A Vulnerable Look At Men's & Boys' Mental Health (& how to support it) [Interview with Dr. Unati Makiwane]

The Whole Stepfamily

It's no secret that I'm BIG on supporting women on this show. A lot of the issues I invite listeners to get to the root of are planted in social conditioning and what's considered right, wrong, good, and bad, based on socially accepted "norms."

But did you know that men and boys are less likely than women and girls to seek help for, be diagnosed with, or receive proper treatment for, mental health conditions?

In this incredible episode with Dr. Unati Makiwane, she takes us on a vulnerable journey through her experience as a doctor treating primarily men and boys, and supporting them in their mental wellness.

We discuss topics like:

• Men's mental health & addiction
• The truth about how often men seek help for mental illnesses
• How to identify if a man in your life may need mental health support (even if he is not having "typical" mental health symptoms)
• Parental alienation and how to support the kids through this
• Red flags of drug use in teens (and how to approach them with compassion, not punishment)
• Raising teenagers
• What to do if one of your loved ones may need support in their mental wellness
• And so, so, so much more.

Dr. Unati Makiwane is a 🇨🇦🍁 Family Physician for 15 years, Keynote Speaker, and Men’s Health and Boy Children's Mental Health Coach. She is the Founder & CEO of Dr M Health Corner Talk Show.

She is also the President of Black Mental Health Matters and Co-Host of BMHM Talk Show.

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐁𝐨𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧, 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬, 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 & 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐱, 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭, 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐲, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞, 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

To connect with Dr. Makiwane, follow her on Facebook, LinkedIn & Instagram @drmhealthcorner

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