The problems of broadcasting mental illness

Comedian Ian Boldsworth is no stranger to tackling tricky subjects in public. But podcasting about mental health issues was unexpectedly terrifying

If you deal with mental health issues of any sort, talking about them is often a struggle, especially with all the stigma around them. It turns out, putting them out there for the world to hear is even more tricky. Nonetheless, after years of producing podcasts that stretched idiocy to previously unchartered territories, I recently did precisely this and released my first semi-serious project, all about discussing and sharing personal experiences of dealing with mental health problems.

Three days after it was released, I'd still not listened to the completed series myself. Despite being the presenter and producer, I'd slightly bottled it.