126. How to help a Suicidal Man with Ben Akers

Adversity to Advantage

“I just need to save one life….if I change one man’s journey then I did my job”

In 2014 Ben Akers lost his childhood best friend to suicide. Crushed by grief and shaken by the fact that no one saw the signs, Ben created a documentary about male mental health that would be shown in pubs, gyms and anywhere guys hung out in order to reach men who wouldn’t normally be part of the mental health conversation.

Ben is on a mission to help men talk long before feeling hopeless and so alone that they consider taking their lives.

We discuss:

• Male suicide
  
• Masculine conditioning - show no weakness
  
• Discovering purpose through grief
  
• The powerful impact of men being vulnerable with other men
  
• Equipping men to adequately fulfil modern roles
  
• Talk Club- keeping mentally fit
  
• Falling apart before TedX Royal Tunbridge Wells
  
• Taking care of ourselves and those around us
  

You can find out more about Ben, watch is documentary or join a Talk Club through the links below:

Wetalkclub.com

www.facebook.com/STEVEDOCUMENTARY

Insta: @STEVEDOCUMENTARY @Madewithltd @TalkClubUK

Twitter: @SteveDoco @benakers @Madewith_ @TalkClubUK

Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/…/open-up-not-man-up/id1499145604