Doolally Tap: A Women’s Mental Health Podcast

Amy and Cerys talk to Lianne, a rehab technician from Cwmbran, who experienced a traumatic birth, and CEO of the Birth Trauma Association, Kim Thomas.

Resources

Help  and support with birth trauma

https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk/for-parents/getting-help

[email protected]

https://en-gb.facebook.com/groups/TheBTA/

Your rights in childbirth
 
https://what0-18.nhs.uk/parentscarers/maternal-mental-health/birth-trauma

PTSD Treatment and Support

https://www.ptsduk.org/

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/treatment/

Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support

https://www.sands.org.uk/

Amy and Cerys talk to Jo, a recovering anorexic from Birmingham, and Dr. Nicky Gilbert, a clinical psychologist working at Sussex Eating Disorders Services (SEDS).


Help with eating disorders

Beat
Helpline: 0808 801 0677
Studentline: 0808 801 0811
Youthline: 0808 801 0711
Web chat also available: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-services

Freed
https://freedfromed.co.uk/

NHS
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/eating-disorders/overview/


Help for boys and men with eating disorders

Male VoicED
https://www.malevoiced.com/


Guidance on contacting your GP

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/uploads/documents/2017/10/gp-leaflet-website.pdf


Eating disorders and the pandemic

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/11/doctors-warn-of-tsunami-of-pandemic-eating-disorders

https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/the-rise-of-eating-disorders-in-lockdown


Books

Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body by Susan Bordo

Decoding Anorexia: How Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for Eating Disorders by Carrie Arnold

Getting Better Bite by Bite: A Survival Kit for Sufferers of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder by Ulrike Schmidt, Janet Treasure & June Alexander

Overcoming Binge Eating by Christopher G Fairburn

Bulimia Nervosa: A Cognitive Therapy Programme for Clients by Myra Cooper, Gillian Todd & Adrian Wells

Anorexia nervosa. A Recovery Guide for Sufferers, Families and Friends. 2nd edition. Routledge, London and New York.

 A Cognitive Interpersonal Therapy Workbook for Treating Anorexia Nervosa: The Maudsley Model (MANTRA)

Beating Your Eating Disorder: A Cognitive-Behavioural Self-Help Guide for Adult Sufferers and their Carers by Glenn Waller, Victoria Mountford, Rachel Lawson and Emma Gray

Body Image Workbook: An eight-Step Program for Learning to Like Your looks by Thomas F. Cash

For Carers:

• Skills-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Model by Janet Treasure, Grainne Smith & Anne Crane.

• Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, Friends and Sufferers by Janet Treasure

Eating disorders and pregnancy 

 http://www.eatingdisordersandpregnancy.co.uk/

Treatment Guidelines:

 The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) have produced treatment guidelines and a guide to these for people with eating disorders and their carers. You can look online at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng69.

Information on food and nutrition:

• The British Dietetic Association  

Their website provides downloadable factsheets on different foods      https://www.bda.uk.com/food-health/food-facts.html

• NHS Choices – Food and diet

Factsheets and information on healthy eating, including dining out. 

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/ 

In this episode, Amy and Cerys interview Mary, the survivor of a violent attack, and Dr. Jenika Patel, a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and trauma expert.

Resources

Help with trauma
https://www.ptsduk.org/treatment-help/
https://uktraumacouncil.org/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/treatment/

Trauma and the pandemic
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210203-after-the-covid-19-pandemic-how-will-we-heal

Values
www.jamesclear.com/core-values

Dr. Jenika Patel
http://www.drpatelstherapyroom.co.uk/

Poems
P.B. Shelley, Mont Blanc: Lines Written in the Vale of Chamouni
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45130/mont-blanc-lines-written-in-the-vale-of-chamouni

William Stafford, The Way It Is
https://gratefulness.org/resource/the-way-it-is-william-stafford/

Has our obsession with health and wellbeing replaced diet culture as a new dystopia for women? What's the connection between emotions and food? Is exercise really the answer to mental health? How come diets don't work? And what does?

Amy and Cerys discuss all of this with Helga, an arts consultant whose struggle with food was profoundly changed by the first lockdown, and Denise, a nutritional therapist and life coach who supports women to develop a genuinely positive relationship with food.

Resources

Body Positive Role Models
Jessamyn Stanley @mynameisjessamyn
Simone Charles  @simonecharles_
Bryony Gordon @bryonygordon

Body fat doesn’t necessarily determine health: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/health/19well.html

Books 
Fat Is A Feminist Issue (1978), Susie Orbach 
Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body (2017), Jessamyn Stanley
Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight (2008), Lindo Bacon
Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating (2019), Christy Harrison 
The Psychobiotic Revolution: Mood, Food, and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection (2017), John F. Cryan, Scott C. Anderson, and Ted Dinan

Compassionate Body Scan

https://youtu.be/FOm6dhob_tw

In the second episode of Doolally Tap, Cerys and Amy discuss the elements that can combine to create the perfect storm of postnatal depression. Cerys interviews Caroline, a mum who had her first baby at the start of the pandemic, and Ilaria, a midwife specialising in perinatal mental health.

Help with perinatal depression and anxiety

Information and helplines

https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/im-pregnant/mental-wellbeing/postnatal-depression-pnd

https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/ 
FREE helpline - 0808 1961776

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/about-maternal-mental-health-problems/

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/post-natal-depression/treatment/


Finding a counsellor or therapist

https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/postnatal.html

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/how-to-find-a-therapist/


Books and workbooks

https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Self-help-workbook-post-natal-depression.pdf

http://www.selfhelpguides.ntw.nhs.uk/bsmhft/leaflets/selfhelp/Postnatal%20Depression.pdf

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781780330853/Compassionate-Mind-Approach-Postnatal-Depression-1780330855/plp


Documentaries

https://www.whentheboughbreaksfilm.com/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00052dk

In the first episode of Doolally Tap, Cerys and Amy talk about living with anxiety, postnatal and parenting anxiety, coping strategies and accepting yourself as you are. Cerys also interviews award-winning Psychotherapist, author and podcast host Richard Nicholls about the origins of anxiety, why some people are more prone to it, and ways to manage it.

Support for Anxiety

Anxiety UK
www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Telephone: 08444 775 774

Mental Health Foundation
www.mentalhealth.org.uk

The Samaritans provides confidential emotional support 24 hours a day.
www.samaritans.org
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 08457 90 90 90 15

Counselling

The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
www.bacp.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01455 883300

UK Council for Psychotherapy
www.psychotherapy.org.uk Email: [email protected] Telephone: 020 7014 9955

General health information
NHS 111 provides information 24 hours a day. www.nhs.uk
Telephone: 111