One life event can change everything for better or worse.
It took my guest, Rob Sharp, 18 years to begin to face being sexually assaulted. In that time he turned to drugs, which took over his life. The relationships with his family broke down and have never recovered.
This is a story of pain but also of owning your life choices and facing your past.
You’ll hear Rob share the hardest of things from his childhood through to the present day. How climbing Kilimanjaro became more that just getting to the top of a mountain and what positives Rob has taken from everything that has happened to him.
This is an incredible episode and as a warning it does contain references to suicide and sexual assault.
“The longer, the deeper, the darker it got, it was killing my head” - Rob Sharp
You'll hear about:
00:00 - Start
01:49 - Rob's journey since school
02:58 - Violence in Rob's childhood
06:59 - How has Rob's childhood affected his life
10:00 - Rob's life changed after being sexually assaulted
14:16 - What's the point in me being in the world?
21:00 - Why Rob chose to make amends
25:56 - How Rob felt when family knew about the assault
29:31 - Rob on using drugs as a coping mechanism
35:49 - What was the turning point for Rob
42:05 - The positives that have come out of the horror
45:20 - What can makes things more difficult for a man?
47:21 - What Kilimanjaro meant to Rob
51:34 - What role has Amy played in Rob's life?
56:53 - How does Rob feel about his family?
Rob’s resources:
LinkedIn - / robert-sharp-a9530142
Orca Pay Group - orcapaygroup.co.uk/
My resources:
LinkedIn - / itschrisoconnell
Twitter - / chrisoconnell11
Instagram - / chrisoconnellcoach
TikTok - / chrisoconnellcoach
KZfaq - / @chrisoconnellcoach
Basemindset website - basemindset.com/