Welcome to this BONUS episode of Proper Mental!
This week Tom sits down with his wife Kim to chat about mental health and how it affects the whole family.
Tom chats to Kim about what it was like listening to Episode 7 and we get her side of the story. They talk about what it’s like to live with someone who is depressed, why it’s important to talk and how she navigated the ups and downs of her husband’s mental health battles.
This is a deep one! Depression can be all consuming and as much as the person struggling feels like they are drowning, they can also be pulling people around them under. This chat is a real insight in to watching someone you love suffer.
They also have a laugh with it. Life has a way of throwing up funny stories and it’s not all doom and gloom! They also discuss how Tom’s problems brought them closer and by nearly ruining their marriage, actually made it stronger.
One of the main aims of Proper Mental is to be relatable and this is a fascinating look at another side of mental health.
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