MindStrong #234 - LifeLikeCharlie - Why Going Outside Could Save Your Mental Health
LifeLikeCharlie is a singer-songer writer and content creator with his dogs, Nala and Monkey.
In a world moving too fast, are we losing the very things that keep us grounded? What if getting outside, feeling grief, and choosing presence over performance were more powerful than any mindset hack or morning routine?
Expect to learn why getting a dog can help your health, how addiction to distraction creeps into our mental health, why social media fame doesn’t guarantee fulfilment, why turning off his comments can protect your peace, what mental strength looks like, how to show up with honesty online, what it means to suffer well, and much more...
0:00 - Why Charlie Left the UK for Spain
3:30 - The Hardest Part of Living Abroad Alone
5:20 - What Getting a Dog in Your 20s Teaches You
8:15 - How Talking to Dogs Went Viral
10:10 - The Cost of Upholding an Image Online
13:45 - Why Going Viral Nearly Broke Charlie
17:00 - Turning Off Comments to Protect Mental Health
20:40 - Finding Purpose Through Music and Dogs
24:00 - How Grief Reshaped Charlie’s Mindset
28:30 - The Wellness Trap: Why Routines Might Be Hurting You
32:00 - Why Nature Was the Only Thing That Worked
35:15 - Advice for Anyone Struggling With Grief
38:30 - The Real Cure for Male Loneliness
41:10 - The Friends You Need During Hard Times
43:00 - Why Presence Is the Ultimate Mental Strength
45:10 - What Sam Harris Taught Me About Time
47:20 - How to Be Vulnerable as a Man
50:20 - Music as Therapy and Creative Vulnerability
53:10 - Advice for Anyone Scared to Post Online
56:00 - What People Misunderstand About Charlie
58:45 - The One Mental Health Myth You Need to Ditch
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