Clare & Carl Graham: The Impact Of A Diagnosis On Your Mental Health

It’s a special episode this week because I’ve got a couple on! Clare & Carl Graham join me to talk about their daughter Odette who has Down syndrome and cerebral palsy. We talk about the reality of how long acceptance can take, receiving a second diagnosis, comparison on social media and the impact all of that can have on your mental health.

Clare & Carl are both really open about how they’ve struggled mentally and what therapy looked like for both of them. 

Carl mentions men’s mental health charity Sean’s Place in this episode who do incredible work with men living in Liverpool and Sefton. You can find them here:

https://seansplace.org.uk/

You can find Carl on social media here:

Instagram: @carlinstagraham

TikTok: @carlgsendad