Welcome to episode 184 with Dr Louise Newson, who is a G.P, menopause specialist and member of the UK Government’s Menopause Taskforce who has been described as the ‘medic who kickstarted the menopause revolution.’She is also an award-winning

The Artist Taxi Driver

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Welcome to episode 183 with The Artist Taxi Driver, who is an artist, taxi driver, educator and speaker who is also known as Mark McGowan.Mark discovered art as part of his mental health recovery when he was an inpatient. He uses the media, a

Dr Lucy Maddox

12 days ago 1h 6m

Welcome to episode 183 with Dr Lucy Maddox is a consultant clinical psychologist, writer and researcher.Lucy has many years' experience of working in mental health, mostly in NHS and charity settings. She is an experienced lecturer, writer and

DJ Paulette

19 days ago 1h 8m

Welcome to episode 182 with DJ Paulette, who is a renowned DJ, radio broadcaster and author who has spent more than three decades entertaining crowds all over world and breaking down racial and gender barriers along the way.She was the first f

Welcome to episode 181 with Amelia Wrighton, who is the co-founder and CEO of Suicide & Co, a charity that is on a mission to support bereaved individuals and open the conversation around suicide-related grief.Amelia set up Suicide & Co. with

Andrew Jenkins

Apr 22nd, 2024 55m 8s

Welcome to episode 180 with Andrew Jenkins, who is a mental health advocate, speaker and star of the hit BBC series The Traitors.At the age of 21, Andrew was in a car accident that left him pronounced dead at the side of the road.He spent 5 w

3 Dads Walking

Apr 15th, 2024 1h 12m

Welcome to episode 179 with Tim Owen, Mike Palmer and Andy Airey, who are collectively known as the 3 Dads Walking!Tim, Mike & Andy are 3 dads, bereaved by suicide who have been walking in memory of their daughters, Emily, Beth & Sophie.In 20

Hannah Phillips returns!

Apr 11th, 2024 1h 1m

Welcome to episode 178 with Hannah Phillips, who is a mother, a runner, a writer, speaker and trainee psychotherapist.Han is a returning guest and first appeared on Proper Mental back at episode 110. In that episode we covered her early exper

Joe Griffin

Apr 7th, 2024 57m 39s

Welcome to episode 177 with Joe Griffin, who is a psychologist and co-founder of the Human Givens approach to psychotherapy.Human Givens is a practical, holistic and scientific approach to therapy that focuses on what individuals need to live

Vince Freeman

Apr 4th, 2024 1h 15m

Welcome to episode 176 with Vince Freeman, a singer and songwriter who is about to release a debut album that has been a decade in the making.Vince started out by running and playing club shows and regularly racking up 300 gigs a year. He app

Allie Bailey

Apr 1st, 2024 1h 3m

Welcome to episode 175 with Allie Bailey, who is an ultrarunner, coach and author.She was the first woman to run 100 miles across a frozen Lake in Mongolia, has ran the full length of the Panama Canal, crossed the inhospitable Namib Desert thr

Paul Danan

Mar 25th, 2024 59m 34s

Welcome to episode 174 with Paul Danan, who is an actor and the founder and creator of Morning After Drama (MAD), a theatre company that provides specifically tailored workshops to support people who have experienced trauma, been involved with

Gulwali Passarlay

Mar 18th, 2024 56m 7s

Welcome to episode 173 with Gulwali Passarlay, who is a speaker and campaigner for refugee rights.Gulwali was sent away from Afghanistan at the age of twelve, after his father was killed in a gun battle with the US Army.He was smuggled into I

Bill Ryder-Jones

Mar 10th, 2024 1h

Welcome to episode 172 with Bill Ryder-Jones, who is a singer-songwriter, musician, music producer and composer.Bill was a co-founder of The Coral, which they started when he was 13, and he played lead guitar on the first five albums, eventual

Mark Williams

Mar 4th, 2024 1h

Welcome to episode 171 with Mark Williams, who is an author, speaker and international campaigner for father’s mental health.Mark suffered with PTSD and depression after the birth of his son and he suffered in silence for many years while tryi

Lily Bailey

Feb 26th, 2024 47m 36s

Welcome to episode 170 with Lily Bailey who is an author, journalist and activist who has been writing and speaking about OCD and mental illness for a long time and in this episode, I chat to Lily about her experiences with obsessive compulsive

John Rattray

Feb 19th, 2024 1h 5m

Welcome to episode 169 with John Rattray, who is a former professional skateboarder and the creator of Why So Sad?Why So Sad? Is a skate and cycling focused campaign with the goal of driving awareness and education around mental wellbeing and

Jess Greenfield

Feb 12th, 2024 46m 7s

Welcome to episode 168 with Jess Greenfield, who is a multi-instrumentalist and a singer with Wonder 45 and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying birds.In this episode I chat to Jess about singing, the music industry and balancing being a mother and a

Nadia Gilani

Feb 5th, 2024 1h 9m

Welcome to episode 167 with Nadia Gilani, who is a writer and yoga teacher.Nadia was introduced to yoga as a teenager when her Mum took her along to a class as a way of helping her mental health.Since then, yoga has been a constant and import

Tate Smith

Jan 29th, 2024 1h 1m

Welcome to episode 166 with Tate Smith, who is an award-winning trans activist, consultant and speaker.Tate started to experience anxiety at high school but this had nothing to do with his gender. It was only later on in his teenage years tha

Roxy Longworth

Jan 22nd, 2024 59m 56s

Welcome to episode 165 with Roxy Longworth.When Roxy was 13, she was coerced then blackmailed into sending explicit photos, which were spread around her school.The school blamed all of this on Roxy and the shame and embarrassment that was hea

Ian Tucknott

Jan 15th, 2024 1h 9m

Welcome to episode 164 with Ian Tucknott who is a creative coach, arts educator and the curator of the Mental Wealth Festival which is hosted by City Lit.The festival is an annual event that provides a forum for informative, challenging and in

Steve Warwick

Jan 8th, 2024 58m 9s

Welcome to episode 163 with Steve Warwick, who is a men’s mental health advocate, eating disorder survivor and the man behind the Instagram page Healthy Done Sexy.In this episode I chat to Steve about his relationship with food from a creative

Aidy Smith

Jan 2nd, 2024 54m 35s

Welcome to episode 162 with Aidy Smith who is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, content creator and speaker and the only TV presenter in the UK with Tourette Syndrome.Aidy created The Three Drinkers on Amazon Prime; the show has releas