This was a refreshing, profanity laden, blunt and unapologetic take on self-help books. I don’t think it’s meant to be life changing or the cure for clinical depression, there’s no secrets or truths that I now know that I didn’t before.

However, sometimes it is really validating and comforting to hear your experience echoed in someone else’s voice. It is also a relief to stumble across a person who shares your dark or self-deprecating humour, so that you’re able to indulge it without causing a fuss or shock to others who process difficulties differently.

There were, of course, some aspects of this that don’t comfortably or entirely fit my experiences. There were certain notes of advice or encouragement that works by appealing to ego or a flair for the creative or dramatic that I just didn’t relate to. At times, this did feel like a take on mental health from a male perspective too. Saying that, when the conversation surrounds depression and suicide, men are an underrepresented voice and so I am very glad this has been given a platform to reach other males who may be in the same headspace. 

As a quick listen, that’s free with Audible plus and easily accessible when I was having a tough morning, I can’t really fault it.