Welcome to See Change Sessions with Alittlegail! This podcast in collaboration with See Change and hosted by Abigail McDonnell, is all about starting the conversation and breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and the difficulties that may come within it. This week Abigail talks to See Change Ambassador Sinead Keating and Derek Pepper from Shine […]
Welcome to See Change Sessions with Alittlegail! This podcast in collaboration with See Change and hosted by Abigail McDonnell, is all about starting the conversation and breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and the difficulties that may come within it. This week Abigail talks to See Change Ambassadors Claire Kane and Grace Coomey on the
Grace Victory is known as the Internet’s Big Sister. She has an army of people online getting in touch with her asking about advice on how to look after your mental health. What kind of advice and support are young people looking after?
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Bulimia is not only about food. Cat Meffan runs the blog Imperfect Matter where she talks about binging, purging and using yoga to deal with her bulimia. Get involved in the conversation on the Mentally Yours Facebook Group.
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Claire Eastham runs the excellent blog, We’re All Mad Here, where she talks about anxiety, men’s health and depression. Check it out at allmadhere.co.uk. Ellen and Yvette chat through her own issues: living up north, sleepovers and finding ways to talk about yourself.
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Erica Crompton suffers from Schizophrenia. She’s had difficulty holding down a job, battled with maintaining friendships and struggled to explain her illness to her parents. Stay in touch with Yvette and Ellen online: twitter.com/mentallyyrs.
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Kate Leaver is a journalist, author, and former professional fairy. Ellen and Yvette chat to Kate about her bipolar one – when’s a good time to make massive life decisions, when’s a good time to sleep outside on the street and when’s a good time to take your meds!
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When a friend or a loved one is going through a difficult time, our compassion comes out to comfort them and support them. So how come we often struggle to show the same compassion to ourselves in our moments of vulnerability and need? In this episode, Conor shares his difficulties with having a naturally self-deprecating
In this podcast, Conor shares how he has been doing during the Covid-19 lockdown. He talks about how he is dealing with the worries he has for his loved ones, how he is adapting to working from home and how he is trying to show himself some compassion at a time when challenges are not
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For this episode I am joined by one of my heroes: Dr Kristin Neff. She is so ridiculously qualified there just isn’t enough room in the podcast notes to fill you in on why she’s the business but we do discuss her background at the beginning of this episode. Her main topic is self-compassion and
I’m back with another mini episode, this time it’s just me and I’m talking about the science behind self-compassion and why it’s such an incredibly important tool for owning your anxiety. I talk what it is, why it works and how to implement more of it into your life, especially during periods of anxiety. Support
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