Craig Monaghan's guest appearances

Craig Monaghan

The Rugby Dungeon

LooseHeadz Podcasts

Not So Linear

NAAFI Break 

Dan Leo

Jamie Cudmore

Jessica Zucker

Mike Brown

James Haskell

Jim Hamilton

Jessie Stephens

Harry Williams

Ted Hill

Adam Jones

Tom Wood

Matt Scott

Chris Bentley

Gary Graham

John Barclay

OwlTail

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions around suicide and self harm. Craig fought in one of the bloodiest battles in  Afghanistan, where he lost 10 soldiers within his company and a further 10 to suicide upon returning to the UK. He encountered serious blast injuries and had difficulty adjusting back to 'normal' life. How could anybody else understand what he had just witnessed at war?He then spiraled in to a path of self destruction, which led to drinking, fighting and sadly three attempts of suicide. Craig was then fighting a war on his own mental health and knew he needed to change. So, he turned to sport to give him purpose and meaning again. He competed in Chicago in the Invictus programme and played rugby for the England deaf team.  Craig also runs a veterans charity, who offer support to ex military.Thank you to Craig for sharing his story. You can find him on instagram @monaghan3433 and @veteransgaragePlease see below for phone numbers that could help you, or someone else experiencing suicidal thoughts:Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14Suicide call back service (Australia): 1300 659 467Samaritans (UK): 116 123CALM (UK): 0800 58 58 58 Click here to become a Patron MemberSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/not-so-linear. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions around suicide and self harm.  Craig fought in one of the bloodiest battles in  Afghanistan, where he lost 10 soldiers within his company and a further 10 to suicide upon returning to the UK. He encountered serious blast injuries and had difficulty adjusting back to 'normal' life. How could anybody else understand what he had just witnessed at war? He then spiraled in to a path of self destruction, which led to drinking, fighting and sadly three attempts of suicide. Craig was then fighting a war on his own mental health and knew he needed to change. So, he turned to sport to give him purpose and meaning again. He competed in Chicago in the Invictus programme and played rugby for the England deaf team.  Craig also runs a veterans charity, who offer support to ex military. Thank you to Craig for sharing his story. You can find him on instagram @monaghan3433 and @veteransgarage Please see below for phone numbers that could help you, or someone else experiencing suicidal thoughts: Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14 Suicide call back service (Australia): 1300 659 467 Samaritans (UK): 116 123 CALM (UK): 0800 58 58 58 <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/7478809" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a Patron Member</a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/not-so-linear" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/not-so-linear</a>. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

From fighting in Afghanistan, to the war on his own mental health, with Craig Monaghan

We sit down with ex-soldier Craig Monaghan to discuss his journey from the military to now helping ex-service people who are struggling with their own mental health, after overcoming his own battles.

Craig Monaghan Interview

Cheshire based Para-Athlete and Project Leader, A former soldier who was wounded in Afghanistan and discharged on medical grounds following 6 years+ service. Since leaving the military Craig has used his physical and mental injuries to help tackle social isolation, mental health and develop young people via sport. As a member of Team UK and Rugby Union player who has represented his country, he has carried his voice gained from those platforms to fundraise (£155,000 to date from 2013 to 2018) and inspire other wounded soldiers/athletes on the road to mental and physical recovery.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cheshire based Para-Athlete and Project Leader, A former soldier who was wounded in Afghanistan and discharged on medical grounds following 6 years+ service. Since leaving the military Craig has used his physical and mental injuries to help tackle social isolation, mental health and develop young people via sport. As a member of Team UK and Rugby Union player who has represented his country, he has carried his voice gained from those platforms to fundraise (£155,000 to date from 2013 to 2018) and inspire other wounded soldiers/athletes on the road to mental and physical recovery. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

EP: 95 Craig Monaghan