Mentally Yours

In this special episode, Ellen and Yvette talk through how they coped with the pandemic, how they are doing now, and their plans for the future (for both themselves and the podcast)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The  pandemic left Kelly, aged 24, feeling alone and without purpose when her dance career was turned upside down. In January 2021, things came to a head for Kelly and she tried to take her own life. By reaching out to the Samaritans for support, Kelly was able to open up to her family and friends about how she was feeling and found a support network that led her to retrain and find a passion in fitness. She chats to Yvette about her story: lockdown, loneliness and the Samaritans. Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742 And check out the Samaritans online... www.samaritans.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year's theme is loneliness... Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week has been going for 21 years. It's  an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health and has grown to become one of the biggest awareness weeks across the UK and globally. To mark this week, Ellen and Yvette chat with Catherine Seymour, Head Of Research at the Mental Health Foundation.Follow the Samaritans online.. https://www.samaritans.orgAnd also check out Mental Health Awareness Week too.. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Evie Canavan survived postpartum psychosis, postnatal anxiety and generalised anxiety disorder. She is now the Coordinator of UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, a campaign dedicated to talking about mental health problems during and after pregnancy. Find out about Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week this month online... perinatalmhpartnership.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Getting out there after lockdown... Joanna Cannon is a Doctor and Writer, best-known for her book, The Trouble With Goats and Sheep. She's now written a new book called A Tidy Ending. She chats to Ellen and Yvette about her work as a Doctor, a Writer and a Psychiatrist.. whilst dealing with agoraphobia.Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742 And check out Joanna's work online... https://twitter.com/JoannaCannon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Parkin knows what it is like to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act. He  suffered from bipolar disorder and has been on his own mental health journey. Now, a few years on, he's put together an art installation about his experience of getting sectioned, called Delusions of Grandeur. He chats to Ellen and Yvette about his experiences...Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742 And check out David's work online too... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/delusions/david-parkins-delusions-of-grandeur-book  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you do it without losing your mind? Ellen and Yvette chat to Rebecca Seal, Journalist, Podcaster and Work-From-Home-Expert. Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742 And check out Rebecca's book online... www.howtoworkalone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you judge yourself for not being productive enough? We do… Ellen and Yvette chats to Madeleine Dore, Author of the book, I Didn't Do The Thing Today about why we should all take productivity off its pedestal. Madeleine is all about dismantling our comparison to others, aspirational routines, and the unrealistic notions of what can be done in a day. She says that, only by doing this, can we finally embrace the joyful messiness and unpredictability of life.Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742 And check out Madeleine's work online... https://extraordinaryroutines.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not too much, not too little...Researcher Harry Rice suffered from chronic pain, anxiety and depression after he left Uni, but for a long time he never really felt like anyone understood what he was going through. He’s now come through it and is keen to speak to people who work in mental health as well as people who have been on their own mental health journeys. So, he launched a podcast, called Lagom Mind, a Swedish word which essentially means "balance"... He chats to Ellen and Yvette about what he's been through. Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742 And listen to Harry's podcast online... www.shows.acast.com/Lagommind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Working on yourself 9 til 5…Ellen and Yvette chat with Leyla Okhai, the Founder of Diverse Minds UK, which supports organisations to invest in their staff to create an open, healthy, happy, and productive workplaces. She is also the Host of the excellent Diverse Minds Podcast. They talk about equality and wellbeing at work.Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742  And find out more about Leyla's work online... www.diverseminds.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.