All Chats Pod

All Chats Pod

By Amesh Ahir & James FaktorSportsHealth & FitnessMental HealthEducationSelf-Improvement
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All Chats Pod episodes

  • Episode 10 - The Bodybuilder Chat

    In the tenth episode, Faktor & Mesh chat to ex-bodybuilder Dan Casey about his motivation to get into the sport, the effect it has on his mental and physical health and the three have an open discussion about the opinions on the male body image. The episode also crosses themes mentioned previously in both the Disappointments Chat & Social Media Chat.



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    59 min
  • Episode 9 - The Social Media Chat

    In the ninth episode, Faktor & Mesh discuss the role social media and messaging can play with one's mental health, their own relationships with the different platforms and how powerful a tool it can be when used in a thoughtful manner.



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    46 min
  • Episode 8 - The Priory & Pregnancy Chat
    In the eighth episode, Faktor & Mesh chat to Patricia Stevens about her own personal mental health hiccups and how they led her to being referred to the Priory hospital. With a bun currently in the oven, Patricia also explains the mental health process around pregnancy, including her own experience of suffering a miscarriage.

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    52 min
  • Episode 7 - The Disappointments Chat

    In the seventh episode, Faktor & Mesh discuss key disappointing turning points in their lives and how their poor mental health at the time exaggerated the outcomes. Looking back, both men's stories share relatable and similar feelings to one another's, whilst simultaneously providing a new outlook on how they would react today if such disappointments arose.


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    44 min
  • Episode 6 - The Teacher Chat

    In the sixth episode, Faktor & Mesh chat to English teacher and rugby coach David Sharkey about mental health within schools and the education system, his own work as a crisis volunteer for the charity Shout and how hobbies such as sports can act as a vehicle for often difficult conversations. Sharkey also emphasizes the importance of 'dropping the mask' and how showing his own vulnerability led to a powerful conclusion with his students.



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    51 min
  • Episode 5 - The Workplace Chat
    In the fifth episode, Faktor & Mesh discuss their own personal experiences of suffering from mental health hiccups within the workplace, the importance for employers to promote a good mental health amongst it's employees and the boys give a few ideas over initiatives employers can implement to all their staff to help - including how to deal with the current working from home lifestyle.

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    47 min
  • Episode 4 - The Firefighter Chat

    In the fourth episode, Faktor & Mesh chat with London firefighter Carl Donald about the importance of controlling mental health in his profession, his toughest challenge to date and everybody's burning childhood firefighter questions get answered. The boys also continue the conversation about race with Carl about his own experiences, particularly inter-racial relationships.


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    45 min
  • Episode 3 - The Lockdown Chat
    In the third episode, Faktor & Mesh discuss whether or not their pre-existing mental health hiccups have gotten louder during lockdown, what they have done to silence them and also their own unique take on what they would hope people take from this situation into the new "normal" lifestyle.

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    45 min
  • Episode 2 - The George Floyd Chat

    In the second episode, Faktor & Mesh invite their team-mate Lawrence Anfo Whyte onto the podcast to discuss the week's events surrounding the barbaric death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Hackney born and bred to Ghanian parents and also having studied in USA, Larry passionately talks about many topics including his own personal experiences surrounding race, what he would like to now see us all do as a positive act of change and how the last week has been his biggest mental health 'hiccup' of his life.


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    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 1 - The Intros Chat
    In the first episode, Faktor & Mesh discuss why they want to start a podcast around the topic of mental health and also discuss why society is now more accommodating to such material, compared to when they both initially discovered their first mental health 'hiccups'.

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    46 min

About All Chats Pod

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A modern mental health podcast between two male friends (Faktor & Mesh), who met in London playing for the same rugby club.

The podcast tackles many raw issues often never spoken about…

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