Me and My Brain

Me and My Brain

By Emma LloydAlternative Health
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Me and My Brain episodes

  • Episode 4: The Road to Recovery - Part 1: The Descent
    CW: This episode of the podcast has a content warning for descriptions of acute mental distress and suicidal ideation
    My original plan for this episode was to talk about what recovery looks and feels like. But the more I thought about it, the more I realised that in order to do the subject of recovery justice, I needed to dive deep into what I've been recovering from.
    I remembered that I had some diaries from one of the periods when I was most unwell. I'd had good intentions of documenting what I was experiencing because it felt strange and alien; I was undergoing several changes to my medication and the effects (and side-effects) were at times alarming. 
    So this, shorter, episode mostly comprises some entries from diaries from July to December, 2016. Nearly two years down the road it's extremely gratifying to see that I went through that and came out the other side. It was a long and tough slog, for sure, but here I am: newly discharged from Community Mental Health Team care and celebrating the fact that this little podcast has had over 1200 downloads to date!
    As I mentioned above, this episode has a content warning due to the extreme levels of distress I was experiencing. It's honest and raw and I understand that it won't be for everyone; that's fine - but please stay tuned for Part Two which will focus on what I did (and didn't do) to move from that dark and desperate place to where I am today.
    22 min
  • Episode 3: Facing down fear and escaping the comfort zone
    Me and My Brain is a podcast all about mental health and mental illness, hosted by Emma Lloyd. Emma has over twenty years' personal and professional experience of living and working with mental illness, and in this podcast she'll be exploring mental illness in conversation with a diverse group of guests, aiming to challenge misconceptions about living with mental illness and remove stigma. If you have a story about living with mental illness that you'd like to share, please get in touch at [email protected]. Full details and show notes available at http://emmalloyd.co Thanks for listening!
    42 min
  • Episode 2: Anxiety and my brain (and body) with Leonie Doran
    Me and My Brain is a podcast all about mental health and mental illness, hosted by Emma Lloyd. Emma has over twenty years' personal and professional experience of living and working with mental illness, and in this podcast she'll be exploring mental illness in conversation with a diverse group of guests, aiming to challenge misconceptions about living with mental illness and remove stigma. If you have a story about living with mental illness that you'd like to share, please get in touch at [email protected]. Full details and show notes available at http://emmalloyd.co Thanks for listening!
    40 min
  • Episode 2: Leonie Doran talks about her brain - and her body - and anxiety
    It's time for episode two! This one focuses on anxiety, and in it, I talk to wonderful Leo all about how she lives with it.
    We also talk a little about how she lives with me, because (spoiler alert!) Leo's my partner in life and love (but not crime, to be quite clear!)
    We discuss how anxiety entered her life at a relatively tender age, and how she's learned to manage it over the years.
    Everyone's experience of mental illness is inevitably subjective, but Leo explains how having an understanding of the physiological processes involved in anxiety have helped her to use logic and science to reassure herself when it strikes. 
    It's not all serious stuff, though - we also have time to discuss the surprising - but highly entertaining - ways anxiety can affect your daily (or should we say, nightly) life, and mostly manage to stay on topic.
    If you'd like more information about anxiety, here are a few resources:
    Mind: Anxiety & panic attacks
    https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/#.Ws90e4jwbIU
    No Panic: Anxiety resources
    https://www.nopanic.org.uk/resources/
    You might also like these:
    Meditation for people who can't sit still
    http://www.dummies.com/religion/spirituality/mindful-movement-meditation/
    Middle Eastern recipes
    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/23/20-best-middle-eastern-recipes-part-1-claudia-roden-greg-malouf-tabouleh-kibbeh
    As always, thank you for your support of Me and My Brain. You can listen right here on the page, or via your favourite podcast player.
    Don't forget to subscribe, and if you feel moved to leave a review on iTunes, I'll be super grateful. If you have any comments or feedback, then please shoot me a message at [email protected] or visit my webpage at www.emmalloyd.co
    40 min
  • Episode 1: All about me, and my brain, and my podcast
    Me and My Brain is a podcast all about mental health and mental illness, hosted by Emma Lloyd. Emma has over twenty years' personal and professional experience of living and working with mental illness, and in this podcast she'll be exploring mental illness in conversation with a diverse group of guests, aiming to challenge misconceptions about living with mental illness and remove stigma. If you have a story about living with mental illness that you'd like to share, please get in touch at [email protected]. Full details and show notes available at http://emmalloyd.co Thanks for listening!
    47 min
  • Introducing Me and my Brain

    Launching my very own podcast has been a dream of mine for a while. And when I say a while , what I mean is over a year: my son actually bought me my microphone for Christmas 2016, and it's languished unused until now.

    I'll be officially launching at the end ofMarch, 2018 - just in time for World Bipolar Day and my birthday, but in the meantime, I've recorded a brief introduction with a very special invitation to take part in the podcast.

    I already have some great guests lined up, but if you'd like to participate, I'd love to hear from you.

    I'd love to interview you if you're comfortable talking about your experiences and/or

    you live with mental illness (preferably professionally diagnosed) OR

    you're a mental health professional with experience of mental illness OR

    you care for someone with mental illness OR

    your approach to mental illness falls outside traditional Western medical treatment OR

    you have a story about your own experiences of mental ill-health that might be of interest to others

    If you'd like to discuss things further, and find out what participation would involve, then please do get in touch. You can email me at [email protected] or use this contact form.

    3 min
  • Coming soon - Me and My Brain | About Emma and this podcast | Take part!
    Welcome to the Me and My Brain podcast, hosted by Emma Lloyd.
    Me and My Brain is a podcast based on authentic and meaningful conversations about navigating mental health and mental illness. Through talking with guests who have their own unique perspectives, Emma will explore the many different ways our mental health can impact on our lives.
    WANT TO SHARE YOUR STORY?
    If you'd like to participate in the podcast, please get in touch.
    You can email Emma at [email protected] or visit the show website at www.emmalloyd.co
    Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe!
    3 min

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Me and My Brain is a podcast all about mental health and mental illness, hosted by Emma Lloyd. Emma has over twenty years' personal and professional experience of living and working with mental…