*Recorded June 2022 ⁣ - Will Wood is more than a singer - songwriter, after a great deal of criticism and attempts at cancelling him. He has come out wiser and stronger. I loved hearing his insights on mental health and how  society and culture defines what mental health & illness are. 

We go over:

+ How to keep doing what feels right to you despite people having their own erroneous idea of who you are. 

+ Cultural pressures.

+ Going viral and being opened to criticism.

+ The manipulation of social media and the radicalisation it can cause.

+ Morality and culture.

+ The amount of subjectivity around mental health. Kanye West being mocked for his mental illness.

+ How to not let other people’s opinions affect your art.

Find Will: www.willwood.net

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For mental health crisis helplines:

UK: https://www.mind.org.uk 

Europe: https://www.mhe-sme.org/library/helplines/ 

USA: American Foundation of Suicide Prevention

*Recorded June 2022 ⁣