Mental - The Podcast to Destigmatise Mental Health

This week we’re joined by fellow podcaster Terry McGuire to revisit depression. We compare our experiences, talk when to get help and just how common this condition is. But it is also one of the most treatable mental illnesses and Terry shares some brilliant insight into what’s worked for her. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Every Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that influences the mind and how to better manage it. Find Terry’s podcast, Giving Voice to Depression, wherever you get your podcasts or via http://givingvoicetodepression.com Learn more about your personality traits at https://16personalities.com Recommended Book: Becoming a Minimalist: Your Guide to living a Life with Less Through Minimalism by Kimberley Wilson - Get your first audio book for free with our link http://bit.ly/mentalbooks Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at http://bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/mentalpodcast Twitter - http://twitter.com/mental_podcast We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources - http://mentalpodcast.co.uk Licensed music: Puppy by Netsky on Lickd / Listen here: https://lnk.to/Netsky2ID

This week we are joined by the lovely Fiona Thomas who wrote a book all about how social media influenced her mental health journey. We discuss the pitfalls of comparing yourselves to others online, how real our online selves really are and whether social media is bringing us closer together or just making us feel isolated when we’re at our worst. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Every Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that influences the mind and how to better manage it. Pre-order Fiona’s book here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Depression-Digital-Age-Perfectionism-Inspirational/dp/1912478501 Recommended Book: Depression in a Digital Age by Fiona Thomas - Get your first audio book for free with our link http://bit.ly/mentalbooks Manoush Zomorodi Ted Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/manoush_zomorodi_how_boredom_can_lead_to_your_most_brilliant_ideas Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at http://bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/mentalpodcast Twitter - http://twitter.com/mental_podcast We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources - http://mentalpodcast.co.uk Licensed music: Puppy by Netsky on Lickd / Listen here: https://lnk.to/Netsky2ID

This week we focus on speaking up about mental health and how empowering this was for guest Lily Asch when she did so very publicly via a TED Talk at University. She now runs storytelling sessions to empower others to talk publicly about their lives, in doing so they learn how to better express and understand themselves. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Every Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that influences the mind and how to better manage it. Watch Lily’s Ted Talk - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg35UfOJhe4 Real Talk Storytelling - https://www.realtalkproject.org Recommended Book: Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig - Get your first audio book for free with our link http://bit.ly/mentalbooks Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at http://bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/mentalpodcast Twitter - http://twitter.com/mental_podcast We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources - http://mentalpodcast.co.uk Licensed music: Puppy by Netsky on Lickd / Listen here: https://lnk.to/Netsky2ID

In this weeks episode we cover a factor in mental health that can have a colossal impact on the lives of young people with inspirational guest Rev Mark Edward MBE. He talks us through how his turbulent upbringing lead to mental illness and being sectioned, then how we was able to overcome those dark times. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Every Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that influences the mind and how to better manage it. Recommended Book: Life after Care by Mark Edwards - Get your first audio book for free with our link http://bit.ly/mentalbooks Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at http://bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/mentalpodcast Twitter - http://twitter.com/mental_podcast We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources - http://mentalpodcast.co.uk Licensed music: Puppy by Netsky on Lickd / Listen here: https://lnk.to/Netsky2ID

This week we cover what can often be a divisive topic and try to unpick just what causes this. We are joined by self care and self love campaigner Olivia Callaghan to cover pros and cons of medication with how this has influenced her personal mental health journey. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Every Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that influences the mind and how to better manage it. Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at http://bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/mentalpodcast Twitter - http://twitter.com/mental_podcast We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources - http://mentalpodcast.co.uk Licensed music: Puppy by Netsky on Lickd / Listen here: https://lnk.to/Netsky2ID

With young people across the UK heading off to University join us for the last of our two part ‘Student Mental Health’ miniseries. This week we’re focusing on university with mental health campaigner and medical student Jenny Pewsey. Both her and Bobby share personal stories of their time at Uni, what lead to them both leaving with Jenny returning this year. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Every Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that influences the mind and how to better manage it. Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at http://bit.ly/MentalPetition See Me Scotland’s website - https://www.seemescotland.org Recommended Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Get your first audio book for free with our link http://bit.ly/mentalbooks Join the movement on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/mentalpodcast Twitter - http://twitter.com/mental_podcast We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources - http://mentalpodcast.co.uk Licensed music: Puppy by Netsky on Lickd / Listen here: https://lnk.to/Netsky2ID

With Children across the UK now back at school for a new year join us for the first in our two part ‘Student Mental Health’ miniseries. This week we’re focusing on schools with educator Emma Burdett who through theatre and interactive workshops teaches young people about mental health. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Every Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that influences the mind and how to better manage it. Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at http://bit.ly/MentalPetition Real Talk Theatre website - https://realtalktheatre.co.uk Recommended Book: Mad Girl by Bryony Gordon - Get your first audio book for free with our link http://bit.ly/mentalbooks Join the movement on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/mentalpodcast Twitter - http://twitter.com/mental_podcast We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources - http://mentalpodcast.co.uk Licensed music: Puppy by Netsky on Lickd / Listen here: https://lnk.to/Netsky2ID

Join us for this bitesized episode on one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses including first hand insight from writer William Jiang. Hear shocking statistics, learn about just how debilitating this condition can be but also how this week’s guest overcame these obstacles to write a staggering number of books. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Every Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that influences the mind and how to better manage it. Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at http://bit.ly/MentalPetition Recommended Book: A Schizophrenic Will: A Story of Madness, A Story of Hope by William Jiang - Get your first audio book for free with our link http://bit.ly/mentalbooks Join the movement on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/mentalpodcast Twitter - http://twitter.com/mental_podcast We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources - http://mentalpodcast.co.uk Licensed music: Puppy by Netsky on Lickd / Listen here: https://lnk.to/Netsky2ID

This week we cover a topic that can make mental illness twice as complicated, having a dual diagnosis. This is something Bobby deals with so knows only to well how the conditions can influence and trigger each other in new and not so exciting ways. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Every Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that influences the mind and how to better manage it. Claire’s blog - https://jeffersadventures.com/ Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at http://bit.ly/MentalPetition Recommended Book: The Good Immigrant - Get your first audio book for free with our link http://bit.ly/mentalbooks Join the movement on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/mentalpodcast Twitter - http://twitter.com/mental_podcast We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources - http://mentalpodcast.co.uk Licensed music: Puppy by Netsky on Lickd / Listen here: https://lnk.to/Netsky2ID

This week we’re joined by friend of the podcast and fierce mental health campaigner Sarah Cardwell. We get into her experiences of mental illness growing up and managing borderline personality disorder now with how these experiences inform her approach to parenting. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Every Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that influences the mind and how to better manage it. Sarah Cardwell’s blog - https://sarahsthinkingagain.blog/2018/04/18/ Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at http://bit.ly/MentalPetition Recommended Book: How to Argue with a Cat by Jay Heinrichs - Get your first audio book for free with our link http://bit.ly/mentalbooks Join the movement on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/mentalpodcast Twitter - http://twitter.com/mental_podcast We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources - http://mentalpodcast.co.uk Licensed music: Puppy by Netsky on Lickd / Listen here: https://lnk.to/Netsky2ID