Gay Men & Mental Health WITH Jarred Denzel: Gay Men Mental Health Challenges, Hard Family Dynamics Growing Up, Mending Fences with Disapproving Parents

Gay Men & Mental Health WITH Jarred Denzel: Gay Men Mental Health Challenges, Hard Family Dynamics Growing Up, Mending Fences with Disapproving Parents In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Jarred Denzel. We talked about living with disapproving parents, addressing mental health struggles, learning that a friend was battling depression and committed suicide, living with mental health challenges and so much more! Check it out! 01:19 – Jarred Introduction02:21 – Crushes in grade school06:31 – Parents found out about sexuality through a note in his backpack11:42 – Trying to love parents while being proud to be a gay man16:22 – Mending fences with parents about sexuality20:11 – Getting started in Mental health21:17-friend killed himself23:02 – Talking about his personal mental health journey26:02- Living with depression and mental health struggles daily30:49 – Taking pride in the small wins33:13 – Being public about personal challenges online40:29 – Advice for someone on their own queer journey Social MediaQueerly Blax IG: @queerlyblaxQueerly Blax Podcast: https://pod.link/1602328143Queerly Blax Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbTFH1KU4zjauIBMlxhxHVQ/videosJarred IG: jarred.denzel