid, including the role of the spike protein and why so many people are still dealing with long term cardiovascular, neurological, and inflammatory symptoms.   This is a continuation of a conversation many tried to shut down. It is direct, detailed, and grounded in what has now stood the test of time.   Key moments include:   ✔ Why early treatment was sidelined and the consequences of hospitalisation first protocols. ✔ Testing and death reporting and how the data became distorted. ✔ Treating a family member outside government guidance. ✔ Myocarditis, athlete risk, and shifting narratives. ✔ All cause mortality and unresolved excess death signals. ✔ Long Covid, the spike protein, and long term health impact.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Dr Peter McCullough: 🔗 Website: https://petermcculloughmd.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petermcculloughmd?igsh=MWNzenMxdjg0M3p5ZA== 🔗 UK, Guernsey Event 6-9th Feb: https://www.worldcouncilforhealth.org/event/healing-beyond-covid-hosted-by-gb-news-presenter-neil-oliver/

Wellness expert and Harley Street clinic co-founder Gudiya Dagur Patel joins the On a Mission podcast to unpack why so many women feel exhausted, overwhelmed, reactive, and disconnected despite doing everything right.   This conversation will resonate with high-functioning women who are juggling work, family, health, and responsibility while quietly running on empty.   Gudiya works in health and wellness, yet her own life followed a familiar pattern. Constant pressure. Always coping. Always pushing. No obvious warning signs. Until a routine test revealed stage four kidney cancer with no symptoms.   From there, the focus turns to what actually drives burnout in women. Chronic stress. Emotional load. Hormonal change. Nervous system overload. Years of minimising what the body is signalling.   Menopause and perimenopause run through this conversation, including why symptoms are so often missed, misunderstood, or mislabelled as anxiety or depression, and why many women feel like they are losing control of their energy, emotions, focus, and resilience.   Alcohol, distraction, overachievement, and productivity are framed as coping strategies rather than personality traits, and the cost of never slowing down is laid bare.   If you are tired all the time, struggling to switch off, snapping more than you used to, feeling foggy, flat, or not like yourself, this episode will connect dots that are rarely joined. ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ Why burnout disproportionately affects capable, high-performing women. ✔ How chronic stress shows up physically, emotionally, and hormonally. ✔ Early menopause and perimenopause signs many women miss. ✔ Why hormonal issues are often misdiagnosed as mental health problems. ✔ Cortisol, nervous system overload, and emotional volatility. ✔ Alcohol and distraction as common coping mechanisms. ✔ Why rest feels uncomfortable after years of over-functioning. ✔ What recovery actually looks like when stress has been long-term.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Gudiya Dagur Patel:  🔗 Website: https://gudiyawellness.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellnesswithgudiya/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gudiya-dagur-patel-b4799826/    

World-renowned behavioural expert Dr John Demartini is back on the On a Mission podcast, and he does not disappoint!   Demartini has long challenged mainstream psychology and self help frameworks, particularly around trauma, addiction, burnout, success, and responsibility. In this episode, those challenges show up clearly in how he explains behaviour, why people stay stuck, and why many popular approaches never reach the root of the issue.   We get into the uncomfortable truth around why addiction is rarely about the substance itself, why burnout is often created by living in obligation rather than priority, and why many of the behaviours people want to eliminate are quietly serving a purpose. Demartini explains how unconscious motives drive behaviour, how emotional payoffs keep patterns in place, and why real change only happens when those drivers are exposed rather than avoided.   The DeMartini Method runs throughout the conversation as the structure behind these views. It is used to explain why people repeat the same cycles, why responsibility is often misunderstood, and why removing blame without restoring accountability leaves people exactly where they started.   Another unmissable episode 🔥   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ Why addiction is rarely about the substance and more about the unconscious benefits it provides. ✔ How behaviours people label as destructive are often solving problems they have never identified. ✔ Why burnout is driven by misaligned priorities rather than workload or effort. ✔ How living by obligation creates stress, distraction, and emotional volatility. ✔ Why victim narratives feel validating but quietly remove control. ✔ How trauma is often approached in ways that reinforce identity instead of resolution. ✔ Why values dictate behaviour, money habits, leadership style, and decision making. ✔ How responsibility becomes a route back to clarity rather than blame.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Dr John Demartini:  🔗 Website: https://drdemartini.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjohndemartini?igsh=MTh1YWthazE0OGIybg== 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Dh29RuDHN/?mibextid=wwXIfr 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjohndemartini?  

Covid. Censorship. Digital ID. Vaccines. Health freedom. Alternative media. Government overreach. Institutional control. Parenting in a system you no longer trust. These are no longer fringe talking points. They are the fault lines running through everyday life, shaping how people think, comply, spend, raise their children, and hand over responsibility without realising the long term cost.   Jaymie Icke joins the On a Mission podcast as he talks openly about the ridicule he experienced growing up as the son of the world-renowned “conspiracy theorist” David Icke. Jaymie reflects on being judged and targeted for things that happened long before he was old enough to understand them, watching his father be publicly mocked, and then witnessing years later as many of those warnings quietly shifted from ridicule to accepted reality.   We talk candidly about Covid as a breaking point, how censorship escalated the moment questions were asked, and why digital ID represents a far bigger shift than most people understand. Jaymie is honest about initially buying into the Covid narrative, the embarrassment of realising he was wrong, and why that moment triggered a much deeper reassessment of authority, trust, and personal responsibility.   The conversation also goes into why dependency is the real mechanism of control, how alternative media filled a vacuum when mainstream narratives collapsed, and why health, education, money, and parenting all sit at the centre of the same system. This is not theory or performance. It is lived experience, uncomfortable realisations, and the consequences of choosing comfort over responsibility.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ Buying into the Covid narrative and the moment it fell apart. ✔ Why censorship escalated when questions were asked. ✔ How ridicule is used to silence dissent. ✔ Growing up under media scrutiny as David Icke’s son. ✔ Watching so called conspiracy shift into accepted reality. ✔ The rise and suppression of alternative media. ✔ Digital ID and why it changes the rules completely. ✔ Health freedom versus engineered medical dependency. ✔ Education, indoctrination, and parental conflict. ✔ Why dependency is more powerful than force. ✔ What actually happens when people stop complying.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Jaymie Icke: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaymieicke?igsh=MXB4M2phcmFyZXVzZg== 🔗 X: https://x.com/jaymieicke?s=21

Dean Kelly returns to the On a Mission podcast for one of the most anticipated conversations we have released.   Dean founded his first business at 27, sold it to a PLC for an eight figure exit, and became a liquid multi millionaire by 30. He went on to become the youngest CEO on the UK stock market and has since built, scaled, and exited multiple businesses. On paper, the story could stop there. It never does.   Dean originally came on the podcast to talk about those achievements. Our conversations never stay there. We first connected during the pandemic, at a time when much of the official narrative did not sit right. What followed were challenging discussions around power, incentives, and how decisions are really made behind the scenes. Dean has a way of interrogating ideas rather than accepting them at face value, which is why these conversations consistently go beyond surface level commentary.   This conversation moves through money, power, fear, and responsibility, exploring how people are conditioned to avoid discomfort, outsource thinking, and stay reactive rather than sovereign. It also looks at what it genuinely means to future proof your life and protect your family in an increasingly unstable world, without panic, paranoia, or blind trust in institutions. ⸻ Key moments include: ✔ Dean’s journey from eight figure exit to public markets leadership. ✔ Why conversations about success rarely tell the full story. ✔ The difference between money problems and spending problems. ✔ Why people instinctively move away from pain and the long term cost of that avoidance. ✔ Power, control, and the incentives driving global decision making. ✔ What future proofing your life and family actually looks like in real terms.   This episode is for people who challenge conventional thinking and want a clearer understanding of how money, power, and responsibility really operate. ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Dean Kelly: 🔗 Website: https://kellstar.co.uk 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deankelly_kellstar_mentor?igsh=MTIydWpqM2locHYxaA== 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/d3anukelly?igsh=MWw5ZzBwY2g0YXp6aw==

Always a pleasure catching up with James Ashford, a working class Yorkshire lad putting Doncaster on the map. He has faced more than his fair share of adversity and refused to let any of it define him. From a standing start to a multi figure exit, he has achieved more than most people could ever imagine.   This is not a business podcast. We get into the real stuff. He talks openly about overcoming addiction and learning to rechannel his energy and focus. He talks about becoming a multimillionaire and reaching the point where he finally had everything society insists will make you feel successful, only to realise that the feeling never came. Instead of fulfilment he felt a growing emptiness that made him question everything he had worked for.   And then there is the part most people never admit. The depression that followed. The sudden loss of purpose. The realisation that money and status do not fix the parts of you that need attention. These are the conversations that matter. Real chats. None of the bullshit.   James is the real deal. An ordinary man achieving extraordinary things and brave enough to talk about the parts that usually stay hidden.   ⸻ Key moments include   James speaking openly about addiction and how he learned to take the same intensity that once pushed him off track and redirect it into something healthier and more constructive.   ✓ The moment he became a multimillionaire and realised the fulfilment he had been chasing never arrived. He talks about the unexpected emptiness that surfaced the second he achieved everything he thought he wanted.   ✓ The breakdown that hit him when everything looked successful from the outside but felt like he was crumbling internally. He explains what triggered it and why it forced him to stop and reassess his entire direction.   ✓ The depression that followed and the sudden loss of purpose. He talks plainly about the reality of that chapter without dressing it up.   ✓ His take on the world during Covid, the way people became more divided, the impact of online conflict and how it shifted his entire worldview.   ✓ His trip to Necker Island and the clarity he gained from the experience, including what he learned from spending time with Richard Branson and how those conversations reshaped his thinking.   ✓ The work of rebuilding identity and meaning once the external achievements no longer held any weight.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow James Ashford: 🔗 Website: https://jamesashford.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejamesashford/?hl=en 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesashford/?originalSubdomain=uk 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THEJamesAshford/?locale=en_GB 🔗 X: https://x.com/THEJamesAshford

Daniel Eggington has already completed world first expeditions in environments most people would never dare step into. No big budget. No support crew. No safety net. Just an ordinary man deciding to do something extraordinary and refusing to turn back when everything went wrong.   In this episode Daniel takes us into the reality behind those missions. The failed attempts. The fear. The injuries. The wrong turns. The nights he was convinced he would not make it home. From being abandoned in the Darien Gap to navigating cartel controlled regions, crossing lethal rivers, losing supplies and fighting exhaustion, Daniel speaks openly about the moments he has never shared publicly before.   But this conversation is not just about survival. It is about why he keeps going back. The drive. The purpose. The identity he built through hardship. And the way remote environments force you to confront the truth about who you are.   Daniel is now preparing for the biggest challenge of his life, a world first expedition through the Congo River region. A route so dangerous and unpredictable that very few people would even attempt it. The planning, setbacks and political barriers have already begun, giving a glimpse into what he is walking towards.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ Growing up around real gang violence and the moment he realised staying in that world would destroy his future.   ✔ The drastic decision he made as a young man to escape the environment he was surrounded by.   ✔ Entering the Darien Gap and the exact moment his guide vanished, leaving him completely alone in one of the most lawless regions on earth.   ✔ Walking through territory controlled by armed groups and the split second moment he realised a misunderstanding could turn dangerous.   ✔ Running out of supplies in a hostile environment where dehydration, starvation and disorientation become lethal within hours.   ✔ Waking to the sound of snakes moving around his camp and learning how to keep his nerve in areas known for crocodiles.   ✔ The point exhaustion and hunger caused his mind to slip, leading to dangerous choices he had to claw back from.   ✔ The unexpected local who found him during a collapse and the impact that moment had on turning the expedition around.   ✔ The psychological crash after the Rio Negro and why it hit him harder than anything physical he has ever endured.   ✔ The political, safety and logistical barriers already threatening the Congo world first long before he even reaches the start line.   Subscribe to stay updated and keep supporting the On a Mission community by sharing this conversation.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Daniel Eggington: 🔗 Website: https://danieleggington.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danieleggington?igsh=NjZtMnN5cXdzdHR4 🔗 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@danieleggington?si=p_PnNaQJZh4c_Sc7            

This is a conversation for anyone who has ever hit a point in life where everything you thought was solid suddenly falls apart.   Danny Wicks speaks openly about navigating divorce, depression and the shock of starting again in your forties when you realise the life you built no longer fits the person you are becoming. He talks honestly about the internal collapse that happens long before anything breaks on the outside, and the slow, uncomfortable work of rebuilding yourself from the ground up.   We go into the reality of losing your identity, questioning your purpose, facing patterns you have avoided for years and trying to hold a business together while carrying a private storm. Danny’s relationship with alcohol is a big part of this story too how it became a coping mechanism, how it made everything worse and how stepping away from it changed his clarity, his habits and his mental health.   This episode will resonate with anyone navigating midlife change, burnout, loneliness, emotional reset or the quiet feeling that something in life needs to shift. It is raw, grounded and painfully relatable, but also full of hope for anyone trying to rebuild their life in a way that actually feels true.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔  The point where depression, pressure and avoidance collided ✔ The emotional impact of divorce and starting again in your forties ✔ The identity crash that happens when life no longer matches who you are ✔ How alcohol shaped his coping patterns and the moment he stepped away from it ✔ What rebuilding looks like when you feel lost, tired and unsure where to begin ✔ The slow return of confidence, presence and self respect ✔ How honesty, stillness and better boundaries helped him climb back out   Subscribe to stay updated and keep supporting the On a Mission community by sharing this conversation.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Danny Wicks: 🔗 Website: https://www.dannywicks.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannywicks?igsh=MWl5bmF0bjl2eTByZA== 🔗 LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/danny-wicks 🔗 X: https://x.com/danwicks7?s=21

Jordan Rassas is proof that even the darkest beginnings can create the strongest men.   From growing up in poverty and surviving years of abuse to becoming one of the UK’s most outspoken voices for men, family and faith, this is a conversation that strips everything back. Jordan opens up about the dark years he’s never shared publicly before: the violence, the trauma and the defining moment that forced him to rebuild his entire life from scratch.   He talks candidly about how being locked in his bedroom as a child led him to books that would shape his mindset forever, how a near fatal spider bite became the catalyst for his transformation, and how his faith and family became the foundation of the man he is today.   This episode dives into modern fatherhood, masculinity, homeschooling, technology addiction and the spiritual battle unfolding in the world right now. It’s raw, real and unfiltered, a reminder that even when life breaks you, you can still rebuild with strength, purpose and integrity.   Key moments include:   ✔ Growing up in poverty and surviving an abusive childhood that shaped his drive, resilience and deep empathy for others. ✔ How isolation led to reading and imagination becoming a lifeline during his darkest years. ✔ The near fatal spider bite that changed the course of his life and became the catalyst for transformation. ✔ Rebuilding his body and mindset from rock bottom after losing everything. ✔ The lessons learned through faith, fatherhood and family values that underpin his purpose today. ✔ Why he refuses to give his children iPads and how that decision has transformed their development. ✔ The message he’s sharing with young men about strength, discipline and living life on a mission.   Make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with the latest episodes and support the On a Mission community by sharing this conversation.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Jordan Rassas:  🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelionglass/?hl=en 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-rassas-23164b236/ 🔗 X: https://x.com/TheLionGlass

Helen Masters has never been one to follow the rules.   She carved out a successful career in the corporate world, built a reputation for being sharp, fearless and straight talking, and lived life at full throttle. But behind that drive was a story that very few people knew.   Growing up in a pub and finding her voice in the tough world of eighties football culture, Helen learned early how to fight her corner. What started as resilience became armour, and that same toughness helped her rise fast in business but took its toll along the way.   After years of working hard, playing harder and keeping her guard up, she made a decision to stop running from her past. These days, she’s channeling that same fire into something new, building Sober AF, a community and dating platform that challenges the myth that sober life has to be dull.   This is Helen like you’ve never heard her before. It’s honest, funny, and deeply human. A conversation about strength, identity and what it really takes to find peace when you’ve spent a lifetime in fight mode.   ⸻   Key moments include:   ✔ Early lessons from growing up around football and pubs. ✔ Finding belonging in chaos and the price of it. ✔ Life in male dominated spaces and learning to hold your own. ✔ Success, burnout and why achievement doesn’t equal happiness. ✔ The decision to stop drinking and what came next. ✔ Building community through honesty, humour and connection.   A powerful, unapologetic conversation with a woman who’s still evolving and proving that strength doesn’t mean staying silent.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Helen Masters:  🔗 Website: https://soberafdating.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masters78?igsh=MW8yc3VrcjhuZGhldA== 🔗 Sober AF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soberafdating?igsh=MTQwOXJwMnY3eTRkZw==

From growing up in care to breaking world records on Everest, Kevin Godlington’s life has been anything but ordinary.   He’s served in the Special Forces, worked in post conflict zones for the Foreign Office, and seen humanity at its darkest and most inspiring. But long before all of that, he was a child in the care system during the 80s and 90s, a time and place now infamous for the grooming gangs that operated in plain sight. Kevin saw it happen. He watched young girls being picked up by men four times their age while those meant to protect them looked the other way. It’s a story he’s carried ever since, and one he refuses to let be buried.   In this powerful conversation, Kevin opens up about the realities of growing up in chaos, the brotherhood and brutality of Special Forces life, and the modern warfare that is no longer fought with guns but with data, propaganda and control. From Rwanda to Afghanistan, from social media manipulation to AI, nothing is off the table.   He talks about the human cost of war, the dangers of propaganda, and the psychological operations shaping how we see the world today. He shares his view on China, AI, censorship, and the world we’re sleepwalking into if we keep trading freedom for convenience.   It’s uncomfortable, honest and full of perspective, the kind of conversation that forces you to think differently about the world we live in.   ⸻   Key moments include:   ✔ Growing up in care and witnessing the truth behind the grooming gangs. ✔ Finding structure and purpose through the Army and Special Forces. ✔ The record breaking Everest mission and the moment everything went wrong. ✔ How war shaped his understanding of leadership and loyalty. ✔ What Rwanda can teach us about division and human behaviour. ✔ The rise of psychological warfare and how propaganda really works. ✔ How China, Russia and Iran are already fighting a new kind of war. ✔ Why social media has become the most effective weapon ever created. ✔ The truth about AI, digital IDs and government overreach. ✔ Toxic masculinity, cancel culture and why society is being torn apart. ✔ What Kevin believes it truly means to serve humanity.   Kevin Godlington is a former Special Forces operator, author and humanitarian who has dedicated his life to solving complex problems in some of the world’s toughest environments. His story is one of resilience, honesty and an unwavering belief in truth.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Kevin Godlington:  🔗 Website: https://thebookofman.com/author/kevingodlington/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevgodlington?igsh=dDMzNXgxem5iZWdw

They said it couldn’t be done. Matt Peacock proved them wrong.   An ordinary man achieving extraordinary things, Matt completed a world first by walking from Manchester to London with no sleep, defying experts, pushing his body and mind to the edge, and inspiring thousands along the way.   Best known as an international model, Matt’s story goes far beyond the camera. This is about purpose, resilience, and the mindset it takes to do something no one has ever done before.   What started as a personal mission soon became a movement of support, capturing hearts across the country. Matt didn’t do it for fame or applause. He did it to prove what’s possible when you decide to keep moving forward.   He’s also lived a brilliantly colourful life, and this episode is packed with hilarious stories, powerful reflections, and emotional moments that remind us why staying grounded matters most.   Matt continues to raise awareness for blood donation and encourages others to play their part in helping children and families in need. You can support his ongoing work through the GoFundMe page linked below.   This one gets emotional but it’s also full of laughs, insights, and a powerful message about human potential. It’s a reminder that we’re all capable of far more than we give ourselves credit for.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ The mindset and preparation behind achieving a verified world first   ✔ How an ordinary man proved that extraordinary things are possible with focus and belief   ✔ The physical and psychological toll of walking from Manchester to London with no sleep   ✔ The power of purpose and how it can override fear, fatigue, and doubt   ✔ What happens when you take control of your limits and redefine what’s possible   ✔ How belief, consistency, and compassion turn a personal challenge into collective inspiration   ✔ Why mindset matters more than motivation in every pursuit of greatness   Some journeys change you forever. Matt’s story is a testament to the strength of the human spirit, proof that when you lead with purpose, you make the impossible possible.   🎧 Listen, follow, and share If this episode moves you, share it with someone who needs a reminder of what’s possible. Subscribe, leave a review, and help us grow the mission.   Support Matt’s fundraising and awareness campaigns: 👉 Donate to Matt’s GoFundMe Page - https://gofund.me/191a61233  👉 Register to Donate Blood - https://www.blood.co.uk/   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Matt Peacock:  🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattpeacock27?igsh=MWR0dXRhaXk0aDV3bw== 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CD9qEK4UJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr  

Some people talk about sex to shock. Others talk about it to sell. Tatiana Ashborn talks about it because she genuinely wants people to understand themselves and each other better.   She started out studying drama, never planning to become one of the UK’s leading voices in modern sex education. What began as a creative project turned into a viral lockdown experiment that sparked real conversations about shame, pleasure and connection.   In this episode, we explore the realities of growing up in a world where porn often replaces education and silence still shapes our understanding of intimacy. Tatiana opens up about what proper sex education should look like, how social media has warped our idea of closeness, and why curiosity is far more powerful than confidence when it comes to human connection.   It’s a funny, honest and important conversation that reminds us how little most of us were ever taught about something so fundamental.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ How a lockdown project evolved into a podcast that changed her life. ✔ Why naming things properly matters more than we realise. ✔ What her grandmother taught her about love and intimacy. ✔ The rise of OnlyFans and how it’s shifting expectations. ✔ Consent, coercion and the danger of silence in schools. ✔ How to talk about sex without shame or judgement.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Tatiana Ashborn: 🔗 Website: https://www.tatianaashborn.co.uk 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatianaashborn_?igsh=MTU3Y24ycDd2Y2I2MA== 🔗 Dirty Talk Website: https://dirtytalkofficial.com

Some journeys don’t just inspire, they redefine what’s possible. Lisa Holley Palmer went from being homeless with a young child, a bag of clothes and £250 to her name to becoming the Editor of Mind Jump Magazine and the driving force behind a groundbreaking dating platform.   In this episode Lisa shares the reality of what it takes to rebuild a life from the ground up. She talks about leaving abusive relationships, facing rock bottom, and finding the courage to start again with nothing. She also opens up about the breakthroughs that came through therapy, the discipline it took to rewire her thinking, and the practical steps that carried her from survival mode to building a business with global impact.   What makes Lisa’s story so powerful is the way she has turned every setback into fuel for creating something better, not just for herself but for others. Whether it was stacking shelves at dawn, teaching herself the skills she needed at night, or taking the leap into elite matchmaking, every stage of her journey reflects resilience and reinvention.   Now, through Mind Jump Magazine, she is creating spaces where people can find hope, share real stories and build relationships on a foundation of trust, healing and shared values.   This is a conversation about courage, recovery and the refusal to let circumstance dictate your future. Lisa’s story proves that it is never too late to start again and build a life that is not only successful but meaningful.   ⸻ Key moments include: ✔️ From dyslexia and self-doubt to building confidence. ✔️ Walking away with £250, a child and a bag of clothes. ✔️ Surviving rock bottom and finding the courage to live ✔️ Rebuilding through work, discipline and self-education. ✔️ Breaking into elite matchmaking against all odds. ✔️ Facing abuse again and learning to finally break the cycle. ✔️ Therapy, reprogramming and the breakthroughs that stuck. ✔️ Creating Mind Jump Magazine and launching a platform for healthier relationships   Make sure you subscribe to the On a Mission 2.0 podcast and share it with someone who needs to hear it today.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Lisa Holley Palmer: 🔗 Website: https://www.mindjumpmonthly.com/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwNLXINleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp_HNkNa2bKq1r7uRZlo2GmO3R6YWjhnKhXUPLLaRhIwQMxJJjk2pH63L3t17_aem_PYzSYG8Ndw0gZSHPsTJwkg 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisaholleypalmerofficial?igsh=MWZzdmZ6d2JqaDVjZg== 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindjumpmagazine?igsh=MTltcXRyanB5dnRvMQ==

There’s a dangerous place so many people settle into. It isn’t failure. It isn’t collapse. It’s that space where everything looks fine. Stable job. Decent pay. Life going well enough. But fine is the enemy of greatness.   If you feel a restless knot in your gut, the kind that says you’re capable of more and that you’re done settling, this episode is for you. Adam Williams had everything on the outside: success in tech sales, a steady paycheck, respect. But inside, he was starving for something real.   Losing his mum at nineteen didn’t break him. It rewrote everything. In this extremely real and raw episode Adam shares the truth about grief, the turning points that forced him to grow up fast, and what ultimately brought him to the decision to escape the nine to five. He explains what it meant to take that leap of faith, to put everything on the line, and to back himself fully in starting a new business venture.   You will hear how to recognise when good has become your ceiling, why walking away from safe can sometimes be the bravest move, and the habits and practices that build resilience when life feels good enough but not enough.   If you have ever felt stuck in stability, restless inside comfort, or like there is a version of you waiting to come alive, this one is for you.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ Why good is the enemy of great and how mediocrity creeps into our lives ✔ The impact of losing his mum at nineteen and how it reshaped Adam’s outlook ✔ What it really takes to escape the nine to five and step into the unknown ✔ The messy middle: grief, fear, and the tools that helped him keep moving forward ✔ Starting a podcast studio from scratch and why action beats panic every time ✔ Choosing courage over comfort and backing yourself when everything is on the line   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Adam Williams: 🔗 Website: https://podcast-room.com/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwM5Ld5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp0BqfHSLr32Po_JIZUryf0PcY8c1S852-JNNFQt1UwiqTTFXXwG_P4oWq7In_aem_UJvomybalt60s8DUDCWRZw 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adam_tryingtoadult?igsh=MWRxbWFvMGI1NmhiaA== 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastroomhq?igsh=c2NydmZvcDE1YnQ2

He’s been called the face of the carnivore movement but behind the headlines is a much bigger story about health, responsibility and challenging the systems that keep us sick.   This week I’m joined by Dr Shawn Baker, orthopedic surgeon, world class athlete and best selling author, whose radical approach to diet and lifestyle has put him at the centre of a global conversation. From his own health struggles to becoming a leading advocate for the all meat diet, Shawn’s mission is about more than food. It is about reclaiming control from industries and institutions that profit when people stay unwell.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ How personal health problems pushed Shawn to challenge medical orthodoxy and start experimenting with the carnivore diet ✔ Why corporate profit models mean curing disease is rarely the priority and what that means for us as patients ✔ The cultural contradictions of Covid incentives from Krispy Kreme vouchers to Eat Out to Help Out ✔ The power of personal responsibility and why most of the public still resist it even when the truth is exposed ✔ What parents, entrepreneurs and high performers can do to take small practical steps toward lasting health ✔ Why nutrition science is often captured by vested interests and how to cut through the noise ✔ Shawn’s personal mission and why he believes this fight matters for the next generation   This is a conversation about health, freedom and truth and the choices we all face.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Shawn Baker: 🔗 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Revero?sub_confirmation=1 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnbaker1967?igsh=MWI3empsdDNjZmo5eQ== 🔗 Book: https://r.amzlink.to/?btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCarnivore-Diet-Shawn-Baker%2Fdp%2F162860350X&btn_ref=org-433bb393e1b8b503

Great to have Ollie Ollerton back on the podcast for the third time.   Most of you already know Ollie’s story. SAS: Who Dares Wins. Ex Special Forces. Bestselling author. But this time, there was no plan. No script. No agenda. Just a real conversation between two friends.   It all started with an impromptu catch up over Zoom. Midway through, we both said the same thing. This would have made a great podcast. There was so much gold in there, it was just too good not to share. So we cleared our diaries the next day, hit record, and kept the energy going.   What followed was a fly on the wall chat about the way we’re both seeing the world now. The identity shifts. The uncomfortable truths. The pressure to stay quiet. And the growing hunger for something more real, more honest, than the surface level conversations most people are used to hearing.   There’s a lot in this one. No filter. Just truth.   ⸻ Key moments include: ✔ Why Ollie no longer cares about commercial consequences. ✔ Mass formation, media control and Covid conditioning. ✔ Addiction, trauma and the long game of healing. ✔ Personal growth through hardship and letting go of old programming. ✔ What happens when you outgrow the version of you that people still expect. ✔ Building a platform without losing yourself. ✔ Why these conversations might become a more regular thing.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Ollie Ollerton:  🔗 Website: https://ollieollerton.com  🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ollie.ollerton/?hl=en 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/double-o/ 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ollie.ollerton/

This episode is one of those rare conversations that expands your mind in real time.   Dr John Demartini has spent over forty years studying what makes us think, feel, and behave the way we do. He has helped some of the world’s most influential people rewrite their internal story and find a deeper sense of meaning and direction. And this conversation goes even further.   Back on the podcast for a powerful follow up, Dr Demartini shares what he believes to be the seven greatest powers we all have access to. Forces that can either shape us unconsciously or radically elevate our lives once we understand how to work with them.   We talk about values, vitality, wealth, relationships, and identity. Why so many of us live out of alignment with what truly matters. Why chasing dopamine over meaning is a trap we are conditioned to fall into. And why fulfilment only comes when we decide to live by design, not default.   This is not just theory. It is deeply practical, and at times confronting. Because when you understand which areas of your life are draining you and which ones are driving you, everything changes.   This conversation will make you think differently. About your time. Your energy. Your relationships. Your work. And most importantly, about your role in shaping the life you actually want.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ We live, moment by moment, according to our set of inner values and priorities. When we align with the highest in this priority list, the action becomes almost automatic. It is in this area where we are the most effective and efficient. ✔ If we wish to serve others and make a real, positive impact in the world, then we have to understand that self-care plays a huge part. We can't help others if we drastically reduce our potential and life expectancy. ✔ We're conditioned to believe in a wealth system that promotes quick fix dopamine hits of spending at the cost of long-term financial liability. We have to reverse this way of thinking. ✔ When it comes to relationships, we need to understand that no one is committed to us as an entity. They are committed to the fulfilment of what they value most. Even romantic feelings are utilitarian when reduced to fundamentals.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Dr John Demartini:  🔗 Website: https://drdemartini.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjohndemartini?igsh=MTh1YWthazE0OGIybg== 🔗 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@drdemartini?si=zPhP_Td5qr2prnM6  

Dylan Davey is making serious moves behind the scenes of the A list world, but it hasn’t always been VIP parties and champagne campaigns.   In this episode, we hear from a natural born entrepreneur who carved out a name for himself by doing what most people are too afraid to do, backing himself completely. From his early years growing up neurodivergent and missing large chunks of education due to meningitis, Dylan learned to figure things out fast. He shares the highs and lows of building his business from scratch, starting out on £40 a week phone deals and going on to broker multimillion pound brand partnership deals with some of the world’s biggest names.   We talk mental resilience, imposter syndrome, and the behind the scenes reality of working in an industry that often feels like a parallel universe, the pressure, the performance, the access, and the madness that comes with it.   This one’s got range. Hilarious one minute, deeply personal the next, and filled with practical insight throughout. Dylan doesn’t hold back, and it’s this raw honesty that makes him such a powerful guest.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ Overcoming adversity and missing four years of school. ✔ Struggles with identity, neurodivergence, and imposter syndrome. ✔ Behind the velvet rope, what it’s really like working with celebrities. ✔ How personal brand helped him scale fast. ✔ Why confidence and character still win in business.   An inspiring story from someone who’s just getting started but already playing in the big leagues.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Dylan Davey:  🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dyldavey?igsh=M2sycGtoOG56MWt2 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dylandaveyofficial?igsh=aXBnZnA4YjBlbXVr 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesocialinc.co.uk?igsh=MW9reXFhZWZxZTl1Mg== 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-davey-146b94144/

At just 15 years old, Amber Jean’s world changed overnight. One tiny bald patch turned into complete hair loss within a year and for the next decade she hid behind wigs, determined to survive but terrified to be seen.   Today she has not only embraced her hair free identity, she has built a game changing brand that is transforming the wig industry, working with household names like Gail Porter and Davina McCall, and giving women the service, products and confidence she never had.   In this powerful conversation, Amber opens up about the moment she lost it all, the panic attacks that blindsided her during the happiest chapter of her life, and how a yoga retreat in Goa became the turning point that changed everything. She shares the unfiltered truth about living with alopecia, why hair is so deeply tied to identity, and the emotional weight of navigating stares, questions and shame as well as the joy of creating a community where women finally feel seen.   We talk about wigs as both armour and accessory, the difference between hiding and choosing, and why she is breaking taboos in an industry that has been left behind for far too long. ⸻ Key moments include: ✔ The teenage heartbreak that shaped her resilience and ambition. ✔ How panic attacks became a catalyst for deep self discovery. ✔ Going from full time wig wearer to proudly owning her hair free look. ✔ Building a brand that gives women confidence without compromise. ✔ Collaborating with icons like Gail Porter and Davina McCall. ✔ Launching the worlds first contemporary wig rental service.   Ambers mission is clear. No woman facing hair loss should ever feel invisible again. ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Amber Jean:  🔗 Website: https://amberjeanshop.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberjeanrowan/?hl=en 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberjeanshop/?hl=en

From the streets of Brooklyn to the film sets of his hard-hitting health documentaries, Charles Mattocks life has been nothing but ordinary.   Nephew of the legendary Bob Marley, he forged his own path, from breaking into the music industry with LL Cool J to producing award-winning documentaries that challenge the health system and expose uncomfortable truths.   In this episode of the On a Mission podcast, Charles shares the pivotal moment that changed everything, a type 2 diabetes diagnosis that pulled back the curtain on the food industry, healthcare, and the corporate interests profiting from poor health. What followed was a relentless mission to educate, inspire, and fight for real change, tackling subjects from reversing chronic illness to breaking the silence around menopause.   We go deep into the realities of filmmaking when the subject matter is uncomfortable, the battle to fund projects that could save lives, and why some of the most important health conversations are the ones least likely to be backed. Charles opens up about his personal journey, the lessons from his famous uncle, and why he believes we still have a window of opportunity to change the system before it is too late.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ Growing up in Brooklyn and his early encounters with racism. ✔ Breaking into music through sheer persistence and a knock on LL Cool J’s door. ✔ Lessons in humility and purpose from Bob Marley. ✔ The shock of his type 2 diabetes diagnosis and how he reversed it. ✔ Exposing the truth about the food and pharmaceutical industries. ✔ Why menopause needs urgent attention and open discussion. ✔ The challenges and breakthroughs of creating change-driven documentaries.   Charles Mattocks is not just a filmmaker, he is a man on a mission, and his story will leave you inspired to question more, live better, and fight for what matters.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Charles Mattocks: 🔗 Website: https://ravoke.com/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlesmattocks12?igsh=ZDJ1M3dobjl3MmJ0 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesmattocks/ 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charles.mattocks.7/ 🔗 Twitter: https://x.com/CMattocks1

What a man. What a mission.   Jack Faint was 25 when everything changed.   One minute he was cycling through Melbourne on his way to work. The next, he was waking up on the pavement after a seizure, completely disoriented. A hospital scan revealed the last thing anyone expects to hear at that age, a terminal brain tumour. Grade 3 astrocytoma. Seven years to live.   No warning. No lead up. Just a single moment that ripped life in half.   But instead of giving up, Jack started fighting in his own way. He quit drinking. Cleaned up his lifestyle. Went all in on meditation. Breathwork. Nutrition. Psychedelics. He flew to India to go deeper and hasn’t stopped since.   He’s been doing the work most people never even touch. The painful stuff. The unglamorous stuff. And now, he’s training for a brutal endurance challenge by anyone’s standards, let alone someone living with a terminal diagnosis. He plans to run the length of India. Four thousand kilometres. Eighty days. No rest days. A world first.   When you’re told you’re dying, you learn how to live. Properly live. And Jack is on a mission to show what’s possible. To inspire others to take ownership of their health, their choices, their life, whatever cards they’ve been dealt.   This isn’t a conversation about illness. It’s about what happens when you stop numbing out and start tuning in. It’s about taking full ownership of your story, no matter how heavy it gets.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ The seizure that stopped everything in its tracks. ✔ Being told he had a terminal brain tumour. ✔ The surgeon’s advice that changed his whole mindset. ✔ How he used food, breath, meditation and psychedelics to take back control ✔ His experience at Joe Dispenza’s retreats and why it shifted everything ✔ The reality of facing uncertain scan results ✔ Preparing for the challenge of a lifetime running four thousand kilometres through India ✔ What it really means to reclaim your life when the clock is ticking. ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Jack Faint: 🔗 Website: https://www.jackfaint.com 🔗 YouTube: https://tr.ee/Dh7awu37gL 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackefaint?igsh=YXR4cnF4OTRmaWxp 🔗 GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/jack-runs-the-length-of-india-4000km-in-80-days

In this episode I’m joined by my brilliant friend Nici Burns, female founder of Nibu Naturals, wellness advocate, biohacker, and someone who’s been doing the work for decades.   But this conversation isn’t about branding or business. It’s about survival.   We go all the way back to the beginning. Childhood trauma, domestic violence, eating disorders, toxic relationships, the search for love in all the wrong places, and how those early experiences shape everything that follows.   Nici speaks honestly about the darker chapters of her life. Not from a place of drama, but from a place of ownership. From bulimia and body dysmorphia to being manipulated in her teens by much older men, there’s nothing performative here. Just the reality of what it takes to rebuild when life has knocked you down more times than you can count.   None of this was scripted. We sat down to catch up and ended up hitting record. What followed was one of the most open and unfiltered conversations we’ve had. No structure, no interview questions, just two friends talking honestly about life, pain, growth, and everything in between.   We talk about the deep healing work too. From ayahuasca to spiritual practice, from meditation to letting go of shame, and why forgiving yourself can be the hardest part. ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ Growing up in fear and trying to find safety in chaos. ✔ How childhood trauma shaped her relationship with food, men and control. ✔ The eating disorders that became her coping mechanism. ✔ Why ayahuasca was a turning point in her healing. ✔ The guilt that comes with motherhood when you’re still trying to fix yourself. ✔ Reclaiming her feminine energy after years of living in survival mode. ✔ Letting people help and why that’s harder than it sounds.   We don’t dress this up. We don’t gloss over it. This is real life. And for anyone going through their own season of struggle, this one’s going to land.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Website: https://onamissionpodcast.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Nici Burns: 🔗 Website: https://nibunaturals.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/i.am.nici.nibu/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nibu_naturals/?hl=en 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nici-burns/  

Rachell Smith is a force behind the lens, but her journey to becoming one of the UK’s most in-demand photographers hasn’t been straightforward.   In this episode, we talk about how she broke into the industry, the reality of building a career from the ground up, and the creative identity she had to fight to reclaim. From sending thousands of cold emails to walking away from portfolio work that no longer felt aligned, Rachell shares what it’s really taken to get to where she is today.   She reflects on her time assisting Rankin, and how she’s gone on to shoot front covers for Vogue, photograph at the BAFTAs, and work with some of the most recognisable names in the industry. Rachell also opens up about launching her own magazine, Defined, navigating the emotional toll of working solo, and why having her portrait of Twiggy accepted into the National Portrait Gallery has been one of the proudest moments of her career.   This one’s for anyone who’s ever questioned whether they can make a living doing what they love. It’s about backing yourself before the world does, staying true to your style, and building a creative life on your own terms. ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ Assisting Rankin and learning on the job. ✔ Breaking into the industry with no connections. ✔ Getting front covers and shooting for Vogue. ✔ What it’s really like behind the scenes at the BAFTAs. ✔ The creative reset that changed everything. ✔ Letting go of people pleasing and finding her voice. ✔ Launching her own magazine Defined. ✔ Her portrait of Twiggy being accepted into the National Portrait Gallery. ✔ Balancing motherhood with a demanding creative career. ✔ Navigating AI as a working photographer.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Rachell Smith: 🔗 Website: https://www.rachellsmith.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachell_photo?igsh=a21uM2pjaWk3cWJw 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachell-smith-b6191430/ 🔗 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@definedmagazine 🔗 Defined Website: https://www.definedmagazine.com 🔗 Defined Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/definedmag?igsh=dnAyYXM3Mjh0NWxu  

Mushrooms. Manifestation. A brand changing the game.   Meet Zain Peer, cofounder of London Nootropics, one of the breakout names in functional health right now. Their adaptogenic coffee blends have taken the wellness space by storm, helping people ditch the jitters, clear brain fog, and tap into something better than burnout.   They have gone from kitchen counter experiments to a seven figure brand, featured on BBC Dragons’ Den, backed by major health voices, and supported by a growing wave of customers who are tired of being sold nonsense in shiny packaging.   But this conversation is not just about what they built, it is about everything they uncovered along the way.   We go there.   Behind the scenes of the supplement industry. The dangerous loopholes in regulation. The brands selling junk science under the label of wellness. And the question nobody wants to answer, if these ingredients are so effective, why are so many people trying to shut them down?   We also talk about the magic in the mess. The chaos of Covid. The timing they could not have planned. The moment Chris Evans shouted about them live on air. And the Dragons’ Den offer they walked away from without blinking.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ What adaptogens really do to the body and why the quality matters more than people think ✔ How suppressed emotion might be linked to illness and what happens when you finally face it ✔ The science, the woo, and where it all overlaps ✔ Synchronicity, instinct, and the surreal moments that kept pointing them forward ✔ Why so much of what we are told about health is still built on broken systems   This one is bold. It is unfiltered. And it goes far beyond coffee.   If you care about your body, your energy, your focus, your health, and if you have ever had the sense that there is more going on than we are being told, this episode is for you.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Zain Peer: 🔗 Website: https://londonnootropics.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inzainagram/?hl=en 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/london.nootropics/?hl=en 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainpeer/?originalSubdomain=uk  

What if the solution to your chronic pain, low energy, poor sleep, or even spiralling mental health wasn’t another pill but a magnetic field?   More and more people are starting to take their health and longevity seriously, myself included. And once you start digging, it’s incredible what’s out there. One of the names that keeps coming up is Andy Smith. He’s really making waves (pardon the pun) in the biohacking world with a device called CELLER8, a PEMF therapy mat designed to work with the body’s own energy field to support proper healing.   Andy’s not just talking the talk. After going through a serious health crash in his twenties, he led the development of CELLER8 from the ground up, taking everything he’d learned through personal experience and years in the PEMF space and turning it into something more accessible, more portable, and crucially more effective.   We get into the science behind PEMF, the madness of modern EMFs, and why so many of us are walking around inflamed, depleted, and running on empty. Andy breaks it down in simple terms and shares exactly what happens when you give your body the tools it actually needs to heal. ⸻ Key moments include: ✔ The brutal health breakdown that changed everything and why nothing the doctors gave him worked. ✔ How CELLER8 supports the body at a cellular level and what most cheap PEMF devices get wrong. ✔ Why 70% of users are women and how it’s helping with pain, energy, periods, menopause and more. ✔ The truth about knock off PEMF mats and why some could be making people worse. ✔ How his toddler’s hip dysplasia healed eight months ahead of schedule using PEMF.   If you’re into longevity, recovery, or just want to feel more like yourself again, this one’s worth a listen. ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Andy Smith:  🔗 Website: https://celler8.com 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andysmith_pemf?igsh=MWJ6MTJzN2tpemp6eg== 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celler8_?igsh=MWt0Z3RuNjNydHJxbg== 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-smith-8b843125?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app  

He arrived in the UK with just £270 in his pocket and ended up building a multi-million-pound business with Lord Sugar as his partner. In this episode, I’m joined by Mark Wright, who doesn’t just talk about entrepreneurship, he’s lived it, battled through it and earned every win. We talk about what really happens after the cameras stop rolling. From legal battles in month two of business, to being publicly booed by an entire industry, Mark shares the kind of experience that can’t be taught in a classroom. He opens up about the relentless pressure of launching a company in the spotlight, how he handled being stalked, hacked and written off and why none of it stopped him. We also get into his obsession with studying success, the harsh lessons that shaped him, and the no-nonsense mentoring he’s had from Lord Sugar and Grant Cardone. ⸻ Key moments include: ✔ What it really takes to win The Apprentice (and why the game starts long before the boardroom). ✔ Why the first 18 months of business nearly broke him. ✔ The mindset shift that separates talkers from doers. ✔ Behind the scenes of launching a business with Lord Sugar. ✔ Why Mark refuses to water things down for anyone. ✔ The difference between being liked and being respected. ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Mark Wright:  🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwright_10/?hl=en 🔗 X: https://x.com/mark_e_wright?lang=en-GB 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wright-1658925a

Rebecca May (Becky) is the quiet force behind some of the UK’s most high profile media placements.   For over two decades, she’s been shaping stories, building brands, and steering clients through everything from viral headlines to full blown media storms. She’s worked with celebrities, founders, and total unknowns, navigating the chaos and making the right kind of noise when it matters most.   It’s rare for Rebecca to step in front of the camera. But in this episode, she’s flipping the script and letting us into a world most people never get to see.   We go beyond the polished press releases and PR fluff and talk about what really happens behind the scenes. From turning down clients that don’t align to pulling last minute stories that could have ended careers, Rebecca has built her reputation on integrity, trust and strategy rather than spin.   We talk about how she broke into the industry, how she has stayed relevant in an ever changing media landscape, and the difference between real storytelling and making noise for the sake of it. ⸻ Key moments include: ✔ How Rebecca broke into fashion PR with Burberry and Milan Fashion Week ✔ What separates long term success from short term hype ✔ The unexpected risks of podcast interviews and how they are being used ✔ Why she has walked away from clients when the values did not match ✔ The small details that make or break media strategy ✔ Why the strongest voices are often the ones you never hear shouting   A powerful conversation with someone who has spent her life helping others be seen, while never needing to chase the spotlight herself. ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Rebecca May:  🔗 Website: https://rmpublicity.com/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rmpublicityofficial/?hl=en 🔗 X: https://x.com/rmpublicityteam?lang=en 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccamay-pragency/  

She’s been called a modern day Madame, a real life rebel, and even a threat to society’s moral compass, but beneath the headlines, Emma Sayle is a female entrepreneur who has built one of the most recognisable and controversial brands in the world. Two decades ago, she launched Killing Kittens with a clear mission to challenge the double standards around female sexuality and create a space where women lead. What began as a defiant move against shame and societal judgement has since evolved into a global business with a thriving community and a platform that spans events, tech, education and beyond. In this episode, we unpack the full story, uncensored. Emma shares how she went from an idea on a beach in Ibiza to raising millions in investment, navigating global expansion, and pushing back against the kind of discrimination that would have stopped many in their tracks. From being banned from advertising platforms and denied banking facilities to facing online abuse and being judged by other parents at the school gates, Emma’s journey hasn’t been straightforward. We get into what it really takes to build and scale a brand in a heavily stigmatised industry, the strategic decisions behind splitting the business in two, and why she believes sexual empowerment has a ripple effect that can impact every area of your life. We also talk about the psychology behind her customer base, the unexpected demographic that makes up her core community, and how she balances being a founder, mother, and high level decision maker. ⸻ Key moments include: ✔Why Killing Kittens began as a response to social double standards. ✔How Emma built a multi million pound business despite censorship and barriers. ✔What really happens at the events (and what people get wrong).  ✔Her views on judgement, motherhood and female led leadership. ✔The reality of scaling a business in a taboo space. ✔Why so many women report renewed confidence after attending. It’s candid, challenging and impossible to ignore. ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Emma Sayle:  🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emsayle333?igsh=MW14MmRwc3EwdGoxbg== 🔗 LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/emmasayle 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/19Jr2XUyTp/?mibextid=wwXIfr 🔗 KK Website: https://www.killingkittens.com 🔗 KK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/killingkittens_/ 🔗 KK LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/killingkittens 🔗 WAX App: https://thewaxapp.com/dating

When the stakes are high, Will Geddes is the man they call.   A-list celebrities. Billionaire CEOs. Politicians with everything to lose. For over thirty years, he’s protected people in the moments where it matters most, kidnappings, blackmail, death threats, data breaches, revenge plots. The stuff most of us only see in films.   Dubbed the real-life James Bond, Will has operated at the highest level of international security. But what makes him extraordinary isn’t just what he does. It’s how he got here.   Thrown out of home at seventeen. Living in a squat. No money. No safety net. No Plan B. His childhood was chaotic and abusive, and he learned early on how to read people before they opened their mouths. That instinct became his armour. And eventually, it became his edge.   In this episode, Will shares raw and unfiltered insights from the frontlines of private security. But this conversation goes far beyond bodyguards and threat assessments. It’s about boundaries. Accountability. Street smarts. And the uncomfortable truth that too many people are walking through life completely unprepared.   We talk about what really goes on behind closed doors. Corporate espionage. Sextortion. High-end set ups in five star hotels. The dark underbelly of fame, power, and ego. But we also get into the deeper stuff. What it means to stand your ground. Why resilience matters more than ever. And how to teach the next generation to toughen up without losing their humanity.   ⸻ Key moments include: ✔ How childhood trauma gave Will the instincts that now save lives. ✔ Why the most dangerous people often look completely ordinary. ✔ The wildest cases he’s handled and the patterns he sees again and again. ✔ Why resilience is being eroded and what it’s costing us. ✔ What every parent needs to know about their child’s online world. ✔ Why traditional paths mean nothing without conviction. ✔ What it really takes to walk into a room and own it.   This isn’t just a story about security. It’s a wake up call. A reminder that confidence is earned, danger doesn’t always announce itself, and sometimes the most important thing you can do is trust your gut and take the shot.   Hardwired for honesty. Rooted in lived experience. This is Will Geddes.    ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Will Geddes:  🔗 Website: https://www.willgeddes.com/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealwillgeddes?igsh=Y213dGZ2eng4cG51 🔗 X: https://x.com/willgeddes?s=21

If you’ve ever looked like you’ve got it all together on the outside but felt like you’re barely holding it together underneath, this one’s for you. Will Polston is one of the UK’s top mindset and performance coaches. He’s built a successful business, worked with thousands of people and ticked off the big goals. But long before any of that, he hit a point where he genuinely didn’t know if he could carry on. In this episode, Will shares the moment he found himself sitting in his car, completely overwhelmed, questioning whether life was even worth living. It wasn’t a cry for attention. It wasn’t a breakdown anyone else saw coming. It was quiet. Private. And absolutely real. That day became the line in the sand, the moment he knew something had to shift. From there, we talk about the pressure to perform, the weight of expectations, the parts of ourselves we bury to keep going. We talk about grief, family dynamics, identity and what it takes to stop numbing and start feeling. This is not about surface level change. It’s about doing the work that matters. If you’re someone who’s constantly in motion. If you’ve done the mindset stuff but still feel stuck. If you’ve been carrying something heavy for a long time and you’re ready to face it, this is for you. ⸻ Key moments include: ✔ The moment Will considered ending his life and what came after ✔ The hidden cost of success and why chasing more isn’t the answer ✔ Family dynamics, suppressed grief and emotional avoidance ✔ Why mindset alone won’t shift what’s buried deep ✔ What it means to rebuild from the inside out A conversation that goes exactly where it needs to and refuses to skip the hard parts. ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Will Polston:  🔗 Website: https://www.willpolston.com/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willpolston/ 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/willpolstonmih 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willpolston/

Back by popular demand, I’m joined once again by Rebecca P. Fox, qualified psychotherapist, trauma specialist, and leading expert in emotional intelligence and narcissistic abuse. You might remember our first conversation, where we scratched the surface of some big topics. This time, we go deeper. This isn’t about clinical definitions or theory. It’s about what really happens behind the scenes. The quiet manipulation that chips away at your sense of self. The patterns we excuse. The red flags we rationalise. And the fog that forms when you start questioning what’s real. We talk about toxic relationships, trust, boundaries and how hard it can be to walk away even when you know you should. We also get into dating in 2025, how social media has distorted connection and what it takes to actually build something real in a culture that moves fast and forgets faster. Rebecca brings clarity and calm to conversations many people shy away from. This episode is for anyone navigating change, rebuilding confidence or learning to trust their gut again. ⸻ Key moments include: ✔ Narcissistic abuse and how it plays out in everyday life ✔ Learning to separate anxiety from intuition ✔ Practical tools for protecting your peace in new relationships ✔ How to have hard conversations without losing yourself in the process ✔ Dating, trust and emotional safety in a hyper digital world A grounded and honest conversation about what we tolerate, what we ignore and what it takes to move forward. ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Rebecca P. Fox:  🔗 Website: https://rebeccapfox.com/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebecca.p.fox/?hl=en 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572969329153 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-p-fox/

The only difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth is about six months… AJ Roberts was cancelled during lockdown. Shadowbanned. Deplatformed. Silenced for speaking out against a system he’d once served. I watched it happen in real time. Years of building up hundreds of thousands of followers, gone in an instant. But AJ didn’t back down. He kept going. He kept speaking. And people kept listening. In this episode, we talk about what really went on during his time in the military, including his role at one of the UK’s most secretive defence facilities. He shares the moment everything changed, when he could no longer ignore the patterns—the propaganda, the programming, the pressure to comply. We cover vaccine damage, manipulation at scale, and how generations have been conditioned to hand over their power without even realising. But more than that, we talk about personal sovereignty. And what happens when you finally wake up to your own authority. ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow AJ Roberts:  🔗 Website: https://www.missionconsciousness.com/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_ajroberts/?hl=en 🔗 X: https://x.com/ajrobertsshow?s=21&t=HXbmuc8Ebzu8Yj8m58HPLw

This week’s episode is with world-renowned boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, the man behind some of the biggest nights in boxing history and one of the most influential figures in the sport.     But this isn’t just a conversation about boxing.     We go behind the scenes of the empire he’s built and the pressure that comes with carrying a legacy. From growing up as “Barry Hearn’s son” to leading global sporting events, Eddie opens up about identity, addiction to winning, burnout, and what success really looks like when the cameras stop rolling.     He shares what it’s like to be both the face of Matchroom and his own harshest critic and why, after all the glitz and grind, he’s now chasing something much deeper than money or fame.   ⸻ Key moments include:   ✔ The weight of legacy and forging his own path   ✔ The pressure of staying at the top and never feeling it’s enough   ✔ The raw truth about social media, mental health and criticism   ✔ Why celebrating wins doesn’t come naturally   ✔ Rebuilding his relationship with health, energy and purpose   This is Eddie Hearn like you’ve never heard him, stripped back, reflective, and real.   ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Eddie Hearn: 🔗 Website: https://www.matchroomboxing.com/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eddiehearn?igsh=OTVhdzc2eTg3eTBn  

He’s dodged bullets, been held at gunpoint, worked as a private security contractor in the world’s most dangerous places and still says the scariest thing he ever did was sit still with his own thoughts. This week, Ellie McKay is joined by the unstoppable force that is Jordan Wylie. Soldier. Adventurer. Author. TV personality. But underneath it all, a man who’s had to battle his demons harder than most. In this brutally honest episode of On a Mission, Jordan opens up about the journey that took him from a council estate in Blackpool to the frontlines of Iraq, and then straight into a full-blown mental health crisis when the adrenaline ran out. He talks about the high-stakes missions, the chaos, the wild expeditions and the slow, painful work of rebuilding himself after years of running on fumes. ADHD, PTSD, depression. He’s lived it, faced it and turned it into something meaningful. Jordan isn’t here to play the hero. He’s here to tell the truth. And it might be one of the most important conversations we’ve had on this podcast. ⸻ Key moments include: ✔ Sleeping on a prison floor at 15 and how it changed everything ✔ Why joining the Army gave him a reason to live ✔ Life as a private contractor in war zones ✔ The emotional crash that came when the chaos stopped ✔ Getting addicted to recognition and losing his sense of self ✔ Using adventure to mask the pain ✔ How humanitarian work helped him find real purpose ✔ Living with ADHD and finally getting the diagnosis ✔ What it really takes to stop performing and start healing ✔ Why being honest saved his life and how he’s helping others do the same Subscribe to On a Mission for conversations that go there, the mess, the mindset, and the mission behind it all. ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Jordan Wylie: 🔗 Website: https://www.jordanwylie.org/home/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjordanwylie/?hl=en 🔗 Antarctic Odyssey Fundraiser: https://armycadets.enthuse.com/cf/antarctic-odyssey?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacKf-hwYyce6LRmAfGJdLcjTH-A1ib4eCxwAoQzDtF-2HhJ9-EeeQbYAanLCg_aem_SjTF8cbh7S5j8eXhJNFYww  

Philly J Lay never set out to be a campaigner. But after a routine spinal fusion left her in agonising pain and heavily medicated, her world was turned upside down. She spent years in bed, disconnected from everything she once knew, physically broken, emotionally exhausted, and unsure of what recovery could even look like. But it was through that experience that she began to question everything she had been told about health, healing, and the system we place our trust in. In this episode of On a Mission, Philly shares her story with honesty and clarity. We talk about medical injury, addiction, grief, and the impact of trauma on the body. We explore the role of the gut, the power of natural healing, and the loss of connection to the world around us. She opens up about her recovery journey and the shift in perspective that changed everything. Not to tell anyone what to think but to share what happened, and what she’s learned along the way. It’s a conversation about resilience, intuition, and the importance of staying curious about the choices we make when it comes to our wellbeing. ⸻ Key moments include: ✔ The life-changing impact of medical injury ✔ Philly’s experience with opioids, alcohol, and chronic pain ✔ Grieving the woman she once was ✔ Understanding gut health and the mind-body connection ✔ What it really means to heal from trauma ✔ Thoughts on the healthcare system and why she began speaking out ✔ Learning to listen to the body and reconnect with nature ⸻ Connect & Follow Follow Ellie McKay: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellie_mckay_official/?hl=en-gb 🔗 On a Mission Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onamissionpodcast2.0/?hl=en-gb  Follow Philly J Lay: 🔗 Website: https://www.phillyjlay.com/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phillyjlay/?hl=en 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philly-j-lay-5776951a3/ 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phillyjlay1/?locale=en_GB  🔗 Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-Wellness-Journal-Persons-Systems/dp/1982282703?ref_=ast_author_dp  🔗 The Wellness Way Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-wellness-way/id1737796773