Lived Experience Chats

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Host of Lived Experience Library, Nick Wilson aka Disabled Adventurer, speaks to BBC Radio Leeds on his advocacy for survivors of suicide, the importance of equality and representation across the wider suicide prevention conversation and his own lived experience of surviving a suicide attempt and managing suicidal ideation.

As our struggles with everyday life get harder and harder, due to Covid and the aftermath of the first wave, there are increasing numbers of videos and posts on social media, sharing messages of positivity and those being successful, but, are they too much and insensitive to what the majority of people are going through?

Whilst having inspirational and positive leaders are very much needed, now more than ever, surely those who put content out on social media should take responsibility for the specific content of their message, know their specific audience and be wary of those who may have underlying health conditions, regardless of this being physical or mental health conditions?

Who better to mull this over with, than Mr Positive himself, who actually has "Positivity Breeds Positivity" within his email signature, Sean Molino from Forces Fitness and the Veterans Awards, Wales, England and Scotland.

During the show, Sean talks about, The Five Ways to Wellbeing, these are: Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give. These are simple and proven actions that individuals and workplaces can introduce to help people find balance, build resilience and boost mental health and wellbeing.

If you are impacted by anything from today's show, then please DO phone the Samaritans on 116 123 OR text SHOUT to 85258, please do NOT ignore your emotions and negative thoughts, it is your body saying, it is time to act!

Transition can be SO bloody difficult, it can test the resolve of even the most resilient of people, but why is it such a challenge, why does it cause such difficulties and emotions? Well, let's take a closer look....

This is the fourth of a series of eight episodes all about Transition, breaking it down into bite size chunks so you feel empowered to stand up and face your own Transition, with the confidence to manage any challenges that might come up along the way.

This episode, I talk about change leading to insecurities, the impact it can have on a person, how to recognise whether an individual you know is struggling with or has been impacted by change and what happened to me, after deflecting the problems, failing to face the issues and deal with them.

I talk about Resilience and how it can aide you with facing change, though the other tools you want to accompany it in your tool box, are that of Mindset and Mindfulness. These three combined with a greater understanding of how we perceive life, will empower you to begin accepting and embracing change, regardless of how big that change may be.

The link you require for the animated video I talk about, namely: NLP Communication Model, you can view on my YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFTlr1rvVWI57J9UEMa1x0w alog with some other very useful and interesting videos. check them out.

We ALL have Expectations of work, family, friends, love, marriage, life, just like you all have your own individual perceptions/thoughts of them and the power to manage our expectations is held within us.

Finding a way to manage your expectations will be SO important over the coming months and you all CAN do it, though bare in mind it can be harder than you think at times. Ask yourself this; how often do you make expectations of those around you, friends, family, work colleagues or even YOURSELF?

Take your time and write it down, you might just be surprised, then ask yourself; were they reasonable expectations? How about from THEIR point of view?

We will all soon face the Transition from isolation to a new normal, a new way of life and a new way of being, are YOU prepared?

Now is the ideal opportunity to identify who you are inside, what your values, beliefs, strengths and weaknesses are and who you want to be as a person?

This is the first episode of an 8 week series, which will be covering the key elements of Transition and providing you with invaluable nuggets of information, which will inspire, educate and empower you to better manage your own mental wellbeing, over the coming months and on into your new future.

We are in trying times, with more challenges than you can shake a stick at, BUT, what can be even MORE challenging is when you are trying to work from home, maybe for the first time, maybe you have bored kids around and maybe you aren't lucky enough to have a spare room to act as an office!?

Well, I LOVE a challenge, almost as much as todays guest, multi medal winning Paralympian Ian Rose, and so we are both here to provide tips, guidance, suggestions and some welcome relief from the stressors and pressures of working from home, so that you can be MORE productive, whilst being LESS stressed.

Makes sure you listen ALL the way through, as Ian is giving away a VERY generous and special prize to the first FIVE people who quote a certain something which is mentioned at some point during the show!! Good luck peeps x

In this special edition episode, you will gain hints and tips on how to better manage your own mental wellbeing during these challenging times and on into the future. We introduce you to Self Management, breaking it down into Self-Awareness, Self-Care and Self-Help, explaining how this helps you and how exactly you best achieve this.

These ARE challenging times for sure, so if you have anything specific you wish to know about, questions, queries or complaints, then PLEASE do get in touch and I will do everything I possibly can to assist you, through future shows. I will also be launching an online Mens Health Support Group, where you can still interact, have your say, listen to others and gain support, so keep an eye out for that along with our new website which should be launched the last week in March.

Within this episode I talk about Self-awareness, what it actually means and the importance of it from a Prevention point of view.

Within this episode I talk about Self-help, what it actually means and the importance of it from a Prevention point of view.