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Michael Duffy was an infantry section commander in the British Army. In 2012, he was seriously wounded in a firefight with the Taliban. Shortly after his emergency surgery in the Army hospital in Camp Bastion, James Bond (Daniel Craig) came to visit. Michael thought he was hallucinating from the drugs given to him during the operation.
Daniel Craig had premiered his latest Bond film in Camp Bastion and wanted to visit the wounded in the hospital – top man.
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Why I run and talk to people
A short trailer for Run. Talk. Resilience.
“I stopped seeing hope” – Run #1 Clip 1 Christo Hudson
Clip 1: Christo, a husband and father of four, talks about what happened after he lost his job weeks before the pandemic (= no furlough!).
Pilot’s recovery from depression – what got him back on the ladder – Run #1 Clip 2 Christo Hudson
Clip 2: Warning – this video talks about suicide and recovery from depression.
Christo talks about how he got back on his feet following a deep depression. He wrote a letter to himself to be opened in a year’s time. What was in that letter? It’s irrelevant, he says.
He then went on a mental first aid course, trained as a listener, and realised he was good at it.
He tells us how this led him to set up his company, The Black Box Approach, which helps train people to spot the signs of significant depression and suicide risk.
How ex-pilot tackles mental health – Run #1 Clip 3 Christo Hudson
“Know who you are. Decide where you want to get to. Only then can you work out the route” – Run #1 clip 3
In this final clip from run #1, ex-pilot Christo Hudson talks about his business, The Black Box Approach, where he trains others to help spot the signs of poor mental health and suicide awareness.
We talk about how we can help others and why being honest about how you are feeling is important.
If you are affected by the topics in this video, please seek help: https://www.samaritans.org/ call 116 123 in the UK https://combatstress.org.uk/ for veterans’ mental health
From pilot, through depression, to mental health trainer | RTR Run #1 – Christo Hudson (full run)
Full Run. Christo Hudson is a former RAF and commercial pilot who now runs his own company, theblackboxappraoch.com, advocating for better mental health and suicide awareness training.
We run through part of the beautiful Pentland Hills Regional Park near Edinburgh.
Wounded in action, still running and talking – Run #2 Clip 1 Michael Duffy
“As I was loaded into the helicopter, I wanted to be back with my soldiers” Run#2 Clip 1
Run #2 is with Michael Duffy, former infantry section commander in the British Army.
In this first extended clip, Michael tells the story of how he got seriously wounded in an intense firefight with the Taliban in Helmand, Afghanistan in 2012.
Run. Talk. Resilience. 