According to Canadian Mental Health Association National, in any given year, 1 in 5 people in Canada will personally experience a mental health problem or illness. Mental illness affects people of all ages, education, income levels, and cultures. Approximately 8% of adults will experience major depression at some time in their lives. Ryan Gallagher wears many hats on any given day. His most important job is being a father, a husband, and a firefighter. He is dedicated to improving the well-fare of people. He is a member of the City of Burlington Peer Support program and he’s helped raise more than $100,000 for charities in his community over the last three years. Ryan is also enrolled in the Professional Addiction Studies program at McMaster University because he wants to recognize and understand people’s struggles and act as an olive branch of support.
Ryan has a personal connection to struggle. He lost his father when he was 16 and used alcohol to help him cope. Through his own journey, he discovered the importance of opening up about your problems and realizing how many people around you are dealing with similar struggles can go a long way in helping you overcome life’s challenges and become a stronger person.
He joined me this week to have a candid discussion about mental health, shed some light on how he overcame his own challenges in order to help those in need. Be sure to subscribe to Ryan’s podcast  Mental Edge Lifestyle Podcast by visiting https://mentaledge.ca/

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