How To Talk To Your Mates About Depression, with Will McMahon
Will McMahon is an Australian comedian and radio personality. He co-hosts the KISS Network’s national drive time show ‘Woody and Will’ with his best-mate Woody Whitelaw.On-air it’s mostly shits and giggles, as Will’s job is to entertain and make people laugh. But in his personal life, he continues to live with regular bouts of depression.Depression is a mental illness that affects 1 in 7 people. And typically men are not very good at talking about it. This is something Will is trying to change.Will understands how hard it is for men to let their friends and family know they are struggling, but he also believes it’s the most important thing you can do to help yourself. In this interview, Will shares his personal story of living with depression and explains why it’s so important to talk about it.What you’ll learnThe Catch-22 of depression – where the best thing you can do is to speak to someone, but it’s also the hardest thing to doWhy he created the ‘share my mood’ appSome lessons from Roman Kemp’s documentary ‘Our silent Emergency’Two ways for society to tackle depressionInterventionPreventionTips to help guys talk to their mates about depressionShoulder to shoulder activities‘The 2-okay rule’Things Will does to help maintain his mental healthExerciseMeditationDiet and lifestyleHow the symptoms of depression show up in WillThe power of vulnerability – why telling your friends about your depression is the best thing you can do to help yourself. Resources men can use if they need to get helpMore informationLinks to resources mentioned in this interview, as well as further information about the guest, can be found at https://thedadtrain.com/55Need help?If this topic triggers anything and you need to speak to someone, please call LifeLine on 13 11 14 (in Australia) or an equivalent helpline in your local country.