How Jake Humphrey's ‘Horrible’ School Days Made Him a Better Parent

About this episode

Jake Humphrey discusses his experiences with bullying and fertility struggles, and how they shaped his parenting.

This week, we welcome broadcaster, High Performance Podcast host, and father of two, Jake Humphrey , to the studio. Jake and Giovanna share their experiences of being bullied at school, with Jake sharing how those early challenges later helped him navigate public scrutiny as the BBC’s F1 presenter. He also talks candidly about fertility struggles and the deal he made with his wife while trying to conceive their first child during long periods away for work...! 'Game Plan: Level Up Your Mindset. Own Your Future'  is out now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Giovanna

Guest: Jake Humphrey

Topics covered

• bullying
• parenting
• fertility struggles
• public scrutiny

Keywords

• High Performance Podcast
• BBC
• F1 presenter
• mindset
• fertility

Mentioned in this episode

Products: F1, Game Plan: Level Up Your Mindset. Own Your Future

Books & works: Game Plan: Level Up Your Mindset

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