Samantha Garner Mental Health & Well Being

In this episdode Sam expands on grief, specifically focussing on how we can help children/young people grieve the loss of a loved one.  Resources below as mentioned in the podcast. Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionatix.com) Talking to Children about death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUS89lFr0XA Parent/Family resources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znvts82?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=bereavement https://www.winstonswish.org/should-children-attend-funeral/ https://www.childbereavementuk.org/how-do-i-explain-a-funeral-to-a-young-child Books for children of all ages: https://www.winstonswish.org/suggested-reading-list/

In this episode Sam talks about the grieving process, whether it's through the loss of a loved one, a relationship breakdown, or other reason. Music Courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com) Resources mentioned: Understanding why grief affects us physically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEcaUhxAH2g Stigmatised death resources: https://www.nhs.uk/livewell/suicide/documents/help%20is%20at%20hand.pdf and https://www.compassionatefriends.org/coping-stigmatized-loss/ Supporting someone who is grieving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2zLCCRT-nE Grief support groups: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/bereavement/useful-contacts/ and https://www.bereavementadvice.org/topics/coping-with-grief-and-bereavement-advice/useful-contacts/ 

In this episode Sam talks about the best ways you can help your child to manage their anxiety, after examining the reasons behind them experiencing anxiety. Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode, Sam talks about Social Media and how it can affect our mental health. She'll be talking about all of the hype surrounding the subject, the facts and research already done about it, and how we can help to keep our own mental health positive. Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode, Sam follows up on the last episode about depression - specifically talking about treatment and self-management options that are available to you.   Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

This episode sees Sam talk about depression, how it affects us, and what we can do to manage it. Music courtesy of Audionautix (www.audionautix.com)

In this episode I talk about how I got duped/conned by someone and the reasons that happened.  I also discuss the decisions I made and how I kept moving forward with my life afterwards. Music courtesy of Audionautix (Audionautix.com)

In this episode, I discuss setting goals and and more importantly, you're setting the right goals for you.  Then we look at how we can succeed in our goals. Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode Sam is discussing how to deal with the "Food/Body" Police at Christmas time, when they characteristically feel the need to "help" us.   Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode Sam discusses what CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) is, why it's incredibly effective, how it works, and why it's a great way to start to improving mental health. Music courtesy of Audionautix (www.audionautix.com)

In this episode, Sam talks about Positive Thinking.   Positive thinking is good for your mental health and apparently optimistic people live longer. But what is positive thinking and why is it a good thing? When can it become harmful and how ensure it's helpful.   Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode, Sam discusses the importance of being able to reframe a failure and the importance of there being no failure - only feedback. When we know better, we do better.  Using our perceived failures to learn and improve outcomes is crucial to helping us manage our mental health. Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode Sam discusses why too many of us feel ashamed to ask for help and accept help from others. Sam talks about why that is and how we can rethink asking for help. It's important for our mental health that we do! Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode, Sam discusses why there is an important difference between causation and correlation in research findings, and why we should spend a little time investigating the research ourselves rather than accepting the reporting of research 'findings', without question. Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode, Sam talks about weight-stigma and how vested interests are normalising fat-shaming and quack research in order to demonise the overweight.  Links to the peer-reviewed research in to weight, obesity and why what we 'know' isn't necessarily accurate, can be found on Sam's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaGarnerMH)   Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode, Sam is discussing Body Confidence and Body acceptance and why there's a difference.  She'll also talk about ways to improve your self-esteem by improving your perception of your body.   Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode Sam discusses self-compassion, what it is and why it's important to be kind to ourselves sometimes.   Music clip courtesy of Audionautix (Audionautix.com)

In this episode, Sam discusses why the language we use around anxiety and our motivation are really important when learning to manage our anxiety. Music clip courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode, Sam discusses Anxiety and Safety Behaviours we may have to help us cope with our anxiety.  She discusses how these offer only temporary relief and are impacting on our lives. She also discusses strategies for how to better manage our anxiety and behaviour to live a more rounded life.   Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode I'll be talking about anxiety and how we should aim to become more comfortable with feeling uncomfortable - discomfort tolerance. I'll also set my monthly mental health challenge with reference to one of the activities from my free "Positive CBT" e-Book available to download (for free) from my website (samanthagarner.co.uk/six-step-programmes//#six-step-ebook) Music clip courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this episode (taken from my Facebook Live event) I'm talking about people pleasing - what it looks like and what you can do about it if it's making you unhappy! Music clip courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

This week Sam asks the question 'What even is mental health?' and examines what 'Good' mental health is supposed to look like. Podcast audio taken from my Facebook live event on 14th April 2022   Music clip courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

In this weeks episode, Sam talks about how our anxiety in trying to return to a 'Normal' life after the Covid pandemic is normal, and how we can try to manage it. 

In this episode Sam talks about Exam Anxiety, what it is, and how to start managing it. Several of our subscribers and Schools we work with, have asked if it would be possible to release something on Exam Anxiety for students to listen to. This episode is specially recorded for Students who may need help understanding and managing their Exam Anxiety.

This episode looks at what the Vagus nerve is, what it does, and how we can stimulate it to help us manage our anxiety.  Sam gives you lot's of simple ways to stimulate your vagus nerve, which you can use in different situations to help self-soothe and regain control of anxiety.

This podcast looks at how anxiety can cause physical symptoms and why.  Special guest star Gemma talks about how her anxiety caused her to have medical investigations as a result of pain caused by the anxiety! 

Instead of having the usual new year resolutions, why not try something different as a resolution. Something better for your mental health and wellbeing?