Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE is a former British Army Colonel and officer in the Royal Gurkha Rifles. He completed eight tours of Afghanistan and spent seven years deployed in some of the world's toughest environments.

He’s also a world-championship athlete, and international musician.

This conversation isn't really about war, though.

It's about resilience. Belonging. Fatherhood.

We discuss Ash's turbulent childhood, finding belonging in teams, the realities of combat, leadership under pressure, and why resilience isn't something you're born with, but something you build.

We also explore the ideas behind his new book, Mindful Soldier, including "the second arrow", getting outside your comfort zone, and practical ways to navigate life's toughest moments.

A thoughtful conversation about adversity, belonging, and what it really takes to keep moving forward with an extraordinary human being.

Follow Ash on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashalexcooper

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Get The Mindful Soldier book here from the Royal British Veterans Enterprise or here from the Gurkha Welfare Trust. It doesn't matter where you buy it, each charity gets 50% of all book proceeds.

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Interviews that might just change your life.

And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.

After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.

This podcast is the result.

Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible.

Expect famous faces and unsung heroes.

Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.

Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.

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Kirsty Hulse is a speaker, entrepreneur and one of the UK's leading experts on confidence and influence.

It looked like she had it 'all. Then, within the space of three days, she lost her husband, her home and her business.

In this conversation, we explore how she rebuilt her life after everything fell apart.

We talk about why success wasn't making her happy, and what she learned from walking away from a profitable company she'd spent years building.

We talk about growing up working class in Stoke, getting doors slammed in her face, rejection, burnout, public speaking, stand-up comedy, entrepreneurship, identity, and the surprising truth about confidence.

The truth is: confidence isn't something you're born with.

It's something you build. Learn how in this incredible conversation.

Follow Kirsty on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirstyhulse

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Interviews that might just change your life.

And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.

Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible.

Expect famous faces and unsung heroes.

Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.

After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.

This podcast is the result.

Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.

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Around 1 in 4 people are estranged from a family member.

Tania Khazaal believes we're living through a family estrangement epidemic - and a silent epidemic at that.

One fuelled by social media, modern culture, and our growing inability to have difficult conversations.

After becoming estranged from her own mother, Tania eventually rebuilt that relationship and now helps others do the same.

We discuss family estrangement, forgiveness, accountability, healing, why she challenged Oprah publicly, and what becomes possible when people stop asking who's right and start asking how to move forward.

A fascinating conversation about one of the biggest issues nobody seems to be talking about.

Subscribe wherever you watch or listen - it makes a huge difference to me and the success of the show.

Follow Tania on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taniakhazaal

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Interviews that might just change your life.

And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.

Project Possible is a podcast about resilience, ambition, grief, reinvention, success, failure and what human beings are truly capable of.

Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.

After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.

This podcast is the result.

Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.

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