What if suicidal thoughts are rooted in biology? What if, in effect, it’s not the person’s fault but a result of a hormone deficit? Today’s conversation around testosterone deficiency with Sam Cook blew my mind and I think it’s going to do the same for you.

Sam Cook has worked in men’s health for over a decade and is the founder of Mojo Clinic in the UK; a service that specialises in testosterone deficiency and Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT.)

He has experienced suicidal thoughts throughout his early 20’s and has worked with many other men that have as well, so he is passionate about normalising the discussion of mental health and how hormone deficiency may play a role in this.

Sam mentions A LOT of helpful resources during this episode which will be linked below, and you can connect with him on LinkedIn here.

We discuss:

· the causes of testosterone deficiency

· how testosterone deficiency can negatively affect our mental health

· the connection between hormone deficiency and suicidality

· how biological factors can combine with other factors to erode our mental health... 

· … and why balls are more like a boiler than a thermostat!

DISCLAIMERS AND CONTENT WARNINGS

SUICIDE - Sam speaks briefly about his own experiences with suicidal thoughts

GENDERED LANGUAGE – Sam and I use binary language to discuss men and women as we are speaking about biological sex. I hope the language we’ve used is not exclusionary, but I am always open to improving the way I talk about any issues raised in the show, so please let me know if you have any feedback

RESOURCES FROM SAM:

Mojo Clinic www.themojoclinic.com

Book a free of charge call to discuss possible testosterone deficiency:

www.themojoclinic.com/get-started

New youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgt0gD7bRuti0BjSsci_CMg

Great book on Testosterone Replacement Therapy by Dave Lee:

https://advancedfundamentalhealth.com/store/p/trt101

Book Sammentions on intrusive thoughts: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27214340-overcoming-unwanted-intrusive-thoughts

Directory if looking for someone to help optimise/improve your mental health (others available) many offer remote/zoom/video sessions:

www.bacp.co.uk

COLLABORATORS

Solving Suicide is brought to you by Dark Coffee – development coaching to get your work and wellbeing working better together so you can feel like a badass in business.

Host: Alice Lyons from Dark Coffee

Music: ‘Solving Suicide’ by Steve Leggett 

Podcast editing: Steve Leggett

If you have any questions or would like to give us any feedback, you can email Alice at talk@darkcoffee.co.uk

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