Episode 133: Welcome back to Real Health Radio. Today’s guest interview is with Ollie Aplin. Ollie is designer with over 10 years experience, working for clients like Jamie Oliver, the BBC and Channel 4 amongst others. He’s also an ambassador for men’s mental health. He spent the first 18 years of his life dealing with his mother’s mental health issues. And this was followed by his own mental breakdown in his early 20s. But it was this breakdown that lead Ollie into therapy and exposed him to the power of journaling. And 10 years on he created MindJournal, the world’s first guided journal created just for men.

Here’s what we talk about in this podcast episode:

5:15: Who is Ollie and what does he do?

7:00: A bit about Ollie’s background

12:30: His mom’s diagnosis with Bipolar

15:45: How he was affected by his sister moving out

20:30: How his issues at home impacted his teenage years

25:30: The culmination of his mom’s mental health issues

30:00: The aftermath

36:45: How he was finally prompted to reach out for support

43:30: How he was first introduced to journaling

48:15: Writing down 15 years of pent up emotions

52:15: What part does journaling play in his life now?

54:15: The birth of MindJournal

59:00: Why it was targeted at men rather than women

1:02:15: What it was like doing a KickStarter campaign

1:09:00: Chris’s thoughts on the exercises contained in the journal

Here’s how you can connect with Ollie Aplin:

Website

Twitter

Instagram

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