Sort Your Head Out: Mental health without all the bollocks

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Back then, I had no idea how to have fun or keep myself interested without the distraction of work, drink or drugs. GET SMASHED is a story of ambition, obsession and excess and how the ads that began by reflecting British culture came to define it. Dickheads,” I would say, laughing to myself as I was sitting in my dressing gown munching my third bag of crisps of the morning.

If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegreatunravelling. A mop of black hair, wrinkled skin, a blueish-grey complexion and pretty, open eyes that dart around the room. While mental health has become a far more socially acceptable conversation in recent years, there is still certainly a long way to go, particularly within certain demographics. Sign our petition to keep people in their homes Urgent action is needed to prevent even more people being pushed into homelessness. Rapper Professor Green, football player Declan Rice and comedian Romesh Ranganathan are just some of the ambassadors working with CALM.Thankfully, more positive role models are emerging who are showing you can be successful AND vulnerable. These things work a treat for millions but, to be honest, I just wasn’t into it at that stage of my life.

Everything is here ­- the moment Margaret Thatcher met the Saatchi brothers, the famous 'Labour Isn't Working' poster and the infamous 'Demon Eyes' campaign. This book is great for anyone with a drink and drug problem who also has a successful business, a stable marriage, is financially able to afford personal trainers and two different shrinks. Perhaps it gave me a renewed perspective to my own relationship with coping and also to better understand the struggles that many of my loved ones faced.A nationwide network of men’s groups that meet every Monday night at 7pm to chat about how they’re getting on. It wasn’t the praise (although obviously, I loved that) but the sense that my own admissions about insecurity, low self-esteem, worry, fear, depression – seemed to chime with others. Sam details his struggles with alcohol and drugs and looks at the root causes - but that doesn’t sound half as enjoyable and life-affirming a read this is.

Irreverent and accessible discussions about politics, current affairs and various social issues, as well as the inanities of life, mental health and other shit. But there are insights slotted in alongside the stories, so there is a self-help side alongside the biographical bits. They were responsible for transforming a lifeless advertising industry into something exciting and extravagant. It will do more than just save lives, it will help those saved lives feel like they're genuinely worth living. There was a connection, often with people who, like me, had never been able to open up about this side of themselves before.

There are still old-fashioned ideas on what it means to be a tough, strong man that exists across all social classes.