What happens when you build the perfect life and feel completely empty inside?

Simon J Lamb had the flat, the relationship, the well-paid job. He had done everything right. And he was experiencing the worst depression of his life.

This conversation traces his journey back to aliveness. Through a seven day silent retreat where he discovered that depression is just anger without enthusiasm. Through a chance encounter with an 80 year old wanderer at the end of the Camino de Santiago who stopped one in 500 pilgrims. And through an ancient Chinese movement practice that changed how he makes every decision.

Expect to learn:

▪️ Why the body knows what the mind refuses to admit

▪️ What depression is actually trying to tell you

▪️ How the seasons can become a map for your inner life

▪️ What 5,000 years of Qigong practice understands about human energy

▪️ Why belonging is the thing most of us are quietly starving for ▪️ How cold water and ritual can rebuild a community of men

Simon J Lamb is a Qigong teacher, breathwork and nature connection facilitator, and leader of Icebreakers, a UK charity supporting men's mental health through cold water rituals.

Find Simon: Instagram: @simon_j_lamb Website: simonjlamb.com

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