Episode #011 | Darren Barden
Today on Construction Sport Podcast we have the incredible Darren Barden sharing his harrowing story of a wrongly-targeted hitmen attack that changed the course of his life forever. The pair then go into detail about the work Darren now does since the attack, and discuss all sorts of mental health struggles and how prominent they are within the construction sector.
Connect with Darren on LinkedIn -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-barden-a6673156/
Buy Darren's book here -
https://amzn.eu/d/3aaiMwp
Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/ZMCZn2z-5pY
Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6kJ3iN65E9shZ7LSTamb3O?si=6xfLIxhFQAWNBdN1hOEdnA
Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/darren-barden-targeted-attacked-by-hitmen-ptsd-mental/id1778487912?i=1000684078508
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⏲TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Pre-intro chat
00:35 Intro!
01:25 Construction Health & Safety - 80s vs Now! + Darren’s Career & Rail Industry
10:13 How Darren started working at Hilti + Incorporating Mental Health Work
17:50 Tool Theft Issues
21:18 Quality of work & Payments: The big guy vs The little guy.
25:50 Work Environments + Drink & Drugs and Phones on site
30:23 Darren’s Story: Midnight Terror Attack
43:30 Loneliness & Addiction: Gambling, Drugs, Porn
48:20 iTalk: Mental Health Service App | Wellbeing in Construction
01:19:46 PTSD: Having to justify why you’re a victim.
01:27:00 Info on Darren’s Book & Outro
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