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David Mathas: A Shell Of Myself - The Conversation We Need To Have About Mental Health

Better Coaching

English - September 23, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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David is a 35-year-old Army Combat Medic Veteran with a Master's in Exercise Science from the University of South Florida. David is an online physique and strength coach devoting his life to helping others avoid some of the many pitfalls he personally experienced in his journey to get to where he is today.

David is now an author! In his new book, he details his life and experiences with the divorce of my parents, death of a close friend, relationship problems, his time in the U.S. Army as a Combat Medic, and battling with mental health issues as well as an eating disorder that nearly took his life in 2011. The book is called 'A Shell of Myself' and can be found through Amazon in both paperback and ebook versions. 

What We Talked About:

David recently becoming an author, and what inspired him to start writing.How David's experiences as a kid, slowly and quietly lead him to a very dark time in his life, with anxiety, depression, and OCD fueling an eating disorder that nearly killed him.The stigma and shame associated with mental health in the United States, and why it's essential for us to break the stigma so more people will ask for help.The lessons that David has learned on his road to recovery, and how you, too, can implement them into your life.

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