The Reset by Sam Delaney
Episodes
Veronica Valli
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Veronica Valli is a psychotherapist, sobriety coach, host of the Soberful podcast and author of ‘Soberful - Uncover A Sustainable, Fulfilling Life F...
Rupert Taylor
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert Taylor had lived and worked in the community surrounding Grenfell Tower his whole life. After the 2017 fire that killed 72 people, Rupert forme...
Tim Hayes
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An incredible story of ups, downs, screw-ups and fight backs. Tim Hayes was one of the world’s most successful personal trainers, working with rock ...
John Niven
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Niven is one of the greatest comic novelists of his generation. From Kill Your Friends to Straight White Male to The Fuck It List, his books are ...
Roland Orzabal
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Roland Orzabal became one of the biggest selling pop stars of the eighties with Tears For Fears. In songs like Pale Shelter, Mad World and Shout he wr...
Dr Gavin Francis
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Gavin Francis has been a GP in Scotland for more than twenty years. In that time he has observed that proper convalescence is just as important as ...
David Robson
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Robson’s fascinating new book looks at the very real ways in which our expectations can impact upon our health. This is not just hippy claptra...
Dan Foley
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Foley is one of my oldest pals. We were drinking buddies for years until we both had kids, burnt out and helped each other get sober.Now he has gi...
Johann Hari
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by my old colleague Johann Hari, author of the new book Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention. He explains why our brains ...
Jimmy Watkins
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy Watkins was a champion Welsh runner who competed on the world stage and held UK records at 800m. But in his mid twenties he suddenly quit quit t...
Will Storr
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we can compare ourselves to others? Is it healthy? Can we ever stop doing it?These are questions that come up again and again in therapy, recov...
Alex Holmes
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The writer and host of the ‘Time To Talk’ podcast joins me to discuss the stresses of working in news and how race and identity impacts upon your ...
Paul Hales
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Hales emailed me in October, telling me that he had been diagnosed with stage four cancer. He said he wanted to tell his story because it’s not...
Danny Gray
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Gray is the founder of the male cosmetic brand War Paint (you’ll remember him from his appearance on Dragons Den). But behind his success he h...
Jamie East
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie East had a successful career but felt he was slowly letting himself slip into alcoholism. He explains why he had to stop - and how his life chan...
Eddy Temple-Morris
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eddy Temple- Morris has been a staple of music broadcasting in the UK since the 90’s - first on MTV, then XFM and now via his daily show on Virgin.H...
Nick Hussey
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A few years ago, Nick Frahm was feeling suicidal. Today, he runs the successful men’s outerwear brand Frahm and leads a life that he describes as ‘...
Nigel Adderley
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel Adderley is one of the country’s top football commentators. In 2009 he suffered an epileptic fit during his commentary on West Ham v Fulham. T...
Marc J Francis on Mindfulness
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marc J Franics was a successful filmmaker with a busy career when he got the opportunity to film at Tich Na Han’s monastic community. What he learnt...
Matt Morgan Part Two
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of this two-parter, writer and broadcaster Matt Morgan tells Sam about work and money pressures drove him towards a breakdown after...
Matt Morgan Part 1
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Morgan is a writer, broadcaster and podcaster, best known for his work with Russell Brand and Noel Gallagher and his successful career as a TV co...
Charles Moseley
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Moseley has a radical idea: alcohol is a poison, every one who drinks has a problem and everyone should abstain.He used to drink heavily. But ...
Tony Cottee
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
He was a golden boy at West Ham, Everton and Leicester in the eighties and nineties. But retirement hit him hard - emotionally and mentally. Now Sam b...
Richard Beard
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Beard is a successful author. He is also an ex-public schoolboy who was torn from his family at a tender age and packed off to the brutal envi...
Lennox Rogers
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lennox Rodgers endured a brutal childhood of racism, violence and sexual abuse. He became a violent offender, gangland enforcer and serial convict. Th...
Melissa Rice
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by Melissa Rice, the host of award winning BBC podcast Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts. Melissa was a party girl, a primary schoo...
Alan McGee
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
He grew up in Glasgow and experienced extreme violence as a kid. Then he moved to London and conquered the rock n roll industry. He signed Primal Scre...
Seth Meyers
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I was lucky enough to chat with US chat show host and Saturday Night Live legend Seth Meyers. He was so open, honest and, obviously, funny. ...
John Bradley West
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The world knew him as Samwell Tarly for eight years - but when the show finally ended, John was hit with anticlimax, fear and imposter syndrome. He te...
Episode 20 - Bobby Mair
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hi everyone. I was delighted to have my pal Bobby Mair as this week’s guest on the podcast. Bobby worked with me on my (much missed - but not really...
Ep 19 - Christian O'Conell
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After 20 years at the top of British radio, Christian O’Connell started suffering from panic attacks that prevented him going on air. What followed ...
Episode 18 - Horatio Clare
16 Jun 2021
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Episode 17 - Dr Rahul Jandial
09 Jun 2021
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Episode 16 Dr Dean Burnett
26 May 2021
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Episode 15 - Clarke Carlisle
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clarke Carlisle was a dominant centre back for QPR, Leeds and Burnley. But off the pitch depression and drink often got the better of him. He joined m...
The Reset Podcast Episode 14
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt built a successful career in radio, travelling the world to produce broadcasts from the biggest sporting events. But when the pressure turned him...
The Reset Ep 13 - Tom Hodgkinson
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Hodgkinson is a prolific author and also editor of The Idler magazine. His book How To Be Idle first switched me on to the huge benefits of chilli...
The Reset Ep 12 - Alastair Campbell
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The best-selling author, broadcaster and former spin doctor Alastair Campbell joined me to talk frankly about his life-strong struggles with depressio...
The Reset Ep 11 - Sam Thomas
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Thomas suffered from bulimia in his teens and later became a prominent campaigner to raise awareness of male eating disorders. These days he is in...
The Reset Pod Ep 10 - James Grimes
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James Grimes started gambling when he was 16 and didn’t stop for the next twelve years. He ended up sleeping rough in train stations, contemplating ...
Episode 9 - Luke Ambler
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is someone who has revolutionised the way we talk about mental health. Luke Ambler is a former rugby league pro who founded Andy’...
The Reset Episode 8 - Justin Rollins
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I had an eye-opening chat with writer, graffiti artist and former criminal Just Rollins. Justin grew up on the streets of south London and w...
The Reset Podcast Ep 6 - Mark Ward
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Ward was a professional footballer in the 80’s and 90’s for West Ham, Man City and Everton. After retirement, he struggled financially and me...
Episode 5 - Paul Danan
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Actor, heart-throb, tabloid star, addict. Paul Danan has led a high profile and notorious celeb lifestyle for many years - all the while fighting a ba...
The Reset Podcast Ep 4 - Chris Ryan
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SAS legend and best-selling author joins Sam to talk about how life in the military impacted his mental health, the trauma of war, the symptoms of unt...
Introducing The Reset podcast!
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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