Luke Stoltman ‘battling inner demons’ amid divorce from wife following affair claims
LUKE STOLTMAN has claimed he is battling with "inner demons" after he was accused of cheating by his wife.
Kushi Stoltman claimed her spouse had moved in with his mistress towards the end of December and that he had been having liaisons while their young son was ill.
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The 40-year-old was on the Changing Perspectives panel for the event at the Beach Ballroom, and he said: “From a mental side of things, things go up, things go down, then they go back up again. It’s all about looking after yourself, which is what I’m trying to do.
“For myself, helping Tom, being more open and communicating, and being as good a dad as I can be for my little boy are my priorities.
“We all have inner demons. I have inner demons and the way I battle them is by doing things I love. Being with Tom, my family, and training make me feel a lot better."
Stoltman called on people to "be kinder to themselves" and that "mistakes should never define you".
“I’ve started going to an online group every Wednesday called The Mens Circle which is helping me a lot," he said to the room, which contained around 100 people.
“I also speak to a therapist every week about the struggles I go through. In a way, I think we all need to strive to be a little bit kinder to ourselves.
“We all make mistakes and mess up in life. Your mistakes should never define you.
“There’s always something you can do to get better.
“One of the main things is speaking, and being vulnerable as much as you can, that’s where strength is grown.
“No matter who it is, they could be the happiest most excitable person in the world, but you don’t know what’s going on behind that mask.”
A devastated Kushi revealed last year: "Our son is nine months old and has been in hospital, so sick. But Luke was with another woman behind my back.
"I am absolutely heartbroken and devastated."
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