Tom's Talks

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

⚠️ This episode discusses suicide in detail, as well as addiction and grief. If you’re struggling, Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123.

“I’ve got four children. And that’s never going to change.”

Tomorrow marks eleven years since Tom lost his brother Liam to suicide. Tom has spent seven yea...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

This episode discusses suicide, addiction and mental health. If you're struggling, Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123.

"I don't think anybody wants to really die. I think they want the pain to stop."

At 30, Adam Smith was single, overweight, jobless and back living with his mum and dad. H...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

This episode discusses suicide, addiction and mental health. If you're struggling, Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123.

"When Liam died, all he really needed was somebody to put his arm around him and say: you're not a burden."

For this one we turned the show around. Tom has s...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them.

"I do think that losing my mum was the best thing that's ever happened to me."

Joe Fishburn was two years old when his mum died of pneumonia. He was raised by his grandmother, went on to medal at a European championships in gymnastics, and in 2024 became a...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

This episode discusses child sexual abuse, rape, disordered eating and suicide. If you're struggling, Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123.

Chloe was nine years old when the man her family trusted to drive her to school began grooming her. The abuse went on until she was nearly 13, and she stayed s...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

This episode discusses suicide. If you're struggling, Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123.

Tom Walker was told he couldn't have a hair transplant. He walked out of that consultation feeling like he had no hope and no options - and then his first hair system left him feeling worse than t...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

⚠️ This episode discusses addiction and suicidal thoughts. If you're struggling, Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123.

Dan's dad taught him to gamble before he was old enough to understand what it was. Fruit machines as birthday presents. Horse racing meetings as father-son days out. It was the only way the two o...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them.

⚠️ This episode discusses child loss and suicidal thoughts. If you're struggling, Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123.

Hugh was born on his dad's first wedding anniversary. He had the bluest eyes, the blondest hair, and a personality to match. Two weeks after his sixth birthday, he died - after a ten...

Jack was five years old when he was diagnosed with Perthes disease - a rare condition that stops blood flow to the hip joint. By eighteen, his hips had essentially given up on him. He was told he'd need a double hip replacement eventually - but not until he was in his forties. He wasn't willing to wait that long. He couldn't.

In this episode, Jack takes us through five years of chronic pain, being turned away by specialist after specialist, and the moment he broke down in an appointment and finally heard a surgeon say yes...

"Happiness is a choice." Morgs Cox on the hard truths most people don't want
to hear — about discipline, money, your environment, and why getting in shape
is 90% mental.

Morgs is a fitness coach who built his brand from offering free sessions at 22
to running a team and coaching business out of Dubai. He's also one of Tom's
closest mates, which is why this one gets more honest than most.

We get into the mindset shift that changed everything for him, why he stopped
chasing the outcome and started obsessing over th...

Claire Throssell lost both her sons, Jack and Paul, in the most unimaginable way — after a family court granted their father contact. This is her story,
and her warning.

⚠️ Content warning: this episode contains discussion of domestic abuse, coercive control, and the deaths of children. Please look after yourself while listening.

In this episode Claire sits down with Tom and talks with extraordinary
honesty about what she survived, what she lost, and what she has spent the years since fighting to change.

We talk about how domestic abuse actually begins — not with vio...

"There will be times where I sit there and go — I can stop now, and nobody would know or probably even care."

That’s the moment most people quit. And according to Josh, it’s the exact moment discipline really starts.

Josh is a competitive bodybuilder and online physique coach who walked out of a cinema at 16, called a boxing club the next morning, and has trained ever since. He came dead last at his first bodybuilding show. Ten years later, he’s competing as an open heavyweight — and he’s learned a lot about discipline...

Everybody saw what happened on the ride. Nobody ever asked what happened in their parents' living room.

On 2nd June 2015, Leah Washington and Joe were on one of their first proper dates when The Smiler crash changed their lives forever. Leah lost her leg, Joe suffered life-changing injuries, and both were trapped four metres in the air for four hours.

Now, 11 years later, they're married. In this powerful episode, they share the untold story behind the headlines - from the impact on their families and relationship to the long road of recovery.

Joe...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

Richard Chapman was an area director at HSBC. He had five sons, a beautiful house, and by his own admission, a perfect life. Then one evening after a round of golf, a stranger in a pub offered him a line of cocaine and he said yes.
That yes cost h...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

Sian Lord was 24 years old. It was her second day in New York. She was on the pavement, drink in hand, talking to her best friend - exactly where she was supposed to be.
Then a taxi driver mounted the kerb.
He severed her left leg below the k...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them.

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Lewis Raymond Taylor was told by his own mother that he wouldn't make old bones. By his mid-twenties, he'd been to prison three times, spent seven years addicted to cocaine, and had an identity built entirely around chaos a...

We're back after a short break with an hour long Q&A answering your questions!

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

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The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

Adam Stott left school with one GCSE. By 25 he had a six-figure salary and a £100,000 car. By 30 he was running a business turning over nearly £14 million a year. And then it started to unravel — and nobody saw it coming, least of all him.

This is one of the m...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

At 24, Sammie Ellard-King was £24,000 in credit card debt. A third of his wages were going out the door every month — just in interest. Not paying the debt down. Just interest.

Sammie is a property investor, financial educator, and founder of the Gains app. He's built a platform helping ever...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

Sam Bagshaw has a stammer. He also has over a million followers online — and he built that by doing the one thing most people are too scared to do: showing up exactly as he is.

In this episode, Sam shares what it was really like growing up with a s...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

In this episode, Kieron opens up about being sexually abused from the age of 6 to 16 — something he kept hidden for nearly 20 years.

We talk about what it’s like growing up not realising something isn’t normal, the confusion and guilt that follows, and how trauma can shape your id...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them.

In this incredibly powerful and emotional episode of Tom’s Talks, we sit down with Ben Kennedy, also known as His Grief, to hear a story that will stay with you.

At just 32 years old, Ben lost his wife and unborn child in a matter of hours — what star...

The Tom’s Talks Podcast explores the stories behind the people — the highs, the lows, and the moments that shape who we become.

What does it really mean to be a man in today’s world?

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Tom Stroud to unpack masculinity, mental health, and the growing crisis of male loneliness.

But this conversation goes far deeper than reality TV.

Tom opens up about growing up without a father, dealing with loss, navigating social media pressure, and how a life-changing experience led him to build...

In this powerful episode of Tom’s Talks, we sit down with Jamie “The Giant” — Gladiator, former British bodybuilding champion, firefighter, and coach — to go beyond the persona and uncover the man behind the size and strength.

From consuming 10,000 calories a day at the peak of his bodybuilding career to facing the harsh mental reality of body dysmorphia, Jamie opens up about the obsession, sacrifice, and identity struggles that come with chasing physical perfection.

But this conversation goes much deeper than fitness…

We explore:

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

He was 8 years old when the abuse started.

In this episode of the Tom’s Talks Podcast, Ryan Gadsby shares the full story of how he was groomed, manipulated, and abused by his stepfather — someone he trusted as a role model.

What makes this conversation so power...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

What happens when a doctor suddenly becomes the patient?

In this powerful episode of Tom’s Talks, we sit down with Dr Anisha Patel — a GP, author, speaker, and bowel cancer survivor — who shares her deeply personal journey from diagnosis to recovery, and everything that came after.

At...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them.

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Paul Mort — a two-time UK Master Coach of the Year — for one of the most raw and honest conversations on mindset, mental health and personal growth you’ll hear.

Paul opens up about hitting rock bottom… standing on the edge of a cli...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

In this powerful episode of the Tom’s Talks Podcast, we sit down with Charlotte Jonsie, a women's coach, TEDx speaker and mental health advocate to talk about authenticity, motherhood, mental health and the small habits that can completely change your life.

After experiencing postpartum depression and hitting one...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

This is one of the hardest conversations we’ve ever had on the podcast.

In this episode, a father shares the heartbreaking story of losing his son and the phone call that changed his life forever. What started as a normal day quickly turned into every parent’s worst...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

In this episode we sit down with Jason Frost, AKA The Brighton Coach. At 16, he was sentenced to five years in prison. After turning his life around he's now a successful gym owner and spends a lot of his time helping those in need.

By his early twenties, h...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

In this powerful episode, we sit down with artist Charlie Such to talk about grief, purpose, mental health, and what it really takes to build something meaningful.

After losing his mum to cancer eighteen months ago, Charlie’s perspective on life completely shifted. What started as a hobby bec...

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In this powerful episode of Tom’s Talks, we sit down with Luke Ambler, co-founder of Andy’s Man Club, the largest men’s mental health charity in the UK.

Luke shares the real story behind Andy’s Man Club — from its beginnings in Halifax to over 300+ groups supporting thousands of men every single week. We talk openly about why men still struggle to talk, how trauma gets buried, and why talking alone isn’t enough without action.

Luke also shares...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

This episode is one of the most raw and important conversations we’ve ever had.

Former professional rugby league player Dan Sarginson opens up about walking away from the sport at the peak of his career, the unseen pressures of elite performance, and the personal grief that shaped his...

The Tom’s Talks Podcast is a space for honest conversations with people from all walks of life, exploring the journeys, challenges and experiences that shape who we become.

In this episode, Tom sits down with Jordan Gray — a Barnsley lad whose life has taken him from nightclub doors and the prison service to protecting world-famous celebrities and elite fighters around the world.

Jordan shares raw, funny and eye-opening stories from behind the scenes of the security world, including working with Tyson Fury, Jason Statham, Pierce Brosnan, Rod Stewart and more. But beyond the glamour, this...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Stephen Lock - founder of the Hero Program and executive leadership coach. In this honest, emotional and deeply practical conversation we cover topics from confidence, purpose, grief and rebuilding your life from the inside out.

Stephen opens up about losing h...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

In this episode, we sit down with Louise Mortimer. After going through her own struggles, Louise found breath work and this changed her life. She has now dedicated her life to guiding others through how they can use their breath in a huge variety of ways to manipulate the body a...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

In this episode, we sit down with Amira, the communication expert. She talks us through how best to talk to our partners about difficult conversations and ONE phrase she wishes people would stop using.

This episode is proudly sponsored by Unthin - The UK's number 1 hairloss solution. Clinically p...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

In this episode, we sit down with Rosie Millen AKA Miss Nutritionist. Rosie is an expert in all things nutrition for mental health and the founder of Go Mental, the UK's first ever mental health festival. This episode is insightful, informative and educational. Rosie also shares her own journey and s...

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

In this episode, we sit down with Stuart Sandeman. Stuart is a leading breath work expert working with the likes of Nike, England Men's National Football team and many more elite performers. He talks us through how to do breath work properly and how breath work saved his life.

The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. 

In this episode, we sit down with Mitchy and Matty for our Christmas special, there's laughter, chaos and a lot of good energy. They tell us about their pranks and some of their own struggles. Enjoy and Merry Christmas.

This episode is proudly sponsored by Unthin - The U...