About
When Tatton had a breakdown in 2014, he was forced to drop out of his teaching job.
He’d been an English, Drama (briefly) and Politics teacher in Secondary Schools for ten years. He also spent time doing other things… a few years at the Education Service at Parliament, writing and delivering sessions for young people on school trips; some time getting a journalism qualification and pottering round at terrible publications.
That breakdown, though, it changed everything. Unable to work, unable to function as a parent or a husband (his divorce wasn’t far away), he set up Simple Politics.
Fast forward a few years and he had diagnoses of Bipolar and Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorders. Plus a little depression and anxiety thrown in for good measure. He’s on his meds and he’s in therapy. Simple Politics has over a million followers across social media platforms.
He’s a regular feature on radio and TV talking about politics; he’s frequently in schools talking about careers; he’s on podcasts and his own Instagram talking about mental health.
It’s been quite a decade. He’s pretty excited about what the next one will bring.
That breakdown, though, it changed everything. Unable to work, unable to function as a parent or a husband (his divorce wasn’t far away), he set up Simple Politics.
Fast forward a few years and he had diagnoses of Bipolar and Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorders. Plus a little depression and anxiety thrown in for good measure. He’s on his meds and he’s in therapy. Simple Politics has over a million followers across social media platforms.
He’s a regular feature on radio and TV talking about politics; he’s frequently in schools talking about careers; he’s on podcasts and his own Instagram talking about mental health.
It’s been quite a decade. He’s pretty excited about what the next one will bring.
When Tatton had a breakdown in 2014, he was forced to drop out of his teaching job.
He’d been an English, Drama (briefly) and Politics teacher in Secondary Schools for ten years. He also spent time doing other things… a few years at the Education Service at Parliament, writing and delivering sessions for young people on school trips; some time getting a journalism qualification and pottering round at terrible publications.
That breakdown, though, it changed everything. Unable to work, unable to function as a parent or a husband (his divorce wasn’t far away), he set up Simple Politics.
Fast forward a few years and he had diagnoses of Bipolar and Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorders. Plus a little depression and anxiety thrown in for good measure. He’s on his meds and he’s in therapy. Simple Politics has over a million followers across social media platforms.
He’s a regular feature on radio and TV talking about politics; he’s frequently in schools talking about careers; he’s on podcasts and his own Instagram talking about mental health.
It’s been quite a decade. He’s pretty excited about what the next one will bring.
That breakdown, though, it changed everything. Unable to work, unable to function as a parent or a husband (his divorce wasn’t far away), he set up Simple Politics.
Fast forward a few years and he had diagnoses of Bipolar and Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorders. Plus a little depression and anxiety thrown in for good measure. He’s on his meds and he’s in therapy. Simple Politics has over a million followers across social media platforms.
He’s a regular feature on radio and TV talking about politics; he’s frequently in schools talking about careers; he’s on podcasts and his own Instagram talking about mental health.
It’s been quite a decade. He’s pretty excited about what the next one will bring.