Matt Edmondson on his Father's Battle with Mental Health | Happy Place Podcast

Radio 1 DJ Matt Edmonson bravely shared the inspiration behind his latest song in a frank conversation with Fearne, as he discussed the death of his father.
In this chat with Fearne, Matt Edmonson explains how he found the experience of writing a song about his father, who took his own life when Matt was in his 20s, and the grief he has battled since his death.
Edmonson couldn't have been braver in this episode of Happy Place. If you enjoyed this extract, you can watch the full interview here: • Matt Edmondson Opens U...
Matt Edmondson is a British television and Sony Award-nominated radio presenter, best known for his work with BBC Radio 1 and ITV2. Edmondson currently presents the weekend afternoon show Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm with Mollie King. In 2016, he co-presented The Xtra Factor alongside Rylan Clark-Neal on ITV2.
Matt's podcast, Not Another Love Song, is available to listen to on all podcast platforms.
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CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains a conversation about suicide and alcoholism, so do take care while listening.
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Thanks to Matt for sharing this

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Edmonson couldn't have been braver in this episode of Happy Place. If you enjoyed this extract, you can watch the full interview here: ua-cam.com/video/hAs1XAxohWg/v-deo.html

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Heart felt love for this guy