Episode #54 with Matt Johnson

In Episode 54 Derek is joined by Matt Johnson. Matt is a Welsh TV presenter, broadcaster, producer and mental health advocate. Matt talks about his own battle with depression, the importance to life an authentic truthful life and how at times it can be incredibly scary to appear vulnerable or admit you need help. Matt openly discusses attempting suicide twice around a decade ago and how focusing on work, running the London marathon, opening up on This Morning about his struggles then led to him being an ambassador for Mind charity. Derek mentions his reluctance to previous detail mental health on the podcast because he has wanted to make sure it is sincere and makes a difference to others. The pair touch on the dangers of social media and the language used in the media to drive clickbait. Matt opens up about losing 2 close friends and how this has effected him. I'd like to thank Matt for speaking so open and honestly. Available on all podcast platforms.