Men on Show Andrew Pain
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"Candid conversations with everyday heroes"Heroes don't always come regaled in capes or fly through the air.Sometimes you could (and quite likely have) walked past one on the street and not even known.We hear so many stories about men behaving badly, but what about the men being brilliant?Join Andrew Pain as he finds and chats to these "everyday heroes", ordinary men who have done, and are doing extraordinary things.
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S1 E30 Ricky Nuttall - Men, Grenfell and PTSD
Ricky Nuttall - Mental Health Advocate | Motivational Speaker | Former Firefighter and first responder at Grenfell Tower | Published Poet | ActorMental health advocate, motivational speaker and public voice, focusing on raising awareness on the importance of social and workplace mental health and well-being.ManIFF nomination for The Firefighter short film. Written and acted by Ricky himself, produced and directed by Roy Khalil of Grenfell Voices. Ricky also wrote and acted the lead role for a...
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S1 E29 - Jeremy Davies | Men, Fatherhood and the Gender Pay Gap
Dr Jeremy Davies is Deputy CEO of the Fatherhood Institute, a UK charity working to build a society that values, prepares, and supports men as involved fathers and caregivers.Jeremy leads the organisation’s communications and policy work, including the FI’s 6 weeks for dads campaign for a better statutory paternity offer for all UK fathers; manages funded research and impact projects, including collaborations with universities, like the PIECE (Paternal Involvement and its Effects on Children’...
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S1 E28- Isaac Kenyon - Men, Nature and Climate Change
Isaac, a British eco-adventurer, mental health champion and international keynote speaker, redefining human endurance through world-record achievements. Picture rowing 3000 unsupported miles across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the first person to run the Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge route unsupported, completing a full Ironman with a 15kg weighted vest, cycling over huge stretches of challenging seas and rowing for a staggering 3.5 days continuously without a break. Beyond adventure/end...
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S1 E27 Christian Chalfont | Men, and the Power of Mens' Retreats
Key Points of the Episode:His great early family years....But then the bullying at school.Changes in the way we respond to dyslexia and coming out today.Stories of leaving religion out of love for a gay child (Not Christian)The sense of something "wrong" with himself.The imposter syndrome he had.How they handle issues on the retreats.What happens on the retreatsHis helpful philosophy.Christian is a Counsellor and Facilitator of men’s spaces. He is also the Founder of Men’s Retreats UK. A comp...
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S1 E26- Robin Hadley - Men and the impact of childlessness.
Robin is from Old Trafford, Manchester (UK). He comes from a large working-class family and left school with few qualifications. His careers include research consultant, counsellor, deputy technical manager, scientific photographer and kitchen assistant. Robin’s training as a counsellor and his own experience of desperately wanting to be a dad led him to research the desire for fatherhood in childless men as part of his MA in Counselling (The University of Manchester). He then self-fund...
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S1 E25 Stevie Ward - Men, Rugby and Life After Sport
Stevie is a former professional rugby player, and part of the goldengeneration at the Leeds Rhinos, one of the most successful teams in superleague history. Stevie became the youngest grand final winner ever, winning3 Grand Finals, 2 Challenge Cups and was named captain at just 26.Amongst the highs, Stevie endured 10 operations, several mental healthstruggles, and had to retire from a brain injury at the age of 27.Stevie launched Mantality in 2016, inspiring conversation around mentalhealth f...