John had the perfect storm of stress anxiety and depression. The stress of a high pressure sales job, then changing jobs that came along with a huge paycut adding financial stress, a failing marriage, the depression that came with not seeing his daughters and the health stress of being extremely over weight, drinking, smoking and not eating well.As you can imagine all this does not make for a happy mental state. But John has turned every part of that around and is now in a fantastic place. So how did he get himself out of the deep darkness he was surrounded by?I had a fantastic talk with John, he is an amazing human and fantastic example of how there is always light at the end of the tunnel and you cann always come back from the darkest of places. Thank you JohnIf you need someone to talk to or are looking for help you can always get in touch with Mensline, The Black Dog Institute or Beyond blue, their websites are below;https://mensline.org.au/https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Peter AKA Wilko joins me on Episode 6. Peter runs his own courier business and is one of the busiest men I've spoken to! The amount he crams into his days, that often start around 3am, blew me away! We talk about how he manages the stress that comes along with this, his history with his own mental health struggles but also his partner, who is going through some serious mental health struggles. A big part of our conversation is, how he manages to support her to make sure she knows she is loved and making sure that she gets through this. I think this is a really important point to discuss, because as men, at the best of times we aren't great at talking about our own struggles, so how do we go about talking to our partners, children, family and other loved ones when we find out that they are in need of help?Thank you Peter, I really appreicate your time mate.

Episode 5 stars Matt K. Matt has his own photography business and I had him on to discuss how he is dealign with the stress and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. We talk about how Matt transitioned through the doom and gloom mindset, onto a more positive outlook on the situation. I think Matt has a great outlook on everything and talks about some fantastic strategies and processes to move through this and come out the other side as a business. Because there is going to be an other side to this, so how do we evolve what we do to adapt and keep going. It will obviously be different for every business, but I'm sure there is something in this chat we could all take away. If you need someone to talk to or are looking for help you can always get in touch with Mensline, The Black Dog Institute or Beyond blue, their websites are below;https://mensline.org.au/https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

My guest on this episode is a Gym owner from Sydney. Matt owns MG Fitness, a dream he worked more than a decade for. A week ago he was forced to close his doors with no idea when he might, if ever be able to re open them. I had a great talk with Matt about where his head is at during the tough times that we are all going through right now and also about his history withj anxiety and depression. Matt was amazingly open and honest with me and I really appreciate the time he gave me. I think there is a lot of really great topics and info in here for people who are really struggling at the moment. I really hope everyone gets something out of this. If you need someone to talk to or are looking for help you can always get in touch with Mensline, The Black Dog Institute or Beyond blue, their websites are below;https://mensline.org.au/https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Tom is my guest on todays episode, Tom is a photographer who runs a gllerys and also runs international photography workshops. I wanted to have Tom on to speak from a small business owners perspective on what he is going through right now with Covid 19. As we are all affected in some way by this, but small business owners are being hit harder than most. We had a great chat about what he is currently feeling and how he is getting himself, his family and his business through what will essentially be the hardest time. Throughout the chat Tom also opened up about his dealings with his past mental health issues which I really appreciate him doing. We are all in this together and I really hope that someone out there trying to get through this can take something away from my talk with Tom.  If you need someone to talk to or are looking for help you can always get in touch with Mensline, The Black Dog Institute or Beyond blue, their websites are below;https://mensline.org.au/https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Welcome to Episode 2 guys!Denis is our guest on this episode and what an amazing man Denis is! He is a professional photographer but at the time his mental health issues first surfaced, he was in high profile corporate sales.Chasing the inflated sales targets and KPI's in search of more money, a bigger house and a faster car. He was exactly what society would class as SUCCESSFUL. Hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, the houses, the cars, the clothes and all "the stuff". This might sound familiar to you, maybe you're where Denis was. or it is your goal to get to this point.But then it all fell apart and Denis lost it all. Listen to hear what Denis has learnt, how he got through his hard times and how he manages his mental health. I can't thank Denis enough for his time and his raw honesty. If you need someone to talk to or are looking for help you can always get in touch with Mensline, The Black Dog Institute or Beyond blue, their websites are below;https://mensline.org.au/https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Will the Salesman.Will is a mate of mine who has gone through some pretty serious anxiety throughout his life. We sit down to discuss where it all came from, life in general and how he has dealt with his anxiety. If anyones out there dealing with anxiety I hope listening to this helps.If you need someone to talk to or are looking for help you can always get in touch with Mensline, The Black Dog Institute or Beyond blue, their websites are below;https://mensline.org.au/https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Welcome! What is MENtal? In this short introductory episode I'll explain the idea behind this project. I've seen people close to me struggle with mental health issues. Especially some of my male friends. We all know mental health issues are a huge problem for sociey, especially with men, because we struggle more to open up about what we are going through. So I hope MENtal can help even in a small way. If you need someone to talk to or are looking for help you can always get in touch with Mensline, The Black Dog Institute or Beyond blue, their websites are below;https://mensline.org.au/https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/https://www.beyondblue.org.au/