From severe depression on an outback sheep station to swimming the English Channel. The story of how it all started - co-written with Paul Mitchell, published by Allen & Unwin.
The Desert Swimmer
His StoryBrendan Cullen had everything a bloke was supposed to want - a station to run, a family he loved, work that never stopped. He also had a secret that nearly killed him.
The Desert Swimmer is the story of how a sheep station manager from Broken Hill hid severe depression behind hard work and "she'll be right" - until the day he walked into the local hospital and said four words that saved his life. And it's the story of what happened next: how a man living 600km from the nearest beach found himself, at 3am in a murky outback dam, training to swim the English Channel.
It's a book about red dirt and cold water, about mates and family, about the toolbox that keeps him well and about why asking for help is the strongest thing a person can do.
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