#18: Speaking Up For Men’s Mental Health with Rochelle Finch Lagoa

2019-08-20

Today I interview Rochelle Finch Lagoa, a successful Business woman with roots in the fitness industry and heart felt mission to shine a light on men’s mental health. Influenced by her dad when it came to health and fitness, Rochelle thought he would always have it together, after all he was a “fit and healthy” football playing dad; “I knew he was stressed but he was my dad and I thought dads are fine! Dad doesn’t need any support, dads look after everyone else”. In this episode we discuss: ...

Today I interview Rochelle Finch Lagoa, a successful Business woman with roots in the fitness industry and heart felt mission to shine a light on men’s mental health.

Influenced by her dad when it came to health and fitness, Rochelle thought he would always have it together, after all he was a “fit and healthy” football playing dad; “I knew he was stressed but he was my dad and I thought dads are fine! Dad doesn’t need any support, dads look after everyone else”.

In this episode we discuss:

• Looking after yourself as a whole and complete unit - Mind, Body and Soul

• What’s eating away at you, take note, what are your feeding your mind and body

• Being a “yes” person and not speaking your truth can make you sick

• Guys don’t as readily share their problems and emotions, Rochelle discusses the importance of men and women supporting men in our lives to do this.

• The Alpha Voice - Rochelle’s new project to support men “Just because they’re a man, it doesn’t mean that they do not need to be supported.”

• Women are good at talking and sharing, men need to understand it is ok to talk to their mates and to have "bloke time"

• How women can support the men in their lives to stay mentally well

• Quality v Quantity in relation to time

• Importance of an exercise you enjoy to add to your life and release stress

• The clarity of mind you experience from making small changes to the food you are eating

• Why not all calories are created equally and the nutritional value in food with the same calories.

The idea behind “The Alpha Voice” movement is to encourage conversation and educate women and men to recognise that the men in our lives are also going through their own challenges and they need support too. Guys don’t as readily share their problems and emotions, Rochelle discusses the importance of men and women supporting men in our lives to do this.

If you have a man in your life that you love, a father, brother, husband, son, friend you will not want to miss this episode!

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