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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