Sometimes all you need is a bit of fried chicken in a shower to get conversation flowing.
That’s the concept behind comedian James Nokise’s Eating Fried Chicken in the Shower video podcast . The shower is Nokise’s mental health safe space, and he’s invited everyone from TVNZ’s own John Campbell to Silver Fern Katrina Rore for a chat about their wellbeing.
“A couple years ago, I had a mental breakdown … and I found myself crying in my best mate’s shower eating popcorn chicken, and it was awesome,” he explained.
“The more people I talked to about having that episode, the more they seemed to open up about their own mental health. Then someone had a great idea that it could be a podcast.”
Nokise said doing the show had helped him be more aware of his mental health.
“It’s also helped me feel more comfortable talking mental health conversations.
“We say mental health a lot, especially during mental health awareness week, but I think what a lot of Kiwis don’t necessarily realise is we’ve already for years been having these conversations.”
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