He was diagnosed with a major depressive disorder in October 2017.
He then opened up about his struggled with mental illness on Twitter in January 2018.
After a lot of support from friends and strangers alike, he continued his mental health story in a podcast.
Guest: Justin Dickie
The Big White Wall is an online mental health support platform.
It's free for Ontario residents (funded by the Ontario Government)
The platform is monitored 24/7/365 by trained mental health therapists.
Guest: Harriet Ekperigin, Ontario Telemedicine Network.
After reporting the suicide of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, he grabbed his cellphone and typed a story that he had been thinking about for more 30 years.
He spent close to two and a half hours composing a 2,500-word essay posted to his blog, with the title of "A brief memoir of depression and anxiety.
Guest: Steve Cichon, News Director, WECK Radio, Buffalo
