Divorce, Breakdown & The Crash That Nearly Killed Me | Michail Antonio

About this episode

Michail Antonio discusses the hidden costs of elite success, mental health struggles, and the journey of rebuilding after a life-altering car crash.

Premier League footballer Michail Antonio gets honest about the hidden cost of elite success, identity, and what it really means to rebuild.  In this episode, Michail reflects on the reality of winning a historic trophy with West Ham, only to spend months struggling with depression and feeling overwhelmed by the pressure that followed. He also opens up about starting therapy at 34 to unpack childhood experiences, masculinity, and relationships, before discussing the reality of surviving a near-fatal car crash.  It’s a conversation about how success doesn’t shield you from mental health struggles, and how healing often begins when you start to understand what’s been driving you underneath the surface. This episode covers the following themes: High-Functioning Depression, Childhood Conditioning, Therapy, Mortality, and Identity. Humans Not Robots by Michail Antonio explores the collision of elite football and real life, revealing the unseen, deeply human side of life as a Premier League player.  Out now in hardback, ebook and audiobook (HarperNonFiction) – https://lnk.to/humansnotrobots/amazonbooks Need Support? Samaritans: Call 116 123 or visit samaritans.org…

People in this episode

Guest: Michail Antonio

Topics covered

• High-Functioning Depression
• Childhood Conditioning
• Therapy
• Mortality
• Identity

Keywords

• elite football
• mental health
• depression
• therapy
• identity
• childhood experiences
• masculinity
• car crash
• West Ham
• success

Sponsors

AG1, Better Help, Postcode Lottery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: West Ham, HarperNonFiction

Products: AG1

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