Season 4 Episode 5: "Male Mental Health" with Cody Tapoler

Update: 2021-06-28

Description

On this episode, we attempt to scratch the surface and start the conversation on a very large topic that seems almost unconquerable: Male Mental Health

We begin as we always do with a topic breakdown from Jessica Sheriff, our resident mental health professional, who shares some of her amazing research regarding this topic. The statistics of the severity of mental illness among men, the realities of societal pressures on men, and the important consideration of the difficulties faced by men of marginalized groups when attempting to seek mental health care or simply begin the conversation about taking care of themselves.

For today's conversation, we are joined by Cody Tapoler, otherwise known as Cody T. Cody is a multi-talented individual. Creating music under the Cody T name, creating theme park and pop culture inspired apparel (and even more music) as the owner of The Lost Bros, and still finding the time to show up in the world of mental health advocacy. He makes knowledge and creativity as much of a priority as self care and encourages so many others to do the same. He shares so much of his personal, emotional and career journey in a way that is generous, candid and relatable.

Cody shares with us insight into how he found the importance of taking care of your mental health, how he brings that importance into his business, creative endeavors and life overall, and what it's been like for him to move through the world as a man who wants to talk about his feelings. He acknowledges his privilege in this space and is using that privilege to attempt to uplift others and promote the importance of finding the right ways for you to take care of yourself.

This conversation is just the beginning of a very large topic that needs to be discussed more often. It is not only an example of mental health discussion, it is proof that with the support and the continued push for societal shift from those around them, men can have the opportunity to find positive experiences with emotional conversation and see the value in mental health.

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