Breaking The Silence of Depression and Discovering Purpose

Neil Smith on Purpose, Men’s Communication, and the Mettle Mental Fitness App 🔥 Connect with other men who actually get it in Authentic AF:⁠https://realmenfeel.org/group⁠

Host Andy Grant interviews TV executive Neil Smith (The Apprentice, Grand Designs) about achieving outward success yet feeling empty, leading him to leave television and pursue purpose-driven work in men’s mental health. Neil shares hiding depression in his 20s for nearly a decade, the shame and fear of vulnerability, and a failed attempt to seek help after a dismissive doctor interaction. He argues the male mental health crisis is largely a communication crisis and that telling men to “talk” isn’t enough; support must meet men where they are.

Neil co-founded the men-focused mental fitness app Mettle with Bear Grylls to reduce stigma and friction through outcome-based tools and optional community, citing a user’s recovery from suicidality to renewed family and work life.

00:00 Career Peak Question
00:53 TV Success Story
04:12 Second Mountain Awakening
06:21 Meditation And Purpose
09:56 Hidden Depression Years
12:57 Shame And Asking Help
17:17 Tribe And Male Connection
19:40 WhatsApp Banter Trap
22:22 Building Mettle App
26:57 Bear Grylls Partnership
27:45 Beyond Help To Hope
31:07 Service And Grandfather
33:12 How To Find Mettle
33:42 Final Takeaway Tribe
34:32 Host Closing Reflection

CONNECT WITH NEIL & METTLE:
Mettle — https://bemettle.com/
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/be.mettle
LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-s-smith/

CONNECT WITH ANDY:
Coaching: https://TheAndyGrant.com/talk
Real Men Feel: https://RealMenFeel.org
Instagram: @realmenfeelshow and @theandygrant

ABOUT REAL MEN FEEL
Real Men Feel explores men's mental health, modern masculinity, relationships, purpose, authenticity and personal growth. Hosted by Andy Grant.

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