It’s very telling of how much more stigma is placed on mental health than other health matters. In this episode I share very candidly about my first suicidal ideations as a middle schooler and how those continued into my late teens, early 20s. On paper I would be seen as having it all together, but in reality it is never that simple. Do I see myself as less than because I have mental health that I’m managing? No. I’m still me and my accomplishments, my brilliance, my talent, none of that disappears from existence because of my mental health.