Welcome to Proper Mental episode 26!
This week I chat to Big Al Casey!
Big Al Casey is a mental health advocate, podcast host and social media content creator.
Al is known for his pranks, stunts and banter as part of Team Wak with Woody and Kleiny and it was during filming one of their video’s that Al inadvertently became an advocate for mental health.
The video in question has been viewed over 40 million times which is just incredible! Until then, not many people knew about Al’s struggles with mental health and the video is a great example of the power of friendship and opening up.
You can watch it here:
BLINDFOLDED TATTOO DESTROYS BEST FRIEND CHALLENGE (he cried) - YouTube
From then Al became known as someone who is open and honest about mental health and he has since started Lads, Dads and a couple of Beers, a podcast about all aspects of mental health and life in general.
Al and I chat about life as a social media prankster, men’s mental health, anxiety, vulnerability, that video and the importance of having good mates!
You can connect with Al on social media @bigalcasey and check out his work with the magician Ryan Tricks @ryantricks. His podcast is available on all podcast platforms.
You can get hold of me on all socials @propermentalpodcast and I’m always happy to chat! It would really help me out if you could take five minutes to leave me a nice review for this episode or any others!
If you need to seek support, find services close to you by visiting www.hubofhope.co.uk
Thanks for listening! Enjoy!