A dad of eight turns late-night lyrics into lifelines while caring for a partner living with bipolar, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. How do you hold a household together when the carer is running on empty? John—dad of eight, full-time carer, and aspiring songwriter—opens up about school bullying, quiet grief, and the strain of supporting a partner through bipolar disorder, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. We talk men’s mental health, the pressure of social media, and why ten minut...
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A dad of eight turns late-night lyrics into lifelines while caring for a partner living with bipolar, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. How do you hold a household together when the carer is running on empty? John—dad of eight, full-time carer, and aspiring songwriter—opens up about school bullying, quiet grief, and the strain of supporting a partner through bipolar disorder, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. We talk men’s mental health, the pressure of social media, and why ten minut...
From Bullied to Broken to Brave: Dan’s Heart-Breaking Journey Through Self-Harm and Healing
Definitely Not Therapy
1 hour 19 minutes
2 months ago
From Bullied to Broken to Brave: Dan’s Heart-Breaking Journey Through Self-Harm and Healing
What if courage isn’t about lifting the heaviest weight, staying silent, or pretending you’re fine — but about saying four simple words: “I’m struggling right now.” In this episode of Definitely Not Therapy, host Dan Lawrence sits down with another Dan — just twenty-two years old — whose story is painfully familiar to thousands of young men who’ve been told to “man up.” His journey takes us from teenage bullying and emotional isolation to the quiet resilience of learning how to ask for help i...
Definitely Not Therapy
A dad of eight turns late-night lyrics into lifelines while caring for a partner living with bipolar, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. How do you hold a household together when the carer is running on empty? John—dad of eight, full-time carer, and aspiring songwriter—opens up about school bullying, quiet grief, and the strain of supporting a partner through bipolar disorder, BPD, chronic pain, and severe asthma. We talk men’s mental health, the pressure of social media, and why ten minut...
