Hello and welcome to the podcast! 

As part of Pride Month and our ongoing fight to raise awareness we are bringing both topics together in this episode! Joining myself is Joe Woodland, current Head of Welsh at Chepstow School. Myself and Joe have known each other for a while through playing cricket for Blackwood Town cricket club but have never talked as in depth as we do during this episode.

Joe is very open and honest about his journey so far, the reaction to him coming out as gay, and how he's in a very good place in life right now.

In this episode we talk about:

• Joe's sexuality growing up in the valleys and how this affected his mental health
• The reaction to him coming out to his friends and family and the importance of a good support network
• The importance of role models growing up and being one for young people right now
• Fighting the stigmas surrounding the LGBT community and how these stigmas cross over into the world of mental health

Listening through to our conversation before releasing it, I couldn't help but smile - Joe is a genuine and brilliant man who wants his experiences to help others who may be in the same position as he found himself at different points of his journey. He speaks with a refreshing honesty and you can't help but feel happy for him and where he finds himself in life right now.

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