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The Unwritten Podcast

  • Thomas Malpass
  • Aug 26
  • 2 min read

For most of my life, I didn’t believe in mental health. To me, health was physical—something you could measure, treat, or fix at the gym. It wasn’t until my mid-twenties, when I went through a painful heartbreak, that everything I thought I understood came crashing down. I felt like I had lost myself. The emotional weight of betrayal, grief, and confusion hit me in ways I couldn’t “push through” anymore. For the first time, I realized my mind was suffering, and no amount of willpower or workouts could fix it.


After months of silently battling depression, I tried to numb the pain with distractions including sex, drugs, and alcohol, prescriptions made it even worse giving me a fake feeling. Finally, I decided to give therapy a chance. That decision changed everything. In those raw, uncomfortable sessions, I slowly started to understand who I was beneath the performance, beneath the people-pleasing, and beneath the pain. It gave me a different perspective to set my standards higher for myself.


That experience didn’t just change my life—it gave me purpose. I began exploring the intersection of psychology, spirituality, and healing, which eventually led me to start my podcast Unwritten. It’s a space where I speak with people from all walks of life about purpose, passion, and peace—three things I used to think were out of reach, which is now the mission behind the podcast. Over 200 interviews and 500 hours of content later, I can honestly say this journey has taught me that healing is not a destination. It’s a relationship—with yourself, your past, and your capacity to grow.


Today, I’m pursuing advanced studies in a Counseling Psychology Ph.D. and creating resources that support holistic well-being. My goal is to remind others of what I had to learn the hard way: you are not broken—you’re a work in progress and every moment of suffering is building your mental resilience muscle.


One piece of advice I’d give my younger self (or any reader):


Don’t wait for everything to fall apart before you give yourself permission to feel, to ask for help, or to start again. You’re not weak for struggling and your not alone. You’re strong for choosing to face it and everyday you wake up is another opportunity to do something different with your life.


 
 
 

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