108 The Touchy and Complicated Subject of Mental Health
06/16/21 • 15 min
This week in Australia, the story of Brent Draper, a contestant on MasterChef Australia, pulled out of the show citing mental health reasons.
I don't necessarily want to go into the specifics, except to say that his decision has been lauded as being courageous. In fact one respected commentator said the following:
"My first reaction to his decision was - Bravo Brother. He was courageous enough to admit to the judge that the peer pressure was affecting his sleep, cooking, and pretty much everything.
For more lessons from Lousy Leaders get on over The Dumb Leaders Handbook at dumbleaders.com. Provide feedback, ask questions, and contact us via our contact page. Thanks for listening.
This week in Australia, the story of Brent Draper, a contestant on MasterChef Australia, pulled out of the show citing mental health reasons.
I don't necessarily want to go into the specifics, except to say that his decision has been lauded as being courageous. In fact one respected commentator said the following:
"My first reaction to his decision was - Bravo Brother. He was courageous enough to admit to the judge that the peer pressure was affecting his sleep, cooking, and pretty much everything.
For more lessons from Lousy Leaders get on over The Dumb Leaders Handbook at dumbleaders.com. Provide feedback, ask questions, and contact us via our contact page. Thanks for listening.
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