Mental health is an issue that affects many of us, but women in particular can be vulnerable to issues: the most recent figures from the NHS show that one in five women in the UK have reported a mental illness in recent years, compared to one in eight men.

Yet, despite this, there continues to be a stigma surrounding mental health. Many feel forced to conform to the social media narrative of perfection, to ‘man up’ and to present a version of themselves to the world that they feel will be accepted.

Thank goodness, then, for those in the public eye who have chosen to be open about their own battles with mental wellness, helping pave the way to a better understanding of the issues faced by so many.

Following in the footsteps of Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Ellie Goulding and Fearne Cotton, Mayim Bialik – aka Dr Amy Farrah Fowler in The Big Bang Theory – has opened up about her own experience with depression.

Mayim Bialik gets real about depression in poignant message to her younger self