Known to thousands of rugby fans as a knowledgeable, passionate and witty broadcaster, and as an entertaining and popular afterdinner speaker, Phil Steeles confident demeanour and humorous disposition mask a lifelong battle against depression and anxiety heightened by heartbreak and tragedy in his personal life. Nerves of Steele is a remarkable story and reveals the real Phil Steele, a man known only by his very closest friends and family. The Cardiffborn Ely Boy, who dreamed of playing for Wales, suffered his first bout of debilitating clinical depression when he saw his promising rugby career with Newport RFC wrecked by injury at only 23, just as his eyecatching performances had earned him a call up to the Wales B squad. The curse of mental illness and its malevolent twin, chronic anxiety, hung over Phil for years, who describes his suffering as like living under a cloak of constant unease and at times even sapped his will to go on living. His vulnerability was repeatedly tested by losing both parents whilst still in his twenties, his younger sister to alcoholism and his beloved wife Liz who died from a brain tumour aged 48, only a month after being diagnosed. Nerves of Steele is, however, an uplifting story of how, despite all the mental anguish and personal tragedy, Phils determination, strength of character and infectious personality has enabled him to conquer his condition and live a full and rewarding personal and professional life. With mental illness believed to...

Binding: Paperback;240 pages; Publisher: Welsh Academic Press - IPSUK; Classification: BGSA; Weight: 522 g; Dimensions: 159 x 321 x 23

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