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This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.

Okay. My guest today is Daniel Howell.

Daniel is one of the world's most popular entertainers. He has over 6 million YouTube subscribers, and his videos have gained over one billion views. He hosts an

award-winning BBC Radio One show, and he's written several New York Times best-selling books,

including The Amazing Book is Not on Fire, and Dan and Phil go outside. He's known for his self-deprecating and sarcastic sense of humor,

but his latest book isn't funny. It tackles the subject of mental health, something he's

struggled with. And now he's sharing practical coping skills that can help you get through your

toughest moments. Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode for the therapist's take.

This is the part of the show where I'll give you my take on the strategies Dan suggests

and tell you how you can apply them to your own life.

So here's Daniel Howell in his strategies for getting through this night.

Daniel Howell, welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast.

Hello, thank you for having me.

Very exciting.

I am so excited to talk to you.

I was fortunate enough to get my hands on an advanced copy of your book called You Will Get Through This Night.

And I love this book for so many reasons. I'm a therapist and I write a lot about mental health. However, most of the mental health material that I create and that exists is sort of like in the long term. Like you should manage your diet. You should get exercise. That's helpful, but not in that moment of sheer panic or those moments

of dark despair. What do you do in the moment? And even if you Google it sometimes, you'll come

up with stuff that's like how to prevent depression. And you're, no, it's too late. I'm in there right now,

sis. Here we go. Where's the info? Yeah. So how did you get to the point where you decided to

write this book that talks, you talk about some of the stuff about what to do the next day and what to

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