<description>&lt;p&gt;Former NHS Doctor turned Wellbeing Consultant, Dr Lalith Wijedoru shares a powerful insight into his difficult childhood. Categorising his father as a “wounded child”, Lalith’s unwavering empathy and commitment to understanding his father’s actions is a testament to his compassion.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To find out more about Lalith, check out: &lt;a href="https://behindyourmask.co/about-lalith/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://behindyourmask.co/about-lalith/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To find out more about Our Time, please visit https://ourtimecharity.org.uk/ &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you would like to support children and young people living with parental mental illness, please donate to Our Time here: &lt;a href="https://www.justgiving.com/ourtimeuk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.justgiving.com/ourtimeuk&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk to for support. You can contact your GP, &lt;a href="http://www.samaritans.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.samaritans.org&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.childline.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.childline.org.uk&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are a young person, you could also talk to a teacher or other trusted adult.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Please note that this podcast&amp;nbsp;contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

My Family, Mental Illness, and Me

Our Time

Lalith Wijedoru

JUN 8, 202547 MIN
My Family, Mental Illness, and Me

Lalith Wijedoru

JUN 8, 202547 MIN

Description

Former NHS Doctor turned Wellbeing Consultant, Dr Lalith Wijedoru shares a powerful insight into his difficult childhood. Categorising his father as a “wounded child”, Lalith’s unwavering empathy and commitment to understanding his father’s actions is a testament to his compassion.   To find out more about Lalith, check out: https://behindyourmask.co/about-lalith/ To find out more about Our Time, please visit https://ourtimecharity.org.uk/ If you would like to support children and young people living with parental mental illness, please donate to Our Time here: https://www.justgiving.com/ourtimeuk If you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk to for support. You can contact your GP, www.samaritans.org or www.childline.org.uk If you are a young person, you could also talk to a teacher or other trusted adult.  Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.