[Just a heads up, this conversation has themes of suicide throughout, so if that’s something you wouldn’t like to listen to, now is a good time to stop and check out one of the other 126 episodes that you’ll find just below this one.]

On this week’s episode of Life and Lessons, you’re going to hear a conversation I had with Ben West 

Ben is a mental health campaigner and author of the book This Book Could Save Your Life 

In the next hour, you’re going to learn:

1. What it’s really like to be in a family affected by suicide, and how the effects are felt by literally hundreds, if not thousands of people, when somebody takes their own life. 

2. How unfounded feelings of guilt and shame ended up being the catalyst Ben needed to go on to do some pretty remarkable campaigning, bringing him face to face with policymakers and Prime Ministers along the way. 

3. What needs to change for us all to be better at encouraging and facilitating the conversations that can literally help to save the lives of our friends and family.

4. What his journey has taught Ben about himself and other people.

And so much more. 

This is a remarkable conversation because, unlike anyone I’ve ever met before, Ben has an incredible ability to take a difficult subject and speak about it so plainly. And in doing so, he cuts through the platitudes that are too often thrown about, and during this conversation he delivers real, important and actionable advice. 

Hub of Hope: https://hubofhope.co.uk/ 

This Book Could Save Your Life: https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Book-Could-Save-Your/dp/0008503141 

Follow Ben @iambenwest on Instagram and Twitter.

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Sean Spooner

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