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The Set Peace Podcast
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Welcome to our mental health and well-being football podcast, brought to you by professional footballer Myles Weston and mental health advocate Kerry Phillips. Together, we’ve created this platform to bridge the gap between the game we love and the crucial conversations around mental health.
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Kerry & Myles - 2025 Wrap Up
Jan 400:31:12Tap to summarizeAs 2025 came to an end, we took a moment to pause, reflect, and look back on the journey so far on The Set Peace Podcast. In this special wrap-up episode, the hosts sit down to reflect on the conversations, stories, and people that have shaped the year from academy journeys and non-league paths to professional careers, setbacks, resilience, and growth beyond football.Throughout the episode, we revisit the themes that kept coming up again and again: identity, pressure, injury, release, faith, purpose, and the importance of speaking openly about mental health in football. We reflect on moments that stayed with us, conversations that challenged our thinking, and the impact these stories have had not just on us as hosts, but on listeners and the wider football community.This episode isn’t about highlights or numbers it’s about the people behind the stories, the lessons learned, and why these conversations matter. It’s a chance to take stock, show gratitude to every guest who trusted us with their story, and acknowledge the community that continues to support and engage with the podcast.A reflective, honest, and necessary conversation to close out the year and look ahead to what’s nextThe set peace podcast is about more than football it’s about the people behind it. Every 2 weeks, we sit down with guests across the game from pros to physios, coaches to players, these are the conversations we all need to hear, in football and in life. With 45 minutes talking football and 45 minutes on mental health and well-being these conversations are for everyone whether you’re in football or not.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1A9VTGxhEW/?mibextid=wwXIfr Instagram: @thesetpeacepodcast TikTok: thesetpeacepodcast Website: www.thesetpeacepodcast.com
Transcribe →Montel Agyemang
Dec 2101:33:13Tap to summarizeThis week on The Set Peace Podcast, we’re joined by Montel Agyemang, a dynamic centre midfielder whose football journey reflects the realities, resilience, and relentless grind of the non-league and professional game.Montel came through the academy system at Leyton Orient, getting an early taste of professional football before gaining valuable experience through loan spells and senior football across the pyramid. His career has taken him through a number of competitive environments, where adaptability, patience, and mental strength were just as important as talent. Each move brought new lessons about form, confidence, contracts, and the constant pressure to perform.Now playing for Horsham, Montel reflects on what it truly means to sustain a career in football beyond the spotlight. In the first half of the episode, we talk about his development through academies, loans, and non-league football, the mental challenges of uncertainty, and how setbacks can either stall you or sharpen you.In the second half, the conversation goes deeper into mental health and wellbeing. Montel opens up about managing pressure, self-belief, and identity as a footballer, particularly when the journey doesn’t follow a straight line. He speaks honestly about resilience, staying grounded, and learning to control what you can when football feels unpredictable especially through injuries This is a real, grounded conversation that sheds light on the unseen side of football the mental strength required to keep going, the lessons learned through adversity, and the importance of balance, perspective, and support.The set peace podcast is about more than football it’s about the people behind it. Every 2 weeks, we sit down with guests across the game from pros to physios, coaches to players, these are the conversations we all need to hear, in football and in life. With 45 minutes talking football and 45 minutes on mental health and well-being these conversations are for everyone whether you’re in football or not.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1A9VTGxhEW/?mibextid=wwXIfr Instagram: @thesetpeacepodcast TikTok: thesetpeacepodcast Website: www.thesetpeacepodcast.com
Transcribe →Mayowa Quadri
Dec 701:50:04Tap to summarizeThis week on The Set Peace Podcast, we are joined by Mayowa Quadri, one of the most influential voices in modern football culture and storytelling. His journey didn’t begin with media, cameras, or broadcast studios. It started quietly, at grassroots level where he fell in love with football not just as a sport, but as a culture, a community, and a language.From university into present day, Mayowa carved out a unique lane in the industry not as an ex-pro, but as someone who understood football through people, identity, creativity, and representation. That perspective has taken him into rooms many never imagined possible.Today, he is the Head of Brand at VERSUS, a Board Member of the Sports Journalists’ Association, and a Board Member of the Black Collective of Media in Sport. His portfolio stretches across some of the biggest platforms in football and entertainment:• Former match-day host for Guinness & Together• Former co-host of Wrighty’s House with Ian Wright• Founder of the Blue Creative Fund with Chelsea, empowering young creatives• Host of the FCM Podcast, shaping conversation around football culture• Former DAZN Club World Cup reporter• Regular contributor for Premier League ProductionsMayowa’s impact isn’t just professional it’s cultural.In this episode, Mayowa opens up about navigating the industry as a Black creative, the mental pressures behind visibility and online scrutiny, the responsibility of platforming communities, and how football and love for God can serve as both healing and identity. His insight into balancing culture, creativity, leadership, and mental health makes this one of the most important conversations we’ve had.The set peace podcast is about more than football it’s about the people behind it. Every 2 weeks, we sit down with guests across the game from pros to physios, coaches to players, these are the conversations we all need to hear, in football and in life. With 45 minutes talking football and 45 minutes on mental health and well-being these conversations are for everyone whether you’re in football or not.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1A9VTGxhEW/?mibextid=wwXIfr Instagram: @thesetpeacepodcast TikTok: thesetpeacepodcast Website: www.thesetpeacepodcast.com
Transcribe →Alistair John
Nov 2301:55:41Tap to summarizeThis week on The Set Peace Podcast, we are joined by Alistair John, a winger whose journey through football has been full of promise, challenge, and resilience. Alistair’s story begins in the academy setups at West Ham, Arsenal, and Charlton Athletic, where his talent and potential were evident from a young age. The early days were full of dreams, scouting trips, and the intense pressure that comes with being a young footballer in elite systems.However, a sudden, life-altering incident changed the trajectory of his career, forcing him to navigate both physical and emotional recovery while rethinking what football and life meant to him. Through resilience, determination, and the support of those around him, Alistair rebuilt his path, continuing to play, mentor, and reflect on the lessons he has learned along the way.In this episode, he shares candidly about the highs and lows of academy and senior football, coping with trauma, navigating mental health challenges, and how fatherhood has reshaped his perspective on life and the game. His story is a testament to perseverance, personal growth, and the unbreakable connection between passion and perseverance, showing that even when life changes everything in an instant, it is possible to keep moving forward with purpose.This episode is a candid and inspiring story of resilience and personal growth, and it will resonate with anyone who has faced setbacks while chasing their dreamsThe set peace podcast is about more than football it’s about the people behind it. Every 2 weeks, we sit down with guests across the game from pros to physios, coaches to players, these are the conversations we all need to hear, in football and in life. With 45 minutes talking football and 45 minutes on mental health and well-being these conversations are for everyone whether you’re in football or not.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1A9VTGxhEW/?mibextid=wwXIfr Instagram: @thesetpeacepodcast TikTok: thesetpeacepodcast Website: www.thesetpeacepodcast.com
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