This is my story of SOME of Phil's life, it chronicles how many forking paths can create an individual able to dine with a Prime Minister or platonically sleep in a van with a sex worker.




This frank, conversational book talks of Phil's dreams for the future, his views on Leadership and the NHS, where he's worked for over two decades. You'll be open mouthed at some of his life tales that he shares in a brutally honest way. Phil Woodford is a self-confessed day-dreamer and that is where this story begins and ends. the author is an Optimist, believing he can accomplish most things and even if he can't he's not afraid to tell you how!




Grab a beer and dive into this heartfelt, seriously candid, often oddly relatable story of Phil's continuing battle with his sometimes poor mental health and living through an angry father that parented with a leather belt. Root for him as Phil survive an extensive stroke that has turned his world upside down.




You'll laugh with Phil, cry with him, and watch the journey transform him. Phil's anecdotes and experiences will lead you on an ever-twisting path of a man that survived an often enraged father who killed his beloved dog through to mental health and physical health issues that he believes professionals missed in the 70s. This tale of survival against the odds, his tenacity, and perseverance, Phil will inspire and move you.