Podcast appearances and mentions of sam tyrer

**TRIGGER WARNING - This episode discusses themes and subjects that you may find upsetting or distressing relating to Mental Health and Self Harm. If you are looking for support please visit hubofhope.co.uk ** In this episode, I chat to Sam Tyrer, founder of Change Talks - an organisation that offers education services to children in schools around the topics of mental wellbeing.

In this episode Sam, founder of Change Talks - a mental health education service for 11-21 year olds - chats about his journey creating Change Talks, the negative impact of social media and how he is training to run 100 miles plus much more. ***Warning this episode contains talk about self harm and other topics that are not appropriate for younger listeners***

The boy has gone and got himself a hat trick! Sam Tyrer is officially the first person to get his own dedicated 3rd episode on this show and I can't think of anyone more deserving! Sam has been someone I have worked with closer and closer over the last few years,, originally through his program Change Talks. This year we took that program online as The Mental Health Family Hour and have reached literally 1000s of people with that work on top of recently being both awarded the Points Of Light award from the Prime Minister. On top of all this amazing work Sam is also a Dad, a Husband and an Ultra-Endurance Athlete. Oh and just an all around top bloke!

"No one's gonna come help you! You have to help yourself!” On this week's podcast, we speak to the incredible Sam Tyrer, founder of Change Talks.  A project born from Sam's desire to help change the stigma around mental health after overcoming his own mental health issues and working as a nurse. Taking a proactive approach, tackling the problem from the root cause rather than the effect.   At the age of just 27 years old, he's already worked with industry professionals and schools to develop and deliver safe open experiences to empower more than 35,000 young people nationwide! Currently working with Lancashire and South Cumbria Trust in suicide prevention, co-hosting the 'Mental Health Family Hour', a free resource to help families through lockdown with all aspects of their mental health and honing his skills as an endurance athlete about to take on the biggest physical challenge of his life to date. One of the most driven men I know with a vest for life and passion for educating young people to change the landscape of mental health as we know it.  In his own words, "I want the title of the book of my life to be, 'Fuck Yeah!'" We get deep! Come dive in deep with us! You can connect with Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/change_talks If you have been affected by any of the topics discussed in this podcast and are in urgent need of support or help please contact SHOUT by texting 85258 or visit their website https://www.giveusashout.org/

Sam Tyrer is the founder of Change Talks, a Lancashire based initiative taking mental health education into schools. In this episode we discuss some of the more difficult situations facing children in school at the moment along with the current state of play of the mental health industry as a whole. It gets pretty deep and personal in places for both Sam and myself.

Mental Health... prevention is better than a cure right? I certainly think so, so when I was approached by past podcast guest Sam Tyrer to speak at a school for some 13 year olds I jumped at the chance! Actually... I was a touch reluctant at first... last time I was in a school I was being bullied daily! Now I visit 5 schools each half term to deliver this message. Helping teenagers to understand better their mental health.  

You'll recognise Sam Tyrer from a past episode of the podcast, where he talked about Change Talks; his amazing project taking mental health education into schools. But Sam also takes these projects elsewhere and is committed to helping change things when it comes to men's mental health. With that in mind he got the four of us together to have a discussion about where we see the current state and what needs to change. Male or female this is a vital piece of content as we all move to help increase empathy and understanding and eliminating the stigma.

Sam Tyrer and Lindsay Irwin from Change Talks join Mick Coyle in the studio to talk about the work they’re doing in Lancashire schools. Sam set up the organisation after his own battle with depression, and now shares his story with young people. Lindsey is a trained mental health nurse. They’re hoping to expand their work across the North West, and tell Mick about some of the issues they deal with in classrooms. Find out more about their work via www.changetalks.org.uk Follow @MrMickCoyle on Twitter. Visit hubofhope.co.uk to find services near you

Have we got a treat for you this week on the podcast!   Dave is joined by Sam Tyrer, a young man who is the founder of an organisation called Change Talks.   Change Talks come in 2 varieties (at the moment) 1 is large scale public events, discussing mental health with Sam sharing his own journey.   And the second variety is in schools. Sam takes these events into schools to discuss mental health with those who are begining to need it the most. Young people who's identities and understanding around mental illness is still forming.