Man Marking - Episode 40 - Kristian Walsh

Episode 40

Running, writing and taking the weight off. 

Between 2015 and 2017, Kristian Walsh dropped almost 10 stone in weight. In the years prior, despite an impressive and exciting professional career, working as a professional sports journalist, behind closed doors, Kristian was struggling with his mental health. His weight was causing him significant issues with self esteem, leading to anxiety and depression. 

As part of his effort to improve his physical, and mental health, Kristian raised over £2000 for the mental health charity MIND, by running his first ever 10k in 2016. He attributes a significant amount of his ability to overcome the difficulties in his life to the support he was given by the charity, and felt a strong desire to give something back. 

In this episode, we talk football obsession, studying at Oxford, life as head of sports audience engagement, weight loss, and depression. 

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If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk:

Samaritans 
Call 116 132 for free

https://www.samaritans.org/

Papyrus UK
Call 0800 068 41 41

Papyrus Website

CALM ZONE
0800 58 58 58

https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/helpline/

MIND
0300 123 3393

https://www.mind.org.uk/