Life doesn’t always go as planned. Unexpected challenges, setbacks, and major life pivots can leave us feeling lost—but they don’t have to define us.
In this inspiring YouTube series, I sit down with incredible guests who have faced life’s toughest moments—career changes, personal struggles, and unforeseen obstacles—yet have found a way forward. Through resilience, determination, and a shift in perspective, they’ve turned adversity into opportunity and discovered new paths to happiness and success.
Luke & Adam Mortimer: Courage, Family & The Big Push | Chewing the Crust
This is Luke Mortimer's story. But it has never been Luke's story alone.Behind Luke is the Mortimer family: dad Adam, mum Christine and brother Harry. A family whose lives changed beyond recognition in 2019, and who have faced everything that followed together. Christine and Harry have also been involved in the family's challenges and fundraising.In this episode of Chewing the Crust, I'm joined by Luke and his dad Adam to talk about the family behind a story that has inspired people across the country.Luke contracted meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia in December 2019 and survived catastrophic sepsis, ultimately losing all four limbs. But this conversation isn't simply about what happened to Luke. It's about what happened afterwards.We talk about family, humour and adapting when life changes overnight. We talk about the small victories that nobody else sees, the difficult days, giving something back, and what happens when a family refuses to allow the worst thing that's happened to them to become the thing that defines them.There have been some extraordinary moments along the way. Luke has raised money for other children and disability-related causes, received a Prime Minister's Point of Light award and won the Pride of Britain Child of Courage Award, which resulted in a rather special surprise meeting with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.And now the Mortimers are looking forward again with Luke's Big Push, an extraordinary challenge involving Adam and a team pushing a specially prepared Peugeot 207 more than 130 miles from Sheffield Children's Hospital to Silverstone for CarFest.What struck me most during our conversation wasn't simply Luke's courage.It was the family around him.The humour. The determination. The love. And their decision to take something unimaginably difficult and use it to make life a little better for somebody else.This is Luke and the Mortimer family.And I think you'll rather like them.Support Luke's Big Push:lukesbigpush.ukIf you enjoy the conversation, please like, subscribe and share it. Every share helps us introduce another person to Luke, the Mortimers and what they're trying to achieve.Look after yourselves and each other.
10 Apr 2026
Boxing Saved Me | Lita Mae Button on Trauma, Strength & Starting Again
What do a 300-acre Canadian farm, professional boxing, and a podcast called Dildo Dilemma have in common?Lita Mae Button.In this episode of Chewing the Crust with The Pie Eating Man, Mark sits down with Lita Mae Button, a professional boxer, coach, and founder of Punch Positive, to explore a life shaped by resilience, adversity, and transformation.After becoming a young mother, facing an abusive relationship, and navigating her son’s life-threatening medical diagnosis, Lita found something unexpected…Boxing.Not as aggression, but as discipline, control, and healing.Today, she helps people over 50 reclaim their health through her F.I.S.T method, and hosts the podcast Dildo Dilemma, using humour and storytelling to raise awareness and drive action around violence against women.This is a conversation about:• Turning trauma into strength• Boxing as a tool for mental health• Surviving abuse and rebuilding confidence• Why it’s never too late to start again• Humour as a way to face life’s hardest truths• The power of community and personal growthAs Lita says:HOPE = Hold On, Pain Ends🎙 Watch more episodes here:Chewing the Crust with The Pie Eating Manhttps://www.youtube.com/@ThePieEatingMan🥊 Follow Lita Mae Button:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/libuttonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachlita/YouTube (Punch Positive): https://www.youtube.com/@punchpositive📘 My Book:The Pie Eating Man’s Guide to a Healthy Mindhttps://amzn.eu/d/9jNqAjB💬 If this episode resonated, share it with someone who needs it.#BoxingSavedMe #TraumaRecovery #WomensHealth #Podcast
28 Mar 2026
Si King on Friendship, Food & Life After Loss | Hairy Bikers
This episode marks one full year of Chewing the Crust with The Pie Eating Man.
And it felt right to sit down with someone who represents exactly what this podcast is all about.
Si King, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers, joins me for a conversation about friendship, food, and what life looks like when it doesn’t quite go the way you expected.
Together with Dave Myers, Si travelled over 650,000 miles on motorbikes, sharing food, laughter, and one of the most genuine friendships ever seen on television.
But this conversation goes beyond the bikes and beyond the food.
We talk about:
• Friendship, and what it really means
• The moments that shape us
• Mental health and finding your feet again
• Life after loss, and moving forward
• And the kind of laughter you only ever share with your closest mates
It’s warm, it’s honest, and it’s exactly the kind of conversation this podcast was built for.
So settle in, grab a brew, and join us.
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