Work In Hospitality? You Needs to Hear This- The Burnt Chef Project
About this episode
This episode discusses mental health challenges in the hospitality industry with Matt Loughrey from The Burnt Chef Project.
Hospitality is unlike any other industry. It gives people purpose, creativity, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging you rarely find anywhere else. Lifelong friendships are formed in kitchens and behind bars. For many, it’s a home. But it can also take more than it gives. In this powerful episode of Breaking Bread Birmingham , we sit down with Matt Loughrey, a former career hotelier, now Partnerships Manager at The Burnt Chef Project, to have an open, necessary conversation about mental health in hospitality, and how we can protect the people who make this industry so special. ⚠️ Trigger warning: This episode discusses suicide and mental health struggles in hospitality. Matt shares why hospitality attracts such passionate, creative, and diverse people and why that same intensity can sometimes lead to burnout, silence, and crisis. Long hours, pressure-packed services, and a culture of “pushing through” have become normalised, even though they shouldn’t be. What makes this episode powerful is its hope. You’ll hear: Why hospitality is still one of the most rewarding industries to work in The hidden mental health challenges many workers quietly carry How The Burnt Chef Project is…
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