Why We're Getting More Depressed, Anxious and Lonely

Hello. Listen, before I start, I just want to pay a little bit of homage and also a tribute to the guests that I had joined me last week on this podcast. The feedback that I got from that conversation for those that had the resilience to listen for the full two hours, and if you haven't, I genuinely genuinely implore you to because the value of that conversation and the diversity of the topic we touched on. I genuinely believe are life changing. I've reflected continuously throughout this week on that conversation. We touched on everything from depression to anxiety to burnout, and it's really developed me. You know what one of the things they say is that the teacher Is the person in a classroom that gets the most value from a conversation. And in that context, I, as the interviewer who got to sit there and listen and prod and think. Through my own sort of selfish curiosity.

I think I got the most value out of that. I certainly learnt a ton about myself, the world, and some of the problems that I've had throughout my life. So if you haven't, and you do get the time, I implore you to go back and check out that episode. And in fact, that episode has It's inspired this episode in many ways. One of the things that You guys have said to me in my DMs, on your stories, in the reviews, everywhere, my emails, you've said to me one of the things you enjoy most about this podcast is when I'm a little bit more raw and when I I'm a little bit less scripted per se, not that I'm ever really that scripted, but when I'm a little bit more off the cuff, when I talk about my own anecdotes, my own life and my own stories, and so this Episode this chapter is gonna be exactly that.

It's predominantly centered on my anecdotes. My diary is full of things that have happened to me this week, personal stories from my friends, and the lessons that they've taught me. The lessons they've taught me about myself, about my life. And about how to build a better future. So without further ado. I'm Steven Butler.

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