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Hello!

In this week's minisode, I speak about my experience of studying at university and how it wasn't "the best time of my life"

Was it the same for you?

I'm looking to speak to people about their experiences of managing mental health issues at University and whether or not they felt supported by or neglected by their university.

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Hello listeners!

This week, I spoke with Wendy Yellen about eidetics and I explore what a session could be like, so if you're worried, then listen to me try it out!

Up this Sunday will be a new minisode about managing you mental health whilst studying. In the meantime, get in touch on my socials!

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Wendy Yellen

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Until then, have a great week.

Hello and welcome to minisode 23.5 of Ditch The Small Talk.

So for this week's minisode, I wanted to follow up a bit on the conversation that I had with Louise last week because it's been playing on mind since that episode came out.

I hope that it resonates with you. Please do get in touch to let me know if it does. You can leave a review on itunes and you can also get in touch here:

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I'm back next week with an episode that is a bit out there and different but hey, why not give new things try, eh?

Until then, have a great week.

Hello and welcome to episode 23 of Ditch The Small Talk. My name is Denean and this is a weekly podcast, where I speak to people about mental health.

So. It's been a couple of weeks since I've released an episode but I'm glad to be back and better for the rest. For those asking, the trip went really well. So well in fact that I wasn't intially happy about heading back home - which is the sign of a good holiday, I think.

I'm so excited for you to listen to my chat with the founder of welldoing.org - Louise Chunn.

We covered mental health at work and whether companies are actually taking it seriously and how things such as imposter syndrome and not being able to switch off from work can also affect your mental health.

Articles mentioned

Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service Launched

Mad World Conference

We are experiencing a work revolution – and it’s making us mentally ill

Confessions of a high powered woman, I felt like a fake

'It's nothing like a broken leg': why I'm done with the mental health conversation

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Twitter: @LouiseChunn

Twitter: Welldoing.org

Welldoing.org

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Welcome to episode 22.5 of Ditch The Small Talk. My name is Denean and this is a weekly podcast, where I speak to people about their mental health.

So in this week's minisode, I want to talk about travelling and anxiety.

So. As it happens, I enjoy travelling. I enjoy learning about the history and culture of new places, new food and just the feeling of being somewhere different. I always feel better when I learn more about the history of a place and I like feeling like I'm less ignorant about the world. And yet, I still suffer from an anxiety flare up before I travel...

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Hello and welcome to episode 22 of Ditch The Small Talk. My name is Denean and this is a weekly podcast, where I speak to people about their mental health.

So, you probably don't know this but I've got a strong interest in urban development. I spend a lot of time thinking about the design of buildings and how they cater to communities. I live near a few estates which were designed with buildings on four sides, about seven floors up facing one big courtside and I cannot help but think about how it would feel to live somewhere that's designed that way. Would it feel like I was enclosed in a community or trapped? Is this a design that's meant to build cohesiom way before the residents were ready it. Who knows? Anyway, my guest and I discuss this in this episode, so without further ado..... Here's Madeleine...

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Show references

University of Glasgow report on mental health

Madeleine's article in CityMetric

King's Crescent estate in Hackney

Glass in architecture

In this week's minisode, I talk about when you might need to take a break from social media and why I'm alright about not taking the month of August off.

Here are a few articles that I read through and helped me to think about this subject:

Young people’s mental health damaged by ‘unobtainable’ body image in online world - The Guardian

School work and social media blamed for rise to 13,500 patients from 7,300 in 1997

We need to stop blaming social media for the teenage mental health crisis

From social media to the catwalk, is fantasy beauty failing young women?

Fiona Sturges article in The FT

Hello and welcome to episode 21 of Ditch The Small Talk. My name is Denean and this is a weekly podcast, where I speak to people about their mental health.

So. How has your week been? In the spirit of being honest, it has been a pretty tough couple of weeks. I've been feeling down for no reason, worried about almost everything and getting those feelings of dread again but I've also had some great times. I took a week off work recently (here's a tip: don't go four months without taking time off work) and I had a great week. I caught up with up my friends and family, made no all day plans, and I spoke to my guest this week.

Now, one of the reasons why I started this podcast was because I wanted to see and hear more women of colour talking about their mental health and have conversations. So I'm really happy to introduce this conversation with this week's guest: Marverine Cole. Marverine is a news reader, radio producer and the host of a BBC Radio 4 documentary called Black Girls Don't Cry, where she speaks to many black women about their experiences with suffering from mental health issues as well as her own experiences and the effects of the media. I hope that you enjoy it. Don't forget to rate and subscribe!

Episode references

Marverine's article in The Guardian - "The ‘strong black woman’ stereotype is harming our mental health"

Marverine's documentary, BBC Radio 4 - "Black Girls Don't Cry

Emotional Emancipation Circle

Emotional Emancipation Circle 2

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Marverine Twitter

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Hello,

This week's minisode is a quick talk about mental health awareness and how far it goes beyond people who feel a bit down, or sad one day, to anxiety and depression to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) to schizophrenia and maybe other mental health illnesses/disorders.

We all to open up the conversation to everyone!

References in the episode

Hannah Jane Parkinson

Mind

Mental Health UK

Samaritans

Heads Together

Lloyd's mental health advert

Lynx's campaign with CALM

Mental Health Mates

Give this a read!

Sathnam Sanghera - Why well-meaning mental health awareness campaigns should stop

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Hello and welcome to episode 20 of Ditch The Small Talk. My name is Denean and this is a weekly podcast, where I speak to people about their mental health.

Well! This week has been an absolute scorcher. I don't know about you but I'm done with this unbearable weather. Summer is great because of the long days and the vibe in London. There's nothing like it. Especially with the football being on and England doing surprisingly well. BUT, this heat is a nightmare for my hair, transport options (the tube really puts my deodorant to the test) and just my overall comfort.

Am I the only one that loves Spring and Autumn the best? Those seasons are my favourite, I feel that I'm always on the cusp of something good. When Autumn comes around, I know that we're closer to Christmas (which means some rest from work and downtime with family and friends). Tbough I know that's not true for everyone. And Spring! Oh Spring! The cherry blossoms in London, the days beginning to get longer and BBQS!!!!!

But I can't complain. Yesterday, I was lucky enough to March with the historical palaces group as part of the London Pride parade. Luckily, I managed to find some shade to hide under, so my worries about collapsing were assuaged and it was fantastic to see so many people happy and excited to celebrate the LGBTQIA community and I feel honoured to be a part of it.

Talking of getting out of the house, my guest this week is William Pullen. William is a psychotherapist, who a few years ago, changed his life and now specialises in something called Dynamic Running Therapy, which combines mindfulness, running and talk therapy. He also has a book called "Running with Mindfulness" (I'll add the link in the bio). We spoke about how he got into practising as a psychotherapist and he became a specialist in dynamic running therapy, how keeping active is important to him and what he would like to see change about the way we treat mental health in the next few years.

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William Pullen Twitter

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Run For Your Life

Hannah Jane Parkinson's article "It's nothing like a broken leg

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