The entrepreneur and mental health advocate has previously spoken about his “rebirth” from depression after undergoing therapy. He has recently written the book Meet Ella: The Dog Who Saved My Life, about his pet being his “reason for being” as well as helping to change his mindset and provide him with moments of reprieve. Middleton told ITV’s Lorraine that “my family were the hardest people to speak to” about the crisis he was going through, as they know him in “many ways better than I knew myself”.
He added: “I initially went into therapy and, at the right time, my family got involved. I was very fortunate they did because they did have to be patient, they had to sit on the sidelines and really watch and see me suffer. “It was very challenging for them too because all they wanted to do was help, of course, and then when the timing was right, and I think timing was so important, they came in, and they understood, and they were able to understand a lot more than I actually thought.
“I recognised that the work that both Catherine and William have done in mental health and that helped me move forward.” Kate’s work has focused on mental health and the early years of childhood in recent years, and both she and William regularly raise awareness of mental health projects. Middleton said at first he did not speak about his struggles as he saw it as a “stigma”, and also thought “I had a very privileged upbringing, (I’ve) been very fortunate about m.
