Talk it Like a Man Joshua McFadden & Hristo Kirov

On this week’s episode Hristo and Josh are joined by the lovely Donato, who is headlining a new peer mentoring scheme supported by the student’s union. Donato discusses the importance of finding a safe place for students to share their experiences and emotions, some of the challenges he has faced during his time at university and different ways to engage with the support available.

The peer support group will gather every Wednesday at 16:00 in the Library.

The three also discuss the International Men’s day awareness event that Hristo and Josh are putting together on the 19th of November at the Hub.

Make sure you make an appearance! We’ll see you there!

On today’s episode, Hristo and Josh are joined by Jacob, a first year student at Coventry University.

They discuss a very serious condition – psychotic depression - a subtype of major depression that occurs when a severe depressive illness includes some form of psychosis.

Jacob was recently diagnosed with psychotic depression and was kind enough to come on and share his journey so far. He talks about his experiences, treatment, challenges and less known information about the condition.

As always, we encourage each and every one of you to get involved by sending us a message or dropping us an email especially if you relate to any of the topics mentioned in this episode. Thank you!



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On today’s episode, Hristo and Josh are joined by Dimitrios, a Masters student at Coventry University.

They discuss the mental health applications of weight loss, weight gain, body image, its representation in media and the stigma around it, especially in the context of the pandemic.

Dimitrios has gone through a rollercoaster of a journey, going through significant weight gains and losses in the past two years. He provides insight into how that affected him, how he managed to overcome it and the steps he plans to take for the future.

As always, we encourage each and every one of you to get involved by sending us a message or dropping us an email. Thank you!

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Join students Hristo Kirov and Josh McFadden as they talk about men's mental health issues. In today's episode, Josh and Hristo are joined Tiago to discuss the act of suicide, where men are sadly massively overrepresented making up 3 quarters of the suicides in England. 12 men takes their own life each day.

The conversation ends with a discussion on toxic masculinity and how women can be and are affected by it which will be explored further in a few weeks time.

Join students Hristo Kirov and Josh McFadden as they talk about men's mental health issues.  In today's episode, Josh and Hristo are joined by the Talent Team's own Euan McCall who educates them on topics such as employability, important skills in the workplace and tips on your CV!   

Come along to the Careers Fest! Grab your tickets here: https://talent.coventry.ac.uk/

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Join students Hristo Kirov and Josh McFadden as they talk about men's mental health issues.  


As part of a holistic approach to mental health, CVs and job seeking was cited as major cause for anxiety. Josh and Hristo are joined by the Talent Team's own Euan McCall who educates them on topics such as employability, important skills in the workplace and tips on your CV! Tune in next week for part 2  Want to contribute to the conversations https://tinyurl.com/yynoqxlp   


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