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Tom Chapman, Barber + Lifesaver
If someone told you they were thinking of ending their life, what would you do? Or how about if someone was sitting right there in front of you, feeling despair inside but not talking about it - would you have any idea what signs you might be looking out for?
Tom Chapman is a successful Barber and Hair Stylist. He lost a friend to suicide and realised after hearing the news that they'd crossed paths and had a chat soon before that tragic act. He had no clue about the dark place his friend found himself in. And even if he'd been aware, would he have been equipped to help him?
Tom came to realise that as a Barber he develops an ongoing relationship with a lot of male clients. Suicide disproportionately affects men and, more broadly, men's Mental Health Awareness is something that needs to be radically improved. For many the Barber's chair is a safe space - a place to talk more freely to someone they know and trust, but who's outside their day-to-day social group. How about educating and empowering Barbers and Hair Care Professionals to feel more confident about looking for signs of Clients struggling? And if they are, making sure they know how to signpost that person to sources of help.
That's how the Lions Barber Collective was founded and in this episode Tom tells us all about it and the career journey that took him there.
https://www.thelionsbarbercollective.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tomchapman_hair/
Here's a link to watch Tom's 2018 TED Talk.
https://youtu.be/jjAQTH0aZJA
Backwards Glance is hosted, produced and mixed by Producer Director & Content Creator Carlos Peña of Feelgood Footage. That's me! If you're interested in Digital content creation, with a focus on video, I share techniques, tips and insight about how to Make Better Content here...
https://www.youtube.com/c/FeelgoodFootage
https://www.instagram.com/feelgoodfootage/
Music used in this episode has been licensed from Motion Array - the all-in-one video & filmmakers platform (motionarray.com)
'Mouse King' by DDMyzik
'Far Far Away' by Eugene Barduja
'Drums' by Tiero
'The Future Bass' by Trendy Audio
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By Feelgood FootageIf someone told you they were thinking of ending their life, what would you do? Or how about if someone was sitting right there in front of you, feeling despair inside but not talking about it - would you have any idea what signs you might be looking out for?
Tom Chapman is a successful Barber and Hair Stylist. He lost a friend to suicide and realised after hearing the news that they'd crossed paths and had a chat soon before that tragic act. He had no clue about the dark place his friend found himself in. And even if he'd been aware, would he have been equipped to help him?
Tom came to realise that as a Barber he develops an ongoing relationship with a lot of male clients. Suicide disproportionately affects men and, more broadly, men's Mental Health Awareness is something that needs to be radically improved. For many the Barber's chair is a safe space - a place to talk more freely to someone they know and trust, but who's outside their day-to-day social group. How about educating and empowering Barbers and Hair Care Professionals to feel more confident about looking for signs of Clients struggling? And if they are, making sure they know how to signpost that person to sources of help.
That's how the Lions Barber Collective was founded and in this episode Tom tells us all about it and the career journey that took him there.
https://www.thelionsbarbercollective.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tomchapman_hair/
Here's a link to watch Tom's 2018 TED Talk.
https://youtu.be/jjAQTH0aZJA
Backwards Glance is hosted, produced and mixed by Producer Director & Content Creator Carlos Peña of Feelgood Footage. That's me! If you're interested in Digital content creation, with a focus on video, I share techniques, tips and insight about how to Make Better Content here...
https://www.youtube.com/c/FeelgoodFootage
https://www.instagram.com/feelgoodfootage/
Music used in this episode has been licensed from Motion Array - the all-in-one video & filmmakers platform (motionarray.com)
'Mouse King' by DDMyzik
'Far Far Away' by Eugene Barduja
'Drums' by Tiero
'The Future Bass' by Trendy Audio