The Struggles of Man Podcast

Tanya Nicolle is a artist, writer, comic, and an all around great human. She shares her story with mental illness. Learning healthy coping mechanisms later in life, the daily battle, strategies, and drops some serious knowledge on the in and outs of mental health and the Mental health system on PEI. Oh, and Shes Doing a Ted  Talk in June!

Joe Puiia is a coach, mentor, trainer, and former clinical counselor. He is a pillar to the community with his dedication to coaching sport and volunteering his time for in-depth individual training. Joe explains his coaching philosophy, how building connections (Bridges) is the most important aspect. Similarly how important the same type of connections are for mental health. 

Johnny shares his unique experiences after high school, from becoming traveling horse jockey at just 18, to perusing snowboarding and finding balance. He details how this effected him, and how his life experiences led him to become a advocate for mental health. 

Kennedy shares her story with mental health. She discusses coping mechanisms as well as becoming a mother of two and how it changed her perspective for the better.   

Kennedy Noel, September 2nd 2019. Prince Edward Island, Canada

Hugh opens up on his journey with mental health and shares some very valuable insight he's gained from his experiences.

Margy Macgillivray is a stand up comedian, mother, grandmother and a great person. She dives into her experiences with mental health.

 Sean is a person of character, he is a cars salesmen, former athlete, with a ton of life experience to share at just 20 years old. Sean tells his story of what made him the person he is today.   

 Sean Prosser, Edmonton Canada August 6th 2019 

 I wanted to record an episode and tell my story, and what inspired me to start the podcast.   

Matt Burke, P.E.I Canada July 29th 2019 

Nason is a man of many hats. A father, chief, musician and entertainer. He articulates his story well and shares some very useful information.    Nason Scribner, 

P.E.I Canada July 23th 2019 

 Ryan is a coach, former athlete, mechanic, and aspiring teacher. He was assistant coach to this years Island Demons Senior Woman's Tackle Football team. The first all women team on Prince Edward Island, and has involvement with many other teams and athletes on PEI. He shares his story and touches some very important points on how mental health showed up in his life and how he learned to deal with it. Along with some of the current societal factors affecting mental health today. Great conversation with Ryan.  

Ryan Dempsey, P.E.I Canada July 18th 2019