Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 31: Noah May on Mental Health, Bullying & Building a Podcast Business

Noah May turned a lifetime of being the kid nobody wanted to hear into three podcasts, a journalism degree from Auburn, and a growing platform for mental health advocacy. He joins Rich Wright to trace the full arc, from a small farm town in northeast Alabama to the mic he now sits behind every week.Growing up an only child in a loving but atypical household, Noah found early refuge in cartoons, animal books, and PC games like Chuzzle and Feeding Frenzy. But by middle school, the bullying began. Verbal abuse, being treated as invisible, and a class so troublesome teachers warned each other about it. Noah opens up about the depression that surfaced around age 13, the anxiety that struck his senior year as physical stomach illness, and the suicidal ideation he faced at his lowest points. He speaks candidly about learning to hide it all, becoming a chameleon, and finding peace at the lake with his headphones on.This conversation goes deep on generational patterns of mental health, the stigma that kept a self-diagnosing family away from therapy, and why depression may be something Noah carries for life while learning to make it smaller. Rich shares his own parallel journey with anxiety, stomach issues, and survival, offering Noah and the audience a reminder: recognizing your triggers and becoming your own advocate is the work that keeps you moving forward.The back half turns to reinvention. Noah reveals how podcasting fell into his lap after graduation, how a single email from PodMatch founder Alex catapulted Lethal Venom into rapid success, and why he named a show after the idea that truth, like venom, can be lethal to hear. He and Rich talk about the creative craft of podcasting, the challenge of running three shows at once (Lethal Venom, Music Talks, and Southern Reads), and what it feels like when one project takes all the spotlight while the others wait their turn.This is a story about resilience, courage, and the strange grace of being heard at last.Connect with Noah:Website: https://noahspodcasts.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-c-mayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lethalvenompodcastArtist Rich Wright’s WOW Essential Spirit Paintings: ⁠⁠https://www.theartistrecovery.com/white-owl-wisdom-1Support and Shop Art Rec Merch: https://www.artrecshop.comJoin Podmatch: ⁠https://www.joinpodmatch.com/artistrecoveryDyslexia Classes: ⁠https://www.skool.com/dyslexia-classes⁠#MentalHealth #DepressionAwareness #Anxiety #SuicideAwareness #Bullying #MentalHealthWarrior #Resilience #Courage #Podcasting #PodMatch #LethalVenom #NoahMay #ArtistRecoveryPodcast #RichWright #Journalism #AuburnUniversity #SelfAdvocacy #GenerationalTrauma #MentalHealthStigma #Therapy #SurvivalStory #CreativeRecovery #Storytelling #Outcast #MentalHealthAdvocacy #Healing #SuicidePrevention #PersonalGrowth #MentalHealthJourney #PodcastInterview #richwrightartist #richwrightunlimited #richwrightunltd #beaguest #podmatchguest  @PodMatch_com  @noahspodcasts ​Support the showAlways remember, Listen to your Heart and Be Kind to Your Mind! -Rich WrightFollow us here: https://www.theartistrecovery.comJoin the Community: https://www,artrecroom.comListen Weekly at: https://www.artistrecoverypodcast.comConnect:InstagramFacebookXTikTokLinkedin