My name is Joshua and I've struggled with mental health for the majority of my life, often thinking it was a sign of weakness to open up about the dark thoughts in my head, worried about how other people would look at me. In this first episode I'm going to deep dive into depression and cover a lot of personal things... my hope is if you're listening and you're going through similar things you realize you're not alone.

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