It's OK not to be OK the Road to Recovery. Jansin Turgut Hull FC & Salford Ex Super League Player - a podcast by Leon McQuade | Paul Longley

It's OK not to be OK—the Road to Recovery. 

EXPLICIT CONTENT. Hull FC & Salford EX professional Super League player Jansin Turgut. 

A Hull lad through and through, Jansin played professional rugby for Hull FC & Salford. He represented England Academy under 18s v Australia Schoolboys in 2014. He was going to make his professional debut in the Super League Match 5th 2015 against Leeds Rhinos. Jansin also captains Turkey's national side in the emerging nations 2018 world Championship. Sharing his love and passion for the game sharing stories of players he's had the pleasure to play alongside. As always, we dig deep on real problems, people wrestle, with none more significant than the battle Jasin has been tackling with his mental health. He was sharing for the first time that the Ibiza car park fall was an attempt to take his life.

We uncover how Jansin is now working to control his mind as he shares the tools and strategies he has put in place, from transcendental meditation to getting back into the gym. A great supporter of Andys Man club, Jansin is fired up like never before to run head-on and help to tackle the stigmas that still surround mental health. Sharing, "I didn't want to end my life; I wanted to end the pain I was going through." A lesson learned following him having to endure breaking both my legs, "I broke my pelvis in half. I fractured L1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in my spine, and then I broke every bone in my face." He highlighted Tyson Fury's message of support as a particular inspiration. He said: "Laid in the hospital bed seeing that brought me to tears and I couldn't quite believe that he'd… for somebody who suffered from mental health and has put himself back into the game, the sport of boxing as well and overcome it. Jansin has never been more determined, given his "second chance" to run at the big thing. He is helping others by sharing his story and helping organisations such as Andys Man Club to bang the drum that it is OK To Talk. 

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