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Sharing My Journey of Hope and Unity: Featured Interviews, Mental Health Podcasts, and Press Coverage.
Welcome to the hub for all my media appearances and mental health advocacy content. My goal is to share my personal story as far and wide as possible, hoping to inspire action and promote mental health awareness and suicide prevention. By collaborating with brand partners, utilising social media, and engaging with the press, I strive to spread a positive message of hope and unity. Below, you will find a curated collection of interviews, mental health podcasts, and press coverage detailing my mental health journey and the work with my brand, ASCND. I will continue to update this page with new films, podcasts, and interviews.Podcasts
The Black Dog Cast - A raw, post-crisis discussion detailing the journey to a point of hopelessness and my recovery.
G!RO Cycles - 18 months post-crisis, sharing a positive outlook on the future and the vision for ASCND.
G!RO Cycles - How Cycling Can Impact Mental Health & Prevent Suicide: Special Guest interview focusing on the link between cycling and mental wellbeing
GO Zwift Power up Podcast - A Lockdown check-in discussing coping strategies and mental resilience.
Stanley Street Social - Discussing my involvement with Movember and overall male mental health.
The Rut Podcast - Movember Ambassador Nick Frendo: An in-depth conversation about my role as a Movember Ambassador and sharing my personal story.
10,000 KM CC - How it all started.
PRESS
The Telegragh: The male suicide crisis
Cycling Weekly: Manning up didn’t help.
MAAP in the Field: Introducing Nick Frendo.
YouTube
Videos courtesy of Nick Frendo, Francis Cade and Fernwee
LUCKY SAINT AND ASCND HAVE JOINED FORCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2022, WITH LUCKY SAINT TRAINING ASCND’S RIDE LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE WIDER CYCLING COMMUNITY AS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS.
LUCKY SAINT'S MENTAL HEALTH CHAMPION AND ACCREDITED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID ENGLAND PRACTITIONER HARRY CORIN KICKS OFF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK WITH THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF TRAINING COURSES FOR RIDERS TO JOIN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TEACHES HOW TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND, AND HELP SOMEONE POTENTIALLY EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN TO RECOGNISE WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL ILL-HEALTH AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO APPROACH AND SUPPORT SOMEONE WHILE KEEPING THEMSELVES SAFE.
LAST OCTOBER, LUCKY SAINT FOUNDER LUKE BOASE COMMITTED TO TRAINING 100S OF COLLEAGUES IN THE HOSPITALITY AND RETAIL INDUSTRIES AS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS TO REACH 1000S MORE. IN PARTNERING WITH NICK FRENDO AND THE TEAM AT ASCND, BOTH ORGANISATIONS HELP CONTRIBUTE TO MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID ENGLAND'S GOAL OF TRAINING 10% OF THE UK WORKFORCE WITH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID SKILLS.
ASCND supporting The New Normal Charity