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We went a little more informal this year and decided to take chat chit on the road,  or should I say on the rails. We spent the afternoon in York railway station asking people for tips for managing their mental health in the Christmas period. There are some fantastic insights from people in this episode aswell as some laughs talking about some christmassy things. From crocheting to watching spiderman, there are all sorts of tips and ways people manage and things like to do in the Christmas period to help their mental health.

I hope you all have a lovely and restful Christmas and we will see you in the New year for the second half of Season 3! 

Enjoy

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I can see the benefit of having a mental health nurse having such a calming voice. I think its a pretty good benefit when you are doing a podcast on mental health aswell. No i'm not talking about me, i'm talking about Nathan, this weeks guest on chat chit. Eloquence and calmness is personified in this guy where we cover a whole host of things from panic attacks and university to books that have helped and "RMDJ". What is RMDJ I here you ask....well you'll have to go listen to the podcast to find out. We also get an insight for the first time into what EMDR is as a form of therapy, as well as covering topics like schizophrenia, sleep, medication and hip hop music. See below what goes on in the episode if you want to jump to a particular section! Enjoy.

0-3 Check in
3-10 Anxiety panic attatcks and changing the approach
10-17 university and changing the approach
17-21 Reading and RMDJ
21:20-25 EMDR therapy
25:30 - 30:30 - Mental health nursing and Schizophrenia
30:30-40 Nightmares, Sleep and the cycles of life
40-46 Finding solutions vs Sitting in the mud
4630-51 Do you like music?
52 - End Final piece of advice and check out

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We start with James blunt and end with Linda McCartney Sausages but what we have as the filling for this taste sensation of an episode, is a selection box of insight and advice on managing and understanding our mental health.

In this episode we chat to Emily who is well versed to being in front of a microphone and she lets us in on her mental health journey, from understanding what anxiety even is to struggling with body dysmorphia. Along the way in this episode we understand the struggles of being an "adult" in your 20s when you are trying to find your place in the world. What we come to understand is the way that video journaling and yoga amongst other things has allowed Em to understand who she wants to be and how she manages her mental health. Enjoy!

Minutes :

1-8         Check in James Blunt and the c word
8-14       Understanding anxiety and counselling
14-19       Growing up, divorce and confusion with teddy bear meetings
19- 30      Personal vlogs, the past present and future and the 24 hour rule of thinking
31- 47       University, struggling in your 20s and how the hell do you make friends?
47-58       Disordered eating, body dysmorphia and social media comparison
5820       Check out 

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It's not easy doing the podcast. With so many out there, we think it probably comes naturally to people to be able to talk about their experiences into a microphone with the world to hear and 2 and a half years ago when I met Beth I think she would probably say that she would've never come on the podcast. However in this latest episode we speak to Beth all about her journey, from self esteem and school, to relationships, self destructive behavior and the ways she has come out the other side. Beth is the social media and marketing guru who keeps us all on the straight and narrow at York Mind and has now branched out into not just creating her pieces of artwork for the charity but for businesses and beyond. We get a very honest account of what it is like to grow up with lots of pressures and Beth gives us some fantastic pieces of knowledge on ways we can manage and why we should get the help for ourselves

Find all Beth's work @BethJCreate on Instagram!
 
Minutes 

1-4 Check in 
4-10 Understanding school, self esteem and relationships 
11-14 The support and medication 
14-20 Self destructive behaviour 
21-27 Fitness journey and coaching 
27-34 Creative coping and purpose
35 - End Rockbottom, understanding it and check outs

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In this special episode of the podcast we are joined by Imam Ammar Sacha who is the 23 year old Imam at York Mosque. We cover a fair chunk of things in this episode from mental health stigma to what teachings are in scripture about mental health. Alongside this we talk about societal perceptions of Islam and the impact of the riots on the community. We also answer a number of questions that were kindly sent into us by members of York Mosque where we cover self harm, intrusive thoughts and Wudu.
This episode was informative, interesting and a down right pleasure to record where you can see what we cover at different parts of the podcast below.

Enjoy.

Minutes:

1-5 Check in and introductions 
6-12 Perceptions of mental health in the Muslim community and stigma 
12-16 Scripture, sermans and supporting yourself 
16 -24 Perceptions of islam and the impact of the recent riots
24-33 Lack of faith vs mental health and Ammar's experiences
33-40 Questions answered
41-46 Ways Ammar manages his mental health 
48-End More about the mosque and check out 

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If you aren't tempted to listen to this episode based on the title then I have failed. 
In this episode we chat to Ben. We chat about some big names in this episode but what we also talk about is how Ben has come to understand dealing with his anxiety and other aspects of his mental health. 

From counselling to having that "feeling sorry for yourself pizza" we truly go off on many an off road and go back to the roots of the podcast and chat utter chit.

Minutes 
0 - 4:45 - Peanut butter sandwich check in 
5 - 17     - School, panic and the simple things
17 - 24    - Disassociation and curiosity 
25 - 33  - Counselling during covid, sourdough bread and Brooklyn 99 
33 - 43  - Costa Rican Ambassador, alcohol and the chat chit playlist
43 - Accumulator challenge and Mental elf 

Enjoy 

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3 years in a row we have now recorded an episode of chat chit on the hottest day of the year. This didnt stop us from having a great laugh recording this chaos though.

In this episode we have lovely representatives from the Mental health advisory group "Nothing about us without us". The group exists to improve mental health for young people across the whole of the Integrated care system, where alongside understanding what the priorities of the group are, we learn the benefits of coproduction not only to the creation and improvement of services but how getting involved individually has positively impacted their mental health.

These lot work tirelessly to better the system for their peers and you can hear the passion in the way they talk.

We start by talking about about formation of the group and then how they all got involved. We talk about the challenges faced by the group alongside some of their favorite moments and finally get down to the crux of what they would like to change about the system.

Enjoy.

If you are 10-25 and want to get involved with bettering mental health for young people in the Humber and North Yorkshire then you can get involved by seeing more about the group here Nothing about us without us | Yormind or you can email [email protected] 

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I'm going to say it, I think this is the most heartwarming episode of chat chit yet. In this episode we get some of the best storytelling and anecdotes that we have heard yet on the podcast, where every story comes with a different way Phil has learnt to understand his mental health, his Aspergers and the loss of his dad.

This episode takes a bit of a longer format because we really get to grips with all aspects of Phil growing up and becoming the absolutely outstanding guy he is today. From his diagnosis of Aspergers in primary school and how we understood it throughout his education and beyond. Aspergers is now more commonly know as ASD(Autism Spectrum Disorder) but we refer to it as Aspergers because that's how Phil understands it.

We do cover in quite a lot of detail the loss of Phil's father so if this is something that make trigger you then please be aware of it when listening. I do highlight it when we get to that part of the podcast so don't worry you get a heads up. 

From pencil sharpening to commentating, Phil guides us through gaining greater independence and his journey through the world. 

Enjoy. 

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We shake things up in this episode and you will experience an unfiltered unedited version of the podcast where we welcome a number of fantastic guests to give their insights on the ups and downs of the theatre industry and what part it has to play actors mental health.
We are joined by ;
Tasha - S1E1 who invited us on to do Chat chit Live as part of the Theatre royal takeover
Matt Harper Hardcastle - The CEO and artistic director of Next Door but one Theatre Company Next Door But One/ Queatre | Yormind
Martin Barrass - Star of stage, screen and radio for over 30 years 

They all come with a different perspective when it comes to mental health and the theatre industry but what we come to know is a range of ways to manage aswell as some juicy anecdotes from over the years. 

From rejection to reviews, auditions to lifestyle we cover so much of what encompasses the theatre industry and how it needs to adapt to provide greater opportunity for both a wider and more diverse sect of society to access the arts . 

Enjoy

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It's our first service episode of the season where we welcome our lovely friends from the Rose Project at Kyra. In this episode we get a little bit of a look in to how there 18-25 Womens project runs and why you might want to get involved. You may hear some familiar voices from the podcast where Christina and Ciara from season 1 feature to talk about their experiences of accessing a different service to that of counselling or more clinical support.
If you want to learn abit more about the rose project you can listen to the episode or visit Yormind via this link. Kyra Women's Project (18+) | Yormind

Enjoy. 

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