Episode 16

On Being Diagnosed with Depression

A couple of weeks ago, I was diagnosed with depression. I think I knew I had some issues, but didn't want to face them head on. In episode 16 of Life Through a Dram, I talk about finally realizing I needed help, and why we need to talk openly about depression.

Topics on the menu include:

  • The moment I couldn't take another step forward
  • Realizing I had depression
  • Why we need to treat mental health the same way we treat physical ailments
  • How to be a friend to someone with mental health issues
  • Why mental health issues isn't something that "just goes away"
  • How open and honest conversations are the only way we'll end the stigma around mental health

If you need someone to talk to, or you want to understand more about friends with mental health issues, I highly recommend the website Mental Health and Me.

*Disclaimer - this is my wife's website, but it's already an amazing resource for both people with mental health issues and those who wish to be a "better friend" to those that suffer from it.

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This week's whisky is the Bowmore 12 year old. Slainte var.

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Life Through a Dram
Life Through a Dram sees Danny Brown's take on life, being a better person, and appreciating the here and now, all accompanied by a dram of fine single malt whisky.

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Danny Brown

Danny Brown is the host of One Minute Podcast Tips, the show that helps you be a better podcaster in just a minute a week. He's also hosted, and co-hosted, several other podcasts - if you called him a serial podcaster, you wouldn't be wrong! He's been in the podcasting space for over 10 years, and has the scars to prove it.

He's the Head of Podcaster Support and Experience at Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization platform for the serious indie podcaster.

He lives in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario, Canada with his wife and two kids, where he spends winters in front of a cozy fire and summers by the lake. Well, when he finds time away from podcasting, of course...