The Struggles of Man Podcast

The Struggles of Man Podcast


Latest Episodes

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #39 - Shannon Marie
October 28, 2020

Shannon Marie is an RCW, addictions worker, and mental health care worker. She describes feeling her mental health slip in university, later being diagnosed with bipolar 2. We chat about the importance on positive people, having a support group, and commu

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #38 - Katie Murray
October 20, 2020

Katie Murry is a former substitute teacher, currently working for TakingItGlobal. A non-for-profit organization that gives grants for youth community projects. She describes feeling her mental health slip late in her senior year of high school “Almost ove

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #37 - Rama Macmillan
September 29, 2020

Rama Macmillan shares his unique out of the box upbringing,  Growing up with his parents fallowing the Hare Krishna religion. He spent his early years traveling, and moving around rural British Columbia going to school in a off the grid commune. Lat

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #35 - Emily MacIsaac
September 07, 2020

Emily is a journalism graduate, wife, mother and avid runner. She describes being diagnosed with Postpartum Depression during her pregnancy and having the baby just a few weeks before Covid 19. She speaks on working through Postpartum, later being diagnos

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #34 - Richard Lush
September 07, 2020

Richard lush is a pillar to many communities. In the indigenous community as an Engagement officer at L’nuey PEI. As an Actor, Writer, and Director at Mi'kmaq Heritage Actors. As well  Former Aboriginal Sport Circle Coordinator at Mi'kmaq Confederacy

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #33 - Bethann Coombs
September 07, 2020

Bethan Coombs is a teacher, mother, and studying astrologer. Bethan reached out during the shutdown and offered to do my astrology reading. To be honest I was skeptical, but I figured it would be an interesting conversation at the least. I had fallowed da

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #31 - Carah Ross
August 04, 2020

Carah Ross is a success business person, speaker, mother and friend. She describes being on the streets of Vancouver just two years ago homeless and addicted to drugs. In and out of jail from the time she was 14 years old. Losing here mother at a young ag

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #30 - Joy Denise
August 04, 2020

Joy Denise gives very insightful take on narcissists, and describes being in close relationships with two in her life. She describes working through the damage down as well as the importance of examining your own well being. She now does life coaching at

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #29 - Hannah McGaughey
August 04, 2020

Hannah is a recent graduate from UPEI and now theater school student in Toronto. She discusses being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) at the age of 14. Past Traumas, growing up in a religious private school, life, and the mental heath

Mattys Mental Health Podcast #28 - Joshua Langston
August 04, 2020

Joshua is a Dalhousie university student in his third year. He describes growing up in PEI and experiencing racism throughout school, and as early as just 5 years old. Years of constant bullying because of the color of his skin that lead him to mental hea