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You may be familiar with the recent tweets by a boxer by the name of Andrew Tate who has stated that depression isn’t real and that most depressed people are unhappy with their lives and pretend they caught some disease to absolve all. What would you say to that? I'd say that as a 20 year old I was also one of those abhorrent people who was convinced anyone with depression simply needed to 'cheer up'.and learned just how horribly wrong I had been. Weekday: wake up at 7.45am, turn on the Today Program, read the news, shower, hop on my Vespa to work. Morning news meeting, poached eggs and smashed avocado on toast for breakfast, then get on with the day job as Planning Editor. Go home, maybe do some exercise (unless I can avoid it), eat something relatively healthy (unless I can avoid it), then meet up with my partner, Zoe. She often takes me to the theatre, or we watch a film. I try and get to bed by 10pm, though often fail, as I love having at least 8 hours. "When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” But, over the years, through my work as a journalist, I began talking to those diagnosed with depression. I found out friends and colleagues suffered, too. Again, it's only through engaging with those you clearly don't understand that you begin to grasp the reality of what is happening inside their head . I know you work at LBC as well as being an author. What does a typical day look like? Weekend: varied. During the summer I'm barely in the house. I go to lots of music festivals, and love being out in the sun. I'm often found at vintage fairs and flea markets, or at food events. Failing all of that, a good day in a beer garden suits me fine. I can't remember what I do in the winter. I spent all last winter as a hermit writing my book. In your opinion, what are the qualities you most admire in men? Men are brilliant, and proper male camaraderie is an absolute joy to be a part of. Chris Hemmings - BE A MAN
I also believe that the confidence and strength of mind associated with men is a quality that should be admired. I'd really like to further explore the various ways masculinity presents itself in various different cultures around the world. My book is very much focussed on white, western culture, but while male-dominated environments exist across the planet, not all of them present in the same way. Also, having focussed on the many negatives of masculinity/macho culture, I'd now like to go and speak to the many fabulous men around the world who are already doing amazing work to try and help their brothers out. Chris is on Twitter: @Hemmch BE A MAN is available from Amazon as a paperback or for Kindle. http://amzn.eu/0yMFDtq "I'd now like to go and speak to the many fabulous men around the world who are already doing amazing work to try and help their brothers out." Finally, you’re stranded on a desert island. Which 3 things could you not live without? Zoe, humous and crisps for my humous. But if you're kind enough to let me have 'crisps and humous' as a single entity, then I'd also take a notepad and pen. (wait, is that five things?) Thank you so much for giving up your time. No, thank you for giving me a platform. Reviews for BE A MAN: " I love this book. It's what I've been longing for- a young man who, as a result of his own experience, is courageous enoughrto say tradiotional masculinity is bad for everyone. Bravo Chris Hemmings!" Dame Jenni Murray " A beautiful, searing book which drips with courage and insight about how unreconstructed, tradiotional masculinity is bad for men and women alike. The policing if gender norms hurts us all- and this book is a critical contribution to how we overcome it." Owen Jones Chris Hemmings - BE A MAN
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