Breaking The Silence of Depression and Discovering Purpose

Neil Smith on Purpose, Men’s Communication, and the Mettle Mental Fitness App 🔥 Connect with other men who actually get it in Authentic AF:⁠https://realmenfeel.org/group⁠ Host Andy Grant interviews TV executive Neil Smith (The Apprentice, Grand Designs) about achieving outward success yet feeling empty, leading him to leave television and pursue purpose-driven work in men’s mental health. Neil shares hiding depression in his 20s for nearly a decade, the shame and fear of vulnerability, and a failed attempt to seek help after a dismissive doctor interaction. He argues the male mental health crisis is largely a communication crisis and that telling men to “talk” isn’t enough; support must meet men where they are. Neil co-founded the men-focused mental fitness app Mettle with Bear Grylls to reduce stigma and friction through outcome-based tools and optional community, citing a user’s recovery from suicidality to renewed family and work life. 00:00 Career Peak Question 00:53 TV Success Story 04:12 Second Mountain Awakening 06:21 Meditation And Purpose 09:56 Hidden Depression Years 12:57 Shame And Asking Help 17:17 Tribe And Male Connection 19:40 WhatsApp Banter Trap 22:22 Building Mettle App 26:57 Bear Grylls Partnership 27:45 Beyond Help To Hope 31:07 Service And Grandfather 33:12 How To Find Mettle 33:42 Final Takeaway Tribe 34:32 Host Closing Reflection CONNECT WITH NEIL & METTLE: Mettle — https://bemettle.com/ Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/be.mettle LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-s-smith/ CONNECT WITH ANDY: Coaching: https://TheAndyGrant.com/talk Real Men Feel: https://RealMenFeel.org Instagram: @realmenfeelshow and @theandygrant ABOUT REAL MEN FEEL Real Men Feel explores men's mental health, modern masculinity, relationships, purpose, authenticity and personal growth. Hosted by Andy Grant. Join other like-minded men in the Authentic AF Community | https://www.realmenfeel.org/group #RealMenFeel #MensMentalHealth #Success #Authenticity #ChasingStatus Real Men Feel ep 424