Mentally Yours
Metro
A weekly mental health and wellbeing podcast from http://Metro.co.uk.Each episode Metro's Lifestyle Editor Rachel Moss is joined by a guest host to chat with people, from shop workers to celebrities, with lived experience, and experts to educate, empathise and challenge stigma.Our experts, hosts and guests know how lonely mental illness can be. This podcast offers hope and proof that things can improve.Published every Monday.Follow us on social media http://twitter.com/mentallyyrs or join the private Mentally Yours Facebook Group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Nov 5, 2018 • 33min
How Does Race And Gender Affect Your Access To Good Care?
"It's easier to be treated well if I code as heavily femme"Rianna Walcott is a Writer, Activist and Editor of mental health anthology, The Colour Of Madness. She chats to Ellen and Yvette about women of colour and mental health. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 28, 2018 • 51min
Gay Shame
"Government is now acknowledging there is a problem" Matthew Todd is a multi award winning writer and author of the book "Straight Jacket, Overcoming Society's Legacy of Gay Shame”. He chats to Ellen and Yvette about homophobic bullying, trauma and the role of the media. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2018 • 36min
Can You Get Over Being Ghosted By Your Best Friend?
“I didn’t think that it could happen”Sheena Kamal is a bestselling author and journalist based in Canada. She chats to Ellen and Yvette about the Canadian healthcare system, toxic relationships and how to deal with being ghosted by your best friend. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2018 • 41min
Mental Health Is Not Mental Illness
"There needs to be some lines drawn"Jake Tyler completed a 3000 mile lap of the UK on foot, raising money for the Mental Health Foundation. He chats to Ellen and Yvette about suicide, the power of exercise and how mental health issues are perceived by the public.Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 10, 2018 • 28min
World Mental Health Day
"Now people want to talk"This is our mental health state of the nation. On World Mental Health Day we chat to Rachel Boyd, who works at the mental health charity Mind. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 8, 2018 • 31min
Living With Dissociative Identity Disorder
"I came to on the edge of a train platform"Carol has dissociative identity disorder (DID), living with multiple distinct and relatively enduring personality states. She chats to Ellen and Yvette about DID - her work, her family and her therapy. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 1, 2018 • 24min
What To Do If You Don't Like Yourself
What To Do If You Don't Like YourselfKat Nichols is a blogger and writer who has suffered from mental health issues since the age of 14. She chats to Yvette about anorexia, self harm and writing about mental health - on her blog, for the magazine Happiful and Counselling Directory. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 24, 2018 • 28min
Migraines
"I resisted the diagnosis" Lydia Ruffles has written about mental health as the author of the book, Colour Me In. She chats to Yvette about migraines, seeing and tasting colours, and writing about mental health! Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group.Oh, and check out Lydia at twitter.com/lydiaruffles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 17, 2018 • 33min
Estée Lalonde
Estée is a YouTuber, Author and Influencer. She chats to Ellen and Yvette about dealing with a breakup, living life on the internet and launching her own podcast!Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group.Oh, and check out Estée at instagram.com/esteelalonde. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 10, 2018 • 14min
What Is It To Be A Man?
Darshan Sanghrajka is the Founder of Super Being Labs. He wants to redesign life so it works better for everyone! He chats to Yvette about his latest project Being Mankind, toxic masculinity and how we can help men open up. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group.Oh, and check out Darshan's work at superbeinglabs.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
