Talkin' About

This weeks episode features founder and creator of VENT UK, Freddie Cocker. Through his own experiences with mental health he decided there needed to be a place where everyone, but especially men and boys can open up about their mental health issues, break down stigmas and start conversations and so the platform Vent was created. Freddie talks to us all about his experiences and life up until now! You can find out more about Freddie here: Instagram: @venthelpuk // freddiec94

Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @talkinaboutpodcast 
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Our guest on the Talkin’ About Podcast this week is Emi Howe, who in 2012 was diagnosed with breast cancer and beat it. Emi is a body therapist and has been for 16 years, helping a lot people who are suffering from or who have suffered with cancer, using her own experience to improve her therapy. She started BodEquality in a bid to change the perception of how bodies are represented in the media, as well how the use of research can improve things going forward. She hasn’t always had the words to describe what it is she was feeling, but as the climate shifts positively towards a more open and honest world she has discovered the language is there and everyone is beginning to use it. When she was initially diagnosed with cancer she did a series of photoshoots, 9 in total, documenting her recovery on an Instagram account called ‘The Cancer Nude’. She has been involved with a campaign for breast cancer awareness with Marks & Spencer which was a pivotal moment for her, and lead her to speak on Loose Women about bodies and how the process of recovering from cancer has given her a lot more respect for the human body, she feels more loyal to it. She won the Body Therapist of the year award and works with companies, delivering workshops and speeches as well as creating resources, ranging from picture books to work place body image training. She says “There’s always a reason for these things and you can either use it for your gain and think wow has it given me back a lot, or you can let it absorb you and I guess that’s a big choice, a choice on how you can grow out of the situation” Find out more about Emi here: Instagram: @bodequality https://bodequality.com/ Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @talkinaboutpodcast 
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Today’s guest is the next in our Music and Mental Health series! He first crashed onto the scene when he founded the British punk rock band Doctors of Madness in 1975, known for being the forerunners of the punk movement. Back then known as ‘Kid’ Strange they toured the world, being supported by bands including The Sex Pistols, The Jam and Joy Division to name just a few and later touring Japan and appearing at festivals such as Glastonbury and Bestival. Not one to be tied down to just one creative outlet, he has also appeared in numerous movies including Tim Burton’s 1989 film Batman, Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York and most recently the last episode of Harry Potter. As a multi-hyphenate creative he has also gone onto contribute to publications such at GQ, The Sunday Telegraph, Tatler and The Independent as well as curating many ambitious and successful events and shows including the immersive multi disciplinary operatic collaboration with composer Gavin Bryars called “Language is a virus from outer space” based on the life and work of American writer William S Burroughs. It is no wonder that he has also become increasingly involved with education along his journey and he now devotes a lot of his time to working with young music students in the UK., Hong Kong, Sweden and the USA. In 2012 he was awarded a prestigious Fellowship of The Higher Eduction Academy Award of which there are only 350 in the country. And I can assure you, that is only the very tip of a huge career that spans decades, the list of talents and creative projects is endless, from writing programmes for Radio 4 and running his live chat show A Mighty Big, to curating theatre shows and exhibitions featuring artists such as Kate Tempest, Gavin Turk and Richard Wilson. My university lecturer turned absolutely wonderful friend, and all round legend Richard Strange! Find out more about Richard here: Facebook: Richard Strange Instagram: @richardstrange https://www.richardstrange.com/ Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @talkinaboutpodcast 
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This week George and I thought it was necessary to talk about the current global situation. We didn't want to talk about all the negatives and we wanted to give a few tips on how to keep your spirits high at this time. Hopefully you guys take something away from it. We are now on Twitter and will be sharing our tips and tricks to trying to stay positive over there too! Lots of love and light to you all! Below are some links if to places to find advice, tips and education on the virus: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51873799 To check how many cases there are in your area: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274 Joe Rogan's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw&feature=emb_title Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @talkinaboutpodcast 
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Our guest this week is model, film director and mental health advocate Florence Kosky! Speaking up about mental health in both the modelling world and through her films, Florence is an ambassador for the Mental Health Foundation and is a big supporter of the Be Well Collective - a non profit organisation that is working with agencies & the British Fashion Council towards making the industry better for models by prioritising mental health. She talks to us all about her own mental health as well as her experiences modelling and film directing! You can find out more about Florence here: www.florence-kosky.com Instagram - @floskyyx Twitter - FloKosky Instagram - @waddonproductions Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @talkinaboutpodcast 
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A bi-weekly check in with Charlotte and George :)

Our guest this week is Kelly Strange, who has worked her way through being a student to becoming the Associate Dean at London College of Fashion (UAL). She was born in London but grew up in Hertfordshire, but living in Hertfordshire didn’t suit at all, so she begun dressing in a London style to show how much she needed to be there, she is very much a city girl. After leaving school, Kelly went into advertising, working with lifestyle and entertainment brands, after a short stint there she went to study her degree in photography, but studied at a fashion university. After finishing her degree, she became fashion photographer, but quickly noticed she much preferred the academic side of the industry and couldn’t handle the anxieties of freelance life. So after a couple of years of being freelance, she went to Goldsmiths to do a masters in Image & Communication theory and practice, she was the only person in her masters doing fashion and it was there she got offered a job at South East Essex College. Kelly became a teacher in contextual studies on a photography course at SSEC, teaching on a Higher National Diploma course on Further Education and soon became course leader, having never done this before- it was a 3 day a week position. After being course leader for a while, she then actually wrote a degree course for SSEC and ran it. At the same time London College of Fashion asked her to do some lecturing on her days off and later became course leader for the same course she studied years earlier. She is an alumni of the course she was running. Quickly working her way through the ranks, Kelly became programme director, running the fashion communication programme, eventually landing in her current position as Associate Dean (deputy head) so works over all the courses at LCOF. As well as this, she then got the opportunity to teach the same courses in Hong Kong and did so for 5 years, then moved back to the big smoke but still works closely with the Beijing Institute of Fashion and Technology. Clearly a taste for the academe, alongside working, Kelly is doing her PHD at weekends on how we receive fashion media but from a philosophical frame work - which is about how fashion effects our being in the world - doing this she’s found out that online relationships are now a dimension of our being as they are so embedded. Kelly claims she’s never been a true fashionista, but somehow she’s managed to work her way to the top of London College of Fashion and write a PhD. Very impressive! Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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Our bi-weekly catch up, this week with the addition of Mark :) Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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This weeks episode is part of our Music & Mental Health series and features producer, DJ, musician and artist Freddie Martin. We talk all about Baseline - the genre he started in - his journey, his mental health, his development as an artist and what he's currently up to! You can find out more about Freddie here: @freddiemartinmusic Instagram - @freddiemartinmusic Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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Talkin' About... Moving planets, Mistakes and the Meaning of Life - Episode 38 by Talkin' About

On this week’s episode we talk to the Chief Whisk and Founder of Mallow and Marsh, Harriot Pleydell-Bouverie! Now stocked in almost all of the major supermarkets as well as petrol stations & coffee shops - Harriot went from cooking Marshmallows in her kitchen to last year producing 4 million packs of Marshmallows which is the equivalent of two blue whales in weight! She talks to us all about the highs and lows of leaving her city job to working for herself, the start up world as a whole and takes us through the journey of Mallow and Marsh! She says “Everything’s always alright in the end so if it’s not alright, it’s not the end”

Talkin About... Falling 15,000 ft with John Allison - Episode 36 by Talkin' About

WE'RE BACK! After a short break over the Christmas period, we're back and chatting all things January as well as whats to come for Talkin' about this year and life in general! Happy New Year (a little late, we know), let's get it!

This weeks episode is part of our Mental Health & Music series and features ReTune's Founder, singer songwriter Tom Ryder. You can find Tom here: http://www.tomrydermusic.com/ Instagram - @tomryder__ And you can find out more about ReTune here: http://www.retune.org.uk/ Instagram - @retune_uk Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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On this week's episode of the Talkin’ About podcast we speak to Roxy Henley, who grew up in the beautiful seaside town of Brighton and at 10 raided the school costume department styling her own outfit for the production of Bugsy Malone. From there it became apparent she’d already found her talent, at 14 she went shopping with her friends to style and put outfits together for them. She later started studying at the John Morgan University in Cardiff doing a 4 year fashion marketing course 3 weeks after turning 18. In 2014 she moved to London and begun styling for the red carpet, sending clothes all around the world. Working with and soon picking up personal shopping clients this is where she fell in love with the idea of being a personal shopper. She believes personal shopping is more like therapy, or to be precise 70% therapy and 30% fashion. Deciding to take a step back from attending fashion week and fast fashion shows due to the very nature of the business, as it was making her feel worthless and insignificant with the meteoric rise of influences attending shows for aesthetic and not adding value. Focusing her efforts towards herself and the launch of her new blog and newsletter Empowerment Through Style. She says “It’s all about your shape, not your size. Everybody feels rubbish about themselves because of the media”

Talkin' About...Starting the Speakers Collective & Living with Parkinsons with Jo Emmerson by Talkin' About

Some of you may or may not know that our very own Charlotte, also goes by the name psyren as a singer, songwriter and producer. This week we deconstruct her self written, self produced, upcoming EP "metanoia vol.i" talking through each song and how it's been a long 26 year(!!!!!) journey to finally releasing some music. The EP comes out on SoundCloud this Friday (15th November), we hope you enjoy the sneak peaks! You can find psyren here: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/iampsyren Instagram: iampsyren_ Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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This week we’re pleased to welcome Jo Love, who is an award-winning mental health advocate, speaker and writer. She is also the founder of Lobella Loves and campaigns both on and offline to let others know it is ok not to be ok. Her current campaigns include #DepressionWearsLippy is helping break down the stigma of what the ‘face’ of mental health looks like, as well as running the hugely successful Tea for PND events and campaigning to lower the current maternal suicide rate. Not only that, she is also a trained Mental Health First Aider and Time to Change Champion and also a Director of the newly formed Speakers Collective. She says “I’m usually patient, I can normally compartmentalise, chalk [people’s] insults up as ignorance. But just occasionally I don’t want to play nice and I shouldn’t have to. I’m allowed to be angry, I’m allowed to roar. MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT A CHOICE. IT IS NOT A FAILURE. IT IS NOT WEAKNESS.”

Talkin' About... Cor Blimey (A catch up) - Episode 29 by Talkin' About

This weeks guest is Leanne Bebbington, who was diagnosed with Diabetes at 9, Depression at 14 and later found out she also suffered from anxiety, soon realising that the diabetes was affecting her mental health. She completed her degree in entrepreneurship in the creative and cultural industry, specialising in fashion and moved to London at 23, interning at various companies including Pause Magazine. After her internships finished she began flyering for Brick Lane based vintage store Atika (formerly know as Blitz). Recognising that she was worth more than just handing out flyers she offered to help with Remix by Atika's social media content and landed the job, quickly showing her flair for social media. She then got asked to run the main account growing it from 10k followers to near 40k! Since then she has become Atika's press manager, runs events and plans the clothing shoots for the new items. She's recently started working with Safe House Ldn which is a charity creating safe spaces for young people. She says "Learn when to rest, not to give up" You can find Leanne here: https://www.leannebebbington.co.uk/ www.instagram.com/leannebebbi https://www.linkedin.com/in/leanne-bebbington90/ And Safe House Ldn here: https://www.instagram.com/safehouse.ldn/?hl=en http://www.safehouseldn.com/ Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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"There's light in everything we do" Just one of the beautiful gems that came out of this weeks episode with the absolutely brilliant writer, performer and storyteller Bernadette Russell! Find out more about Bernadette here: https://www.bernadetterussell.com/ Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @talkinaboutpodcast Facebook - Search Maison de Choup George - @georgedhodgson (Instagram) Charlotte - @crltte (Instagram)

On today’s episode of the podcast, we’re incredibly excited to welcome Hope Virgo! Hope suffered with anorexia for over 4 years, before being admitted to a Mental Health Hospital in 2007. She lived in the hospital for a year, fighting one of the hardest battles of her life. Since being discharged, she has fought to stay well. She is now at the stage of 'ongoing recovery' and wants to use her experiences of mental health illness to champion the rights of others, inspire them to get well, and help break the stigma of mental illness. Not only that, she is the author of her best selling book ‘Stand Tall Little Girl’ a starkly honest, but inspiring account of her battle from hardship to the stars. Hope says ‘I know how anorexia makes you feel: you think she is your friend, you think she can solve everything and make you feel amazing … but she will destroy you and everything around you, piece by piece.’ You can find Hope here: http://hopevirgo.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hopevirgo_/ https://twitter.com/HopeVirgo Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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Talkin' About... OCD, Metanoia and Lunch - Episode 25 by Talkin' About

Talkin' About...Mental Health Stigma at University with Jen & Lily - Episode 24 by Talkin' About

“Self love is not selfish” a statement which our next guest Ben Hogbin lives by! We were lucky enough to attend one of Ben’s WRAP workshops about a month ago and in this episode we go into much more detail about what WRAP is, Ben’s story and how he turned his negative “almost” breakdown (as he says) into a functional, organised and positive wellness plan and later business, making it his mission to help others feel well too. He talks to us about how he started Discover Wellness, running the London Marathon, becoming a WRAP facilitator & delivering workshops! You can find Ben here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-hogbin-a549a627/ https://discoverwellness.co.uk/ Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: https://youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ https://hubofhope.co.uk www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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“If you plan ahead, you’ll stay ahead” - Mark Bell Do you plan your meals? Are you mindful of what you’re eating? Did you know that your food can be a direct contributor to your healthy or unhealthy mental health? In this episode George and I talk all about how food directly effects your mental health. After watching a Tom Bilyeu interview with Weight Lifter Mark Bell, it made me think a lot into how we are affected by what we put into our digestive system. It's a nice introduction to a massive topic about the link between the digestive system and the brain! Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @talkinaboutpodcast 
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The weather, the week after BoomTown, tips and tricks to staying well mentally... This week George and I thought it was about time we checked in with you and ourselves about life and our mental health. Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @talkinaboutpodcast 
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After suffering severely in his early 20s, Jonny Benjamin was at the darkest point in his life, until a stranger stopped him on a bridge and saved his life. Six years after the event, he found the stranger and continues to work with him now campaigning for better mental health in the UK. In between running his charity Beyond Shame Beyond Stigma, he delivers speeches about his story, has written a book, received an MBE and is now on his second book - he has an impressive list of achievements. We are so very lucky to welcome Jonny as a friend and indeed special guest to our 20th episode of the podcast this week to discuss his incredible journey. This is an episode not to be missed and we are so grateful to be able to share it with you! https://jonnybenjamin.co.uk/ https://beyondshamebeyondstigma.co.uk/ https://www.speakerscollective.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO5MrS_30Lg Instagram - @mrjonnybenjamin Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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On today's episode we're Talkin' About Grief. It's been 5 months since our Grandma passed away and we wanted to touch base on how we've been feeling, how we've been dealing with our personal grief and the different stages along the way. It's an ever evolving journey and one we are still finding quite hard to get our heads around but we wanted to open up about it in hopes that anyone else going through the same thing might find some comfort. If you feel any sadness or anxiety from this episode and feel like you need to talk to someone, here are some links that might help: YoungMindsUK - https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/feelings-and-symptoms/grief-and-loss/ The Mix - https://bit.ly/311RPHq NHS - https://bit.ly/2s7NZNX www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @talkinaboutpodcast 
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On today’s episode of the podcast, we’re travelling around the world and exploring mental health problems when doing so. Furthermore, can you take the tube? A bus? Even on boats? We explore what it’s like to experience mental health problems when moving around. Featuring our nomadic friend Ollie Carter (@hopekid_) who popped on the show because he was bored, not only that he has also been around the world a couple of times, we ask if the Instagram locations are really as beautiful as the seem? An interesting episode not to be missed. Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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Talkin' About... Keeping Ourselves Well - Episode 17 by Talkin' About

Well? What is it? We all have our very favourite book(s). This week on the Talkin' About Podcast, Charlotte and I discuss our favourites, why they are our favourites and what meaning they have to us. Think Desert Island Discs, only with books... Desert Island Books? Eh, whatever. In the episode, we talk through the excerpts that moved us. Have you read any of our choices? How many do you agree with? How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie The Decision Book - Mikael Krogerus & Roman Tschappeler Notes on a Nervous Planet - Matt Haig Reasons to Stay Alive - Matt Haig Creative Visualization - Shakti Gawain The Little Book of Confidence - Tiddy Rowan My Age of Anxiety - Scott Stossel Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life They Change It - Daniel Klein milk & honey - Rupi Kaur The Secret - Rhonda Byrne Beat the Blues, Before They Beat You: How to Overcome Depression - Robert l. Leahy PhD Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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And we’re back! After Charlotte’s laptop recently got stolen, the Talkin’ About Podcast turned into a bit of a stagnant pond. It took a little time to sort the situation out, but I’m pleased to say we are now back online! We decided to bounce back with a very special and incredibly important episode, talking to our parents about what it’s like to manage children suffering with mental health problems and how does it feel? As they frequently express worries that it is their own fault we suffered from Anxiety and Depression, it’s important to recognise it was not. One of the first thing a parent will do is blame themselves, so we hope this episode will break that stigma! If you’re a parent, this episode should hopefully shine some light from a different perspective. Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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Talkin' About Mental Health Week Special talking with Celebrity Make-up artist Frances Shillito about how mental health is dealt with in her industry and her experience with an eating disorder. Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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Feel the fear and do it anyway”. This weeks discussion delves deep into the topic of Therapy with Dr Sheri Jacobson, Founder of Harley Therapy and the #ChooseTherapy campaign. Sheri has degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Oxford University), Social Anthropology (University College London), and a PhD in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Regent's College, London). In this incredibly insightful episode, we talk to Sheri about why therapy is such a taboo topic at the moment and how she is changing the conversation surrounding this by making therapy both easily affordable and accessible to everyone. Sheri firmly believes everyone should have a therapist, even when we’re mentally well. https://www.harleytherapy.co.uk Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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Finding love in todays age is a somewhat herculean task for many, and can leave us feeling a little lost. Anxiety, trust issues, worries, where you do even start? Throw social media into the mix and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. As we venture through the world of relationships, we both discuss our past relations and how they affected us mentally and how all of us in some way are affected by relationships. But what exactly is the perfect relationship? Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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You’d think the mere idea of taking horses into a prison would cause a completely unimaginable situation. Fear not, it had the very opposite affect on HMP Portland inmates in Dorset. Started by Harriet Laurie, The Horse Course deals with people with behavioural problems and now mental health conditions using horses as a solution. She says ‘I treat everyone like they are horses, even my children’ A piece of advice we should all listen to. Joined by both founder Harriet and Trustee, Dr Nick Kosky, who is a consultant Psychiatrist we journey through the realms of how horses are changing the way we treat behavioural problems. Buckle up cowboy, this episode is a topic surrounding nothing but horses (quite literally)! Watch the video - https://vimeo.com/222624036 Visit The Horse Course - http://www.thehorsecourse.org/ Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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Talkin' About...Music & Festivals - Ep 10 by Talkin' About

Heading up a band, playing in front of a mere 50,000 people and touring the world sounds like an intensely full-time role. Don't be fooled, Daniel Winter-Bates, lead singer of the band Bury Tomorrow is as grounded as you and I. He is not your ordinary musician. Whilst doing all of that, he still works as an Operations Manager at NHS Southern Health Trust and absolutely loves it. Daren't we say too much, as all is revealed in the latest episode of the Talkin' About Podcast in this special guest feature. Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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This week on the podcast we’re talkin' about mental health in the education system. After a meeting with YoungMinds and Ofsted, George takes us through what is happening to change the inspection criteria of how schools are going to be more focused on mental wellbeing as apposed to academic grades. As well as touching on various other subjects surrounding why it’s important education teaches us about mental health as a whole. We know about drugs, and sex, why not mental health problems and symptoms? Join us for a journey through the monumental minefield that is the 21st century education system. Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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On Episode 7 we're Talkin' About Mental health in the Workplace Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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On Episode 6 we're Talkin’ About animals and our mental health. Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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On Episode 5 we're Talkin’ About the older generations and their mental health. What was it that made it such a taboo topic to talk about? Because they didn’t have any labels or diagnosis, did this mean that mental health problems essentially didn’t exist? What affect did the war have on our current mental health? All things we touch on to understand what changed and why some older people are still strict about not talking. This episode is dedicated to our grandmother who passed away aged 92, two weeks before recording. She was a listener and followed our journey all the way. Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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Is techno emotionless? And what does the shape of Almond have to do with how your brain processes music? On Episode 4 we're Talkin’ About music on the brain and how different genres affect us in certain ways. Not only that, we talk about how we got stuck in a Psy Forest at Boomtown Festival for 4 hours listening to techno music in the sand. This is certainly an episode for music lovers because we go from discussing Dizzee Rascal to Downton Abbey. Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: www.youngminds.org.uk/ www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ www.mind.org.uk/ www.time-to-change.org.uk/ www.samaritans.org/ www.hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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One morning after my "two week break" from London, mum and dad said "I think it might be an idea if you went to the doctor's love" I just thought, "Why? There's nothing wrong with me! I just need a couple more weeks! How could I be depressed?!" On Episode 3 we’re Talkin’ About Charlotte's story and all things Depression! We go through Charlotte's story right form the beginning up until now and then cover the stories of two young people who were very willing to share their experiences with Depression. Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! If you feel like you need to talk to someone: https://youngminds.org.uk/ https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ https://www.mind.org.uk/ https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/ https://www.samaritans.org/ https://hubofhope.co.uk/ www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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What are your thoughts on the end of the world? From Inception to now, what is the most enjoyable part of running a small business? What skin care routine do you use? Just a few of the questions we received from you! On Episode 2 we’re Talkin’ About the questions you sent in and answering them as honestly and informatively as possibly, with a bit of insight as well. What questions do you have? Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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The Talkin’ About podcast brought to you by Maison de Choup, the fashion brand with a mental health cause at it’s heart. On Episode 1 we’re Talkin’ About George’s Story, how he started Maison de Choup and what’s to come on this exciting new journey. Co-hosted by sister Charlotte, who the brand is named after, together as siblings we explore the world of suffering from a mental illness and how it affects us, to inviting guests on the show to talk about subjects including but not limited to; Addiction, Music, Fashion, Campaigning and more. Stay tuned as the podcast grows in a positive way! www.maisondechoup.co.uk Follow us on: Instagram - @maisondechoup 
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