Dr Alex George: My Hardest Day In A&E, Family Suicide & Finding TRUE Purpose

Published: July 19, 2021, 3:30 a.m.

b"Alex George is a pure inspiration. That's one of the best ways I can describe him. He\\u2019s selfless, self aware and just an all round great guy. \\nHe grew up in Nantgaredig, a village near Carmarthen, Wales. He is the oldest of three children. George studied Medicine at the University of Exeter and went on to work in Emergency Medicine at University Hospital Lewisham in London.\\nIn 2018, George appeared in the fourth series of the ITV2 reality dating series Love Island. Following the show, he returned to working part-time at Lewisham whilst also making regular media appearances speaking about mental health on ITV morning shows including Good Morning Britain, Lorraine and Loose Women.\\nIn 2019, George launched his podcast The Waiting Room with Dr Alex in which he interviews other healthcare professionals about topical health and wellbeing issues.\\xa0In July 2020, George's youngest brother Llyr died by suicide. In January 2021, George launched a campaign requesting the UK Government prioritise mental health amongst children and adolescents. During Children's Mental Health Week in February 2021, George met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who appointed George to the newly created position of Youth Mental Health Ambassador. In addition, George also became a member of the Mental Health in Education Action Group.\\nThis conversation has it all, its gripping, its open, it\\u2019s honest and it had me nearly in tears almost 3 or 4 times. I can\\u2019t express to you how selfless and down to earth this guy is but you\\u2019ll find that out from our conversation today.\\xa0\\n\\nFollow Alex: \\nInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/dralexgeorge\\nTwitter - https://twitter.com/dralexgeorge\\xa0\\n\\nFollow me:\\nhttps://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"