Live music just hits differently, and when you're seeing your favourite bands it can be a thing of beauty. This is a tale about how seeing one of my favourite bands, The Wildhearts, has helped me flip a bad day and re-find happiness.

Having a special place that you can escape to that helps calm a hectic mind, even if it’s just for a brief respite, is a blessing. The beach is that place for me, let me tell you why!

Stop & Smell the Flowers is a series of short monologues spinning off from the main I Wanna Be Elated episodes and takes a more personal reflection and celebration of all the things that help us to create a happy headspace.

When a good song hits you it can totally transform your day, something your hosts know all too well! From the bands that impacted them the most to their earliest memories in music, James and Fred start a verbal mosh pit in celebration of all things music.

Join James and Fred, two regular mid-life chaps, as they talk about what helps them flip a bad mental health day. Relaxed conversation and some chuckles too, I Wanna Be Elated is the podcast that celebrates what’s good in life even when our minds are a mess!

Ahh, the movies. A wonderful way to escape a bad mental health day.

James and Fred have a natter about what they love in film, how it helps them beat a bad day and, as everyone loves a list, the most important movies in their lives.

Join James and Fred, two regular mid-life chaps, as they talk about what helps them flip a bad mental health day. Relaxed conversation and some chuckles too, I Wanna Be Elated is the podcast that celebrates what’s good in life even when our minds are a mess!

What’s this all about then, hey?

In this inaugural episode James and Fred have a quick chat about how and why they decided to share their mental health stories and what helps them stay on the up.

If it were a comic it would be a flashback origin story issue and at least one of them would have been bitten by a radioactive spider....

Some links that might help you flip a bad day:

Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/

The Samaritans https://www.samaritans.org/

CALM Mental Health Forum https://www.thecalmzone.net/

Mental Health Forum https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/tags/men

Information on dementia https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/

James blog, To The Next Landmark https://tothenextlandmark.wordpress.com/

Join James and Fred, two regular mid-life chaps, as they talk about what helps them flip a bad mental health day.

Relaxed conversation and some chuckles too, I Wanna Be Elated is the podcast that celebrates what’s good in life even when our minds are a mess