Chewy Head Mental Health Podcast

How can nutrition have anything at all to do with mental health? Who on earth could believe your thoughts could influence your digestion? Can you really be cured from long term conditions such as IBS through changing your approach to life? All these questions and more are answered by nutrition expert Laura Martin. Contact Laura here: Home Page - healingtohappy.com Laura | IBS Specialist (@lauramartin_h2h) • Instagram photos and videos REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

In this episode, I meet Rachel- a woman with an actual PHD and lived experience with eating disorders. We discuss her own account, identifying and treating eating disorders.  Contact Rachel here:  https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/just-eat-normally-eating-disorder-recovery/id1532969864 REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK:  https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media  Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Liam O'Neill is a man who hardly needs an introduction: Tedx Speaker, Martial Arts Champion and Irish Poledancing Competitor- the list of attributes is endless. In this episode, we look at what hypnotherapy is, how it works in practice and how Liam applies it with his clients. We also look at CBT and challenge common misconceptions regarding therapy and the role of the therapist vs that of the client. Listen now! Contact Liam here: https://www.limitationisamirage.com/ https://www.facebook.com/proveitguy/ https://linktr.ee/theproveitguy?fbclid=IwAR1Tp5Z9fDYEVEsT2J9IBkTZAUvc7D8mZrBDIVYWp0F-F7Uc5HV3uJI88lA https://calendly.com/theproveitguy/15min?month=2021-03 Buy his book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1999932412/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Watch his Tedx Talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkbhLqVYynk REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Ever wondered whether there was a difference between a heavy weekend and an alcohol problem? Ever pondered whether addiction was a mental health disorder? Ever considered the treatment and recovery options for addiction? In this episode, I meet April Gaines, a substance abuse counsellor and spiritual healer to talk about common addictions, her role as a counsellor and routes for recovery. Listen Now! Contact April here: https://www.facebook.com/april.fultzgaines REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

In this episode, I meet Brock Cook: an occupational therapist with a wealth of information and insight into mental health. We discuss what on earth an occupational therapist is, how occupational health can support mental health suffers and how Brock's own mental health journey contributes towards his own dealings with patients. Join us! You can find Brock here: https://brockcook.com/category/podcast/ https://www.facebook.com/Occupiedpodcast/ https://twitter.com/brockcookOT You can rate me here: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

In this episode, I meet community psychiatric nurse Kayleigh to discuss psychosis, schizophrenia and her role in working with patients from as young as 15 to as a old as 65. We discuss treatments, challenges and even postpartum psychosis. Join us! Family Mental Health Support Website: https://reacttoolkit.uk REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK:  https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Resarch link: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/b/black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-bame-communities Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Getting yourself diagnosed with a mental health disorder can be daunting. In this episode, I meet Dr Uz, a GP and Sports Doctor from Liverpool to ask him how a doctor might go about diagnosing mental illness, how a GP might treat these 'invisible' illnesses and what he really thinks about those suffering from mental health disorders. If you're ready for your warm up, press play! Listen to the Dr Uz Podcast here:  https://thedoctoruzpodcast.com/ Follow him on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctoruzpodcast/ REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK:  https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Resarch link: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/b/black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-bame-communities Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Trailer for Series 3 coming March 2nd 2021 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Season Finale! Discover more about Nora and her wonderful ways, my close call with a Section 3 and whether or not I did survive the psych ward! REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Resarch link: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/b/black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-bame-communities Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Two vulnerable women, two chronic patients, two lives stuck in the system. Listen to find out more REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Resarch link: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/b/black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-bame-communities Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

What did I have to learn from a girl in a self-fashioned crop top, a body odour issue and an interesting way of communing with Jesus? Listen to find out! REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Resarch link: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/b/black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-bame-communities Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Not one, not two, but three wards in and only one phrase was keeping me going- even if it happned to infuriate my new co-habitants! Listen to leearn more! REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

What was there to learn from a bipolar woman with three separate personalities? What could she teach me about the devastating impact of bipolar disorder on someone's life and family? Listen to find out! REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

What did I have in common with an autistic mother of one who just so happened to match my height and age? Listen to find out! Win a free Starbucks Gift Card on me by sharing this podcast on your social media be it twitter, instagram, facebook or tiktok- tag to be in for a chance to win. REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Mental health and homelessness are two words that go together a little too comfortably. So what could I learn from a homeless woman with a passion for dark wool coats and using her finger as a cutlery tool? Listen to find out. Win a free Starbucks Gift Card on me by sharing this podcast on your social media be it twitter, instagram, facebook or tiktok- tag to be in for a chance to win. REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Was there anything an 18 year old student with a violent streak and a meanacing stare could teach me? Listen to find out! Win a free Starbucks Gift Card on me by sharing this podcast on your social media be it twitter, instagram, facebook or tiktok- tag to be in for a chance to win. REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

How did a young, vivacious, international student wind up on a psych ward? How did she cope with her new digs? And how on earth did she find her way out? Listen to discover! REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Surely all wards are made equal? Surely one psychotic patient is much like another. Surely there can be nothing worthy of note when it comes to distinctions in adult acute psychiatric inpatient care? Well, there is! Listen to find out. REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

If you think that one psychiatric ward is much the same as another, consider this as a welcome mat when transitioning from one to another: a violently racist young woman, a troupe of riot-clad police and a Mcdonald's. Welcome to the second series of the Chewy Head Mental Health Podcast! If you are interested in psychology, mental health or wellbeing, you're in the right place. REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

A sneak preview into some of the juicy stories that appear in Series 2: Surviving the Psych Ward. Launching Tuesday 1st September. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Well this is it folks! The Q & A we've all been waiting for without realising it. I answer your broad and balanced questions on an array of personal and juicey mental health topics. I spill the tea on my own depression diagnosis, holidays post psychiatric ward and hopefully offer a smattering of light relief along the way. REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

When you enter a psych ward, you leave behind your family and friends. As the 'sick' person, daily stresses, are alleviated and replaced with medication and patients and ward rounds. For your family, the pressure only increases. So what happens to the mental health of the 'other halves' when their spouse is admitted to a psychiatric ward? How do they cope? Listen to find out! ASK ME A QUESTION! Use the voice message option on this video to record a question for my Season Finale next week OR via any of my social media. REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Let me introduce you to most possibly the WORST patient I ever met- a psychotic kleptomaniac who enjoys unsolicited staring competitions. Are mental health sufferers more likely to be criminals? Should you be afraid of psych wards? Is it dangerous to be in the presence of madness? I talk around all these questions in my usual efforts to dispel myths, stigma and misconceptions on mental health. ASK ME A QUESTION! Use the voice message option on this video to record a question for my Season Finale in two week's time OR via any of my social media. REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Are you aware of your tolerance breaking point? How would you cope with a constant liturgy or witnessing eczema-related rage outbursts once a day? What did I do to cope with Stanley and Morris, two of the most challenge residents of the psychiatric ward that I called home? Listen to find out. ASK ME A QUESTION! Use the voice message option on this video to record a question for my Season Finale in two weeks time. REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

What actually is a personality disorder? How does it come under the umbrella of mental health? Isn't it a bit insulting to say someone's personality is disordered? In this episode I discuss two patients and their presentations of personality disorder in an attempt to answer these questions. Hannah and Julian are two people who taught me how diverse mental health disorders can look under the same diagnosis. REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

This episode comes with trigger warnings regarding discussion of self harm and suicide. Meet Kane: a transgender male with an infected leg and a takeaway addiction. I uncover shocking statistics regarding LGBTQ suicide rates and discuss how Kane talked me down from suicide, whilst being suicidal himself. If you're interested in mental health, LGBTQ rights, psychiatric wards or alternative uses for DVD's listen now. Competition winner revealed at the end of the episode! REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

A man walks into a psychiatric unit followed by a nurse, he's on the phone to the police. It sounds like the start of a joke right? This episode examines the experience of one psychotic man and his difficulty in accepting the help needed to rejoin society. If you're after a mental health meets potentially violent psychosis over a language barrier, you're in the right place. Listen now! REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

How did I end up sleeping across the room from a wig-swapping ex porn star? What was she doing on a psych ward? And most importantly, who was the woman behind the wig? In this episode I aim to answer these questions and potentially ask more concerning mental health, autism and suicide. Listen for more. REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Cast your minds back to episode five and my mentioning a man named 'Jerry', well apparently his name is now 'Roger'. He's a PJ and RAF jacket gentleman of 70+ years with a penchant for toilet water. And this got me wondering... is Roger alright? If you're interested in mental health and the psychiatric ward experience- listen to find out! REVIEW ME VIA THIS LINK: https://ratethispodcast.com/chewy Social Media Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Could I befriend a green-haired, bum-shuffling, mother-hating, new age hippy? Listen to find out! Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

How does one make friends and be influenced by them on an acute psychiatric ward? Listen to find out! Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Let me introduce you to a man with verbal diarrhoea who enjoys a game of scrabble and a pint, or four, of milk. Listen for the full story! Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

Have you ever considered the notion that you might be God? Why not? What evidence have you to the contrary? Have you ever considered that Brian might be God? Listen to find out! Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

What could I possibly learn from a schizophrenic 63 year old insomniac with a sugar addiction? Listen to find out! Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

What's it really like on an acute psychiatric ward? Was I Winona Ryder in Girl Interrupted? How were my expectations different from the reality? Listen and find out! Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

What led me down a path of chaos, crisis and commitment to a mental health ward? Find out about the inciting incident (such an English teacher) that caused my mental breakdown- it's a backstory! Follow me on Twitter: @headchewy Instagram: chewyheadpodcast Facebook: chewyheadpodcast Gmail: chewyheadpodcast@gmail.com Music Attributes Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Feelings matter- if you're contemplating suicide seek help: Samaritans 116 123 Crisis 0800 028 8000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK (8255) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message

A taster of my new podcast launching June 01 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chewy-head-podcast/message