What happens when the person who’s always supposed to save the day… can’t?

In this powerful episode of You Can Do Hard Things, I sit down with Joel — Olympian, The Summit UK contestant, and one of the most complex people I’ve met — for a conversation that goes far beyond reality TV.

We talk about:

• The pressure of being “the strong one”
• Losing his sister — and the guilt that still follows
• Why success never quite feels like enough
• The reality behind elite sport and chasing validation
• And what happens when your identity is built on being needed

Joel opens up about the moment he realised he wasn’t able to “save the day”… and how that changed everything.

This is raw, honest, and at times uncomfortable — but it’s exactly what You Can Do Hard Things is al ...