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11 - Hormones and mental health: Ben West discusses how having hard conversations can save lives
Content advisory: this podcast contains themes of mental health and suicide‘You're not just losing a person. You're losing all of those memories’In this week’s episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by mental health campaigner and author, Ben West. At 17, Ben’s world was turned upside down when he lost his younger brother, Sam, to suicide at just 15 years old. What followed was a life-altering journey through grief, resilience, and purpose.Ben transformed personal tragedy into powerful advocacy – raising awareness around mental health, challenging stigma, and driving real change in how we…
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