McHugh Corner

In this episode I speak with my good friend and fellow radio presenter, Cassi Gillespie, all about the scary world of cancel culture, social media trolls, TV contestant manipulation and the risks that come with being in the public eye. 

Cassi has been on 'Clyde 1's breakfast show 'Bowie at Breakfast' with George Bowie since 2014, which has 336,000 listeners. I was intrigued on her views on this topic seen as she's been in the media industry for a large portion of her life, and know's what it is like to have an online following. 

I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I enjoyed making it x

In this Episode I speak with the incredible Pauline Moriarty all about mental health in children, and her tragic first hand experience of it with her daughter Jenna.

I honestly felt moved in ways I couldn't imagine hearing Pauline's story while we talked all about the importance of children's mental health and why we should never undermine the way a child thinks and feels. Pauline has a charity called "Beautiful Inside & Out" which I have put a link to down below. I hope this episode resonates with you the way it did with me. Enjoy x

https://www.facebook.com/beautifulinsideandoutscio

This is the first episode of 'Season Two', where I speak with one of my best friends Donald Butler about his experience receiving/dealing with a positive HIV diagnosis throughout his university years. 

He talks all about the way in which we need to change societal views on HIV, educating me massively on the healthcare, how we need to put an end to the stigma behind it and how it has shaped him as a person. I absolutely love Donald and the way he speaks so confidentially, bravely and openly about such a personal matter, and I feel like this will be a massive benefit to someone who think's they may have HIV, or are too nervous to deal with it. 

I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoyed making it. 

For any additional information and help visit "Terrence Higgins Trust". 

In this episode I chat with Alissa Eady, who tells her story about the sudden loss of her brother to suicide. She speaks so openly about the impact it has had on her life, the devastation to her and her family, how it has changed her views, and how she has struggled to accept it without any answers. Alissa talks of the stigma of suicide, and how we all need to address the fact face on in order to support each other through. She is a real inspiration and she was a delight to talk to.


For round the clock support:
samaritans.org - Tel: 116 123

The MindinfoLine offers thousands of callers confidential help on a range of mental health issues: 
mind.org.uk - Tel: 0300 123 3393

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) works to prevent male suicide and offers support services for any man who is struggling or in crisis:
thecalmzone.net - Tel: 0800 58 58 58

Support for anyone under 35 experiencing thoughts of suicide, or anyone concerned that a young person may be experiencing thoughts of suicide:
papyrus-uk.org - Tel: 0800 068 4141

ChildLine is a counselling service for children and young people. You can contact ChildLine in these ways:
childline.org.uk - Tel:  0800 11 11

In this Episode I talk with Alex Holroyd, who opens up about the loss of his Dad, while simultaneously dealing with internal struggles.

He talks about over coming anxiety, over-coming social norms, and ways in which he keeps the memory of his Dad alive. 

Angelika Muzyka talks about how she tragically lost her best friend Leanne in 2016, and how the sudden impact has affected her throughout her life and University career. Angie talks so eloquently about Leanne's passing, opening up about her experience of grieving and how she has grown as a person, throughout this painful and difficult time.

I sat down with Nathan McLean and discussed the devastating loss of both of his parents and how he coped with this through his school years and university years. He shared with me what helped him through these dark times, and how this has shaped him become the amazing person that he is today. 

In Episode 1, I am talking about why I have started this podcast, my personal grievance and why I want to change societies way of communicating on this topic.