The former WBZ-TV anchor had her dream job but was suffering in silence.
“I felt terrible all the time and there was really nothing I could do to make it not feel that way. I tried everything, but eventually I had to realize that if I wanted to live my life in line with my priorities – if I wanted to be the best father and husband I could – my dreams had to change.”
During a candid discussion about men’s mental health with host Segun Oduorou on The Boston Globe Today, Martin shares how he knew it was time to leave his corporate job and pursue a new dream. He also shares details about how that struggle manifested itself and how he got help. Watch the interview at the top of this article.
“It took me a long time to accept that myself, and it also took me a long time to confide in others and tell my wife that I was suffering. I kept it a secret from her for years that I was in a really dark place and suffering from depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.”
Martin has spoken publicly for the first time about why he is retiring from television news. From an essay in Boston MagazineHe joins former NBCUniversal news anchor Jackie Bruno as a partner in Newsmaker Marketing, the PR and communications business, along with a third partner, Rachel Robbins, formerly of Green-O Communications.
Previous Globe reporting materials were used in this report.
