Pier Perspectives: Men's Stories from the Fylde Coast

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The "Pier Perspectives: Men's Stories from the Fylde Coast" project aims to capture and share impactful stories of men from Blackpool and the Fylde Coast. These short episodes feature chats about positive mental health stories, with the intent of promoting better mental wellness. 

  1. International Men's Day - Pete – Passing on the Support

    SEP 27

    International Men's Day - Pete – Passing on the Support

    A former Youth Worker, Pete explains how the help of others during his time of need, led him to work for many years, helping others who found themselves in a similar situation in their younger years.

    4 min
  2. International Men's Day - Josh – Changing the Way You Think

    SEP 27

    International Men's Day - Josh – Changing the Way You Think

    Josh shares his experiences of mental health and how meditation and positive actions helped him overcome some of life’s greatest challenges to date.

    7 min
  3. RNLI - Mike – Covid, Cafes and Career Changes

    SEP 27

    RNLI - Mike – Covid, Cafes and Career Changes

    Covid turned Mike’s business plans upside down, he explains how his cool, calm and collected wife helped him  through the dark days, and not for the first time.

    13 min
  4. Stanley Park - Nigel – Health Worries, Positive Steps and Looking After Yourself

    SEP 27

    Stanley Park - Nigel – Health Worries, Positive Steps and Looking After Yourself

    Nigel discusses the importance of looking after your physical and mental health, through positive approaches to life and its challenges.

    6 min
  5. Talking Men - Steve – Peer Support is Paramount

    SEP 27

    Talking Men - Steve – Peer Support is Paramount

    Steve tells us about how he struggled to find help, and ended up meeting with likeminded individuals, resulting in the Talking Men group from Thornton Cleveleys.  https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/community-talking-men-programme/

    10 min
  6. International Men's Day - John – Addiction, Fatherhood and Peer Support

    SEP 27

    International Men's Day - John – Addiction, Fatherhood and Peer Support

    Single parent John discusses his battles with addiction and the various services he worked with, as well as his project ‘Dad’s Place’ – a support group for new fathers.

    10 min
  7. RNLI - Lee – Supporting Others Through Their Troubling Times

    SEP 27

    RNLI - Lee – Supporting Others Through Their Troubling Times

    Lee works as a manager and often has to support his staff through their struggles, he elaborates on how he deals personally with shouldering that burden.

    6 min
  8. Stanley Park - Anonymous – Divorce, Parenthood and Rebuilding

    SEP 27

    Stanley Park - Anonymous – Divorce, Parenthood and Rebuilding

    Our guest gives us an insight into how he got through divorce and losing everything to find it was not the end, after he joined a gym and found health routines and peer support carried him through.

    4 min
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The "Pier Perspectives: Men's Stories from the Fylde Coast" project aims to capture and share impactful stories of men from Blackpool and the Fylde Coast. These short episodes feature chats about positive mental health stories, with the intent of promoting better mental wellness. 

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