Danny Gray

The Proper Mental Podcast

Welcome to episode 118 with Danny Gray, who is the founder of JAAQ and War Paint for men.

JAAQ (Just Ask A Question) is a free mental health platform providing interactive responses to over 50,000 questions on topics from depression to eating disorders to anxiety and addiction.

Danny has lived with Body Dysmorphia Disorder from a young age and one of the tools that helped him to manage this was make up.

He found make up helped his confidence and positively influenced the way he felt about his appearance and that led him to launching War Paint, for men, the first ever cosmetic brand created specifically for men.

After appearing on Dragons Den, where he spoke openly about his experience with mental illness, he started to get asked a lot of questions about BDD and mental health in general and that is where the idea for JAAQ started to form.

In this episode I chat to Danny about BDD and the impact that it has had on his life.

We chat about some of the tool he uses on a daily basis to be able to live with BDD and we chat about how his experiences let to setting up both War Paint and JAAQ.

JAAQ is an incredible platform and the potential it has to reach and help anyone who needs it is huge! It was amazing to chat to Danny and hear all about how he brought some of the world’s leading experts together to make it all happen.

You can access JAAQ via the website here JAAQ: The new mental health social media platform

And you can follow both Danny and JAAQ on social media @jaaqofficial or @danny.h.gray or @warpaintformen

Danny on Dragons Den: Dragons swoop over ‘flawless' men’s makeup biz | Dragons' Den - BBC - YouTube

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