Mentally Yours

We all do it, but when does it become a problem? Ellen and Yvette are back for 2022... They chat to Dr Jennifer Opoku, a Chartered Counselling Psychologist, about "Social Comparison Theory", the science of comparison! Social media means that we can compare ourselves to so many more people... So how can we look after ourselves?Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look back at the past year…Ellen and Yvette chat through some of the highlights on Mentally Yours during the last 12 months. We hear about what it takes to be happy, the Mentally Yours Facebook Group, schizophrenia and homelessness, coping with money problems, and so much more… If you're new to the podcast, or if you're one of the OG, this is a perfect little explore of the Mentally Yours treasure trove. Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How should we be caring for the children?When a parent suffers from mental illness it is rare for anyone – parent, teacher, or even social worker – to know how to discuss the illness with the child. So what happens? Dr Pamela Jenkins is Host of the podcast, My Family, Mental Illness… and Me, run by the charity Our Time, which gives children of parents with mental illness the support they need in communities and in schools. She chats with Yvette about the charity, the podcast and the change that needs to happen...Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742 And check out the charity Our Time online... www.ourtime.org.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christine and Natalie have found their way back to each other... And now Christine has written a book tracing her daughter's years-long battle with addiction and substance abuse.Yvette chats to the mother and daughter about what happened and what we can all learn...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 Christine's book, About Natalie, online... www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/About-Natalie/Christine-Pisera-Naman/9780757323867 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What gives you hope? Jonny Benjamin and Louisa Rose chat with Ellen and Yvette about their charity, Beyond, which is providing a directory of approved and vetted mental health provisions for schools and colleges in the UK. They also talk about Jonny's new book, The Book Of Hope, which features our very own Yvette! Follow Jonny and Louisa onlinehttps://twitter.com/mrjonnybenjaminhttps://twitter.com/lounicolerose Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's dermatillomania...Lauren Brown started skin picking after leaving Uni. It completely changed her life. She's now written a book called "Hands: An Anxious Mind Unpicked". Lauren chats with Ellen about what it is and why it became such an issue for her. Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742 And check out Lauren's work online www.twitter.com/Laurenrbrown95 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rise Against Suicide Sunrise Walk has been launched, encouraging the public to take on a 4,657 metre walk challenge, to raise money for work with men in need of support with their mental health. Yvette chats with River Hawkins, the Founder of HUMEN, a charity looking at the root cause of suicide, which is running the event. Check out the event online... http://wearehumen.org/rise-against-suicide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year's campaign is running this week... on the theme of Alcohol and relationships. Ellen and Yvette talk to Sally and Henry, who lost their Tom, aged 29, to alcoholism. Find out more about Alcohol Awareness Week online: www.alcoholchange.org.uk.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can you cope with loss? How can you cope with yourself during loss? And how can you cope with your friends and family too? Emma Hopkinson and Robyn Donaldson have written a book called "It's Your Loss" which talks abut their own struggles and how they helped each other. They chat to Ellen and Yvette about the pain and the plans for the future...Follow Mentally Yours on social media... www.twitter.com/mentallyyrs Join our private Facebook group... www.facebook.com/groups/135088803805742 And check out the book online... https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677329/its-your-loss-by-emma-hopkinson/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A collaboration with the Sound Affects Podcast…Katerina chats to Ellen and Yvette about her podcast, Sound Affects, which explores the impact of music on mental health, how sounds affects us, and how music therapy works with psychosis and autism. It’s a wonderful conversation full of ideas and insights from our fellow podcast-maker and new friend. Check out the Sound Affects Pod online https://www.facebook.com/SoundAffectsPod/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.