When you struggle with mental health, you know the challenges and emotions that come paired with it. You learn to recognise triggers and you do your best to take care of yourself. But what happens when you’re the one on the outside, watching the unwanted guest join your family?

Following our conversation with Kate Wallace on the previous episode (https://youtu.be/2hpCnE1N9UE), in which we learnt about postnatal depression - this week her husband Richard joins us. He shares his experience of watching postnatal depression take a place at their table. Being a new parent is incredibly daunting, and comes with challenges of its own without the added concerns of mental health. We speak to Richard about his experiences of first realising something wasn’t quite right, how he was able to support his wife through her postnatal depression, his views on how as a society we need to change, and finally, the positive changes medication made to their lives.

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