Happiful: Finding What Works

Natalie Lee, AKA @stylemesunday, talks about the relief and grief that came with her recent ADHD diagnosis, how we’re shaped by our society and why she’s inviting you to Manifest That Shit in 2022.

Getting help

Find more information on mental health helplines here

For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk

If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email [email protected]

Download the Happiful App here

Creator of Isle of Paradise, Co - Founder of Yan Tan and self acceptance advocate Jules Von Hep joins Happiful to talk about new beginnings, letting go of your inner critic and the brilliant things that happen when you do.

Follow Jules on Instagram 

Find out more about YanTan

Visit Isle of Paradise

Getting help

Find more information on mental health helplines here

For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk

If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email [email protected]

Download the Happiful App here

Jack Williamson is the CEO and Founder of Music and You, an organisation which works to support and strengthen the mental health and well-being of the wider music community. He’s a coach, therapist and has recently released his new book, the brilliantly titled The Shitty Committee. 

Find out more about Jack 

Buy Jack's book here

Follow Jack on instagram 

Getting help

Find more information on mental health helplines here

For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk

If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email [email protected]

Download the Happiful App here

The Intimacy Coach, Charlene Douglas, shares her expert advice and three things to do right now to improve intimacy in your relationship. She explains why making intentional time for intimacy is so important and why doing things ‘your way’ will always be the best way. Charlene is a psychodynamic counsellor and a psychosexual therapist. She has appeared on a nember of popular television programmes including Married at First Sight UK, The Only Way is Essex and The Sex Clinic.

Her upcoming workshop is Bringing S3xy Back - and you can find tickets here

Visit Charlene’s website and follow her on Instagram too, for more advice and resources.

Finding help

If you need immediate support, Samaritans are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and you can call them on 116 or email [email protected].

You can also search and find the right therapist for you on the Counselling Directory and in the Happiful App.

This podcast is brought to you by Happiful Magazine and Counselling Directory, and is produced and hosted by Lucy Donoughue.

Hassan Akkad, award winning documentary filmmaker, activist and author of Hope Not Fear: Finding My Way from Refugee to Filmmaker to NHS Hospital Cleaner, talks to Happiful’s podcast about his love of storytelling and speaking about his own mental health to support others

Hope Not Fear: Finding My Way from Refugee to Filmmaker to NHS Hospital Cleaner by Hassan Akkad, published by bluebird books for life, is out now.

Getting Help

Find more information on mental health helplines here

For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk

If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email [email protected]

Download the Happiful App here

Rachel Bambrough, Founder of Sup4 and mental health advocate, shares her love of stand up paddle boarding, the therapeutic impact of being on the water and the importance of laughing at yourself. This was recorded live at Wellbeing by the Lakes 

Find out more about Sup4 and follow on Instagram

Read Lucy's article about her experience of SUP - Falling isn't Failing

I am. I have will be back on Tuesday.

Kris Primacio, CEO of ISTO talks to Happiful about surf therapy, how surfing changed her own life, helped her through grief and the incredible upcoming International Surf Therapy Organisation Conference, taking place in Cornwall and also online from 6-8 October.

Find out more about International Surf Therapy Organisation

Book tickets for the International Surf Therapy Conference

Follow ISTO on Instagram

This live panel conversation recorded at Wellbeing by the Lakes focuses on improving our self worth, and is led by Happiful writer and founder of Blue Jay of Happiness, Kat Nicholls, Happiful’s Jay Morjaria, who also runs Very Clear Thinking and author of You are Not Your Thoughts: The Secret Magic of Mindfulness - Frances Trussell

I am. I have will be back on Tuesdays, so please follow and subscribe to get this as well as weekly bonus episodes recorded live on Wellbeing by the Lakes riverside stage as part of our Happiful Afternoon series. The wonderful Ollie from FB Music and Media Ltd captured and engineered our sound.

Athena Laz, counselling psychologist, dream teacher and author of The Alchemy of Your Dreams: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Lucid Dreaming and Interpretation talks about our inner worlds, what dreaming can do for us, mindfulness and saying goodbye to our inner saboteur.

The Alchemy of Your Dreams: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Lucid Dreaming is available now

Find out more about Athena

Getting help

Find more information on mental health helplines here

For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk

If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email [email protected]

Download the Happiful App here

This is a live recording of Happiful’s conversation with Moon Mentor Kirsty Gallagher at Wellbeing by the Lakes Festival in Dorset. Kirsty talks about the upcoming autumn equinox, people pleasing and why you should move forward with the dream that's calling to you.

I am. I have will be back on Tuesday so please follow and subscribe to receive this as soon as its released, as well as weekly bonus episodes recorded live on Wellbeing by the Lakes riverside stage as part of our Happiful Afternoons series.

Check out more of Kirsty’s work at kirstygallagher.com and you can pre-order her book Crystals for Self care.

This interview was hosted by Lucy Donoughue, at Wellbeing by the Lakes for Happiful. The wonderful Ollie from FB Music and Media Ltd captured and engineered the sound.