A Life of Greatness
Who or what keeps you moving forward in life? In this episode Sarah Grynberg is joined by journalist and bestselling author Johann Hari.
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Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, has acknowledged that after the 2012 games, his longtime depression was so overwhelming he thought about killing himself.
Big Cass aka CaZXL shares his own struggle with depression and anxiety and urges everyone to stop hiding it and seek help if you need it!
Expectations surrounding Black masculinity, such as the requirement to be strong and stoic, have often prevented Black men from seeking mental health care. But it's possible to overcome this reluctance and make mental wellness a priority.
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Fatigue. Feelings of worthlessness. Loss of interest. We recognize these as classic signs of depression. But according to Terry Real, MSW, LICSW, these symptoms aren’t always the way men experience depression.
A timely and important compilation of first-person accounts by black men—including some famous like Russell Simmons, Rev.
This cancer survivor tells us about overcoming depression after diagnosis.
Author Ian Newbegin’s life changed when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but with optimism, he has created a way of life that allowed him to not just survive but thrive. Men Don’t Talk About . . . chronicles his journey from fear to acceptance and ultimately survival.
Twenty years of experience treating men and their families has convinced psychotherapist Terrence Real that depression is a silent epidemic in men—that men hide their condition from family, friends, and themselves to avoid the stigma of depression’s “un-manliness.
In 2010, former gang leader turned community activist Big Mike Cummings asked UCLA gang expert Jorja Leap to co-lead a group of men struggling to be better fathers in Watts, South Los Angeles, a neighborhood long burdened with a legacy of racialized poverty, violence, and incarceration.