41 Richard Loftus: Men, Crisis and Peace Through Running

Written By Andrew Pain

Richard Loftus is the founder of Well Run Brum, the wellbeing running group for men and a non-executive Director at the historic Birmingham recording studios, Grosvenor Road Studios and has a career spanning two decades in the theatre and live music industry. 

Key Points of the episode:

  • How other people pretty much knew he was gay before he did!

  • His career in the arts.

  • How he experienced full on discrimination in some parts of America.

  • How a mental health crisis started and what he did about it.

  • How he got a great person on the phone at the doctors when he called for help.

  • How he recovered and now feels so much better.

  • The running club he now runs.

  • The difference between running away from your problems and running and "leaning in" to them.

  • How the run is designed for excellent male mental health.

Learn more here:

www.instagram.com/wellrunbrum
www.strava.com/clubs/wellrunbrum
www.wellrunbrum.co.uk

Here's Richard’s personal IG:
https://www.instagram.com/richardjloftus

Andrew Pain
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