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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May 14, 2018 • 9min
Mental Health Awareness Week: Why We're Involved
Ellen and Yvette kick off Mental Health Awareness Week with the first in a 5-part series of podcasts looking at stress and money. In conversation with Mark Rowland from The Mental Health Foundation. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 7, 2018 • 26min
Love Island's Jamie Jewitt
“Making my life look amazing all the time was a big part of modelling” Love Island’s Jamie Jewitt has suffered from mental health issues throughout his modelling career. He chats to Ellen and Yvette about how he presents himself on Instagram, being in the public eye on television and being grateful for good friends.Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2018 • 30min
The Griefcast
"You just want people to acknowledge it" Cariad Lloyd is the host of Griefcast, a podcast with comedians talking about death. She chats to Ellen and Yvette about the death of her own Father, speaking out with friends and family, and navigating people's religious beliefs. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2018 • 33min
Jonny Benjamin
“It wasn’t just what he said but it was the way that he listened” Jonny Benjamin has always suffered from mental health issues. Now, an author and mental health advocate, Jonny chats to Ellen and Yvette about the stranger who saved him from jumping off a bridge. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2018 • 26min
Compulsive Skin Picking
"People telling you to stop, is not going to help"Liz Atkins suffers from a compulsive skin picking disorder called dermatillomania. She chats to Ellen and Yvette about graffiti-ing newspapers on the London Underground, skin care, and being an advocate for an illness few people understand. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2018 • 27min
Planning A Wedding
“Don't be afraid to take the easy option”Abigail Chandler and Fiona Thomas know that wedding planning can be a stress, especially is you have a mental illness. They chat to Ellen and Yvette about the build up, on the day, and after the event! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2018 • 26min
Talking To Your Parents
“We’ve all found different ways to self harm”Henry Crew has suffered from anxiety and depressions, and has also lost friends to suicide. He chats to Ellen and Yvette about his Movember Motorcycle Challenge which kicks off this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2018 • 21min
#50 Coming Out
“I had a very difficult time coming to terms with my sexuality”Alexander Leon is a gay man of colour. Before coming out, at the age of 19 he attempted suicide. Ellen and Yvette chat to him about why so many people in the LGBT community suffer from mental health issues, especially depression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2018 • 22min
#49 Fashion And Mental Health
“I was washing my hands 50 times a day”Wearing his issues on his sleeve. George Hodgson chats to Ellen and Yvette about his own anxiety and OCD, plus setting up his own mental health fashion brand, Maison de Choup, with 25% of proceeds to the charity Young Minds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 12, 2018 • 30min
#48 Expressing Yourself Through Poetry
"Everyone around has now come to a point of acceptance" Words can say so much! Poet Hussain Manawar chats to Ellen and Yvette about the power of poetry to overcome mental health issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
