E19 - Kirsty Murphy MBE. Every journey has its hurdles. A conversation with former Red Arrow and display pilot from The Blades.

This week we go on a journey across a very special flying career. Kirsty Murphy was the first female Red Arrows pilot and is now part of The Blades aerobatic team. She has had some really hurdles to overcome along the way and we explore some of the challenges she faced including having a father who became a prisoner of war in the first Gulf War and having to cope with the tragic loss of two of her team mates during her time in the Red Arrows.  Our interview today really gets behind the curtain and Kirsty opens up about some of the mental health challenges that came about during her career and she shares some wonderful messages for aspiring young people facing their own challenges. We would highly recommend checking out The Blades website as well as their associated charity partner, the RAF benevolent fund. You can also follow Kirsty on Twitter.  All our Rogue Monkey Podcast links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/roguemonkeypod If you are a business looking to find new levels of performance, you can find out more about the collaborative venture between our host Kevin and E44 guest Richard Cheetham MBE here: https://www.twenty17.co.uk/