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Efrem Brynin - Strongmen Charity - Episode 73

Ep. 73

Takona Tlks with Efrem Brynin, the CEO and co-founder of the Strongmen charity. Strongmen aim to support men following bereavement and was started following Efrems own journey through the process of bereavement following the loss of his son.


This episode is one that really delves into the mens mental health topic, possibly in more depth than any other episode, and as such we talk about some quite heavy topics. If anything we talk about hits home and you're needing some support along with the Takona page of mental health resources - https://www.takona.co.uk/pages/mental-health-and-support - you can also speak with Strongmen for Bereavement focused help - https://www.strongmen.org.uk/ which is also the go to for all the pieces we've talked about in the episode.



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