In a provocative and frank conversation, filled with humour and vulnerability, Matthew Shaw talks about his career, sexuality, social pressures and the importance of visibility, through the lens of mental health. He is unapologetically open with his views and observations which have been influenced by his work and his personal experience of poor mental health. Which, he describes as a period of “absence”, where the joy, fireworks and excitement disappeared from his life.
About Matthew
Matthew is a BBC News editor, writer and mental health advocate. He was awarded the University of Michigan’s first Depression Centre Fellowship for his project about workplace mental health.
He served on the UK Government’s advisory committee and setting up a new mental wellbeing programme for all BBC staff and was recently named as one of the top seven men in the world breaking the mould in men’s mental health.
Matthew founded Fundamental in 2020 and hosts events and chairs panels on mental health - with a focus on men and the workplace. @fundamentalhealthuk
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