The PANDAS Foundation Podcast
The Dad ft. Jamie Kenna - What does mental health struggle look like for fathers?
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Episode notes
A semi-professional footballer, café owner and the actor you’ll know from Corrie and House of the Dragon – @theJamie Kenna is no stranger to huge achievements, but finding his feet as a dad was his biggest challenge yet.
Jamie opens up to Sally about the struggle of being a ‘blokey bloke’, unaware of how to reach out and find help as he faced up to his mental health struggle as a parent.
He shares how what he learned has helped him forge stronger relationships, manage the pressures of daily life and champion men’s mental health today.
They discuss the stigmas, challenges and strains that parenting can have on a man's mental health and how talking can be the first step in recovery.
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