Tom Ward
Tom Ward is an Australian actor, writer and comedian. He talks to Pamela about his father’s mental health issues, and how they affected his family growing up.
Tom Ward is an Australian actor, writer and comedian who regular performs in the UK’s top comedy clubs and at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival and has appeared on BBC 2's Live at The Apollo. He talks to Pamela about his father’s mania and anxiety, it's impact on his own mental health and life at school, and how it resulted in his own hospitalisation.
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