Shaun Flores

Mental Health Advocate & OCD Awareness Leader; Five-Time TEDx Speaker; Host of "Flower Hour" Podcast

London, UK
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Addiction & Recovery, Belonging, Inspirational, Mental Health, Models, Motivational, Neurodiversity, TED
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Shaun Flores Biography

Shaun Flores is a UK-based mental health advocate, five-time TEDx speaker, freelance journalist, and social commentator recognized for his contributions to the global conversation on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Flores’s advocacy and public speaking are informed by his personal experiences with OCD and ADHD, following a period of significant mental health challenges. He lives with sexual orientation OCD (SO-OCD) and harm OCD, and has used his experiences to lead public campaigns aimed at destigmatizing OCD and expanding its representation in mental health discourse.

Prior to his focus on mental health advocacy, Flores built a career in the creative industries, working as a commercial model with brands including Uber, Peloton, John Lewis, and Walkers. His consulting work centers on healthy masculinity and body image, drawing on his modeling background to address and redefine societal standards for men. As a freelance journalist, Flores has contributed to online publications such as The Metro, iNews, South West Londoner, The Common Sense Network, and Jacamo's The Book of Man. He hosts the podcast "Flower Hour," which explores social inclusion and mental health topics.

Flores has delivered TEDx talks including "The Urgency of Early Intervention" and "The Straitjacket of Masculinity," addressing subjects such as education, men's mental health, and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics for mental health conditions. His speaking engagements include appearances on BBC, The Metro, Channel 4, and at healthcare institutions. After participating in Channel 4's "Unapologetic" chat show, Flores received outreach from individuals sharing their own experiences with OCD. His client portfolio includes Vodafone, Panasonic, the NHS, Imperial College, and Goldsmiths University.

A key focus of Flores’s advocacy is increasing representation of Black and ethnic minority communities within the OCD and broader mental health space. He works to raise awareness and encourage open discussion of OCD among underrepresented groups. Flores volunteers with Orchard OCD, a UK-based charity dedicated to advancing research and treatment for OCD, and consults within the NHS, leveraging his lived experience and research to promote inclusivity and accessibility in mental health services.

As an International OCD Foundation advocate and frequent media contributor, Flores shares his story across podcasts and platforms, offering practical strategies for stigma reduction and mental wellbeing. Through programs such as "Rejection Rehab™" and "The Flores Effect™," he supports organizations in building resilience and supporting mental health. Flores’s advocacy is rooted in the belief that open discussion and representation are essential to recovery and progress in the mental health field.

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Shaun Flores Speaking Topics

  • The Straitjacket of Masculinity

    OCD took me to the brink of suicide, where I contemplated the various ways to take my life. In a year where after my OCD diagnosis in April, then my stepdad ended up in a home as he has vascular dementia, and has rapidly declined. My aunty who helped raise me after my dad died on Christmas day when I was six years old, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. After this, I tore my ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament), MCL (Medium Cruciate Ligament), and meniscus and fractured my leg. I then ended up in the hospital with severe pneumonia.

    After this I found out my cousin was murdered, his body was tied up and he was found with gunshots that killed him. Then whilst in therapy, I found out my half-brother who I never met and only communicated with a few times died of cancer on 25th August. Then, my Aunty, my mother's sister also died.

    There was so much pressure on my back and the responsibility and weight of being a man weighed too heavily on me. The one thing that was supposed to be my coat of shining armor my masculinity, was instead the straitjacket I wore. Being a man at times brings about unique struggles, but writing suicide notes is ready to say goodbye to everyone. I stopped myself and went to sleep and woke up crying scared of where my mind could take me. Hopelessness became hope and my voicelessness became the voice I needed. I realized just how many people reached out to me that change was needed.

    Attendee Results:

    • Understanding the unique struggles that men face
    • What we can do to challenge toxic masculinity
    • The difference between hegemonic masculinity vs toxic masculinity
    • The effects suicide has on society and those around them
    • What in society can we do to encourage more men to speak up about their mental health
    • How we can best support men to speak up

  • The revolution is through the mind | The power of the upcoming psychedelic revolution

    Why is current mental health medication failing? During my time on medication antidepressants for my OCD recovery, I discovered that the antidepressants were not helping at all, I was still struggling and incredibly anxious. I wanted to help others so I enrolled on a psychedelic trial at Imperial College London which was a NHS trial for psilocybin which aimed to assess the therapeutic capabilities of psychedelics on OCD symptoms.

    The trial drastically reduced his OCD symptoms. Since then he has sought to understand, explore and speak more about the power of altered states of consciousness. From survivor to thriver with OCD, he has reclaimed his life and become an advocate|activist for those with OCD.

    According to a 2006 research project, psilocybin was reported to significantly reduce symptoms in OCD patients. The results were positive, yet, no further research has been carried out since due to a lack of funding. Current drug law and drug policy hinder more research which could potentially help lives.

    Attendee Results:

    • When we hear drugs what comes to our mind?
    • Do we consider alcohol? Tobacco? sugar?
    • Where do we get these views from? Yet they have existed in many previous civilizations we are the only society that bans altered states of consciousness
    • The cost of the war on drugs is in the trillions, yet it has failed
    • A potential radical solution for the future of those who live with mental health illnesses.

    Whether you have taken recreational drugs in society or not, is not the issue or the problem, it's we pretend as if in society people don't take drugs and it harms people more. •'It is past high time to accept the fact that a society without drugs is an illusion'. This session shares why it’s important for us to challenge our misconceptions and prejudices about drugs and where we get them from, how society has shaped our perceptions and ideas and we have never challenged it. The takeaway is for us to think differently about drugs and to have more of an objective view of drugs regardless if we take them or not. "

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The straitjacket of masculinity | Shaun Flores ...

The straitjacket of masculinity | Shaun Flores ...

Mar 16, 2022 - NOTE FROM TED: This talk contains a discussion of suicidal ideation. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers.

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Shaun Flores is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Straitjacket of Masculinity , The revolution is through the mind | The power of the upcoming psychedelic revolution and Cleaning up the mess that OCD made | The misconceptions of OCD . The estimated speaking fee range to book Shaun Flores for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Shaun Flores generally travels from London, UK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Thomas Dunning, Kristen Jane Anderson, Erika Gilchrist, Mark Henick and Bonny Llyn. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Shaun Flores for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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