Mick Coyle starts the year with the Mindfulness in Schools Project dropping by to discuss how mindfulness can make a difference to the lives of teachers, pupils and anyone who adopts mindful techniques.

Teacher drop-out and pupil absence are huge issues in 2025.

Mick is joined by Richard Burnett from the MISP to talk about the work they do in educational environments, and the impact it can have.

They also discuss mindful techniques, and bust some myths about what mindfulness can be.

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Mick is marking Christmas 2024 with a conversation with a returning guest to Mental Health Monday.

Alice Hendy first appeared in Ep 195, shortly after losing her brother Josh to suicide. She spoke of her plans for R;pple and how intercepting harmful searches can save lives using technology.

R:pple has continued to expand, and Alice tells Mick its now intercepted nearly 70,000 harmful searches since they last spoke.

At Christmas, services like R:pple are still required - but January can prove to be an even more difficult month to encourage people to look for support, as is discussed on this week's episode.

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Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Mick Coyle is joined by former doctor, turned ambassador for Doctors in Distress, Emily Fulleylove.

Emily is on the podcast to talk about her experience working for the NHS, and why she's so passionate about Doctors in Distress' urgent appeal to raise money to support their work in the coming year.

DID works by providing peer-based talking and listening services to healthcare professionals who're experiencing poor mental health - and the fundraising will go to making sure that service is there when people need it.

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Mick Coyle meets Ananya Sharma on this week's podcast.

After arriving in London from India, thousands of miles away from friends and family, Ananya experienced loneliness - and wanted to do something about it.

She opened the doors to her home to create the Home Café, where people in situations like hers could come together over a coffee and a cake.

Ananya and Mick are speaking as a new survey by Breville find 2/3 people regularly experience loneliness in their daily lives, with 28% feeling unable to reach out for support.

Ananya's journey is an inspiring one and I'm sure you'll feel differently about connections you've lost, or friends you'd like to get back in touch with after hearing the conversation.

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It's time to look at the big picture when it comes to mental health in this country.

To help Mick Coyle do just that is a new report from Centre for Mental Health and Mind, titled "The Big Mental Health Report: 2024".

It sets out the state of the country when it comes to mental health and paints a clear picture of the challenges we face - as well as offering recommendations on how to start solving those issues.

CMH Chief Exec Andy Bell is our guest - as we delve into the stats, and find out more about where we're going wrong, and what we can do about it.

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Journalist Mick Coyle is discussing the shocking statistics around suicide in the construction industry this week.

Stats from a new "Lost City" campaign show there have been 7000 deaths by suicide by construction workers in the last decade.

That's the equivalent of enough people to build 150,000 homes, three schools and a hospital - a so-called "Lost City".

Mick meets Joe Baker from Second City Screed Ltd to hear about life on the frontline for construction staff. Joe has his own mental health journey to share.

Then we'll speak to Gavin Crane from Band of Builders, whose work is all about arresting these numbers and preventing future deaths.

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Journalist and Broadcaster Mick Coyle's award-winning Mental Health Monday Podcast turns its attention to life after suicide loss this week.

Sadie is on the programme to tell her story.

Tragically, Sadie's brother Alex took his own life in 2023, and she's been navigating a sense of grief and loss. We'll explore that journey, but also how her experiences have helped shape her own attitude to mental health, and how she hopes she can be part of a future without stigma and taboo.

Sadie mentions CALM in the conversation - the suicide prevention charity are currently fundraising through the latest Omaze competition, which you can get details on via their website.

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Presenter and Journalist Mick Coyle is joined by CEO of CALM Simon Gunning for World Mental Health Day 2024.

This year's theme is mental health in the workplace, so Mick and Simon talk about the reasons businesses need to take this issue seriously - for social AND financial reasons.

You can read more about the benefits of encouraging positive mental health in the workplace, as well as links to resources for businesses and more on the Where's Your Head At? campaign for mental health first aiders in this article created by Mick Coyle

CALM are also partnering with Omaze in their latest competition to raise money for their live-saving services.

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Mick is talking about the results of a new survey which shine a light on our relationship with friendships.

How many friends do you have? Data suggests while we have plenty of mates in younger years, those numbers soon start to fade away.

So why do we struggle to make friends in later life? It was easy when we were children, but what is holding us back now?

Author and Comedian Max Dickins wrote "Billy No Mates: How I realised men have a friendship problem" and joins Mick to talk about his story and how he arrested the decline in friendships he noticed ahead of an upcoming wedding.

Find out how to make friends in this illuminating and eye-opening episode of the podcast

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Journalist Mick Coyle is joined by Trevor Bygate, a former member of the armed forces turn mental health campaigner.

Trevor lost his daughter Chloe to suicide in 2014, and now uses his experience to help and support others.

He was also diagnosed with PTSD before leaving the army.

He works with organisations like the Royal British Legion, Papyrus, and Cruse Bereavement Care, and has undertaken some incredible challenges to raise money for them - keeping Chloe's name at the heart of all he does.

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