How Did We Get Here?

How Did We Get Here?

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How Did We Get Here? episodes

  • Grieving Multiple Losses

    Isla has suffered more deaths in her family than most people deal with in a lifetime. 


    She finds it impossible to process what has happened and needs a way out of the pain. 


    If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice. 


    To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered. 


    Other helpful organisations:

    • NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines
    • SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123
    • MIND - www.mind.co.uk
    • NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe
    • WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org
    • NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance
    • Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk
    • Find the transcript for episode 11 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_11.txt 


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      49 min
    • Keep Myself to Myself

      George was a fireman for the RAF in Iraq and Afghanistan. After his tour of 2007, he came back a different person and has found it hard to reintegrate into society. 


      If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice. 


      To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered. 


      Other helpful organisations:

      • NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines
      • SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123
      • MIND - www.mind.co.uk
      • NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe
      • WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org
      • NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance
      • Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk
      • Find the transcript for episode 10 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_10.txt


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        52 min
      • My Mother Walked Out

        Heather’s mum left the family home when she was 17 with no warning. Heather still struggles with that day many years later, but is she looking at it the wrong way? 


        If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice. 


        To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered.

        Other helpful organisations:

        • NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines
        • SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123
        • MIND - www.mind.co.uk
        • NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe
        • WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org
        • NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance
        • Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk
        • Find the transcript for episode 9 here: 

          somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_9.txt


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          48 min
        • Why Does Everyone Leave?

          Lottie can’t get over the split with her ex-husband and finds it hard to trust her new boyfriend. As a child, she lost both her parents and her brother was murdered, the repercussions of which are still felt today.


          If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice.


          To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered.


          Other helpful organisations:

          • NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines
          • SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123
          • MIND - www.mind.co.uk
          • NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe
          • WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org
          • NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance
          • Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk
          • Find the transcript for episode 8 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_8.txt


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            50 min
          • Driving Phobia

            8 years ago Eva felt faint when driving on a motorway and hasn’t been able to drive on fast roads since. Her friend’s death in a road traffic accident when she was a teenager may be the key.

            If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice.

            To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered.

            Other helpful organisations:

            • NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines
            • SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123
            • MIND - www.mind.co.uk
            • NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe
            • WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org
            • NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance
            • Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk
            • Find the transcript for episode 7 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_7.txt 


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              52 min
            • Constant State of Anxiety

              Charlie, who had to care for his siblings and had a difficult coming out story, finds it hard to take care of himself.

              If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice.

              To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered.

              Other helpful organisations:

              • NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines
              • SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123
              • MIND - www.mind.co.uk
              • NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe
              • WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org
              • NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance
              • Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk
              • Find the transcript for episode 6 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_6.txt 


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                50 min
              • Strained Family Ties

                Annie’s relationship with her siblings has worsened since their mother died, and realises the key to resolving the conflict might lie with their estranged father.

                If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice.

                To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered.

                Other helpful organisations:

                • NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines
                • SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123
                • MIND - www.mind.co.uk
                • NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe
                • WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org
                • NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance
                • Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk
                • Find the transcript for episode 5 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_5.txt 


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                  53 min
                • Childhood Trauma

                  Maya tried to resuscitate her baby brother when she was 11 and has carried guilt from that day ever since.

                  If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice.

                  To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered.

                  Other helpful organisations:

                  • NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines
                  • SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123
                  • MIND - www.mind.co.uk
                  • NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe
                  • WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org
                  • NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance
                  • Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk
                  • Find the transcript for episode 4 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_4.txt 


                    How Did We Get Here? is a Somethin' Else Production. 


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                    49 min
                  • The DNA Test That Changed Everything

                    Danny took a home DNA test and the result has blown his family apart.


                    If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice.

                    To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered.

                    Other helpful organisations:

                    • NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines
                    • SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123
                    • MIND - www.mind.co.uk
                    • NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe
                    • WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org
                    • NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance
                    • Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk
                    • Find the transcript for episode 3 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_3.txt 


                      How Did We Get Here? is a Somethin' Else Production. 


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                      51 min
                    • Why Can't I Get Close To People? Am I Asexual?

                      Asha finds it hard to be intimate with friends and lovers and wonders if she is Asexual.

                      If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice.

                      To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered.

                      Other helpful organisations:

                      • NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines
                      • SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123
                      • MIND - www.mind.co.uk
                      • NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe
                      • WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org
                      • NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance
                      • Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk
                      • Find the transcript for episode 2 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_2.txt 


                        How Did We Get Here? is a Somethin' Else Production. 


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                        48 min

                      About How Did We Get Here?

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                      In this new original series from Somethin' Else, Claudia Winkleman and Professor Tanya Byron identify struggles faced by real-life parents and family members by inviting them in and hearing their story, in a one-time unscripted session with a real person. Claudia listens in to the conversation to discover how Tanya begins to unlock the story behind the issue and help find solutions.

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