Ben Fogle: Living with Primitive Tribes and Overcoming a Mental Breakdown (E331)

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Sports, Self-improvement, Mindset, Growth Mindset, Health & Fitness, Non-negotiables, Education, Life Lessons, High Performance

4.8 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Ben Fogle is an adventurer, TV presenter, and author who has explored some of the most remote corners of the world. From navigating the wilderness to facing the challenges of mental health, Ben's experiences have shaped him into someone who values both physical and mental resilience.

In this episode, Jake and Damian chat with Ben about his mental breakdown in 2023 and the journey to recovery. He opens up about how it impacted him and the lessons he's learned in managing work-life balance, knowing when to say no, and asking for help when needed.

Ben also talks about the power of embracing solitude and how spending time alone, whether indoors or in nature, can be incredibly healing. Drawing from his travels to diverse countries, he reflects on valuable life lessons we could be adopting from different cultures, and how these observations could enrich our own lives.

This episode offers a deep dive into mental well-being, the importance of adventure, and the simple, yet powerful, practice of self-reflection.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Introducing our new how-to masterclass series, learn from Olympic champion, Jess Ennis Hill,
0:06.0	physiologist Olli Patrick, and our very own expert, Damien Hughes, exclusively on the high-performance app.
0:14.3	I get offered an amazing opportunity to go to Papua New Guinea and then an amazing opportunity to go to China
0:20.2	and then out of Mongolia.
0:21.8	And I find it very difficult to say no to those things.
0:24.9	I'd never knowingly had a panic attack.
0:27.6	I was doing too much.
0:28.8	I was expecting too much of myself.
0:31.1	And I just burst into tears.
0:32.6	The power of the beauty of the community, of the people, it surged through me. I can still feel that to this
0:40.8	day. That is the voice of Ben Fogel award-winning broadcaster, adventurer and best-selling author,
0:47.3	who today sits down with me, Jake Humphrey, and their expert, Damien Hughes. Now, Ben is a man
0:52.4	who has spent his life battling physical challenges from
0:55.1	climbing Everest to rowing the Atlantic. But we begin this episode by discussing a different type of
1:01.1	challenge, Damien. Ben describes to us how in 2023 a storm blew into his life. And he describes
1:06.9	the after effects of that as well as his journey back to happiness, the steps that he took
1:11.3	that any of us can learn. Ben also pulls no punches about critiquing the education system,
1:16.5	sharing his thoughts on social media trolls, and what he's learned from his travels that might
1:21.6	just change your life. It's time to welcome Ben Fogel to high performance.
1:32.0	Ben, welcome to high performance. Thank you.
1:35.9	I'm so pleased you could join us. I wanted to start with a quote, which is that vulnerability is the birthplace of joy, love and belonging. And the more conversations we have on high performance,
1:42.7	the more we lean into the important power
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