Warning: The following two part episode contains triggering mental health subjects such as: Bullying, PTSD, Eating disorders, Sexual assault and Self harm.

Hello all you beautiful humans out there listening!

I’m so excited to finally bring you the next episode of my podcast “You Are Not a Villain”.

Now first things first, I do have to apologize for the time it took to bring you another one of these. As you may or may not know I suffer from anxiety and it’s a bit crippling sometimes. I get into this thing I call the “couch lock loop” where I start procrastinating because I’m anxious and then I get even more anxious because I’m procrastinating, and it goes on and on like that. The last episode had a lot of feedback and was very emotionally draining and knowing my next guest I had to really get in the headspace to do it again. I hope you guys feel it was worth the wait!

Said guest is the absolutely brilliant Micah Hill, and we spent hours talking about life, queerness, a lot of trauma and everything that comes with it so be ready for a lot of laughs and tears.

Since recording this episode Micah actually came out as non-binary so everyone show them some much deserved love! They also very kindly said they’re happy to talk to you if you are going through any of the experiences discussed in this two part episode. I’ll leave his Insta handle on the description.

I’d also like to give a shout to Survivors UK for helping men overcoming sexual assault. They do wonderful work so please support them, donate or spread the word to friends, family and loved ones. And if you want to get involved, we mentioned in the episode mistakenly 28 hours apologies for that but please join us participating in the 26 hours of silence to mirror the 26 years of silence which is the average time it takes a man to tell anyone he’s been sexually abused. As of time of publishing there’s no fixed date for the next time they will do Silence for the Silenced but I’ll keep you updated on the podcasts socials.

Always avoid meeting strangers in places you don’t think you’re safe. And ALWAYS remember to let someone know your location if you go and meet a stranger.

As a final disclaimer all the opinions and views on this podcast are personal and I’m always open to be educated in any subject that you may not agree with.

Thank you for listening, stay kind.

You can find Micah on Instagram here: @_micha_hill
If you’d like to see his confidence booster twitter account, please message him privately (adult content).
26 days of silence for men victim of sexual assault: https://www.survivorsuk.org/silence-for-the-silenced/?optout=1

Soundtrack: Minor Collision - Unjustified

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Hello all you amazing humans out there listening!

I’m so excited to finally bring you the first episode of the You Are Not a Villain podcast! Now, I’ll be honest with you this was my first go at this and there’s a lot of poor editing, some digressions on the conversations and me laughing really loud at some points. If you have any feedback please do hit me up on Instagram @ youarenotvillain or directly by email on notavillainpodcast@gmail.com.

On this episode my guest was the lovely and eloquent Peter Crawford and we talked about his academic journey with biology and theology and becoming a chaplain, and his beautiful view on his religion and sexuality, which is something I’ve very rarely witnessed and made me very happy to hear and some deep stuff like anxiety and internalized homophobia.

In the end of the episode he reveals some very exciting news so stay tuned!

As a final disclaimer all the opinions and views on this podcast are personal and I’m always open to be educated in any subject that you may not agree with.

Thank you for listening, stay kind.

Soundtrack: Minor Collision - Unjustified

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Hello all you humans out there listening.

Let me start by thanking you for taking the time to listen to my podcast “You are not a Villain”.

My name is Nasser, I’m a Portuguese man living in the UK and I have absolutely no qualifications to be doing something like this! I do, however, enjoy listening to people’s stories, so if you do as well, I hope you enjoy going on this journey with me.

The past almost 2 years have been really hard guys. In my case, it was a very bumpy ride with depression, anxiety, and some much-needed therapy.

By now I am finally able to deal with some of these things. Some days better than others, obviously. But what I found over the course of all that is that there is a certain power in saying things out loud. Not just to acknowledge them and understand them better, but also to share those feelings and thoughts with people who I never even thought might be going through the same thing.

And that really helped a lot: feeling like I wasn’t the only one, and that I wasn’t going mad.

I found that sometimes just venting really lifted a weight off my shoulders and I wanted to give other people a safe space to do the same. And that’s when the idea for this podcast was born.

The plan is to interview interesting people, know about their lives and the struggles that they’ve been through. But also all the things that they’ve accomplished and that keep them going!

My goal is to help my guests, and you listening, if you find any of it relatable, to realise that we are not villains. I don’t care if you’re the hero in your story, the victim or just a bystander, I can guarantee the one thing you’re not is a villain.

No matter how strong or vulnerable you are, we’re all just human, my friends.

Now, you might be thinking "why do this on a podcast when I can do it over drinks in a pub?" Well... you're not wrong, you can. And I'll gladly join you! But if you’d like to share your story or listen to the ones that my guests will tell, I hope you can join me, whether it’s laughing or crying.

Join me in my mission to convince people that we’re not villains and hopefully I’ll get a chance to tell you that as well.
We're only humans. No Heroes, No victims, No extras. And definitely no villains.

Stay kind out there.

Soundtrack: Minor Collision - Unjustified

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