After being brutally stabbed at a party aged just 15, Richard Riakporhe changed his life around and is a rising star on the British Cruiserweight scene, with a title on his record. In an exclusive interview, Riakporhe provides a gripping insight on his troubled beginnings, the significance of speaking openly on mental health issues and […]
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Former footballer and boxer Leon McKenzie reveals how boxing helped him to overcome mental health problems
Former Norwich City and Crystal Palace striker Leon McKenzie suffered with depression during his successful, yet injury-plagued professional career. In an exclusive interview, McKenzie says believing he hadn’t reached his full potential led to him to the brink of suicide, but how becoming a professional boxer enabled him to overcome his mental demons. For more […]
Tyson Fury’s draw with Deontay Wilder is a win for mental health campaigners
“I just wanted to die, and I wanted to have fun doing it,” Tyson Fury explained candidly in a chilling interview with Joe Rogan in October in the lead up to his heavyweight world title fight with Deontay Wilder. Depression and mental health problems appear to be widespread in boxing and whilst there might not […]
Hope after sport: Rob Steed and Leon McKenzie discuss mental health and the importance of future employment
According to a Professional Players’ Federation survey, more than half of former professional sportspeople hold concerns about their mental wellbeing after retiring. Rob Steed, co-founder of Life After Professional Sport, a careers platform designed specifically for sportspeople, spoke to Struggles After The Whistle about the importance of LAPS’ work. Also hear from ex-professional footballer Leon McKenzie, […]
The Fight for Flash
The Fight for flash is a campaign formed to battle for the FreeStyle Libre Flash glucose monitor to be available to all type one diabetics on prescription throughout England. It’s a device for those with type one diabetes which aims to improve quality of life, but some say it isn’t necessary. Zachary Jakubowski has questioned […]
The Allergy Epidemic: A Short Broadcast Documentary
Europe’s leading allergy centre predicts half of us will suffer from at least one allergy by 2025. Josh Wilde investigates this growing allergy epidemic.
Leon McKenzie admits not wanting to show weakness during mental health struggles
Former professional footballer and boxer Leon McKenzie has opened up about his battle with mental illness, admitting ‘you don’t want to show weakness’ to the ‘old school set-up’ in the sporting world. The 40-year-old, now a leading mental health advocate, revealed his thoughts about the state of mental health in sport in an exclusive interview […]
Beating Cervical Cancer – The ‘C Word’
The ‘Jade Goody Effect’ seems to have worn off of women in Britain. I looked into why the number of smear test attendees is at a 20-year low.
Cannabis Oil and Cancer Patients- The ‘C Word’
With back-and-forth decisions and information on the availability of medicinal cannabis in the UK, I wanted to explore the facts, as well as the benefits it can have on cancer patients.
Is routine cancer screening effective? -The ‘C Word’
In the UK 350,000 people die from Cancer each year. One in two of us will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in our lives, according to a press release by Cancer Research in 2015. The statistic was previously one in three. Cancer Research also suggest that people living longer is the main reason […]