This podcast contains a trigger warning, as it contains reference to PTSD, paranoia, trauma, bombing and suicide which some listeners may find distressing. Please see the time stamps for trigger warnings below:

14:00: PTSD, paranoia, trauma, bombing
19:00: Talk of suicide

If you have been affected by any of the topics or themes in this podcast here are some URLs on where to get help:

www.head-up.org.uk / www.samaritans.org / www.mind.org.uk / www.spuk.org.uk

In this episode of the Wild Cards podcast, Alex Preece sits down with Paul Minter, the founder of Head Up, a mental health charity for the armed forces community.

Like Alex, Paul also served his country, serving 18 years with the Household Cavalry Regiment and completing five frontline tours, including four in Afghanistan and one in Iraq.

In this episode of the Wild Cards Podcast, we hear firsthand how veterans like Paul often struggle after leaving the Armed Forces and how, after losing several comrades to suicide, Paul ultimately went on to found Head Up to help veterans like himself access the mental health support they so desperately need.