How I Improved My Mental Health: Living with ADHD and Depression, Gabriel O'rama

Published: Sept. 12, 2021, 4:54 p.m.

Thanks to Gabe, I am starting a series called "How I Improved My Mental Health". This series relies on people coming forward and contacting me about their journeys and wanting to share them. So, if you are someone who has a mental health journey that has improved, please contact me!

Gabe works as a global marketing manager for a big life sciences corporation and recently completed his MBA.

In this interview, he talks about dealing with a learning disability (ADHD), going to therapy for the first time at 32, and how that has helped his life.

Approximate Time Stamps:

0:00 - 1:39 Intro to New Series

1:45 - 8:24 Gabe talks about his background and some of the signs he had a learning disability in hindsight

8:25 - 10:24 Gabe talks about why he started therapy at 32

10:25 - 11:07 Gabe’s Breaking point

11:08 - 13:04 First time trying therapy

13:05 - 15:38 What were signs you had ADHD as a kid?

15:39 - 16:54 When should’ve you gotten a mental health evaluation in hindsight?

16:54 - 19:08 How would you change the school system to help people with learning disabilities?

19:09 -21:22 Do you tell people about your learning disability or are you embarrassed?

21:22 - 26:25 approaching Relationships and the fact that mental health is a continual journey

Gabe's Contact Info: gabrieljorama@gmail.com

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Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grateful-living/id1503185956

Email: gratefulliving4@gmail.com