Dealing with Depression with Alastair Campbell

Depression can affect how you think, feel, and function in daily life. It's a complex mental illness that globally is estimated to affect 5.0% of all adults.

Alastair Campbell, the writer, broadcaster and mental health campaigner has battled with severe depression for most of his life, something that he explores in detail in his autobiographical book "LIVING BETTER, How I learned to survive depression." In this episode Alastair talks about his 'depression drowning drinking days', suicidal ideology, how his illness impacted on the family, Tony Blair's reaction to the full disclosure of his nervous breakdown and what tools and exercises Alastair has found to be the most effective to manage his depression and therefore, live better.