Ep 142. Tom Boyd - The Truth About AFL Aftercare

In this week's episode, we sat down Tom Boyd, former number 1 AFL draft pick and 2016 Western Bulldogs Premiership Hero, and mental health advocate. While many remember Tom for his pivotal role in breaking the club’s 62-year premiership drought, others know him for something even more significant, his leadership in bringing genuine mental health struggles into the public conversation. Tom has been open about the challenges that ultimately led to his early retirement, and he now uses his voice through advocacy work and keynote speaking to not only share his story, but to shape how we understand mental health in the AFL and broader community.Expect to learn the one key piece of advice he’d give his 18-year-old self, whether Tom still wrestles with his mental health, what he sees as his greatest personal strength, what he believes is one of the major drivers of mental health decline in retired players, how he handled the public scrutiny that followed his retirement, why he thinks shifting the draft age would have huge implications for player wellbeing, whether a dedicated mental health round is on the horizon, and much more.Check Out Tom Boyd: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomboyd17/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomboyd17/?originalSubdomain=auGet involved! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigbros.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigbrospodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@bigbrospodcast Email: [email protected]

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