🎙️ Join us for an eye-opening chat with Dr. Mark Cox, a distinguished medical doctor and host of the "Straight Talking Doctor" podcast. In this episode, we dive into mental health. Dr. Mark shares insights on recognizing when we need help, building robust support networks, and the pressing issues in today's complex world. We also explore his innovative startup, "Your Roots," transforming how parents support kids' mental health. Tune in for a genuine and enlightening conversation!
🌿 When to Seek Help and How to Help
🌿 Mental Health Crisis: Social Media, Failing School Systems and Practical Strategies to Combat
🌿 Discovering Authentic Meaning in Life
Dr Mark Cox Links:
TheStraightTalkingDr podcast: https://shows.acast.com/the-straight-talking-dr-podcast
Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/
Better Help: https://www.betterhelp.com/
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Timestamps
00:00 Coming Up
00:20 Intro
01:36 Personal Experience with Mental Health
6:24 Therapy: Benefits and Pitfalls
13:12 Finding your therapist
15:35 Distinguishing Tough Times from Need to Seek Help
18:20 Approaching a conversation with someone struggling with mental health
22:07 Building Stronger Support Networks for Mental Well-Being
25:20 Your Roots: bridging the gap between parents and children's mental health
26:04 Questioning the sole Medical Career
29:57 Finding your purpose
35:52 Transferrable Skills from a Medical Degree
40:58 Number one regret of a dying person
42:27 Practically approaching the need to find authentic meaning
46:55 You are Not Alone
48:53 Modern School Systems have Failed
51:11 Reasons Behind the Mental Health Crisis
53:55 Stuck in the Pleasure Trap
56:08 Confront the Monster Under the Bed
57:54 TikTok is Cancer for your brain
1:03:04 Social Media Are Killing Our Focus
1:04:52 ADHD on the Rise
1:06:50 Junior Doctor Strikes and the Burning NHS
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