Meet Q

Meet Q, a gay man who's struggling with depression. He's lost his motivation and energy, he's disconnected socially, and he isn't experiencing any joy in life. Dave, Jamie, and Tom chat about how depression looks and feels, and how sometimes it's hard to know when it's there. They explore strategies including looking after physical health and wellbeing, taking some pressure off, finding moments of joy, and the power of gratitude to help with optimism and low mood.

Meet Q, a gay man who's questioning what's right for him in his relationship with his partner. Q is wanting to explore non-traditional options. He's wondering whether non-monogamy might be right for him.

Dave, Jamie, and Tom chat the difference between sexual boundaries and romantic boundaries in relationships and define different types of non-monogamous relationships. They also explore the difficulty of vulnerable conversations in relationships (and the importance of these) and provide strategies to help explore what's right for Q in his relationship and how to communicate this to his partner.

Meet Q. Her mother is making passive aggressive comments about her bisexuality. Dave, Jamie, and Tom chat about boundaries in family relationships, assertive communication, and the stigma bisexual people sometimes experience in being forgotten or misunderstood in the rainbow community.

Meet Q. She struggles with anxiety in her romantic relationships. Q has recently come out of a 12-month relationship where she struggled to feel secure. Dave, Jamie, and Tom chat about attachment styles in relationships and how to build more security and safety in romantic connections, even when your anxiety is screaming at you that something isn't right.

Meet Q, a gay man who's never felt enough.  Q is struggling with self-worth, body image, belonging, and a critical internal voice that's always telling him he's worthless. Dave, Jamie, and Tom chat about how they would support Q - including issues with contingent self-worth, moving towards success rather than running away from failure, how to address the inner critical messages, and defusing from unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.

Welcome to Meet Q, your LGBTQIAP+ mental health podcast hosted by experts in the field. Each episode, catch clinical psychologists Dr. Dave Demmer and Dr. Jamie Byrne, as well as GP Dr. Tom Dickson, as they have real, informed conversations about 'Q', a fictional character from the LGBTQIAP+ community who's struggling with their mental health. The three experts chat about Q's difficulties, how they would support Q in therapy, and what the science and the research has to say - all with a focus on what's new in therapy and the field of mental health.

They will explore topics such as anxiety and depression, self worth, gender dysphoria, relationship issues, and many more, all within an LGBTQIAP+ affirmative approach, while you pick up tips and tricks to support your own mental health in a podcast that is fresh and informed.