Tackling Mental Health with Humor with Brett Newski

<p>Starting with a couple of doodles <strong>Brett Newski</strong> posted to social media making light of his struggle with anxiety and depression, they garnered a surprising and overwhelming response and he decided to make his relatable coping mechanism of drawings into a series. Now, Newski presents three years’ worth of drawings in his new book, <a href="https://brettnewski.com/merch/its-hard-to-be-a-person-defeating-anxiety-surviving-the-world-and-having-more-fun-book-amp-album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It's Hard to be a Person</a>, offering mental health boosts through humor and relatable quips about the perils of living in our world with a mental illness. Newski's drawings offer a warmth and innocence that comforts readers and reflects their own experiences to assert that, despite the taboo of mental illness, most of us relate to each other on a deeper level when it comes to mental health.</p><p>More information can be found at&nbsp;<a href="https://michelashegrownmedia-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_rRsaWxFAtitgI6XgMJ03?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmichelashegrownmedia-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com%2F-MlLn4m7qNqbPZrmvHTN%2F-MlLqsmQa8_c6xtWF9YQ%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fbrettnewski.com%252F%26key%3D980ff65856a696fccc64c4f56ce5bfbabe1dbcc6&amp;key=0d234884bc96c880b0b9b0c03737d06421c9bd11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://brettnewski.com/</a>.</p><br><p>P.S. Music at the start and end of our awesome interview was written by Singer/songwriter Brett Newski “Seek Asylum From Myself.”</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>