Welcome to episode 313 of Live Happy Now. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and while

there's more resources for mental health than ever before, it's still a topic that's often

overlooked when it comes to men. I'm your host, Paula Phelps, and today we're talking with motivational

speaker and wellness expert, Quentin

Vennie, about overcoming the stigma men face when it comes to caring for their mental health.

Quentin's best-selling memoir, Strong in the Broken Places, detailed his journey from anxiety,

depression, and addiction to his discovery of wellness practices that he now teaches to others.

Let's hear what he has to say.

Quentin, welcome to Live Happy Now.

Thank you so much.

It's an honor and a privilege to be here.

Thank you for having me.

Yeah, well, this is such an important topic.

And we know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

And I'm very happy to talk to you because you've done

some incredible things, and we talk about some of those on our landing page on our website.

But first of all, to start this conversation, I wanted to know what made you interested

in the subject of mental health.

I think that's a very intriguing question.

Growing up in my community, mental

health wasn't something that we talked about. We didn't talk about it as men. We didn't talk about it

in the black community. It was something that we just kind of, we thought that it was just a part

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