Surely there is no film more Christmasy than it's a wonderful life.

Tweet me if you disagree, but trust me, you'll be wrong.

And yet, isn't it odd how a film that shows the season of Goodwill bringing out the best

in people also shows how it can trigger our darkest anxieties and push some people towards

suicidal thoughts.

This is a difficult time of year for many, a time of great highs and great lows.

Today we're going to be talking about mental health and suicide and the work of one charity

to help people through those darker moments.

This might be the most important podcast you'll hear all year, or it might be one that

you can't quite bring yourself to listen to right now.

In which case, come back and find us tomorrow.

Last year in the UK, more than 6,000 deaths were recorded as suicide.

Three quarters of those were men.

I felt such an incredible level of stigma couldn't escape that in my head.

For this year's Christmas appeal, the times and the Sunday times are supporting the mental

health charity Calm, the campaign against living miserably.

Surely that's a cause we can all get behind.

Every day of the year, Calm helps people who are struggling.

To be able to finally talk about it, get it all out and just write it down exactly how

I feel it was been going on, that took a massive weight off my shoulders.

Today we'll hear from two people whose lives have been impacted by suicide and who found

support through calm.

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