Mindful Builder · Matthew Carland and Hamish White

My body just failed on me

August 17, 2025·39 min·3 clips
The host gives urgent advice that every tradesperson must have income protection, even for weekend injuries.
Jake, a former carpenter forced to leave the tools due to a back injury, discusses the emotional and practical challenges of career transition, the importance of income protection for tradespeople, and how he now runs a successful tool supply business. The conversation explores identity, industry theft problems, and the enduring value of a carpentry apprenticeship.

As heard by us

A blunt look at injury, cash pressure, and life after the tools.

This episode stays with Jake as he comes to terms with a body that can no longer keep pace with carpentry. It does not try to soften the hit: apprenticeship and education have a cost, gear sits idle, the site banter is gone, and cover drags on while the mortgage and bills keep…

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When your back gives out and the mortgage still needs paying.

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