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We're Ryan, Dan, and Ant, three 20 something lads, from Birkenhead, who love football. 24% of women and 13% of men in England are diagnosed with depression in their lifetime. But men are three times more likely to die from suicide than women. We wanted to know why. Join us every Monday and Friday as we speak to people from the wide world of football, all about Mental Health, in an attempt to learn more about it, and encourage men to feel more comfortable talking about their health and wellbeing, and attempt to remove the stigma that still surrounds the topic.
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Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Episode 32
Get your head in the game.
In 2019, writer Dominic Stevenson set out on a journey to write a book all about football's complex relationship with mental health. Over the previous 12 months, he has interviewed numerous people from within the game, including Sheffield Wednesday hero, Sam Hutchinson.
Dom asked people from the world of football to tell him about some of their darkest and most difficult experiences, in order to lift the lid on the often uncomfortable relationship football has with mental health.
Dom's book is a loving ode to a positive and idealistic view of football, as an inclusive, welcoming and joyful place. Sadly for many, this has long not been the case. During this episode we discuss why Dom thinks that is, and what we can all do as fans to improve the game we all love.
If you want to pre-order Dom's book, before it comes out on 8th December, you can do so here:
https://www.waterstones.com/book/get-your-head-in-the-game/dominic-stevenson/9781786784353
You can find us on Twitter @marking_man and don't forget to use the hashtag #WheresTheTalkingLads
If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk:
Samaritans
Call 116 132 for free
Papyrus UK
Call 0800 068 41 41
CALM ZONE
0800 58 58 58
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