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Candice Carty-Williams on why she's over being the strong friend
Candice Carty-Williams on why she's over being the strong friend
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Apr 29, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Kicking off the series, gal-dem speaks to Candice Carty-Williams, author of best-selling novel ‘Queenie’, about continuously being labelled the strong friend and family member. After the death of a close friend in her early twenties, Candice discusses her battle with depression and anxiety, and the pressures facing in the context of her Caribbean upbringing. We hear about the tools she has used over the years to enhance her mental wellbeing and set boundaries and how they inevitably influenced her when writing her hit novel.Find transcripts and show notes for all of Growing up with gal-dem here.
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Released:
Apr 29, 2020
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Podcast episode
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