In this beautiful season opener, Claudia meets Jack, before introducing him to Professor Tanya Byron who, in a one on one session, digs deep into his story, with fascinating and emotional revelations.

Jack who has overcome anxiety and PTSD, but has found his biggest challenge to date, is the estrangement from his father.

If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice.

To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered.

Other helpful organisations: -

MIND - www.mind.co.uk

No Panic - www.nopanic.org.uk/contact-us

Mens Health - www.menshealthforum.org.uk

Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk

Triumph Over Phobia (TOP UK) - www.topuk.org

SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123

NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines

WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org

NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance

PTSD UK - www.ptsduk.org/treatment-options/where-to-get-help/

You will find the transcript for episode 1 here: https://somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode1.txt

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