Noah May (he/him)

Noah joined Momma on January 19, 2026 for a live Q&A via Twitch and YouTube to talk about Turning Pain Into Perseverance & His Journey with Depression & Anxiety

About Noah

Noah May is a journalism graduate from Auburn University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in December 2024. Originally from Alabama, he has a deep passion for storytelling and communication, both academically and creatively. Outside of his professional pursuits, Noah enjoys listening to music, reading, writing, podcasting, watching YouTube, and spending meaningful time with friends and family.

Noah’s path has not been an easy one. He has lived with depression and anxiety since his early teens and has faced periods of profound isolation, self doubt, and crisis. Those experiences shaped his understanding of mental health in deeply personal ways and challenged him to confront feelings of not being enough and being misunderstood by peers.

Today, Noah is the host of three podcasts and uses his voice to advocate openly for mental health awareness. By learning from his past and speaking candidly about his experiences, he strives to create space for others who are struggling to feel seen, heard, and less alone.

Socials / Links for Guest Connection

• LinkTree- https://linktr.ee/noahspodcast

• YouTube - https://youtube.com/@noahspodcasts

• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lethalvenompodcast

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-c-may

• TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@lethalvenompodcast

References / Things Mentioned During the Stream

• Music Recommendations: Ariana Grande - Sweetener (album) and Ariana Grande - Breathin 

Episode Summary

If you've ever felt like you were drowning while everyone around you seemed just fine, this one's for you.

Noah May has lived with depression since he was 13 years old. He was bullied relentlessly, watched his grandmother disappear into Alzheimer's, grew up without a father, and by the time anxiety hit at 18, the physical toll was so severe he lost 20 pounds, could barely open a bottle and his legs shook walking down stairs. This is his story, and he's not holding anything back.

In this episode of Even Tacos Fall Apart, Noah opens up about what those early years actually looked like, not the cleaned-up version, but the real one. The suicidal thoughts at 13. The porn addiction he developed as a coping mechanism. The friends who looked right through him. The teachers who didn't do much better. And the moment his mom caught him, sat him down and instead of just punishing him, asked what was really going on. That one conversation changed everything.

Noah talks about being diagnosed with clinical depression at 14 and anxiety at 18, what it felt like to finally have names for what his body had been doing, and why he waited years to try therapy because he genuinely believed it was only for people who were "crazy." He also gets into the physical reality of an anxiety disorder that most people don't talk about, the kind that doesn't show up as a panic attack but as months of unexplained nausea, dramatic weight loss and a doctor who had no idea what was wrong.

The conversation also goes into what his healing looks like in practice. For Noah, it's been podcasting, writing poetry, finding the right medication and building a support system from scratch after leaving behind a high school class that never really saw him. He's candid about the fact that most of those people still haven't reached out, and that he's made peace with it.

Noah is a journalism graduate from Auburn University and the host of the Lethal Venom podcast. He's turned his own pain into a platform for other people who are still in the thick of it, and his whole thing is simple: you shouldn't have to feel alone in this.

If you've ever felt invisible, been told to just get over it or wondered whether things actually get better, this episode is for you.

Keywords: depression, anxiety, mental health, depression and anxiety, overcoming depression, mental health podcast, living with depression, teen depression, clinical depression, mental health awareness, depression recovery, anxiety symptoms, mental health journey, Even Tacos Fall Apart, Noah May