So many wonderful messages, thank you all very much for your kindness.
I really enjoyed talking to Brendan and felt very comfortable and relaxed but for some reason he brings out very strong emotions in me. I’m not afraid of my emotions and have no problem crying on television, the difficulty is it’s hard to talk sense when you’re sobbing so I try and keep the conversation going rather than have a sob-in. While doing an interview like that I’m always living in the present and next sentence so at the end of the show I have no memory of the form it all took.
I don’t know what it is about Brendan that evokes such strong emotions in me. Anyway, I was really happy on seeing the re-run that my message on depression came out as clearly as it did. The audience were great and everytime somebody gave them a freebie they cheered like Ireland had just won the World Cup! It feels really good when someone appreciates you enough to invite you to an interview. Screw the nerves, it’s worth it!
Watch the interview in full again here: http://www.rte.ie/player/show/10218814
(Scroll forward to about 36 minutes into the show…)
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