Bryony Gordon

Bryony Gordon is an award-winning journalist, author and mental health campaigner. As well as writing a column for The Daily Mail, she is the writer of five Sunday Times Bestselling books, including "Mad Girl" and "You Got This", which both went to number one. Her podcast, Mad World, has featured guests including Prince Harry, Mel B and Nadiya Hussain.

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In 2016, she founded Mental Health Mates, a peer support group that is now established across the country, and in 2017, she won the Mind Making A Difference Award for her work in changing the perception of mental health in the media. That year she also won the British Journalism Award for Campaign of the Year, and in 2019 she was made Mental Health Advocate of the Year at the Stylist Remarkable Women Awards. In 2020 she won the Journalist's Charity Special Award for her writing about mental illness, and in 2023 she was given the President's Medal by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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In 2024, Bryony released her book 'Mad Woman', the hotly anticipated follow-up to 'Mad Girl', which is a Sunday Times best seller and currently has 4.5 stars on Amazon.

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More recently, Bryony launched her podcast, Life of Bryony, where she openly explores life’s messier moments without holding back. From navigating awkward encounters and tackling taboos to sharing personal confessions, Bryony offers a refreshingly honest perspective on life’s ups and downs, joined by friends and experts along the way.

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She also campaigns for body positivity and has run the London Marathon in her underwear!