Chronic illness, daily seizures & finding purpose through community, with Jake S, aka PunkChef41

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GoodEnoughChats - Destigmatising men's mental health, one chat at a time

Dan Bowsher

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On a mission to destigmatise these issues - one chat at a time. The GoodEnoughChats show features conversations between regular guys talking about their lived experiences of mental health. In each episode, Dan talks to a different guest who has faced mental health challenges in the hope it can destigmatise these issues for other men. The chats are unscripted but always based on the same five questions so guests can prepare as much as they want to. Guests volunteer themselves to come forward, and we're always interested to hear from people who

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Chronic illness, daily seizures & finding purpose through community, with Jake S, aka PunkChef41

GoodEnoughChats - Destigmatising men's mental health, one chat at a time

1 hour 4 minutes 2 seconds

5 months ago

Chronic illness, daily seizures & finding purpose through community, with Jake S, aka PunkChef41

In this episode, Jake S – A.K.A PunkChef41 – opens up about living with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), a chronic illness that causes him to experience tens (sometimes hundreds) of seizures every day.

The condition influences every aspect of his work and family life, and he talks openly about the impact it has on his mental health, and the role his YouTube channel, and the community he’s building through it, play in giving him the structure, purpose, and connection he needs.

Here are the timestamps for each of the core questions we cover in the show:

0:00 Dan’s opener and overview

2:46 Introduction and why Jake decided to share his story

7:59 How was your last week?

10:32 How has your relationship with your mental health evolved?

36:04 What have been the lightbulb moments for you?

50:03 If someone facing a similar problem came to you today, what's the most important thing they can do?

If you'd like to chat with Jake about his experiences, reach out to him via

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Punkchef41

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/punkchef41

Jake’s podcast, ‘It’s Me It’s Me It’s FND’, can be found here on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6RSjTADQCw9tA4Udnutf0L?si=29c481209cd94351

He also mentioned the visible app, which you can find here on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.makevisible.visible

Get all the info you could possibly need about the show here: https://linktr.ee/goodenoughchats

If you have been affected by some of the issues addressed in this conversation, please know that you are not alone and there are some fantastic places you can turn to for help, including (but by no means limited to):

NHS, https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), https://www.thecalmzone.net/

Samaritans, https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

Mind, https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/seeking-help-for-a-mental-health-problem/where-to-start/