Welcome to Proper Mental episode 35, my guest this week is Rob Osman, the founder of Dudes & Dogs!
Dudes and Dogs is a wellbeing community for men to head out in to nature, with their dogs, and talk about anything they need to talk about.
Rob’s mission is to help men associate more openly with their emotions and their ability to express them, by redefining what masculinity means to individuals, regardless of social pressure or expectation.
Started in 2019 after Rob’s own struggles with anxiety and depression, they now have several groups over the U.K that are led by fully trained Dog Dudes.
They also have also extended to D&D Military, a men's mental health support group providing a safe space for men to open up and share the mental stress that they are holding onto. As well as offering wellbeing consultancy packages for employers and businesses up and down the country.
You may also have heard Rob on BBC 6 Music or caught him being interviewed by Holly Willoughby and Bradley Walsh on the tele!
Rob and I chat about his own mental health journey, the idea behind D&D and how it’s grown. We chat masculinity, community, music, emotions and all sorts of other mental health related stuff!
You can connect with learn more about D&D via their website
Dudes & Dogs | Dudes & Dogs C.I.C. (dudesndogs.co.uk)
or on Instagram @dudes_anddogs or Facebook Dudes & Dogs | Facebook
And you can watch Rob on the BBC here:
BBC iPlayer - Take Off with Bradley & Holly - Series 1: Episode 2
You can contact me about the podcast or anything else at all on social media @propermentalpodcast or email me from www.propermentalpodcast.co.uk.
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