In this powerful episode of The Talking Tradesman Podcast, Russell sits down with boxer Corrie Mustafa for a raw conversation about neurodiversity, childhood trauma, family, identity and finding purpose through boxing.Find Corrie here https://www.instagram.com/coza_boxing?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Diagnosed with ADHD, Asperger’s and Tourette’s from a young age, Corrie opens up about growing up feeling different, being heavily medicated and struggling to understand why his mind worked the way it did. He talks candidly about bullying, emotional dysregulation and the impact medication had on him, describing periods of his childhood where he felt numb and disconnected from himself.Corrie also takes us inside a complicated upbringing. From being raised partly by his grandmother in Hackney to feelings of abandonment, difficult family relationships and being made to feel like the “problem child”, he reflects on experiences that continued to affect him long into adulthood.But this is also a story about finding an outlet.Boxing gave Corrie somewhere to put the chaos.What began as a way of channelling his energy and emotions became a source of discipline, identity and purpose. We talk about his journey into the fight game, his experiences as a boxer, his ambitions for the future and the lessons the sport has taught him about himself.Corrie also explains how understanding his neurodiversity as an adult has completely changed his perspective. Traits he once saw as weaknesses have, in many ways, become some of his greatest strengths.This is a brutally open conversation about what can happen when a child who feels different grows into an adult determined to finally understand himself.In this episode:• Growing up with ADHD, Asperger’s and Tourette’s• Being heavily medicated from a young age• Bullying and feeling like an outsider• Emotional dysregulation and anger• Childhood trauma and complicated family relationships• Abandonment and the search for belonging• Finding boxing as a positive outlet• How boxing gave Corrie discipline and purpose• Understanding neurodiversity as an adult• Corrie’s boxing career and ambitions for the futureIf Corrie’s story resonates with you, share the episode with someone who needs to hear it.The Talking Tradesman Podcast explores the conversations that often go unspoken, from mental health and addiction to adversity, identity, resilience and the experiences that shape who we become.Subscribe for more honest conversations and new episodes of The Talking Tradesman Podcast.