Trigger warning: this episode discusses depression, suicide, self harm and brain cancer

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This episode’s guest is Sienna Catterall, our youngest guest so far at 20 years of age.

Sienna’s self awareness, knowledge and life experience is beyond her years.

Today she talks about the dark cloud that started to engulf her. Throughout her story she reveals the factors that influenced her depression and pushed her to a point where she considered taking her own life.

In this episode Sienna shares:

-      The triggering factors of sexuality repression and her mother’s battle with cancer

-      How it felt like she was cutting herself off from everyone and everything she loved

-      The balancing act she had to find between her sexuality and her religion

-      The point she reached where she considered taking her own life

-      How she reached out for help and what happened after

-      Her strategies for managing self harm

Key Quotes

“It was like I had created a nest of darkness around me inside the house and that’s when I made a plan to end everything.”

“For me, my mental illness is always going to be a part of my life.”

“I just imagine like drowning in this pool and then the side of the pool and pushing yourself up and getting out of it and then there are people to support you once you get out.

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