On Our Minds Only? Episode 009 SOME KIND OF ROLE MODEL with Timothy Russenberger @timothystylesactor

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“James Bond was always something I could escape to. If I was feeling down, I would put on a Bond, and that would sort me out mentally. No Time To Die is the only time Bond has negatively affected my mental health.” - Timothy Russenberger

How much of an influence do the fictional characters we admire have on our mental wellbeing? Stories can be particularly powerful - positively or negatively - when we’re feeling emotional vulnerable.

Upfront, Tim - who is an actor by profession - shares his own experiences of depression and self-harm. Tim connects this with how Fleming was invested in Bond’s mental health and how this has sometimes been translated into the films, including an interesting presentation of self-harm in Skyfall.

For many of us, Bond is such a relatable hero - this can be both a positive and negative thing.

Tim is a big film buff and 2006’s Casino Royale is the film out of all the thousands he admires which has had the very positive impact on him, encouraging him to be a more outgoing person. Conversely, No Time To Die had a negative impact on his own mental health.

And what about the Bonds beyond Craig? Can they help us eliminate problems in our own life?

Find Timothy on Instagram: timothystyleactor and X: TimStylesActor

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