Episode 14 - Actress Helen O'Hara on techniques for managing mental health from therapy, the patriarchy's pressures on women and continuing as an actor in a post-Covid world

17/08/2021 1h 2min Temporada 1 Episodio 14
Episode 14 - Actress Helen O'Hara on techniques for managing mental health from therapy, the patriarchy's pressures on women and continuing as an actor in a post-Covid world

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It's the final episode of the first series! This week, as the podcast turns six months old, Rebecca speaks to her friend Helen O’Hara, who she went to acting classes with years ago.Helen is so open about what she’s gone through since 2020. She is honest about the particular difficulties she's encountered over the pandemic, and how it felt to have to leave her friends behind as she moved back in with her mum, after seeing them struggle with grief during lockdown. She also discusses the day-to-day mental health challenges she personally deals with, along with some life-changing tips she’s learned in therapy. Helen speaks candidly about the patriarchy's specific pressures on women too, which a lot of us will 100% relate to.Helen has started a fantastic new jazz band, the Villanelles; check them out on the socials below.If you enjoy the show, it would be hugely appreciated if you could leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts, here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/same-shit-different-brain/id1553870136Follow Helen, The Villanelles and Same Shit, Different Brain on the socials:https://www.instagram.com/sameshitdifferentbrain/?hl=enhttps://www.facebook.com/SameShitDifferentBrainPodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/itshelenohara/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/thevillanelles/?hl=en

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