In this, my first episode of Season 1, I wanted to talk about where I've been and the changes I've made in my life.

In this episode, we cover:

• COVID, working from home, and the loneliness that came from that
• the difficulties in working in an environment which lacks clarity, and the impact on my mood and motivation
• my diagnosis of clinical depression, and the help I got through the NHS
• my addiction to gaming, and how this was a space to hide from real life
• a little about counselling/therapy, and other things that helped me get my life from where it was then in 2020, to where it is now in 2023.

It's a bit raw and personal in places, and I've deliberately left it that way - I don't want this to feel curated, I want it to feel real and I want it to resonate with people who have gone through this or are going through it now.  I want you to know that it's possible to get through it and I hope that this podcast can help you with that.

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