Talk it Like a Man
By Joshua McFadden & Hristo Kirov
We decided to start this podcast centred around mental health from a man's perspective wanting to shed more light on issues that have, been swept under the rug and disregarded.
We look forward to speaking both to you and with you, as we highly encourage anyone to reach out to us!
In the mean time, find us at @talkitlikeaman
See you there, and stay talking!
Talk it Like a ManFeb 12, 2021
Peer Mentoring, IMD & Alot of Laughs
On this week’s episode Hristo and Josh are joined by the lovely Donato, who is headlining a new peer mentoring scheme supported by the student’s union. Donato discusses the importance of finding a safe place for students to share their experiences and emotions, some of the challenges he has faced during his time at university and different ways to engage with the support available.
The peer support group will gather every Wednesday at 16:00 in the Library.
The three also discuss the International Men’s day awareness event that Hristo and Josh are putting together on the 19th of November at the Hub.
Make sure you make an appearance! We’ll see you there!
Learning about psychotic depression!
On today’s episode, Hristo and Josh are joined by Jacob, a first year student at Coventry University.
They discuss a very serious condition – psychotic depression - a subtype of major depression that occurs when a severe depressive illness includes some form of psychosis.
Jacob was recently diagnosed with psychotic depression and was kind enough to come on and share his journey so far. He talks about his experiences, treatment, challenges and less known information about the condition.
As always, we encourage each and every one of you to get involved by sending us a message or dropping us an email especially if you relate to any of the topics mentioned in this episode. Thank you!
Weight Gain & Lidl Trips
On today’s episode, Hristo and Josh are joined by Dimitrios, a Masters student at Coventry University.
They discuss the mental health applications of weight loss, weight gain, body image, its representation in media and the stigma around it, especially in the context of the pandemic.
Dimitrios has gone through a rollercoaster of a journey, going through significant weight gains and losses in the past two years. He provides insight into how that affected him, how he managed to overcome it and the steps he plans to take for the future.
As always, we encourage each and every one of you to get involved by sending us a message or dropping us an email. Thank you!
Discussions on Suicide - Trigger Warning
Join students Hristo Kirov and Josh McFadden as they talk about men's mental health issues. In today's episode, Josh and Hristo are joined Tiago to discuss the act of suicide, where men are sadly massively overrepresented making up 3 quarters of the suicides in England. 12 men takes their own life each day.
The conversation ends with a discussion on toxic masculinity and how women can be and are affected by it which will be explored further in a few weeks time.
Employability, work skills and CV's, Part 2
Join students Hristo Kirov and Josh McFadden as they talk about men's mental health issues. In today's episode, Josh and Hristo are joined by the Talent Team's own Euan McCall who educates them on topics such as employability, important skills in the workplace and tips on your CV!
Come along to the Careers Fest! Grab your tickets here: https://talent.coventry.ac.uk/
Want to get involved with the Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/yynoqxlp
Employability, work skills and CV's
Join students Hristo Kirov and Josh McFadden as they talk about men's mental health issues.
As part of a holistic approach to mental health, CVs and job seeking was cited as major cause for anxiety. Josh and Hristo are joined by the Talent Team's own Euan McCall who educates them on topics such as employability, important skills in the workplace and tips on your CV! Tune in next week for part 2 Want to contribute to the conversations https://tinyurl.com/yynoqxlp
NHS Mental Health Services: https://tinyurl.com/y6x77cvz
Coventry University Wellbeing Services: https://tinyurl.com/yxq3omqj
Students Union Services: https://tinyurl.com/y2kym8nc Advice Centre: https://tinyurl.com/y4vj9jsa
Episode 8 | Return to Action and International Affairs
Join our Internationalisation and Culture Officer, Julia Zaboklicka and students Hristo Kirov and Josh McFadden as they talk about men's mental health issues.
The boys are back - Talking Football?
Join Vice President for Sports & Wellbeing, Sam Ajoku and students Hristo Kirov and Josh McFadden as they talk about men's mental health issues.
N.B. at 8.52 minutes, Sam apologises for his speech error.
In this episode: We catch up about International Men's Health Week and the Euro's football!
LGBT+ History Month Special, Pt 2 | Destigmatizing and a little bit of therapy
Join students Hristo Kirov and Josh McFadden as they talk about men's mental health issues, Sam is away this week on some well earned holiday! In this episode: The hosts are joined on this two part special with student Donato Napoletano, a first year student who shares his experience of the issues faced as a teenager coming to terms with his sexuality.
LGBT+ History Month Special, Pt 1 | Destigmatizing and a little bit of therapy
The hosts are joined on this two part special with student Donato Napoletano, a first year student who shares his experience of the issues faced as a teenager coming to terms with his sexuality.
Reflections - Looking forward
One step ahead, but also now a week behind. Filmed just before the winter break Hristo, Josh, and Sam talk about new years resolutions and loss.
Xmas Special!
Join Vice President for Sports & Wellbeing, Sam Ajoku and Basketball Captain Hristo Kirov and HLS Faculty Officer Josh McFadden as they talk about men's mental health issues.
In this episode: The boys are getting into the festive season - talking all things traditional and how to look after yourself this winter period!
We discuss... Social Media
Many greetings and welcome to the second episode!
In this one, we talk about the elephant in the room...quite frankly the elephant in all rooms - social media. We touch on our own social media usage and the reasons for that, what we might gain, what issues we might face and all other things social media. Well not all things, that's a podcast no one has the time to record. We try and talk about how social media influences the way we perceive ourselves and people around us.
We look forward to speaking both to you and with you, as we highly encourage anyone to reach out to us!
We currently release a new episode each Friday.
In the mean time, find us on Twitter and Instagram or on CUSU'S YouTube channel!
See you there, and stay talking!
Talk It Like A Man - Introductions
"Talk it like a man" is a podcast co-created by Coventry University's Students Union and three people who seem to have way to much free time on their hands.
Those people are Sam, CUSU's Sport and Wellbeing officer, Josh, the HLS faculty officer and Hristo, the president of men's basketball.
We decided to start this podcast centred around mental health from a man's perspective , since we wanted to shed some more light on issues that have, for one reason or another, been swept under the rug and disregarded from a large amount of people.
This podcast is not meant to replace the services available to support people who struggle with mental health issues, but rather to spark a discussion around things that are not commonly discussed. We are by no means qualified to give out any sort of advice regarding mental health, however, as we've seen numerous times, being unqualified to talk about a subject has never stopped anyone from doing so.
We look forward to speaking both to you and with you, as we highly encourage anyone to reach out to us!
In the mean time, find us on Twitter and Instagram @talkitlikeaman or on CUSU'S YouTube channel!
See you there, and stay talking!