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Kathryn Lewsey

“I had a breakdown after a traumatic birth and struggled to cope for years – but turning to comedy saved me”

Comedian and writer Olga Thompson.

“When I had my third baby, it should have been a happy time, but I was so traumatised that it sent me into a spiral of anxiety and fear,” says Greek Cypriot comedian, actor and writer Olga Thompson, 50.

“My husband, Paul, and I, already had two boys, Harrison and Marcus, so when I fell pregnant again, we were both over the moon. But when I was four months pregnant, I started experiencing horrendous panic attacks, convinced that I was going to die.

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