Author: T. A. Shelano
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Walking for Men’s Mental Health: Our 12 mile challenge
In the first episode of Season 7, we look back on our 12-mile charity walk from Merry Hill to Birmingham city centre in aid of Andy’s Man Club. From bacon sandwich temptations in the opening stages and unexpected roadside encouragement to aching feet, Whisper Gold-fuelled determination and a finish line complete with medals, banners and…
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Battersea, Bumblebee & Blisters Incoming
With our 12-mile charity walk now just days away, we’re back for a bonus Bodcast full of nostalgia, chaos and middle-aged adventure. Rich shares the story of his trip to Battersea Power Station from the incredible lift experience and fascinating history tour to finally stepping inside the Transformers store he’d been dreaming about visiting. There’s…
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FREE EBOOK
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We’ve hit our target – Now it’s time to walk the walk
It’s the Season 6 finale and the 12 mile charity walk is just around the corner. We get into where we’re at with training, including our first proper walk out to our starting point, testing out some routes and getting a feel for what the day is going to look like. We also talk a…
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The 12 charity mile walk is getting real
With our 12 mile charity walk getting closer, we’re back on the scales and properly getting into our walk training. It’s been a bit up and down if we’re honest, but we’re starting to build some momentum and figure out what it’s actually going to take to get through it. We talk weight loss, walking…
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Writer’s Retreat
I was back at the Writer’s Retreat in Birmingham today. And I decided to start work on a new book. I was working on the prequel to The Doctor’s Hidden Patients and Escape From Batechu Island but have switched to an entirely new project.
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Stephanie Waring: From Hollyoaks to real life – Confidence, struggles & starting again
This week we’re joined by Stephanie Waring, best known as Cindy Cunningham from Hollyoaks. We start off where you’d expect with a bit of Hollyoaks chat and Rich questioning his memory of the show: Cindy really did marry Tony twice! From there it turns into a much deeper conversation as Steph talks about taking the…
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Charity walk training & DIY disasters
We’re back this week with a proper Rich and T.A. catch-up. Rich finally gets out for his first proper walk as we build towards our 12 mile charity fund raiser, while T.A. takes on some DIY, which ended up taking funnier twists and turns than a Carry On film. We’re also back on the scales…
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Breaking Bad, injury struggles & walk progress
We’re back in the studio this week with plenty to catch up on. T.A. & Mrs. Shelano went to see The Battle, the story of Blur vs Oasis. Then, they were in London to see Bryan Cranston, star of Breaking Bad, live on stage in a special one night only talk hosted by Romesh Ranganathan.…
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The Challenge of Time
I’ve been quiet here this month due to limited time but hoping to have more time for writing and books in April.
