Let's Talk: Mental Health

By Mental Health Foundation

What's Let's Talk: Mental Health about?

Hi. Welcome to Let’s Talk: Mental Health, where we get together with different people and experts to chat about mental health. We all have mental health, and we can all experience mental health problems. So, on this podcast we explore the topics that can affect how we think and feel.

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Let's Talk: Mental Health episodes:

11.15.2022
S4 E4: Self
Today we’re talking about self. About how the relationships with ourselves can help or harm our mental health. And tips on ways to build a healthy relationship with you. **Trigger warning this episode discusses an eating disorder** Remember to rate,...
07.19.2022
S4 E3: Childhood
Today we’re talking about childhood. About how the environments that we grow up in, and experiences that we have in our childhoods can shape us as adults and affect our mental health. **Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe** ...
05.10.2022
S4 E2: Loneliness
Today we’re talking about loneliness. About what it means to feel lonely, how it affects our mental health, who experiences it and what we can do to cope with it. Trigger warning: this episode mentions suicidal feelings* **Remember to rate,...
01.24.2022
S4 E1: Friendships
Today we’re talking about friendships. What they mean to us, how they impact our wellbeing, and how to nurture a healthy friendship. **Remember to rate, like, review and subscribe** This is the newly branded podcast from the Mental Health Foundation....
10.10.2021
S3 E4: Mental Health in an unequal world
This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips. Jennie Walker is your host. She has her own lived experience of...
05.18.2021
Mental Health Awareness Week - Jamie' story
In this episode, Jennie speaks with Jamie, a 23 year-old personal trainer about His relationship with nature, and how connecting with nature has helped him get away from busy city life and supported his mental health. Enjoy!
05.18.2021
Dr Chiara Lombardo on connecting with nature
Dr Chiara Lombardo talks about our report on connecting with nature
05.14.2021
Connecting with nature - Kas' story
Kas, 23, is a student in London. Here she shares her experience of connecting with nature during the pandemic.
05.11.2021
S3 E3: Connecting with nature to support our mental health
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast?This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips. Jennie Walker is your new producer...
09.29.2020
S3 E2: Coronavirus pandemic and mental health
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips. Bethan Buswell is your producer...
07.28.2020
Creativity & innovation - The creative arts / Mental health in the community
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran...
07.28.2020
Creativity & innovation - Digital technology / Mental health in the community
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran...
07.28.2020
Equality & diversity / Mental health in the community
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran...
07.28.2020
Growing up & growing old / Mental health in the community
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran...
07.28.2020
Trauma & adversity - Trauma-informed care / Mental health in the community
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran...
07.28.2020
Trauma & adversity - Veterans / Mental health in the community
‘Mental health in the community’ is a series of six podcasts brought to you by the Mental Health Foundation and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. What is this series about? From 2016 to 2019 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust ran...
05.20.2020
S3 E1: Kindness matters to our mental health
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips. Bethan Buswell is your producer...
10.10.2019
S2 E5: Let's talk about suicide prevention
What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series in which we bring to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments and mental health tips. Bethan Buswell is...
05.15.2019
S2 E4: Body image – how we think and feel about our bodies
Today we're talking to you about body image, shame and mental health. Frances Shilito, a make up artist to the stars and eating disorders advisor discusses her experience of negative body image, anxiety and what society needs to do to...
04.10.2019
S2 E3: Mental ill health prevention: the whats, whys and hows?
Bethan explores the BIG questions about mental health: the what's, why and how's? **Remember to rate, review and subscribe** Podcast host: Bethan Buswell - Digital Engagement Officer, Mental Health Foundation Podcast editor: Tim Butcher - film-maker, writer and producer -...
03.21.2019
Personal well-being networks and mental ill health
In today's podcast the Mental Health Foundation and British Journal of Psychiatry discuss the study “Personal well-being networks, social capital and severe mental illness: exploratory study”. This looks into people's well-being networks through trying to understand the narratives of individual's...
03.11.2019
S2 E2: How sleep and green space can help your mental health
Bethan speaks to Julie Dunn, a research scientist at the University of Liverpool, about her ‘Sleep Well’ garden. She designed this for the RHS Flower Show while she was on sick leave recovering from surgery. The garden was inspired by...
02.25.2019
Talking about medication, exercise, weight gain and mental health
In our second episode of this series: (Intro) we discuss social media and its responsibility to address content that may trigger mental ill health or suicide.(Main feature) We look into medication, weight gain and exercise in people experiencing psychosis or...
01.22.2019
S2 E1: Looking after mental health in a year of change and 70 years of the Mental Health Foundation
We talk to Mark Rowland, CEO of the Mental Health Foundation, and Antonis Kousoulis, who leads our programmes work. Mark and Antonis discuss 2019 as being a year of change and how we can look after our mental health when...
12.20.2018
S1 E7: How to look after your mental health at Christmas
On our latest episode, Stuart and Bethan discuss mental health at Christmas. In what ways Christmas can be good for your mental health, and what things can impact your mental health around this time of year. They speak to Ed...
12.11.2018
The stiff upper lip, mental health in school and Thrive London
On our latest podcast episode, Stuart and Bethan discuss the stiff upper lip mantra, our Christmas appeal and our new report with ThriveLDN. Joining them, is co-chair of the ThriveLDN steering group, Jacqui Dyer and Ed Davie, Communities Lead at the...
11.27.2018
S1 E6: Ben Norris: Relationships and mental health
In this episode Ben Norris chats to Bethan Buswell openly, frankly and honestly about his family and relationships, how he recovered when his life took an unexpected turn. . Ben Norris is a poet, playwright and actor. In this podcast...
11.13.2018
S1 E5: Four men talk about mental health
This episode focuses on men's mental health. We invite three men to join Stuart to talk about various topics relating to mental health. The panelists were comedian Dave Chawner, entrepreneur George Kiley and actor and writer Ben Norris. The panel...
10.30.2018
Could visiting museums help us ward off dementia?
Visiting museums could help us slow our rate of cognitive decline, according to a new paper published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. In this episode, we speak to one of the authors of that paper, Daisy Fancourt, about the...
10.09.2018
World Mental Health Day 2018: children's mental health
What state is children's mental health in? What are the issues facing young people and their mental health? What can schools, parents, friends and society do to help? Our latest podcast episode comes on World Mental Health Day 2018, the...
10.02.2018
What is the best way to analyse mental health treatments?
Many of us have received treatments for our mental health. These can range from a drug, to talking therapy and, at the extreme end, to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). But how often do we think about why we're getting that treatment...
09.11.2018
Jonathan Bartley: Mental health and the economy
On this episode, Stuart Hill speaks to Jonathan Bartley - activist, campaigner and co-leader of the Green Party. Jonathan talks about the economy and how he thinks it's affecting our wellbeing. What could be done to improve things? Jonathan is a...
09.03.2018
S1 E4: How a damaging work culture can affect mental health
Today we explore how a damaging work culture can affect our mental health. What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real...
05.15.2018
S1 E3: Stress and mental health
Today we're exploring stress and mental health. On the podcast we're talking to our Director of Communications and Fundraising Mark Rowland. Mark discusses why we're focusing on stress, the findings from our new survey on stress and what we can...
02.05.2018
S1 E2: Byron Vincent and Tim Clare talk openly about their mental health
In this podcast episode Byron Vincent takes over. He is a performance artist with lived experience of bipolar disorder, talks openly to his friend Tim about their of mental health. He talks to his friend Tim Clare; author, poet and...
01.24.2018
S1 E1: While your back was turned: The mental health of young women and girls
On this episode we speak to Dr Amy Pollard of the Mental Health Foundation's policy team. Amy recently wrote a paper about the mental health of young women and girls. The paper found that things are deteriorating and, even worse,...
01.12.2018
Johann Hari: What causes depression?
We interviewed Johann Hari who has recently made a highly-publicised contribution to the conversation on mental health with his book Lost Connections. The book has received endorsements from names as diverse as Hilary Clinton, Elton John and Alistair Campbell and...
10.31.2017
Discussing the health expectancy of people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
Mental Health Foundation and The British Journal of Psychiatry podcast This episode discusses themes around the paper: ‘Mortality gap for people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: UK-based cohort study’ found in The British Journal of Psychiatry. Aaron Kandola (Research Officer at...
09.04.2017
Overcoming the psychological scars of a knife attack
In our latest podcast, we spoke to Will Flint. Bodybuilder Will was stabbed 12 times in the early hours of 1 January 2017. He sustained serious physical injuries and his life was at risk. He fought through it and survived,...
08.22.2017
How much can increasing spending improve mental health care?
In the latest of our podcasts in partnership with the British Journal of Psychiatry, we discuss a recent paper on government spending on mental health. And for the first time in the series, we have the paper's author with us. Dr...
07.18.2017
Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy
What is computerised cognitive behavioural therapy? Who is it aimed at? Does it fill a gap? Who does it work for? Who doesn't it work for? Why? We discuss all this in the latest of our series with the British...
05.09.2017
Three-minute mindfulness breathing space
This podcast is a free 3-minute breathing space narrated by Ed Halliwell – one of the world's leading teachers of mindfulness. You can listen to it whenever you feel tense and it is a simple and great way to calm...
05.04.2017
Mental Health Awareness Week preview
With Mental Health Awareness Week fast approaching, the Mental Health Foundation's Director of Fundraising and Communications Mark Rowland joins us to discuss this year's theme of Surviving or Thriving? To find out more about Mental Health Awareness Week, visit https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/mhaw
04.13.2017
Mental health in students
A recent study looking at the mental health of medical students found that over 27% of medical students in 47 countries showed symptoms of depression. Why is this? Does it translate to the rest of the student population? What can...
02.14.2017
Internet gaming? Good or bad for our mental health?
In this episode, our panel look at so-called internet gaming disorder, prompted by a recent academic study. They discuss internet gaming, the potential risks, but also the benefits that gaming can bring, both to life in general (children doing maths...
12.06.2016
Improving the lives of young parents and their children
Naomi tells her inspirational story of how she changed her life with the help of the Mental Health Foundation's Young Mums Together project. Naomi, mum to four-year-old Zach, had a tough upbringing, spending time in the care system and experiencing gang...
12.05.2016
Traumatic events: how far do the effects spread?
In this episode, our panel look at traumatic events and how the effects may not just be localised to where the attacks take place. They look at some interesting evidence in the context of 9/11 which suggests that the psychological...
12.05.2016
Depression: are the right people being treated?
In this podcast, our panel have a lively discussion on the treatment of depression and look at why some people may not be getting the treatment they need and why some people are being treated when they shouldn't be. This is...
10.24.2016
Mental health and poverty
Dr Iris Elliott, Head of Policy and Research at the Mental Health Foundation talks to us about the link between poverty and mental health, just how damaging poverty can be for mental health and how we might go about addressing...
09.02.2016
Challenging discrimination against people with mental health problems
Our president Dinesh Bhugra talks about fighting discrimination against people with mental health problems around the world as part of World Mind Matters Day. Dinesh talks about different attitudes towards mental health around the globe; discusses his priorities for mental...

What's Let's Talk: Mental Health about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Let's Talk: Mental Health episodes:

S4 E4: Self

S4 E3: Childhood

S4 E2: Loneliness

S4 E1: Friendships

S3 E4: Mental Health in an unequal world

Mental Health Awareness Week - Jamie' story

Dr Chiara Lombardo on connecting with nature

Connecting with nature - Kas' story

S3 E3: Connecting with nature to support our mental health

S3 E2: Coronavirus pandemic and mental health

Creativity & innovation - The creative arts / Mental health in the community

Creativity & innovation - Digital technology / Mental health in the community

Equality & diversity / Mental health in the community

Growing up & growing old / Mental health in the community

Trauma & adversity - Trauma-informed care / Mental health in the community

Trauma & adversity - Veterans / Mental health in the community

S3 E1: Kindness matters to our mental health

S2 E5: Let's talk about suicide prevention

S2 E4: Body image – how we think and feel about our bodies

S2 E3: Mental ill health prevention: the whats, whys and hows?

Personal well-being networks and mental ill health

S2 E2: How sleep and green space can help your mental health

Talking about medication, exercise, weight gain and mental health

S2 E1: Looking after mental health in a year of change and 70 years of the Mental Health Foundation

S1 E7: How to look after your mental health at Christmas

The stiff upper lip, mental health in school and Thrive London

S1 E6: Ben Norris: Relationships and mental health

S1 E5: Four men talk about mental health

Could visiting museums help us ward off dementia?

World Mental Health Day 2018: children's mental health

What is the best way to analyse mental health treatments?

Jonathan Bartley: Mental health and the economy

S1 E4: How a damaging work culture can affect mental health

S1 E3: Stress and mental health

S1 E2: Byron Vincent and Tim Clare talk openly about their mental health

S1 E1: While your back was turned: The mental health of young women and girls

Johann Hari: What causes depression?

Discussing the health expectancy of people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

Overcoming the psychological scars of a knife attack

How much can increasing spending improve mental health care?

Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy

Three-minute mindfulness breathing space

Mental Health Awareness Week preview

Mental health in students

Internet gaming? Good or bad for our mental health?

Improving the lives of young parents and their children

Traumatic events: how far do the effects spread?

Depression: are the right people being treated?

Mental health and poverty

Challenging discrimination against people with mental health problems