BONUS: Christine Davies

Welcome to this bonus episode of Proper Mental, this time I am joined by my Aunty, Christine Davies!

My Aunty Chris is an Occupational Health Nurse in a factory that employs over 500 men.  Part of her role is to protect and promote the health of the staff.  She is the first port of call for health-related problems or advice and this includes mental health and wellbeing.

We all know that male mental health issues are on the rise and that men aged 40-49 have the highest suicide rates in the UK. 

The reason I was so keen to chat to Chris about this is because her work brings her directly in contact with this particular demographic.  She has a life time of experience as a nurse and several years working in a very male dominated environment.

We sat down to chat about her work and the rise of mental health related issues.  We chat about her process and how she can help the people she works with and we chat about our own experiences with mental health and all sorts of other things in between.

Chris played a big part in my own mental health journey and has been mentioned previously on the podcast.  I was visiting my family in Wales and took the opportunity to sit down with Chris and catch up.  It was the first time I’ve seen her in person in over half a year which definitely adds something to the conversation

I think it’s important to look at mental health from all sides, from the people suffering to the people affected by the suffering of others and the people that are working to help them.  This episode definitely adds something to the wider picture of mental health and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

I’d love to hear what you think and you can let me know on social media @propermentalpodcast and if you like what hear please leave a review!

If you’d like to know more about Chris, then here she is on Come Dine With Me in 2014!

www.channel4.com/programmes/come-dine-with-me/on-demand/55243-038

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