Description

This episode sees Kate select the deeply influential and powerful novel The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Louis is taken on a powerful journey through the trials and tribulations of Esther Greenwood in 1950's America.

Content warnings: mental illness, depression, suicide and suicidal ideation, medical and psychiatric trauma, sexism, mentions of assault and violence against women 

Support if you are struggling

If you live in England, you can find your local NHS urgent mental health helpline here: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline 

Helplines

• Samaritans (available 24hrs) - 116 123
• The Mix (under 25s) - 0808 808 4994 (Sunday-Friday 2pm–11pm)
• Papyrus HOPELINEUK (under 35s) 0800 068 4141 (weekdays 10am-10pm, weekends 2pm-10pm and bank holidays 2pm–10pm), email pat@papyrus-uk.org or text 07786 209 697.
• Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) (for those who identify as male) - 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day)
• SOS Suicide of Silence - 0300 1020 505 (8am to midnight every day)
• Shout Crisis Text Line - Text “SHOUT” to 85258

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