Charlie Radclyffe's story is a hard pivot: British Army officer, injured on duty at 24, and an overnight shift from fully fit to paralysis. He speaks about the strange clarity he felt early on almost skipping the “expected” stages and how the fighter response took over: rehab, grind, “get better.” Alongside that, a quieter thread ran in the background: the sense that this was also a “quest,” a forcing function for deeper learning, identity change, and meaning.

A core theme is the tension between fight and quest. Charlie explores how fight can become a refusal to accept the present, and how quest can create a strange attachment to the “after,” as if recovery might mean losing the growth. Over the last year, his relationship with “loss” shifted less partitioning life into before/after, more acceptance, and less charge when old triggers show up.

That charge mattered because Charlie’s injury didn’t end at the injury. The legal and administrative reality pensions, tribunals, repeated errors, “brown envelope” letters kept pulling him back into the story. He describes how that system can freeze people in the lived harm, and how the process itself can become corrosive, especially for those with fewer resources, less support, or active mental health strain.

Out of that experience, Charlie has built work to bridge the gap between legal complexity and the lived reality of veterans navigating claims. He speaks with a new tone: compassion without denial, accountability without bitterness. And he lands on a practical vision convening major charities, then decision-makers, then law firms not to “wrong” anyone, but to shine a clear spotlight on what’s failing, what’s working, and how to make the path less damaging for the people already carrying enough.

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A single report cracked the silence. When Laura stumbled across research on child sexual exploitation in gang settings, she suddenly saw her teenage years reflected back in detail language for what had been unnamed, proof she wasn’t alone, and a doorway to tell her mother at last.

From that moment, a decade-long journey gathered momentum: specialist services, nights of journaling, breath that softened panic, movement that thawed freeze, and a gradual return to a body that once felt unsafe to live in.

In this conversation with Laura Coveney, we talk openly about sexual abuse, exploitation and their long-term impact. Laura shares her story of losing her dad at 14, her family collapsing around her, and being drawn into a world of gang members and drug dealers who sexually exploited her at a time when she was looking for somewhere to belong. If you’ve experienced sexual abuse or trauma yourself, or you’re close to someone who has, please know this episode may be activating. Look after yourself and listen in a way that feels safe.

That moment shattered her isolation, helped her find language for what happened, and led to a clear decision: “I will do whatever it takes to reconnect to myself.”

Laura talks about “keep going no matter what” in a way that includes rest, collapse, trial and error, misdiagnosis, and slowly rebuilding safety in her body through movement, journaling, breath work, somatics and, more recently, cycle syncing which she now calls “an entire navigation system.”

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What if physical performance looked less like punishment and more like momentum? We sit down with performance coach Chris Tombs whose résumé spans World Cup-winning rugby, professional cricket, action sports, and high-performing everyday people to unpack a framework that actually fits a busy life. No biohacking gimmicks, no three-hour sweat marathons just proven habits and smart training that compound.

Chris breaks down the trifecta behind durable results: mobility to move pain-free, aerobic capacity as your energy engine, and strength as your structural chassis. We dig into why consistency beats motivation, how to microdose training on messy days, and the art of finding a volume “sweet spot” that builds you up instead of breaking you down.

Expect practical takeaways like the eight-to-one habit framework sleep, steps, mobility, hydration, protein, training, and one grounding hobby that helps you win more days with less friction. Along the way, Chris shares the behaviours of the truly elite: high standards, integrity, and a relentless commitment to the process so the outcome takes care of itself.

If you want performance for real life more energy, fewer aches, better confidence, and the freedom to say yes to adventure this one’s for you. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review to tell us the one habit you’ll start this week.

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