Are You Mental?

Year after year a huge number of people take their own lives, leaving behind a world of pain for their loved ones. In this episode, Joe talks about his own suicide attempt, what brought him to the point of total hopelessness and how he found healing afterwards. Debby shares about her brother taking his own life and her grief process since. And our Psychologist, Nettie, gives us insights into why people kill themselves, what can prevent them from taking their own lives, what signs to look out for in our loved ones and how we can talk about this confronting topic.

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If this episode brings anything up for you and you would like to talk to someone confidentially, here are some international helplines:

Aotearoa/New Zealand:

1737

Lifeline: 0800 543 354

UK:

Samaritans: 116 123

Suicide Prevention Helpline: 0800 689 5652

US and Canada:

Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988

Australia:

Lifeline: 13 11 14

Suicide Callback Service: 300 659 467

Any other country:

Go to findahelpline.com to find your local helpline.

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We all feel lonely sometimes. But if we feel lonely for a long time it has a destructive effect on our mental, emotional and even physical health. Lonely people experience more depression and anxiety, more serious health conditions and even die younger. And social isolation is on the rise. So what makes us lonely and what can we do to avoid it? 

In this episode, Sooz and Drew share heartfelt stories of their journey into, and through, loneliness and our favourite psychologist, Nettie Cullen, is back to give us the low-down on loneliness. This one is for all of us.

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They call Alzheimer’s Disease the long goodbye. In this moving episode, Mick shares his personal experience of his Dad slowly disappearing in front of his eyes. He talks to his Dad about what it’s like, his Mum about how she’s faced this challenge and Dr Etu Ma’u, a psychiatrist specialising in dementia, about what Alzheimer's is, what causes it, how it impacts someone's life, and what we can do to reduce our chances of getting it.

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There seems to be an explosion of people who identify as having ADHD in recent years. But what is ADHD really? How do you know if you have it? How does it impact someone’s life? And what’s the best way to manage it? 

Izzy and Bree talk about the challenges of having ADHD, as well as the superpowers it’s given them. And our psychologist, Nettie, is back to give clarity, dispel myths and dispense hope.

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Ryan is usually a positive, upbeat guy, but when he found himself crying and unable to get out of bed he knew something was wrong. In this third episode of this mini-series he talks about how he delved into his past, found the source of his depression and learned how to release himself from it.

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Niva is a newsreader and journalist. She’s usually the life of the party but after both her parents died she found herself in a deep, dark hole and didn’t know how to get out. In this second episode of this mini-series, she talks about how she found a path back to a rich and fulfilling life.

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Depression is extremely common. It feels heavy, inescapable, often dark and it stops us from living the life we want to live. But it doesn’t have to have the last word. A huge amount of people have experienced depression and come out the other side. Laura is one of them. She gives a candid, emotional and extremely insightful account of her journey to the depths and how she made it back again.

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