Mental Health is Universal
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‘Well it really, really, really, could happen.’ So sang Blur on their beautiful track from 1995, The Universal. Music is universal, a universal language that speaks straight to the soul. […]
Category: Mental Health
Denial
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‘People don’t fake mental illness, they fake being okay.’ More people are talking about mental health. This is a good thing as it normalises mental health and mental health problems […]
Connection
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One of the most powerful weapons we have in the fight against depression is connection. Backed by research by the New Economics Foundation as one of the ‘5 Ways to […]
Must you fight depression on your own?
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‘I don’t need help, I’m going to beat this myself.’ Quick question, when are you most likely to say the above words: a) when being diagnosed with diabetes? b) during […]
Bangin’ On About It!
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Partygate… Brexit… Now, I don’t know about you, but if I don’t hear these words ever again it will be too soon. (And don’t get me started on ‘I thought […]
Knock Out Depression – What Boxing Can Teach Us About Mental Health
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Is there any better metaphor for struggle than boxing? Competition stripped to its most basic form, yet demanding a level of skill that is easily missed by the untrained eye. […]
When life feels like 12 rounds with Tyson Fury…
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“I’m going to smash your bleeping face in.” Sometimes life feels like 12 rounds with Tyson Fury. We take the hits, we may even drag ourselves off the floor, but […]
Real Men Feel – turning your struggle into your strength
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Let me tell you something you don’t know. Men struggle. That’s right. We struggle with stress at work, with our relationships, with our self-confidence and self-esteem, even with our mental […]
(help) – video
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People say men don’t like to talk about and admit to how they feel. I think the bigger issue is that they don’t feel they can. There are so many […]
(help)
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Asking for help can be the hardest thing we can ever do. It can also be the most important.