Episode 63
Out of the frying pan and into the fire: Mental Health and Hospitality
Kris Hall founded The Burnt Chef Project in 2019 with the sole aim of eradicating mental health stigmas within the hospitality industry. Having spent almost a decade working hospitality, Kris had seen first hand how common occurrences of mental ill health were. Combined with using his own experiences of depression, Kris has spent the last two years growing The Burnt Chef Project, and using the brand to promote better awareness of mental health within an industry he loves.
Today we talk to Kris about the difficult moments in his life, and hiw he has recovered from periods of depression that almost culminated in him losing his family. We ask him about The Burnt Chef Project, where it came from and what work they're now doing. We also take the opportunity to discuss the big C, whisper it, as today is the next stop on the road map. How has Covid impacted the work he's doing, and what is he most looking forward to once the lockdown measures are finally lifted for good.
Make sure to stick around until the end, as we see if Kris can better Alan Mahon's score of 3 on the mini quiz to take him to the top of the leaderboard.
To find out more about The Burnt Chef Project, head over to their website https://www.theburntchefproject.com/ and make sure when you're done with today's episode to check out the fantastic podcast Kris hosts called The Burnt Chef Journal, on all podcast platforms.
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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/
The Kaleidoscope Plus Group
0800 059 0123
https://www.kaleidoscopeplus.org.uk/
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