Share My Mood: Recent Episodes
Will McMahon
Paradoxically, talking to someone about your mental health is the only way out, when you are struggling however, the last thing you want to do is talk about it. The power of speech is failing you. Sadly its impotence is not just leading to discomfort and grief, but also higher suicide rates than ever before. So, giving himself only two weeks, with his sidekick Woody, Will attempts to build an app that answers the question: how can I communicate without talking? How can I better share my mood?
A chance to say goodbye and to leave you with a reminder of what this has all been about. Thank you for listening...give your friends the cape. Will.
Woody surprises Will with neuroscientist and philosopher, Sam Harris. One of the people that Will respects most on the planet.
Share My Mood is going to be a communnication tool, not a go-to resource for people who are having really dark thoughts (PLEASE CALL LIFELINE ON 13 11 14) but the reality is that suicide is REAL and if this app can play any role in helping people talk about their mood so that they might stay away that place, then it needs to explored and understood. This is that episode. Featuring UK radio legend, Roman Kemp and all-round legend, Max Dowzer-Strode. Thank you both for your stories.
Will steps out the three elements of the actual app as he and his team frantically try and code before launch day...this Friday!
It's finally here: Will pitches to Chemist Warehouse to find out if the app will actually get off the ground...
Will sets out to find a solution to the evolutionary hangover which stops us from talking. But before the quest can even begin, he finds out that people have already solved the problem, all on their own.
This episode involves a 400 million year old B word, your parents and a giant love fish to the face, as Will uncovers the reason WHY you can't talk about your mental health.
Will focuses this episode on the other side of the equation: not on the people suffering the mental health condition, but on the people who have to live with them. Arguably, when it comes to solving this problem, the more important part of the equation.
Talking to someone about your mental health is the only way out, however when you are struggling with it, talking is the last thing you want to do. The power of speech is failing you. Sadly its impotence is not just leading to discomfort and grief, but also higher suicide rates than ever before. So, giving himself only two weeks, with his sidekick Woody, Will attempts to build an app that answers the question: how can I communicate without talking? How can I better share my mood?