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Joe Wicks : Facing my childhood Discussion
Millie2787
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So recently a documentary was shown on BBC where Joe wicks went back and explored childhood. Joe explored how parental mental health affected his own childhood and also how the pandemic has worsened both young people and parental mental health.
A statstic that’s was said is they estimate that 6 children in every classroom have a parent with mental health and as someone who grew up looking after parents who had depression , My dad went missing for a period of time and my mum she hid her emotions and wasn’t there emotionally for me.
It also highlighted the affects on the child’s mental health whilst there is parental mental health and how there is little charities out there who look after the whole family.
I wanted to create this thread for a chance to have a discussion around the programme if you’ve watched it ♥️
Sometimes all you need is one person to believe in you , for you to begin to believe in yourself.
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Thank you for sharing this. I can relate - I don't mind sharing that I have a complicated relationship with my parents - they divorced when I was young, they've both experienced mental health issues, and they didn't always get things right. But as I've grown up, I've found myself empathising with them more and thinking about the things they were dealing with at the time. I think watching the Joe Wicks doc crystalised a lot of that for me and made me even more reflective.
Putting my Mix hat on, what also struck me is how Joe was giving an unbelievable amount of 1-2-1 emotional support to his followers (sometimes for 8 hours a day). It's a really lovely gesture and he obviously really cares, but I couldn't stop thinking about how much pressure that puts on him and how he's doing it with no professional support. It's a huge amount to take on. 🤯
Also lovely to see them showcasing the work OurTime do - they're a fab charity.
@Millie2787 did the show change the way you thought about your parents or your childhood?
As someone who’s worked in Youth work I know a-lot of what he spoke about sparked My thoughts around Adverse Childhood effects and the training I had around those.
I didn’t realise who Our time was until watching the programme and from what I can see it’s such an important charity and if only they could work with more . As like they said they only reach around 300 families each year when they know there’s over 300 million children living with an adult with mental health issues.
For me it made me realise how much of my own childhood I blocked out . Partially when he sat with his mum and she mentioned she had gone into a mental health setting which he couldn’t recall . I think it helps empathise that , that blocking out memories and not having recollection of what can be pretty traumatic times was pretty normal. I guess in a sense it also helped me realise that maybe the reason why my parents were so emotionally distant was to protect me But also at the same time didn’t realise that this had more of an adverse effect then they first thought.