Joe Naufahu’s best known as an actor who’s worked in some of the biggest shows here and around the world, including Game of Thrones.

He’s also a businessman with his gym Ludus Magnus and a former athlete.

But as Joe shares, it’s not all cameras and cardio, it’s been a journey of darkness, pain and anxiety to get there.

Joe talks about his career-ending injury, how he climbed out of those tough times, his relationship with alcohol, his journey with his mum’s own health battles and shares his toolbox. 

Some housekeeping: apologies for the gap in time between episodes - Alex was away for work and then a holiday, but we’re now back and super fizzed to keep the pod going.

Also, we had a little bit of an audio issue at the start, but it only lasts a couple of minutes, so please bear with.

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