ABOUT ONE IN 10 men experience depression or anxiety. But only about half ever receive treatment, often because men can feel a stigma related to having a mental health condition. “We've all been trained to believe that we have to be strong and that depression is not...
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WHEN PEOPLE ASK me to their work to speak about mental health, one of the big points I like to hit is “no mental state is a permanent state”. The idea that while things might be bad now, it’s not always going to be like this. It’s not always going to be bad, and it’s...
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IF YOU’RE READING this because the headline caught your attention, then please allow me to elaborate on those few words. The truth is that it’s not just “you don’t need to be” happy all the time, but that “you can’t be and shouldn’t ever expect to be” happy all the...
Olympic breaker Jeff Dunne breaks down how he mentally tackles his sport
ALL EYES WILL be on Jeff Dunne at the Paris Olympics. Most of those eyes will be attracted out of curiosity, as Paris 2024 will be the sport of breaking's – what a layman would describe as competitive breakdancing – Olympic debut. Dunne, and his fellow breakers –...
Osher Günsberg on why vulnerability and resilience are connected
SINCE 2013 I’VE been speaking publicly about mental health on my podcast, openly discussing my experience with addiction, psychosis and even suicidality. Then and now, either in my inbox or when I’m doing the groceries, people will come up to me and say: “It's just so...
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