Amanda Batula Makes Powerful Admission About Her Mental Health

“Summer House” star Amanda Batula gave a very important update on her mental health during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live” on March 19.

“Better these days,” Batula told Bravo host Andy Cohen regarding her struggles with depression. “I think last time we spoke at the reunion I was feeling better, but today I feel even better than I did then, which is crazy.”

“Medication’s great. It changed my life, truly,” she added. “I was a shell of myself. There were a lot of things that I would have missed out on and backed out of if I didn’t get the help I needed.”

Amanda Batula Reveals Her Mental Health Struggles Began Before Season 8

In a March 2025 interview with the New York Times, Batula explained how in 2023, she did not want to go home to New Jersey for Thanksgiving with her family. Because of that, she decided to take a telehealth questionnaire and was diagnosed with severe depression and mild anxiety.

That allowed her to get the help she needed.

“Once I went on my antidepressants, it really opened my eyes to being like, ‘OK, I want to focus on my happiness before I do what I think I’m supposed to do and settle down,’” she told the New York Times.

Batula has also used her social media platform to advocate for mental health awareness.

“I’ll wear it on my forehead — I think it should be discussed because it’s not something people should be ashamed of,” she said.

Amanda Batula Wasn’t Nervous To Open Up About Mental Health Struggles on Summer House

Batula has been very open about her mental health over the past few years.

But, talking about these issues publicly can be scary. So, she was asked in an interview with Wondermind on March 19 if she was nervous to open up about it on “Summer House”?

“I wasn’t nervous at all. I feel like on the show over the last nine years, I’ve literally shown every aspect of my life: the good, the bad, and the ugly,” Batula said. “I’ve been very transparent and open, and this is just another part of who I am. 

“I actually was excited to talk about it, honestly, because it felt like a sense of relief. I felt so lost for so long, and once I finally figured out that I was struggling and there was something that I could do to help myself feel better, I was excited to share and tell everyone, “Hey, this is what’s going on with me.” I was not proud to be depressed, but proud that I was able to share something and hopefully help other people, she continued.

“So there was no nervousness about talking about it, and the response was insane,” Batula concluded. “After that first reunion when I shared that I was struggling and on medication, the amount of messages I got—and still get to this day—from people who thanked me for being open about it was amazing.