Dirty Habits Podcast

Dirty Habits
Dirty Habits Podcast Podcast

Behind the Curtain of Action Sports with The Top Athletes in The World. Professional Kiteboarder and Dirty Habits Founder, Graham Howes gets into the minds of the Most Elite and Charismatic Action Sports Athletes. Light hearted and entertaining yet uncovering very important and topics. From Mental Health in extreme sports and action sports athletes, to the difficulties earning a living from the sport you love. They also get real on topics like addiction, injuries, starting a brand, managing your person brand and image and how to become a professional athlete

  1. 24/04/2023

    #14 - Darkfest 2023 & Loop of Doom with Matt Mcduff & Theo Erlangsen | Dirty Habits Podcast

    Darkfest 2023 is going down in South Africa, so Graham Howes sat down with Big Air Downhill MTB Legends Matt Macduff and Theo Erlangsen to discuss all things Darkfest, Mindset and Some crazy inside info, like Tom Isted backflipping 120ft on Mountain bike he bought for £300 bike he bought on Facebook market place, and Sam Hodgson flipping it on his girlfriends bike. We also spoke about Matt Mcduff's return to Big Air after his near death crash out of the 40ft Loop of Death, and Theo swopping his Freeride bike for a downhill racing bike for the World Cup Downhill tour starting after Darkfest. Listen on Spotify: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/74Dirz99azb Please Subscribe to our Youtube and Instagram so we can keep doing more of these. https://www.instagram.com/dirtyhabitstv/ Matt Mcduff: https://www.instagram.com/matt_macduff/ Theo Erlangsen: https://www.instagram.com/theo_erlangsen/ Darkfest: https://www.instagram.com/darkfest_mtb/ Podcast & Action Production by Matt Ashwell: https://www.instagram.com/matt.ashwell_/ Mcduff Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XRvSGvM1ixo522bZpPxc2?si=b87cde6df5c7471d Thanks to Monster Energy & Darkfest for having us. Get down on Friday and Saturday to Watch The Action ✩ Get your Dirty Habits Swag http://dirtyhabits.com The Dirty Habits Crew is a group of professional athletes from around the world, who chase the sun to Cape Town and other parts of the world to push each other to the extreme limits in performance, stunts, and taking day-to-day activities to the next level. We also feature friends and other professional athletes.. surfers, kiteboarders, stuntmen, skateboarders, wakeboarders, motocross riders, freedivers, and big wave surfers. Follow our social pages to see it 1st ✩ Instagram: http://instagram.com/dirtyhabitstv ✩ Snapchat: DirtyhabitsTV ✩ Facebook: http://facebook.com/dirtyhabitstv ✩ Twitter: http://twitter.com/dirtyhabitstv

    46 min
  2. 24/04/2023

    #11 - Is Depression an Anxiety the New Normal in Action Sports | Dirty Habits Podcast

    Professional Athlete, Artist and Brand Owner, Graham Howes, Opens Up about His Mental Health Struggles and The Stigma the Industry has created making Athletes, feel trapped, ashamed or to competitive to speak out or ask for help. When I was diagnosed with Major Depression in July 2019 my life changed forever... It was one of the biggest turning points of my life. After years of confusion, anger, frustration and in a very, very dark place, I could finally make sense of why my mind had turned on me. A mind that had always been so powerful, so creative, so great had just stopped functioning. It’s incredibly scary when something we rely on, something that controls every aspect of your life, your health, relationships, skills, your wellbeing, all of a sudden fails you. I fought it for so long, trying to figure it out until it fully exhausted my every being and left me crippled on a couch with the blinds shut for 2 weeks. The Article continues with Graham's story and struggles as well as some scary facts and observations he has found on top elite athletes and extreme sports superstars we know and love. "I look at the Extreme Sports Industry and the role I have played in contributing to the Negative Stigma as an athlete, content curator and a brand owner. And look for solutions and what can be done to break down the walls and hopefully inspire other athletes, brands and people to take the right steps, and open pathways for people struggling from mental health issues to feel safe and less alone. Read Full Article Here: https://dirtyhabits.com/blogs/homepage-blog-posts/is-depression-anxiety-the-new-normal “As a male in my 30’s, suicide is the most likely thing to kill me…Read that again, shocking right? It is the leading cause of death to men in their 30’s” “Andy Irons, dies alone in a hotel room after suffering silently with bipolar”. “Sunny Garcia (World Champion surfer) in a coma after a failed attemp at suicide after suffering from depression”, “XGames Gold Medalist, Dave Mirra dies of suspected suicide’ the list goes on and on. “ “I had my 1st panic attack while kiting on a long downwinder. It felt like someone had stuck their fist down my throat, I couldn’t breathe or get air into my lungs, my heart was pounding through my wetsuit.” Read Full Article Here: https://dirtyhabits.com/blogs/homepage-blog-posts/is-depression-anxiety-the-new-normal Want to see more content like this from Graham and other Athletes.. Subscribe & follow Dirty Habits @dirtyhabitstv

    13 min

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Behind the Curtain of Action Sports with The Top Athletes in The World. Professional Kiteboarder and Dirty Habits Founder, Graham Howes gets into the minds of the Most Elite and Charismatic Action Sports Athletes. Light hearted and entertaining yet uncovering very important and topics. From Mental Health in extreme sports and action sports athletes, to the difficulties earning a living from the sport you love. They also get real on topics like addiction, injuries, starting a brand, managing your person brand and image and how to become a professional athlete

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