Men Talking Mindfulness: Mental, Physical, & Emotional Fitness to Elevate Performance and Resilience for Leaders and Teams Under Pressure!


The crisis almost never arrives all at once. It builds — quietly, gradually — and then one day, people break.

Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey has stood in two of the most extreme places a human can be. As an emergency psychiatrist in New York City, she sits with people at the absolute edge of crisis. Off the clock, she looks for her own edge on the sides of mountains —. A physician-scientist trained at Oxford and Columbia with a PhD in HIV immunology, an award-winning author, and a national mental health policy voice, she joins Jon and Will to talk about what actually brings people into the ER, why economic stress is now hitting the middle class and young adults, and the single lesson the mountains taught her that changes everything: ask for help early.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
  1. What gets in the way when we need to ask for help?   
  2. The most common crises that bring people to the psychiatric ER — and how the demographics are shifting
  3. Why economic stress is now breaking middle-class professionals and young adults who can’t find work
  4. Crises build gradually, then people break — and why to call 988 and ask for help early
  5. What mountaineering taught her about asking for help: inexperience delays it, and delay costs the whole team
  6. Put your own mask on first, ask the right person, and keep the ask time-limited
More about Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey:
1.  Instagram & Youtube: doctoradjoa
2.  Children’s book: Anjali the Brave (All About Vaccines) — on Amazon
3.  New York Mental Health Foundation — launching soon 
4.  New York County Psychiatric Society (branch of the American Psychiatric Association) — Dr. Smalls-Mantey is immediate past president
5.  If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)



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Creators and Guests

JM
Host
Jon Macaskill
Retired Navy SEAL Commander, Mindfulness Teacher/Trainer - Exec Coach - Badass Loving Dude!!
WS
Host
Will Schneider
Mental Fitness Teacher helping people & companies to master their minds, CoHost-Men Talking Mindfulness Podcast, Stanford Ambassador of Compassion, Top Mindfulness Teacher NYC

What is Men Talking Mindfulness: Mental, Physical, & Emotional Fitness to Elevate Performance and Resilience for Leaders and Teams Under Pressure!?

Men Talking Mindfulness is dedicated to empowering men to embrace their true selves with bravery and authenticity. Our mission is to guide them on a journey of continual learning, developing self-love, and meaningful living. We work to inspire men to lead lives that they can look back on with pride and to create legacies that align with their deepest values. We are committed to cultivating a space where vulnerability is strength, being yourself is the norm, and where every man can unleash their potential to live a life of exceptional impact and fulfillment.

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