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Aspects
In this podcast you will meet people with lived experience that together with world leading experts from around the world, talk about how we can meet life's different challenges. We look stigma right in the eyes and talk about the topics most of us just think about. Everything from mental health conditions, to the mysteries of our mind to the sometimes all consuming consequences of the ordinary challenges of life, like grief, depression, anxiety and many more.
In each episode you can learn from engaged guests that bring with them the combination of real life experience combined with the latest insights and professional experience. The podcast is brought to you from the team behind The Life Experience Library - that today is the world’s largest mental health resource. The library consists of hundreds of categorized in-depth video interviews of people from around the world, who share their life’s toughest challenge, how they overcame it and what they have learned. The podcast is led by the THA founder Jimmy Westerheim who has interviewed more than 1.000 people and led the THA journey.
They aim of THA is to re-define mental health and this podcast will contribute to that by exploring the challenges, stigmas and opportunities in our society. Because we all have our human aspect, it is just a question of what that means to us.
Welcome and good listening
Aspects
Peer pressure & depression with Chris Medina
How can you leave up to the expectations of the words that defined you to the world?
Learn how Chris managed to overcome what came after the story he is most known for and hear how he found himself in the rubble of his own despair. Jimmy and Chris share their experiences with depression and peer pressure. How did it feel to be world known for something that did not end the way you dreamt and the criticism that follows. Hear the full story behind and how he overcame his challenges.
Chris Medina got famous for his song “what are words” and the tragic story of his ex. fiance Juliana Ramos that got seriously injured in a car accident. Chris stood by her and got famous for his words “Cause what kind of guy would I be, If I was to leave when you need me most”. Sadly, life is not always like a Disney movie and Juliana and Chris agreed to part ways. The energy it took to dear to do this had hidden consequences on Chris’s mental health and he met shocking feedback form “haters”. He started his new life in Norway and now lives there with the mother of their beautiful daughter Mila.
This episode lays out new insights into the life of a “celebrity overnight” and Chris share his reflections and thoughts on his lessons from these tough challenges. As always Jimmy and Chris also serves this with great humor and wide perspectives.
Enjoy!