{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69c04b727878605e113a85a3/69f0afdcf8c6637737347875?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Learning How To Die - Dave Smith","description":"<p>What happens when everything you thought defined you is taken away?</p><p><br></p><p>In Episode 3 of <em>Boys Will Be Boys</em>, we sit down with Dave Smith MBE — a man who has lived through cancer, paralysis, repeated spinal surgeries, and the constant reality that his life could change overnight.</p><p><br></p><p>But this isn’t a story about fighting. It’s about what comes after. After the identity. After the ego. After the drive to prove something.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a conversation about stillness, acceptance, and what it actually means to live well when time becomes real.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode Dave opens up about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Living with a tumour that could end his life at any time</li><li>Why chasing highs can become a way of avoiding reality</li><li>Losing identity through sport, injury, and illness</li><li>The role of ego in recovery and resilience</li><li>Learning to let go of control</li><li>The difference between happiness and true contentment</li><li>Why most men struggle to sit with themselves</li><li>The power of stillness, presence, and human connection</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Boys Will Be Boys</em> is hosted by Ed Jackson and Matt Pycroft.</p><p><br></p><p>We speak to men we respect, not for what they’ve achieved, but for how they think, how they’ve struggled, and what they’ve learned.</p><p><br></p><p>This is about modern masculinity, without the cliches and the bullshit.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Coldhouse Collective "}