Welcome to episode 174 with Paul Danan, who is an actor and the founder and creator of Morning After Drama (MAD), a theatre company that provides specifically tailored workshops to support people who have experienced trauma, been involved with the criminal justice system, suffered from addiction or experience poor mental health.

Paul shot to fame when he landed a part on Hollyoaks straight out of drama school.  He has worked on stage and film productions, featured on several high-profile reality TV shows, hosted a chart-topping podcast and at various times in his life been a tabloid regular.

Over the course of his career, Paul has suffered with mental issues, problems with addiction and had multiple stays in rehab.

In this episode I chat to Paul about setting up MAD, where the idea came from and how they are using acting, improv and community to improve mental health.

We chat about his time on Hollyoaks, his move to LA and the impact that had on his mental state, his love of acting and some of the mental health issues behind his addictions.

And we chat about Paul’s acting career, becoming famous and dealing with rejection and we chat about addiction, going to rehab, self-worth and self-esteem.

You can learn more about MAD at Home | Morning After Drama and follow then on social media @morningafterdrama

You can connect with Paul on social media @pauldanan and @paul_danan_official

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