Christian O'Connell on Dealing with Panic Attacks and Anxiety in his 40s | Happy Place Podcast

The panic and anxiety attacks were so severe that Christian O'Connell decided to leave his successful radio career in the UK to start a new life in Australia in 2018.

Christian O'Connell explains how his anxiety and panic attacks nearly ended his career in radio, the challenges of starting a new life in Australia and how being a more vulnerable father has strengthened his relationship with his family.

In this chat, Fearne Cotton and Christian O'Connell also share their experiences of having panic attacks and compare notes on how they both use distraction techniques to avoid confronting difficult realities.

Often we collectively focus our discussion on mental health around trauma but a lot of time poor mental health or mental illness has no particular rhyme or reason. It’s no less potent or valid and often more worrying as you try and search for what went ‘wrong’.

What are your thoughts on this week's episode? Also, is there a particular topic you would like to see on the YouTube channel? Enjoy and as always leave your comments below.

Christian O'Connell is a British radio disc jockey, television host, writer and comedian who presented The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show, a multi award-winning radio show, on weekday mornings from March 2006 which became Absolute Radio in September 2008 until May 2018 when O'Connel announced he would be leaving Absolute Radio and emigrating to Australia.

Christian O'Connell was one of the most popular voices in the United Kingdom but chose to give it all up and start again in Australia. Christian O'Connell book, 'No One Listens to Your Dad's Show', is out now: https://amzn.to/3mNUK4s

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