Phil Robinson, 48One of the many painful aspects of the pandemic has been watching friends previously untroubled by mental health issues start to struggle. Without the distractions of the office and the daily grind, some have simply begun to come apart. It’s nearly a decade since I last attended therapy, but not a day passes when I don’t utilise what I learnt back then — about how to understand my emotions, how to listen and how to speak to myself and others. Prince Harry, who has launched a glossy series about mental health for Apple TV+ co-produced with Oprah Winfrey, was right when he said “to make that decision to receive help is not a sign of weakness .

Source: The Times May 21, 2021 15:56 UTC