Today we’re talking about friendships. What they mean to us, how they impact our wellbeing, and how to nurture a healthy friendship.
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Guests on the show today?
Tyra: Guest, young person based in London
Jesse: Guest, young person based in London
Lauren McConkey: Project Manager, Higher Education at the Foundation
Meet the ‘Let’s talk: mental health’ team:
Jennie, Bethan and Tim pull on their own lived experience of mental health, their time working with mental health charities or services and their ability to connect with people to deliver an insightful podcast filled with kindness and support.
Jennie Walker is the big talker (Podcast Host and Co-Producer). Bethan Buswell is the curious one (Podcast Co-Producer). Tim Butcher is the behind-the-scenes guy (Podcast Editor).
Episode links:
Relationships and mental health tips: Healthy Relationships Tips
Coronavirus and mental health study: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/research/coronavirus-mental-health-pandemic/
online@mentalhealth.org.uk
This podcast is brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation. It is a space for our guests to discuss their personal experience and express their opinions. Our guests’ opinions are their own and are not an official stance of the Mental Health Foundation.
Need support?
Call a helpline: Samaritans are available 24/7 for free on 116 123 (UK) and whatever you’re going through, they’re here to face it with you.
Text a helpline: If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support - but prefer to text than chat then reach out to Crisis Text Linet by texting Shout to 85258 (UK).
Get emergency support: If you are thinking about ending your life, please call 999 (UK) or go to A&E and ask for the contact of the nearest crisis resolution team. There are teams of mental health care professionals who work with people in severe distress.
Find information online: The Mental Health Foundation’s support page. It’s filled with information on different ways to get help and access support for your mental health: mentalhealth.org.uk/getting-help.
S4 E4: Self
S4 E3: Childhood
S4 E2: Loneliness
S3 E4: Mental Health in an unequal world
S3 E3: Connecting with nature to support our mental health
S3 E2: Coronavirus pandemic and mental health
S3 E1: Kindness matters to our mental health
S2 E5: Let's talk about suicide prevention
S2 E4: Body image – how we think and feel about our bodies
S2 E3: Mental ill health prevention: the whats, whys and hows?
S2 E2: How sleep and green space can help your mental health
S2 E1: Looking after mental health in a year of change and 70 years of the Mental Health Foundation
S1 E7: How to look after your mental health at Christmas
S1 E6: Ben Norris: Relationships and mental health
S1 E5: Four men talk about mental health
S1 E4: How a damaging work culture can affect mental health
S1 E3: Stress and mental health
S1 E2: Byron Vincent and Tim Clare talk openly about their mental health
S1 E1: While your back was turned: The mental health of young women and girls
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