Sam Chapman is a makeup artist, content creator and businesswoman who joined me on the podcast to have a frank and open discussion about mental health.

At the time of recording, back in the summer of 2018, both Sam and I had made strides with our own mental health and having this conversation was with the aim of creating a safe resource for anyone listening who may be going through something similar. 

Sometimes, when you’re struggling, it can feel very lonely and both Sam and I were keen to have a conversation that would make anyone feeling isolated, alone and helpless feel comforted that they weren’t alone and that there were options and ways to move forward positively.

In the two and half years since this episode was published I’ve had numerous messages from you, my most-excellent listeners, saying how useful this episode was, how much you appreciated Sam’s honesty and how it helped you understand your own mental health and have empathy for other people experiencing something similar too.

This is a conversation I think back to time and time again, and given the year we’ve had and how 2020 has plunged people deeper into mental and emotional distress, or caused people to experience these things for the first time, I thought revisiting this chat may be helpful.

In this conversation, @samchapman and I discuss:

• What it’s like to feel depressed and why no two depressions look the same.
• Why sometimes it’s the people around you who’ll sense your struggle before you do - and why that’s ok.
• The building blocks of recovery and how little things can have a huge impact.
• How not all relationships survive your recovery and how to make peace with that.
• How depression can sometimes feel like a slow disconnection from yourself and how to reconnect - and much more.

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