This chapter explores the contrasting attitudes towards therapy in the UK and the US, along with the stigma surrounding men's mental health. It also features an interview with Ben Williams, a father of two, discussing his experiences as a dad and the impact of racism on his upbringing.
Ben Wiliams is a product and engineering executive and was most recently the VP Product at Snyk; an $8B developer tools company. He is currently a Product and Growth advisor and owner of PLGeek.com as well as The Product Led Geek Newsletter. Ben is a husband and father of two kids and my first international interview (he hails from the UK).
In this episode we discuss:
The importance of therapy in a successful career and marriage and how it's stigmatized in the UK
His early exposures to racism and his upbringing in a mixed race family in the UK
Meeting your wife on a dating app
The challenges and joys of being a Dad
Growing up in a strict household
How a career never prepares you for the rollercoaster of fatherhood
Sacrifices you make to be more present
How life is different for parents in the UK than the States