The stigma surrounding men and their grief and encouraging people to listen to understand; with Chris Platt

Chris contacted us after listening to our segment on BBC Nottingham in January and we’re extremely grateful. As you may have noticed, men don’t approach us very often to come on to the podcast and so when we get the opportunity to talk grief with men Sam and I really look forward to it! Unfortunately, as Chris speaks about in this episode, men generally feel the pressure to keep themselves together for their family and struggle to admit when they need help. Men are also the least likely to open up the conversation about their grief - this is why people like Chris are SO important in raising awareness! Chris’ Mum died when he was just 20 in 2010, after finding a tumour in her leg in December 2009. He talks about struggling to cope with his grief and finally reaching breaking point around four years after his Mum died, when he ended up contacting the Samaritans for help due to feeling suicidal. We also speak about telling your employers and possible love interests about your dead parent and struggles with grief and mental illnesses and how time isn’t a healer - we just learn how to cope a little better every day. Instagram: @dpcpodcast Email: [email protected] Website. www.dpcpodcast.co.ukSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/deadparentclub. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.