In this one-off bonus episode to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, I'm opening up about my history of dealing with clinical depression.

To say this is not a typical episode of The Membership Guys Podcast would be an understatement...

There's nothing here about memberships, there are no tips, there is no advice. Just my story of mental health challenges which I'm sharing in the hopes of removing the stigma and normalising discussion around topics like depression.

If you choose to skip this and stick to the 'membership stuff' then that definitely does not make you a bad person!

However if you do listen then I hope sharing this frank, "warts and all" story of my personal fight with depression helps you to either better navigate your own challenges or to support others in your life who are struggling.

Please consider supporting others by donating to www.mind.org.uk or alternative mental health charities in your area if you can.