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This week\u2019s round of Super League matches sees the return of the \u2018Tackle the Tough Stuff\u2019 campaign, focusing on mental and physical wellbeing.

And on this week\u2019s podcast, several high-profile current and former players share their deeply personal stories around issues such as suicide, domestic violence and dealing with grief.

WARNING: This episode contains discussions about suicide. If you or someone you know is in need of help, you can find links to organisations who can provide help and support at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline\n \nWarrington\u2019s Peter Mata\u2019utia opens up on his difficult upbringing, his attempted suicide and his young son\u2019s severe illness, Wigan assistant coach Lee Briers talks about dealing with the death of his brother and Salford\u2019s Elijah Taylor on forgiving his former friend and agent who stole \xa3200,000 from him.\n \nTime codes::\n \n01:15 \u2013 Katy Graham, Super League\u2019s marketing manager, gives an overview of why the campaign is taking place.\n04:30 \u2013 An interview with Warrington\u2019s Peter Mata\u2019utia, who begins by explaining his difficult upbringing.\n07:25 \u2013 He talks of his attempted suicide aged 18.\n10:20 \u2013 Peter suffered a serious injury \u2013 he broke his larynx playing rugby league and could have died, but it\u2019s the game that keeps him going.\n11:30 \u2013 His young son was found to have a football sized tumour in his stomach.\n15:15 \u2013 Dave is joined by Craig Tomason, the partnerships and communities manager for Community Integrated Care, the social care partner of the RFL and Super League.\n16:00 \u2013 His brother Oliver plays for the Warrington\u2019s Learning Disability team, and has become a social media sensation through his try celebrations, having played and scored at Anfield and been invited to close the London Stock Exchange.\n19:20 \u2013 Craig was behind the formation of the Learning Disability Super League, the only one of it\u2019s type named after the sport\u2019s premier competition.\n21:25 \u2013 Salford\u2019s Elijah Taylor discusses how his former manager, friend and father figure stole \xa3200,000 from him when he was playing in Australia\u2019s NRL.\n25:00 \u2013 Elijah explains how he found out and how, despite four years of legal proceedings, not one penny was recovered.\n28:40 \u2013 He tells how forgiveness was his route to help bring closure to this traumatic period in his life.\n30:30 \u2013 Finally, Elijah is emotional when confronted with the question of how he would respond to ever meeting his former friend again.\n34:10 \u2013 The final guest is Wigan Warriors assistant coach Lee Briers, who brother Brian died in 2001 and it took him a decade to confront his emotions.\n36:30 \u2013 A very emotional Lee tells how in 2009 he took the Challenge Cup trophy to Brian\u2019s grave and in 2010 why he pointed to the sky after winning the Lance Todd Trophy.\n39:00 \u2013 Lee says it\u2019s OK to show emotion, because it shows you care.\n41:25 \u2013 He tells how he dealt with pain and loss through drinking. But in 2019 he gave it up for a year and despite the death of his mother was able to cope without the need to turn to alcohol.\n44:30 \u2013 Dressing rooms these days are much more forgiving places and Lee credits his former coach, Tony Smith, with helping him deal with anxiety before games.