My dad came from a generation where no one talked about mental illness or suicide. Men in particular showed no vulnerability or signs of struggle, psychological or physical. To show any emotion was to appear weak, and real men were not weak.
I never saw my father cry. I don't remember any physical signs of love from him, like hugs and kisses.
Reverend Robert Cooke lost his 75-year-old father to suicide last yea

"I have suffered from depression since I was 16 or 17. I have never talked about it. It hasn't served me to not talk about it, as the bouts of depression get deeper and longer."

Those are the words of one of our guests today Brian Pincott.

1 in 10 Canadian men will experience major depression in the course of their lives
3 out of every 4 suicides are men.


The Canadian Mental Health Association says this;

It’s being called a silent crisis, a sleeper issue. But there are signs that this sleeper is at last awakening. Around the world studies, surveys, web networks, journals and newspaper articles are shedding light on a shadowy subject: men’s mental health.

If you heard our conversation around kids and mental health, Alycia Perreault suggested we need to have a conversation around men. Tonight on Agree or Disagree:The Podcast we talk about Men and Mental Health

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Former Calgary City Councillor Brian Pincott. was first elected in 2007 in his Ward 11 seat until he decided to not seek reelection in 2017. He has opened up about his journey.


Today he shares his perspective and his journey.

Topics we cover;

-Why did he come forward? And his reaction to the response.
-Being a politician.
-Toxic Masculinity.
-The power of empathy and kindness.
-Support Systems
-Where we are in our conversations?

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