Burnout, depression, and late diagnosis ADHD, with Matt Hocking

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GoodEnoughChats - Destigmatising men's mental health, one chat at a time

Dan Bowsher

32 episodes

2 days ago

On a mission to destigmatise these issues - one chat at a time. The GoodEnoughChats show features conversations between regular guys talking about their lived experiences of mental health. In each episode, Dan talks to a different guest who has faced mental health challenges in the hope it can destigmatise these issues for other men. The chats are unscripted but always based on the same five questions so guests can prepare as much as they want to. Guests volunteer themselves to come forward, and we're always interested to hear from people who

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Burnout, depression, and late diagnosis ADHD, with Matt Hocking

GoodEnoughChats - Destigmatising men's mental health, one chat at a time

1 hour 42 minutes 22 seconds

4 weeks ago

Burnout, depression, and late diagnosis ADHD, with Matt Hocking

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Matt Hocking opens up about what happens when years of pressure, emotional over-functioning, and unprocessed trauma finally catch up with you, and how a late diagnosis of ADHD has helped him to start making sense of it all.

Matt talks about hitting a wall after trying to push through months of mental and physical exhaustion. He describes feeling completely shut down, dissociative, and unable to access any of the tools that used to help him cope.

That collapse prompted a long period of reflection which has gone on to shape the way he lives his life today. He shares what recovery has looked like so far, including therapy, nervous system work, creative rebalancing, and learning to recognise what safe even feels like.

Matt’s fully embraced radical candour, and it makes for a layered, generous insight from someone still deep in the work and willing to tell his story exactly as it is.

He also discusses the role he’s now undertaken to support ABand of Brothers. Previous guest Steve Jackson also talked about this, so search out his episode for more insights.

Here are the timestamps for our core questions:

0:00 Dan’s opener and overview

1:50 Intro to Matt

6:31 Why Matt came on the show

21:13 How was your last week?

27:59 How has your relationship with your mental health evolved?

1:09:41 Have there been any lightbulb moments for you?

1:30:09 What’s the most important thing someone going through this can do?

Connect with Matt:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthocking/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matt.hocking/

Email: matt@leap.eco

More info about the series:

https://goodenoughchats.com

If you’ve been affected by anything raised in this episode, please know you’re not alone. You can speak to someone at:

NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/

CALM: https://www.thecalmzone.net/

Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/seeking-help-for-a-mental-health-problem/where-to-start/