In episode 270 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Robert Grattan.
Robert works as a Clinical Physiologist and our Founder Freddie met Rob through playing football locally in north-east London as teenagers.
In this episode we discuss his exposure to suicide as a teenager when family friends of Rob took their own lives.
We then talk about a relationship break-up Rob went through recently from a five-year relationship and the impact that had on his mental health, his identity and how he’s had to rebuild it in the months since.
We also talk about the role he’s played for his friends in their lives as someone they can come to when disclosing their own mental health struggles and having that level of emotional intelligence as a man.
We finish by discussing his memories at Aldersbrook FC (where Rob and Freddie met), the power of football in providing an avenue for male bonding at a grass-roots level, friendship and how these teams can get better at allowing men to disclose issues greater than surface-level ones.
As always, #itsokaytovent
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