Aaron & Summer: Youth Work, Mental Health and a Global Pandemic
TW: Discussion of mental health, suicide and depression
In this episode Summer talks with Aaron about his experience of Depression. They discuss managing mental health, while serving others in the midst of lockdown, and share a bit of their story about journeying together through this experience. Aaron also speaks a bit about how certain cultural narratives surrounding faith and masculinity shaped his understanding of mental health, and prevented him from seeking help for a time.
Aaron has written further regarding his expierence of mental health on When Lambs are Silent. You can find some of his writing below:
How Toxic Masculinity Almost Killed Me: The Patriarchy’s Double Edged Sword / A.J. Hendry
Is Suicide a Ticket to Hell?: Mental Illness, Hell and the Spiritual Trauma that comes with it / A.J. Hendry
Suicide Prevention is more than a Facebook post, it’s political / A.J. Hendry
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The music in this episode is from the Album Dissonance by Jess Jackson and Leon Shelley
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