Why So Many Men Are Burning Out
- Guest: Dr. Geoff Arnold
- 17 June 2026
- 27 min
- Hosted by Andrew Pain
Dr Geoff Arnold is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with almost 20 years of experience working within the NHS.
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About the conversation
Dr Geoff Arnold is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with almost 20 years of experience working within the NHS. He is now launching Get Your Mind Outside, an innovative outdoor therapy service that combines the restorative power of nature with evidence-based psychological support.
Geoff specialises in helping people recover from trauma, including complex experiences involving abuse, neglect, and adversity. His approach draws on a range of therapeutic methods, blending body-based practices, cognitive therapies, and nature-based interventions to provide a holistic pathway towards healing, resilience, and lasting wellbeing.
Passionate about the connection between people and the natural world, Jeff believes that meaningful recovery involves engaging both mind and body. Through his work, he helps clients develop greater self-understanding, emotional regulation, and a renewed sense of connection with themselves and their surroundings.
Away from his professional life, Geoff is a keen outdoorsman, a skilled craftsman, and a devoted father, bringing the same authenticity, curiosity, and grounded perspective to his personal life as he does to his therapeutic practice.
Key points of the episode
- How it all started for him, and how it was originally his third choice of career.
- His work today and who he serves.
- How criminal offending is not justifiable but explainable.
- How generally men have more change of harming themselves than others.
- How a lack of green spaces is a problem. And it's links to mental health.
- Clarity on burnout and a useful definition.
- What to do if on the road to burnout.
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Dr. Geoff Arnold
Dr Geoff Arnold is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with almost 20 years of experience working within the NHS. He is now launching Get Your Mind Outside, an innovative outdoor therapy service that combines the restorative power of nature with evidence-based psychological support.
www.newmeaningpsychology.co.uk
Andrew Pain is a Mental Health & Resilience Keynote Speaker who speaks from lived experience on resilience, burnout and workplace wellbeing. Host of the Men on Show podcast, author of the forthcoming book Honestly, Man, and a TEDx speaker. Member, International Coaching Federation, and a Mental Health First Aider.
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