We Recover Loudly - Serving Essential Hospitality Conversations
Welcome to We Recover Loudly the podcast.
In season one, the mission was to spark conversations about addiction, recovery, and drinking cultures within hospitality. What we found was that these topics are closely linked to much bigger issues that we face in the industry, which truly deserve our attention and a space to be discussed. The podcast has evolved to delve into important matters surrounding addiction and recovery, as well as significant themes like burnout, sexual harassment, gender imbalance, mental health, chronic illness, stress, and eating disorders—the list goes on! This podcast isn’t just for individuals in recovery from drugs and alcohol working in hospitality; it’s for anyone who has dealt with challenges, tough working conditions, or health issues related to their experiences in this industry, who want to hear inspiring stories of strength and recovery.
Each episode features a mix of personal stories from myself and other incredible individuals who are currently in the industry or connected to the industry via a mental health space. We engage in conversations with hospitality leaders who are paving the way in providing training and resources to cultivate healthy workplace environments for their teams. This podcast aims to be a welcoming platform for everyone to share the challenges they've faced while working in hospitality and how they’ve overcome them... loudly!
So, let's turn it up and get loud, because when we recover loudly we stop others dying quietly.
We Recover Loudly - Serving Essential Hospitality Conversations
S2 Episode 004 - Phil Barantini - From 'Service Please' to Lights, Camera's, Action!
On this week’s episode of We Recover Loudly, we were beyond delighted to be joined by former chef and actor, now writer, producer AND film director, Phil Barantini. Phil is one of the creative minds behind the incredible films, and now BBC tv series, Boiling Point. Having previously worked as a chef, and personally experienced the stress, poor mental health and addiction that is all to common in the industry, he decided he wanted to create a short film that explores the unique challenges we face in hospitality. That film, staring Stephen Graham was then followed by the incredible single shot feature film and most recently the applauded 4-part BBC series.
What The Bear lacks in authenticity, Boiling Point has in abundance as it shows real scenarios, real people and the real pressures of our industry, as well as, showing the beauty of connection in the team, and the fun and triumph of a great shift, the joy and the laughter.
For this episode we discussed
- Phil’s early experience as a chef and how that shaped the focus of Boiling Point
- Phil’s own journey into sobriety after challenging times during his cheffing career
- Why the industry is such a fantastic one for young people to get essential hands on experiences that will serve them for life
- The responsibility he feels to show the realities of his experiences in a balanced and non - sensationalised way.
We are HUGE fans of the film and the tv show – And this chat with Phil was a highlight of the series to record. Boiling Point is available to watch on multiple streaming platforms, and BBC I Player.
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Want us to come into your business and talk to your teams about addiction in the workplace?? Send us an email at hello@werecoverloudly.com and we will be in touch!
This episode is sponsored by
The Burnt Chef Project.
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