On The Mend

Matt Willis

Booking Overview

This is a weekly interview-led mental health and recovery podcast featuring public figures, advocates, and experts discussing addiction, grief, resilience, and personal transformation, alongside occasional solo reflections from the host. Suitable pitches include musicians, television personalities, mental health campaigners, people with compelling recovery or bereavement stories, and credible specialists with practical insights; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need a strong public profile or unusually compelling lived experience.

Metrics

Episodes: 93

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: United Kingdom

YouTube: 804.0k subscribers

Instagram: 619.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

hpteam@highperformancegroup.co.uk

ruth@highperformancegroup.co.uk

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Host

Matt Willis - English musician, singer-songwriter, actor, and television personality best known as a member of the pop-rock band Busted. He has also spoken publicly about addiction, recovery, and mental health.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Public-facing individuals with compelling lived experience of addiction, grief, bereavement, mental health challenges, or major personal transformation; mental health campaigners, advocates, and qualified experts who can offer practical insights are also suitable.

Required Achievements:

Public campaign or advocacy work, Recognizable media, music, or television profile, Creation of mental health or recovery initiatives, Published books or widely shared messages of support

Recent Guest Discussions

Jordan Adams - Frontotemporal Dementia, Grief, Genetic Testing, Mortality, Advocacy, And Finding Purpose.

Ben West - Suicide Bereavement, Grief, Guilt, Men’s Mental Health, Supporting People In Crisis, And Connection.

Alfie Watts - Mental Health, Grief And Loss, Chosen Family, Purpose, Hope, And Taking Recovery One Day At A Time.

Recent Topics

Health, Mental Health, Addiction, Grief, Recovery

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

On The Mend

Professor David Nutt: Psychedelics, Depression & The War On Drugs

September 28, 2026

Matt Willis sits down with Professor David Nutt, one of the world's leading experts on drugs and the brain, to answer a question so many people carry in silence: why can't I just stop?David explains how addiction changes the brain, why willpower isn't always enough, and why understanding the biology can help replace shame with compassion.He also explores the emerging science of psychedelics and their potential to help people break free from deeply rooted patterns. Your brain has been changed....

The Moment Window Kid Broke Down Over Losing Himself To Alcohol

September 21, 2026

Musician and internet personality Window Kid, aka Greg, built a career around being the life of the party, until drinking nearly cost him his life.After being hospitalised with severe pancreatitis, Greg was faced with a reality he couldn't ignore: if he carried on drinking, he could die. But getting sober also meant confronting a bigger fear, who was Window Kid without alcohol?Greg shares how he rebuilt his life and career in sobriety, the unexpected friendship with Robbie Williams that suppo...

“I Know I’m Going to Die of Dementia” | Jordan Adams

September 14, 2026

Mental health and dementia advocate Jordan Adams grew up watching Frontotemporal Dementia slowly take his mum away. Years later, a genetic test revealed that he carries the same mutation.Jordan shares the unique grief of losing someone while they're still here, and what it means to live knowing he may develop the same disease that took his mum.But rather than allowing that uncertainty to define his life, Jordan has turned it into a reason to live more fully. He talks about finding purpose thr...

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hpteam@highperformancegroup.co.uk

ruth@highperformancegroup.co.uk

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