Saturday, 12 May 2018

Andy's Man Club Oldham Turns 1

The Oldham branch of Andy's Man Club, men's depression support group, celebrated their first birthday last night. Local wine bar Milan in Lees offered a venue and Parcel O' Rogues provided the live music. A few of us, myself included, stepped up to tell the bar about our struggles but most importantly how the group has helped us, and what a strong sense of camaraderie and brotherhood has emerged from the collective struggles we've faced and the support we've steadfastly provided for each other.




I've always been a pretty decent public speaker, but talking about my own mental health issues is an always has been the hardest thing to discuss. Last night was a challenge but it was remarkably rewarding. I, like most of us there, was moved by the bravery displayed by the speakers. We've all gone through somewhat of a transformation to what you see in the above video.

The buffet was astounding too.

1 comment:

Pete said...

Great post matt