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The Struggles of Man Podcast

The Struggles of Man Podcast

By Matty Burke

A podcast for men to understand their struggles, and solutions.
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Mattys Mental Health Podcast #44 - Jacob Savidant

The Struggles of Man PodcastDec 30, 2020

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Infinity Podcast #3 - Kevin Varno
Feb 14, 202350:50
Infinity Podcast #2 - Chris Hardwick
Jan 25, 202301:18:03
Infinity Podcast #1 - Aly Larkin

Infinity Podcast #1 - Aly Larkin

Aly is a life coach, author,  and mother. In my words, a "master level personal development coach". 

We discuss things such as the light and the dark, looking at your subconscious, writing her 35,000 book word in just 3 days, and much more.    

Aly has a lot of wisdom to share.   

Her book - "Holding hands in the dark" will soon be available on amazon.

Dec 22, 202201:23:24
Mattys Mental Health Podcast - Ross & Jayne Quick

Mattys Mental Health Podcast - Ross & Jayne Quick

Ross and Jayne Quick are the owners Quick Results Training. An Australian based company that helps people with anxiety and depression through exercise and holistic health methods.  

 Ross shares his past experiences with psychosis, severe anxiety, and depression. How he was able to drastically change his mental wellbeing through health and lifestyle changes.   

They are passionate about helping people feel better. Great to see.

Oct 18, 202201:19:45
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #84 - Surraya Dawn

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #84 - Surraya Dawn

Surraya is an artist & dancer living in PEI. She describes what its like living with OCD & BPD and the methods she's learned that helps her. 

 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/surrayray_/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D&fbclid=IwAR2Oo6KyPxF9kqBiUf-CqQgt0IqkpaLRRMv0Q5taLRsltc_aLkmNRgMKyMg

Oct 11, 202249:50
Mattys Mental Health Podcast # 82 - Frankie James

Mattys Mental Health Podcast # 82 - Frankie James

Franky is the Manager and a journalist for flyersinsider.com, photographer for the Philadelphia flyers, as well as owner of the unity podcast network where he hosts of produces multiple podcasts. We talk about his story with mental health, concussions, hockey career, becoming a lawyer, and much more.     He devotes a lot of his time to helping others, really awesome to see.   


https://www.facebook.com/frankie.james.10004 


https://www.unitypodcastnetwork.com/?fbclid=IwAR3e74eGobbOJUxmZWfb26jzy8u0S4MH-qM1uAOhAwr8mTeXhny-iULDIZU 


https://www.photosbyfrankiej.com/?fbclid=IwAR3BuZB7MDy1qT7by_TEk6f0VrgHq3OrjZbsxyo_r3w6LrZXejRmcU1m6_8

Aug 30, 202201:25:46
Mattys Mental Health Podcast - Dr. Diana Mercado-Marmarosh

Mattys Mental Health Podcast - Dr. Diana Mercado-Marmarosh

Diana is a family doctor, a mother and a ADHD coach. She became a coach after finding out she had ADHD, and sought out a coach to help her. She outlines what ADHD is how she diagnoses it and techniques and she uses for herself and patients.   


ADHD info resource - https://www.additudemag.com  


Her coaching website -https://www.adhd-lifecoach.com/?fbclid=IwAR0BfUbeTNBZvJPN3rnGlvb7U_WdPElr3k9cG-cWPx7mV8C8MIQekeaz99c

Aug 23, 202201:03:07
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #81 - Vanja Beric

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #81 - Vanja Beric

Vanja is a counsellor who specifies in self esteem. We dive deep into the how this plays out in peoples lives and often what the root cause is. I really enjoyed this conversation, one of my favorites so far, her work on this subject is outstanding and its so common!      www.vanjaberic.com

Aug 16, 202201:37:44
Mattys Mental Health #80 - Emma Nottage

Mattys Mental Health #80 - Emma Nottage

Emma is a music teacher and a life coach and former elementary school teacher. She helps adults who always wanted to learn music, over come the fear trying. She talks a lot about self esteem how its often linked to belief that someone is not good at music although they always wanted to do it.    Great chat !   


Find her stuff here -   


www.musicaldiamond.com

Aug 09, 202201:01:43
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #78 - Joe Constantine
Jul 20, 202201:22:00
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #77 - Wil Stevenson

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #77 - Wil Stevenson

Will Stevenson is a writer and podcasted. He shares his story with mental health growing up in the foster care system, having 3 different names in his life, and later being diagnosed with PDST and ADHD.   Great chatting with Wil, He shares great insights into what has helped him and his experiences.   Hope you enjoy!

Jun 14, 202201:33:19
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #76 - Katherine Cairns

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #76 - Katherine Cairns

Katherine is a local comedian and business owner. She shares her experience growing up and living with autism. Only finding out and being diagnosed in her mid 30s, she shares her struggles and difficulties through school, holding a job, and navigating social relationships. She shares how much clarity it brought her in understanding herself after getting diagnosed "it all made sense now". She got professional help, found passion in comedy, and now does what she loves knitting clothing.   


Hope you enjoy!

Apr 26, 202253:53
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #75 - Shawn Aucoin

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #75 - Shawn Aucoin

Shawn shares his story with depression and a dependence on alcohol and weed. He explains working in kitchens as a cook for 13 years was a major catalyst in his lifestyle, and realizes now much the environment was affecting him. After seeking help and making changes to his life and new career he now feels like a different person.   Great chatting with Shawn,   Hope you enjoy!

Apr 20, 202201:15:01
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #74 - Madeleine Mitchell

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #74 - Madeleine Mitchell

Madeleine is a mental health care worker, a student and a family oriented person. She shares how anxiety showed up in her teens and became debilitating through her early twenties. After putting in a lot of self work she now feels like a different person, and enjoys helping others through the same process.

Apr 05, 202259:55
Mattys Mental Health Podcast - Austin Lynds

Mattys Mental Health Podcast - Austin Lynds

Austin is a studying teacher, powerlifter, and staple of the Bahai community on PEI. He returns to the podcast to chat about his character transformation switching career paths, pursuing spirituality, and helping others. He shares how this has benefited his mental health.

Mar 30, 202201:22:09
What I've learned about mental health so far..

What I've learned about mental health so far..

I share some of the key things I've learned from doing 70 plus episodes of MMHP, and how they may be helpful in your life.

Mar 23, 202212:03
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #72 - Morrison Machiavelli

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #72 - Morrison Machiavelli

Morrison is a rapper, youth mentor, and youth center founder working with incarcerated Hip Hop artists in Los Angeles, California. He shares his story from growing up in a rough neighborhood in Indianapolis, to finding the outlet he needed in hip hop.   Lots of wisdom and life experience from Morrison,   Hope you enjoy!

Mar 15, 202201:03:44
Matty Mental Health Podcast #73 - Carlo Taormina

Matty Mental Health Podcast #73 - Carlo Taormina

Carlo Taormina is a personal trainer from Virginia, USA. He shares his experience with mental health falling into a depression, then finding coping techniques that changed his life around. He now uses these same practices to help his clients with their struggles. We chat about coping mechanisms such as meditation, physiology change, talk therapy and more.   


Great talking with Carlo,  


 Hope you enjoy!

Mar 02, 202250:45
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #70 - Graeme Hunter

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #70 - Graeme Hunter

Hunter Graeme is a professional musician, former competitive bagpiper, and a music teacher. He shares his unique life experiences, mental health struggles, mindfulness practices, and the wisdom gained through it all.   


Great conversation with Graeme.

Jan 05, 202201:19:03
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #69 - Jadie Swales-Barnes

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #69 - Jadie Swales-Barnes

Jadie is a Radio host, DJ, and musician out of Preston, UK. She shares her story dealing with mental health from a young age. From abuse to suicide attempts, she shares how she went from rock bottom to where she is today.   Hope you enjoy!

Nov 17, 202101:00:51
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #68 - Dave Hicks
Oct 19, 202101:36:40
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #67 - Michaela Walsh

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #67 - Michaela Walsh

Michaela Walsh is a returning guest and discusses here experiences with mental health. She gives a brief overview of her story, experiencing mental health struggles at a young age. This led to self harm, addiction, stints in the hospital, and recovery programs. Since last chatting on the podcast, she shares going through a relapse after an abusive relationship. She became suicidal and was turned away at the hospital due to lack of beds. She made an attempt on her life, luckily to be found by her mother in time to receive medical attention. While recovering in the hospital her mother shared her story on Facebook, and it got thousands of shares. CBC reached out and did a story, and in the months following Michaela felt she finally got the help and therapies that she needed.

So amazing to see Michaela preserve through these things. She’s currently 5 months pregnant in a happy relationship, and completely medication free for the first time.

Hope you enjoy!

Oct 06, 202101:07:36
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #66 - Michelle Willette & Victoria Phoenix

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #66 - Michelle Willette & Victoria Phoenix

Michelle and Victoria are authors, mindfulness teachers, and wellness coaches and co-founders of Balance your Path company out of Salt Lake City, USA. What started from personal research for their children struggling in the 80s with mental health, lead them into making it their mission to share what they learned with others. We chat about the effects on mental health in the technological age, decluttering your mind, and managing emotions. We run through some quick exercises you can try to bring yourself into the present and reduce anxiety. 


Great conversation with Michelle & Victoria, I love there easy to fallow approach to mindfulness.   They were kind enough to offer a Free PDF copy of their 5 steps to wellness book to Mattys Mental Health Listeners. I read through it, a ton of value there I would take advantage.  

Just email “Mattys Mental Health” to contact@balanceyourpath.com and they’ll send it over.  

 Hope you enjoy!   

Website https://balanceyourpath.com/ Social https://www.instagram.com/balanceyourpath/ https://www.facebook.com/balanceyourpath https://www.tiktok.com/@seeshells?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-willette-24723a123/ Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/author/seeshellsjourney Books (Amazon) The 5 Steps to Wellness Workbook The 365 Day Wellness Challenge Journal Self Protect with Love Only you can create a Feeling Stop handing out your power like it's a Party Favor!

Sep 07, 202159:56
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #65 - Christine Macfadyen

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #65 - Christine Macfadyen

Christine is an early childhood educator, and an avid supporter in the Mental Health community on PEI. She shares her story, from childhood trauma to developing chronic auto immune disorder in her early 20s. Christine share lots of insights on the mental health care system on PEI and her experiences.     


Great conversation with Christine,

Jul 27, 202101:02:11
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #64 - Beth Gardner

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #64 - Beth Gardner

Beth Gardner is a life coach, author, and former rower. She returns to the podcast to chat about her work with non addicts. Not the addicts themselves, but those around them affected. Beth discusses the first steps she works on including setting boundaries, and accessing your own needs.  

 

Great chatting with Beth,  


 Hope you enjoy!

Jul 13, 202144:43
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #63 - Jessica Compton

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #63 - Jessica Compton

Jessica is the founder of a community organization called TREE OF STARS. They do community based projects helping spread mental health awareness and support.  

She shares building this organization from the ground up, as well as her own story. From childhood trauma, foster homes, drug use as a teen, to getting her life together after being arrested at 19.   

Jessica has been a youth worker for the last 15 years. Working on the school board as well, she shares how she helps educate youth on mental wellness.   

Great chatting with Jessica, its inspiring how much she gives.   

Hope you enjoy!

Jun 29, 202149:31
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #62 - Brendan Fraser

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #62 - Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser is a mental health care worker, pianist, and gamer. He first experienced signs of mental health struggles when he was 12. fallowed by a deep depression in high school. Brendan had to completely break contact with his family after leaving the jojoba witness church when he was 18. He discusses what it was like growing up in this faith, and having to start on his own with no family contact at 18. He shares being diagnosed with Bi polar type 2, schizophrenia, as well as the balance of things he needs in his life to maintain his mental health.  

Hope you enjoy!   

Prince Edward Island, Canada

Jun 22, 202101:05:37
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #61 - I lost a friend..

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #61 - I lost a friend..

I lost a friend recently to addiction. I felt compelled to share about him and our friendship. Condolences and love to his family and love ones.   Hope this helps someone.

Jun 16, 202114:48
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #60 - Lyndsay Gaudet

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #60 - Lyndsay Gaudet

Lyndsay is a child care worker, a studying youth worker, and a mental health advocate. She recalls her earliest memories feeling as though she was born in the wrong gender. (Born male) She knew something was not right, and had the courage to open up to her mother at the age of 10.  After getting some help, she continued as a male experiencing bullying and harassment through junior high and high school. She was later diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria and began transitioning in 2016.   Lyndsey describes the hardships she's had forming relationships as a transwomen, and the lasting effects of hiding who she was for so long. She was also diagnosed with Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, and OCD.   After going through her worst episode of suicidal depression, Lyndsey was able to get into the Reach Foundation program. This was a big turning point for her finding herself and beginning to build her future.   

Really great story,   

Hope you enjoy!

Apr 27, 202101:50:51
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #59 - Lincoln McCardle

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #59 - Lincoln McCardle

Lincoln starting experimenting with drugs at the age of the 13, soon after becoming a daily occurrence. By the age the age of 14 he getting trouble in school, running away for days at a time, and selling drugs. He shares his experiences using through his teens, in and out of the youth center. He recalls going to the addictions center at 16, and how this was a turning point for him understanding the deeper reasons of his using. He continued how ever and hit rock bottom at age 24 before then decided to get clean. Lincoln is now 1 year into sobriety, and wants to help others that are going through what he did.   

He has a twitch account he created as a safe place for anyone struggling to go and share, and encourages people to reach out that are struggling. Lincoln is currently back in school working towards becoming a youth worker.   

Twitch account -  https://www.twitch.tv/suge_white902 Hope you enjoy!  

Prince Edward Island, 2021-04-20

Apr 20, 202140:09
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #58 - Matt Sherman

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #58 - Matt Sherman

Matt shares his former double life as a supporting father, and addict. He starting drinking at age 15 and moved on to experimenting with drugs through high school. After finding out he was going to become a father in grade 12, he set his priorities to take care of his child. He went to college and worked full time, taking care of his kids when he had them and partying on his off weekends. This continued for years until he hit rock bottom, he then starting down the path of a new life thanks to some good friends and a new job. Matt shares his childhood traumas, chronic bullying, and anxiety attacks he now knows are the reasons he turned to drugs to cope.

Apr 13, 202159:15
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #57 - Spencer Boyd

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #57 - Spencer Boyd

Spencer began feeling anxious around 13 years old after transitioning to junior high. He remembers avoiding social situations as much as possible purposing showing up late to school and class. This continued through high school and university until having a sever panic attack during an exam. He then knew he had to seek help. He spent years in counselling and received the diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Spencer is now a high level personal trainer, and talks about his tools and therapies that helped him and continue to help him stay healthy.  


 Hope you enjoy!

Apr 06, 202152:19
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #56 - Jenny Mae

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #56 - Jenny Mae

Jenny shares her mental health experiences starting with her first panic attack at 13 years old. Coming to a head later on when she was 20 and had her first manic episode. For the next few years she had many struggles a few stints at the hospital getting a number of diagnoses. Including Bi Polar Type 2 and Borderline Personality Disorder. She describes navigating and learning to understand these things, and how much Dialectical behavioral therapy helped her.  Great conversation with Jenny,   Hope you enjoy!

Mar 30, 202143:48
Matty Mental Health Podcast - Skylar Roth-MacDonald

Matty Mental Health Podcast - Skylar Roth-MacDonald

Skylar shares his plans to run across Canada to raise awareness for mental health. He will be leaving June 1rst 2021 from Victoria B.C., arriving in St. John’s N.L. near the end of October. His goal is to finish the run in 150 days or less, and to raise 50,000$ for the Canadian Mental Health Association. We discuss what lead him on this path of being a mental health advocate, and what sparked such a unfathomable challenge. Skylar shares his story losing a friend to suicide at 12 years old, and another at 16. Along with a "wave" of suicides with a total of 8 in his age group before the end of high school. Skylar and I discuss grief, coping mechanisms, and the silver lining of pain. He shares events that dramatically shifted the trajectory of his life, after feeling stuck in a depression for years.  Really great conversation with Skyler!    


Hope you enjoy!  


You can donate to the cause here!  - https://milesforsmilescanada.com/the-goal   

Fallow Skylar's journey here! - https://instagram.com/skylarrothmac?igshid=je4inas4lvgi

Mar 23, 202101:36:32
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #54 - Sam P. Wayward

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #54 - Sam P. Wayward

Sam is a mother of four, a former Machinist, and cofounder of Women Building PEI. A non for profit organization the supports women in the trades on PEI.   Sam shares her story from childhood trauma, to a high school life of partying and finding herself pregnant at 17. She speaks on blessings found in motherhood including meaning, structure, purpose and a new found confidence.   Sam found herself in a deep depression a few years later, struggling with her identity outside of being a mother. This lead to her almost losing her life, and spending some time in unit 9.    Sam then made some life changes. She went to trade school, starting working in the field, starting the non for profit, and participating in other jobs and hobbies.   She outlines the biggest lessons she learns and continues to learn in life, and the things that helped her most get through hard times.   Great conversation with Sam,   Hope you enjoy!

Mar 16, 202148:30
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #53 - Greg Cormier

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #53 - Greg Cormier

Greg is a business owner, fitness trainer, and a behavior change coach that specifies with busy moms. He shares his story growing up the oldest of 10 siblings with his single mother, and the effects this had on his mental health. Struggling through his teens he found himself in a life of partying with unhealthy habits and relationships. This continued into his early twenties, eventually hitting a breaking point when he knew he had to make a change. We chat about some of the biggest obstacles he helps his clients overcome and how his own experiences help him relate. These include -  self awareness, burnout, small steps, comparing to others, fear of failure and more..  


Great conversation with Greg,   


Hope you enjoy!

Mar 09, 202101:09:49
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #52 - Connor Rehill

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #52 - Connor Rehill

Connor describes recently being diagnosed with ADHD. He works in the HR department with the RCMP in Dartmouth, and noticed his productivity go down when switching to working from home. This got to the point where his coworkers were reaching out in concern, and this is when he sought out help and got the diagnoses. Conner talks about some of the emotional tie's with undiagnosed ADHD including frustration, confusion, feeling less then, and misunderstood. He shares tools that have helped him starting with awareness, visual organization, making lists, exercise, etc..   Great chat with Connor!

Hope you enjoy.

Mar 03, 202101:15:32
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #51 - Tony Davis

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #51 - Tony Davis

Tony Davis is a Journalist at CBC, and a former Photographer and Reporter at The Guardian.   Tony shares his story experiencing trauma and instability during childhood, and later seeing his mother slip into addiction just after graduating high school. He describes the impacts this had on him and his family, leading to her passing just a few years later. Tony describes the grieving process, tools he has learned to work through it, and a perspective shift with determination to turn it into a positive. He touches on seeking professional help, support systems, the power of positivity, hobbies, work life balance and more..   

Hope you enjoy!   

Tony emphasizes the importance of people sharing their experiences with mental health, he hopes by sharing his it may inspire others to do the same. You can contact him at anthonydavis1902@gmail.com if you'd like to share your story.

Website - https://tonyverses.weebly.com/ 

 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. February 23rd 2021

Feb 23, 202101:44:16
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #50 - Beth Gardner

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #50 - Beth Gardner

Beth Gardner is a former rowing athlete, a 20 year cancer survivor, and now  life coach. Beth specializes here life coaching to non-addicts affected by addicts as codependents, and cancer patients battling the disease. Beth shares here story growing up in an very competitive high achieving environment, leading into rowing with some of the top athletes in the United States for most of her twenties. She emphasizes never learning to recover properly, she believes this was the root cause of her cancer. Beth shares her personal experiences with that gave her the insight to be able to help others through her coaching. She recently found out she has a benine brain tumor, and will undergo surgery the day of this podcasts release. She says she sees this as just another challenge, and will use the skills she has learned and teaches starting with  "anticipation, preparation, and resilience." So Inspiring!  


Hope you enjoy!  


You can find more information on Beths services at -  


http://selfreliant.info/

Feb 16, 202101:53:03
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #49 - Sarah Currie

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #49 - Sarah Currie

Sarah is fun, energetic, and the life of the party. She shares her story developing an eating disorder at a young age truly manifesting itself during high school and in university. Sarah was later diagnosed with panic disorder and OCD, she details the symptoms of each and how they connect. She outlines the biggest factors that brought her to the good place she is today. Some of these include - getting professional help, opening up to those close to you, developing healthy behaviors, and more.   


Great conversation with Sarah,  


Hope you enjoy!

Feb 09, 202159:26
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #48 - Logan MacLean

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #48 - Logan MacLean

Logan is a journalist student, a podcast host, and a go getter. He shares his story being diagnosed with crones disease at the age of 11. From the ups and downs of treatment and surgeries, he shares the impact it has had on his physical and mental health. Logan was also later diagnosed with anxiety and panic attacks in university. He shares finding the right help, and his road to becoming healthy leading to today.   

Great conversation with Logan,  

 Hope you enjoy!

Feb 07, 202157:47
Matty Mental Health Podcast #47 - Kate Flick

Matty Mental Health Podcast #47 - Kate Flick

Kate Flick is a teacher, a mother, and a certified holistic health coach. She describes her experiences with mental health, first experiencing anxiety as a young mother and how it manifested into her life. This lead her down the path of health and wellness and she shares mental health tools that worked for her. Her coaching emphasizes breath work, sleep, hydration, boundaries, and more.  


 Great conversation with Kate,   Hope you enjoy!


Jan 26, 202148:55
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #46 - Max Koughan

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #46 - Max Koughan

Max Koughan is a musician, creator, and former navy man. He describes his experiences with mental health. Starting with childhood experiences, coming to a head in his early 20s with his first panic attack. He describes the importance of opening up to love ones, structure, setting goals, and taking things one step at a time.   Great conversation with Max, hope you enjoy!

Jan 19, 202149:50
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #45 - Jesse Crockett

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #45 - Jesse Crockett

Jesse is a car enthusiast, an auto body mechanic, and a step father of two. He describes feeling his mental health slip in high school after loosing a friend to COPD. We chat about 'hitting his rock bottom", lessons he's learned becoming a father, the importance of communication, quality positive connections, and doing the little things consistently to improve your health.  Jesse recently helped organize a car meet for his terminally ill friend, there were over 450 cars that showed up in support. So much perspective and wisdom from Jesse at such a young age.  Hope you enjoy!

Jan 12, 202149:51
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #44 - Jacob Savidant

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #44 - Jacob Savidant

Jacob Savidant is a army reservist, a Moores clothing salesmen, and a former football player. He describes being diagnosed with leukemia at age 19 after feeling sick for just a few weeks. He spent the past 2 years undergoing treatment, and has recently completed his last treatment cancer free. He describes what he has learned from this experience and how it changed his perspective on life. Some topics being the importance of family, friends, mindset, taking care of your mental health, staying busy.

Dec 30, 202001:17:14
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #43 - David Rahman

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #43 - David Rahman

David Rahman is an author, a speaker, and a mind coach out of Wales, UK. He shares his story feeling inadequate with low self esteem during his teens and twenties. After getting his degree in Biochemistry and Optometry he decided to leave his job as an optometrist to become a life coach. David shares stories of his experiences coaching a wide variety of people over the last 20 years. He explains his methods of coaching, of which he has distilled into his new book “Let it go”. The goal of this book is to give people the tools and strategies to change the way they think. David sent me the first few chapters of the book, and I have to say it really resonated. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the unconscious mind. As well as your “Blueprint”. Your values, experiences, and beliefs that shape the way you perceive and interact with the world, and how this can be changed with small consistent actions over time.

Let it go is available for pre order now and releases Feb 23rdin North America!

Great talk with David

Book links - 

https://www.amazon.ca/Let-Go-stop-ruining-future/dp/1784618306

https://books.google.ca/books/about/Let_It_Go.html?id=R9UZywEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

David's Services - 

https://www.david-rahman.com/

Dec 22, 202001:14:19
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #42 - Chris Inman

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #42 - Chris Inman

Chris Inman is a clothing salesmen at Moore's, a music enthusiast, and a family man.  He speaks on growing up with a speech impediment, and dealing with bullying in school at a young age. Then having some addictions sneak up on him later in life starting with a cannabis dependence. This ultimately lead to him seeking help and spending time in the addictions center. Chris talks about the importance of healthy habits and relationships. As well as self compassion and self confidence, something he enjoys helping other men with at his job. We chat about men's mental health, the importance of family, and more! 


Great conversation with Chris, 


Hope you enjoy!

Dec 15, 202041:37
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #41 - Heather Kielly

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #41 - Heather Kielly

Heather Kielly speaks on dealing with mental health for many years. Reflecting now seeing signs in childhood, but the first memory of mental health in high school. Progressing through university and marriage. She speaks on stigma and unawareness growing up in the 80s and not understanding what she was feeling. Heather discusses panic attacks and depression bouts, some ending in hospitalization. She emphasises the importance getting help, accompanied with working on your wellness. Developing routine, nutrition, exercise and self care. We touch on environmental influences on mental health today including technology, COVID, connection, and more. Great conversation with Heather, a lot of wisdom shared here!   Hope you enjoy!

Dec 09, 202050:12
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #40 - Darren Blanchard

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #40 - Darren Blanchard

Darren Blanchard is the owner of the Prince Edward Island Sea Salt Company, and cofounder of the islanders helping islanders foundation. This company gives 40% of all proceeds to Mental Health programming on PEI, and the goal is to fill the gaps in our system. Darren describes being diagnosed with PTSD fallowing a traumatic life event, and it later being retriggering after a friends suicide. This led to a change in perspective, he left a life of business in Toronto for a life of helping others. He is building a sustainable healing center on his property, and plans to spread smiles and awareness through his future content.   

Really great talking with Darren, I love to see people in the community taking the initiative to spread awareness and improve our system.   

I think its the only way we make real change!

Nov 11, 202001:19:60
Mattys Mental Health Podcast #39 - Shannon Marie

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #39 - Shannon Marie

Shannon Marie is an RCW, addictions worker, and mental health care worker. She describes feeling her mental health slip in university, later being diagnosed with bipolar 2. We chat about the importance on positive people, having a support group, and communication with love ones. She speaks on what she's learned working in the mental health care system, and how much she gets out of helping others. We touch on the mental health care system problems, societal influences that effect mental health and much more. Shannon has a great message to be open and honest about how you are feeling. She certainly was, and shared a lot of great information. 


I really enjoyed this conversation, Hope you do too!  

Oct 28, 202001:12:60