Meet Dylan Garcia – a singer/songwriter and mental health advocate

Dylan Garcia, uses funk and neo-soul music and his smooth vocals to tell stories about the emotional side of being a manDylan Garcia is a successful singer and songwriter of songs that tell the emotional rollercoaster of life from the perspective of a man’s man. His lyrics evoke the inner strength of an honest man who is not afraid to show his vulnerability as he deals with the highs and lows of life.For Dylan the ups and downs of life have included managing serious mental health challengesIn this episode of Rest and Recreation, the work life balance podcast from Abeceder Dylan explains describes to host Michael Millward how his music career started and how as he was learning to be an artist, he was also learning how to manage his mental health.Dylan explores how the lucky connections he made helped his music career, and how finding effective mental health treatments for many people is also down to good luck.Having battled bipolar disorder and lost loved ones to suicide, Dylan uses his platform to advocate for change and support for people struggling with mental health challenges.You can find more information about Dylan Garcia and Michael at ABECEDER.co.ukAudience Offers – listings include links that may create a small commission for Rest and RecreationBuy books from Ed Mylett, a favourite of Dylan Garcia from Amazon or Bookshop.orgTravel – Travel to see Dylan Garcia perform at prices on trains, flights, hotels, and holidays as members of The Ultimate Travel Club.Health – York Test provides an Annual Health Test. An experienced phlebotomist will complete a full blood draw at your home or workplace. Hospital standard tests covering 39 different health markers are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.Visit York Test and use this discount code REST25.Rest and Recreation is made on Zencastr, because creating podcasts on Zencastr is so easy, you can as well by visiting Zencastr and using our offer code ABECEDER.Tech Problems? – Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote referral code WPFNUQHU.If you have liked this episode of Rest and Recreation, please give it a like and download it. To make sure you do not miss future editions please subscribe.Remember, at Abeceder we don’t tell you what to think, but we do hope to make you think!Being a GuestIf you would like to be a guest on Rest and Recreation, please contact Abeceder.Matchmaker.fm is where great hosts and even greater guests are matched, and fantastic podcasts are hatched. Use code MILW10 for a discount on membership.We recommend potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.Thank you to you for listening.We appreciate every like, download, and subscription.