Podcast 009: From Depression and Suicide to Helping Others – with Andrew Hankin
Welcome to Episode 9 of the Rediscovery of Me: From Depression and Suicide to Helping Others.
In this episode, I am joined by Andrew Hankin.
“I used to make up meetings that I had with work in other cities so I could go and hide and cry under a duvet, so I didn’t have to deal with life.”
Andrew Hankin
From the outside Andrew Hankin had it all – a successful career, a beautiful family and material success. However, on the inside the story was very different. In this episode he shares his story, of how he went from chronic depression and planning his own suicide to an incredible transformation back to full health and helping others. Today he run’s Hero Transformations, working with people with a wide variety of mental health challenges including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, alcoholism, victims of sexual violence, suicidal thoughts and suicide survivors. This is his story.
In this episode, from depression and suicide to helping others, you will learn about:
- The impact of losing friends to suicide and the complex range of emotions this brings out in different people and how this is now more openly discussed in society
- The disproportionately high rates of male suicide
- The different triggers of depression, and how these might not always be obvious
- How depression and suicidal thoughts can manifest and how they appear
- Reasons why comparing ourselves to others can lead to people to feel shame and inadequacy
- The importance of individual identity and purpose
- The wider impact of depression on the family unit
- Andrew’s decision to make a step-change and how he accomplished this
- The importance of having a personal ‘why’ which is greater than ourselves
- The importance of support networks
- The role that exercise can play in recovering from mental health issues
- How actively taking control of your mindset, even hour by hour, can have incredible results
- The importance of journaling and seeing how far we have come
- How recovery from serious mental health issues is a lifelong journey and demands commitment
- How social media ‘connectedness’ is actually false.
Connect
Andrew Hankin can be contacted using the following links:
Website: Hero Transformations
By Phone: 0800 3 20 20 60
Further Resources as Discussed in the Podcast:
If You Have Been Affected By The Issues Discussed in This Podcast: From Depression and Suicide to Helping Others
Please tell someone immediately and seek immediate medical advice from a medical professional. Neither Andrew Hankin or The Rediscovery of Me are qualified medical professionals.
Call 116 123 for Free in the UK
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Read this article here from the NHS about Dealing with a Mental Health Crisis or Emergency
Outside of the UK please contact your medical professional or emergency services and seek their advice as a matter of urgency.
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