Finding Your Voice Through Mental Health Struggles

Mind, Money and Medicine · Aug 12, 2026 · 27m

Mental health stigma loses its power when someone finally says the quiet part out loud. Favour sits down with journalist and podcaster Noah May, who turns years of depression, anxiety, bullying, and feeling like an outcast into a public mission to help others feel less alone.Noah opens up about what changed at 13, how his parents noticed the signs before he did, and why his anxiety showed up in ways that looked more like physical illness than panic. He also shares the moment he got tired of hiding, began speaking openly on social media, and realized that telling the truth could become a…