Ben Akers The Importance of Mental Fitness
BORN HUMAN
English - September 29, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 170 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMental Health Health & Fitness Kids & Family Parenting parenthood carers parents kids mental health resilience inspiring interview workplace wellbeing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome aboard the good ship Born Human for episode 3 of these incredible journeys in parenthood. This week we are graced with the presence of Mr Ben Akers. Ben is father to 3 children and is the film maker responsible for the award winning documentary STEVE. Ben lost his childhood best friend to suicide in 2014 and as a result set out to make STEVE with one goal, to save one mans life. That documentary was the foundation stone for the charity he now runs called Talk Club, which is a mental fitness movement helping thousands of men around the globe to look after their mental well being.
In this episode we explore his journey in parenthood, what he's learnt in his quest to change the outlook for mens mental health, the importance of mental fitness, why mental health is such an important part of our childrens future and how he juggles life to prioritise his family and the things that are important to him.
This really was an absolute joy of an episode to record and we could have talked for hours so I absolutely know you're going to love this one!
If you have been affected by any of the issues in this episode, know that you are not alone and if you need support please do reach out to some of the amazing organisations listed below.
EPISODE LINKS
Our Kids Our Lives - https://www.gofundme.com/f/ourkidsourlives
TALK CLUB - https://www.wetalkclub.com/
STEVE - https://www.stevedocumentary.com/
https://www.speakerscollective.org/ben-akers
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT LINKS
SAMARITANS - https://www.samaritans.org/ or call 116123 from any phone completely free for support
CAMPAIGN AGAINST LIVING MISERABLY - https://www.thecalmzone.net/
MIND - https://www.mind.org.uk/
CREDITS
Props as ever going out to LONGY for gracing us with his musical talents for the backdrop to this podcast. Soundtrack was taken from his 2019 track Akecheta
https://open.spotify.com/artist/41xeR32yLgqBm3uHSc6eCH?si=Z2IwmlJXSaKSdFSPnTdHRQ&dl_branch=1
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