GoodEnoughChats – Destigmatising men's mental health, one chat at a time
GoodEnoughChats - Destigmatising men's mental health, one chat at a time
Podcast Description
The GoodEnoughChats show features conversations between regular guys talking about their lived experiences of mental health.
Each episode features host Dan Bowsher talking 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 feel they might be ready to share their story.
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Content Themes
The show focuses on personal experiences with mental health challenges, including topics like anxiety, burnout, grief, and perinatal mental health. Episodes cover unique stories like overcoming addiction, managing PTSD, and dealing with late diagnoses of OCD.
We’re on a mission to destigmatise men’s mental health, one chat at a time.
GoodEnoughChats features conversations between regular guys talking about their lived experiences of mental health.
The chats are unscripted and unedited, and always based on the same five questions so guest can choose how much they want to share before we hit record.
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After more than 35 conversations listening to other men’s stories, the tables turn – and it’s Dan’s turn in the chair.
In this episode, guest host Ben Rogers interviews Dan Bowsher, founder and host of GoodEnoughChats, about his own experience of burnout, anxiety and clinical perfectionism.
Dan talks about the years he spent pushing himself to exhaustion, the collapse that forced him to stop, and the long, uneven recovery that followed. He reflects on how therapy, medication and self-awareness helped him rebuild, what he’s learned about fear and avoidance, and the shift that came from finally realising that good enough is good enough.
It’s an open and personal conversation about the lasting impact of burnout, the power of small steps, and what it means to live – and work – differently after coming through the fog.
Here are the timestamps for our core questions:
0:00 – Dan’s opener and overview
2:09 – Intro to Dan
6:22 – Why did you come on the show?
11:44 – How was your last week?
15:35 – How has your relationship with your mental health evolved?
55:46 – Have there been any lightbulb moments for you?
1:06:56 – What’s the most important thing someone going through this can do?
More info about the series:
https://goodenoughchats.com
If you’ve been affected by anything raised in this episode, please know you’re not alone. You can speak to someone at:
• NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/
• 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/
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