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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 Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Episode 40
Running, writing and taking the weight off.
Between 2015 and 2017, Kristian Walsh dropped almost 10 stone in weight. In the years prior, despite an impressive and exciting professional career, working as a professional sports journalist, behind closed doors, Kristian was struggling with his mental health. His weight was causing him significant issues with self esteem, leading to anxiety and depression.
As part of his effort to improve his physical, and mental health, Kristian raised over £2000 for the mental health charity MIND, by running his first ever 10k in 2016. He attributes a significant amount of his ability to overcome the difficulties in his life to the support he was given by the charity, and felt a strong desire to give something back.
In this episode, we talk football obsession, studying at Oxford, life as head of sports audience engagement, weight loss, and depression.
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
https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/helpline/
MIND
0300 123 3393
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