Mental Health Monday

Local podcaster Steph Heneghan joined Mick for this week's Mental Health Monday to talk about how she deals with her mental health through self care, running and prescribed medication.

Steph told Mick how she believes exercise helps her through her day to day mental health and how it is her best form of therapy.

Plus, find out about local festival 'NOW Festival' from the Merseyside Youth Association team who use performing arts to teach the importance of mental health to young people in the area.

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It's the first Mental Health Monday since last week's 24 hour Mental Health Marathon! 

Mick reflected on last week's show and you can hear the highlight's of the marathon on this week's podcast.

One of Mental Health Marathon's contributors, Michelle Partington, joined Mick Coyle for Episode 50. Michelle is a former RAF military medic and lives with PTSD and told of how she suffered with anxiety when serving in the forces. She also spoke of how being in the RAF affected her after she left the forces and the struggles she faced day to day.

Plus, find out about an event in the Bluecoat Art Gallery exploring mental health through art.

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Clinical Psychologist, Sarah Wolfe, joined Mick Coyle to talk about children in care on this week’s Mental Health Monday.

Sarah discussed mental health in children in care, why children go into care and the issues that they face.

Plus, a special preview to the 24 hour radio show “Mental Health Monday marathon” next week with Jake Mills and producers Lizzi and Dave.

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Mick was joined in the studio by Agnes and Joe Williams. who lost their son Paul in 2015 after he took his own life, and Kathy Devlin, Clinical Lead at Beacon Counselling Trust.

Agnes and Joe told Mick of their heartache at losing Paul at the age of 28 to suicide, after his long history with depression and how they believe that Paul didn't want to die - he just wanted the pain to go away.

Agnes and Joe also expressed how important bereavement counselling is to them and how Kathy from Beacon Counselling Trust, who also lost her brother Paul to suicide, has helped them over the last two years.

They have set up a charity in Paul's name, "Paul's Place", where they are aiming to help other bereaved families.

Plus, hear from comedian Jack Rooke and his thoughts on men’s mental health.

Find out more info about Paul's Place here: http://beaconcounsellingtrust.co.uk/pauls-place/

Mick Coyle was joined by a bunch of celebrity guests for this week's Mental Health Monday to get their views on mental health and how they also look after their own wellbeing.

“People just want to find your weakness, and poke at it.” Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt talks body confidence, mental health and social media.

“The sight the sound, the feel of the water, I find it very therapeutic” Olympian Mark Foster says swimming is still good for his mental health, even if it doesn’t win him medals.

“The trickiest thing with mental health is that people think they are on their own” Gok Wan has his say on how to watch your mental health over Christmas.

Plus, find out about Katie Piper's 2018 tour in which she will talking about her own mental health and anxiety in an honest and open way.

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Mick Coyle looked into the government's plans to plough an extra £300mil funding into school's to help with extra mental health support for children.

The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, revealed plans for what he says is an 'ambitious' attempt to transform the treatment of young people with mental health problems.

The government released a Green Paper detailing that children in England are to be seen within four weeks, as part of a trial and how there will also be specialists in every school and college.

Andy Tremarco, headteacher of St. Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, told Mick how he believes a change needs to be made immediately to help children in school's.

Plus, hear from Lynn Collins from the TUC, who's daughter has suffered with her mental health, and from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Shadow Education Secretary, Angela Rayner.

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Local mum, Carmel Giansante, joined Mick Coyle to tell her story about the tragic death of her son, Oscar Phillips, who took his own life at the age of 16.

An inquest heard that Oscar took his own life at Capenhurst station and Carmel wants to ensure that more measures are taken to help vulnerable people at train stations with less staff or are un-manned.

Plus, hear from David Ashton from Liverpool Samaritans, about their #SmallTalkSavesLives campaign which is also there to help people who may think about taking their own life at a train station.

Contact The Samaritans here: 116 123 or find them on Twitter @LiverpoolSams

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Find out more about the Oscar Phillips Foundation at www.theoscarphillipsfoundation.com

Former Liverpool and England keeper, Chris Kirkland, joined Mick Coyle to open up about his experiences with mental health.

He told Mick of how anxiety and depression resulted in his early retirement from football and how he wants to encourage others in the sport to speak up.

Also, mental health campaigner Angela Samata and Jane Boland, Suicide Prevention Lead for Merseycare, tell Mick about their new suicide prevention training that can be undertaken by anyone in the UK in just 20 minutes.

Plus, hear about a local meditation group and an event they have coming up on Sat 25th Nov.

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Follow Angela Samata @angelasamata and find out more about the suicide prevention training here: http://zerosuicidealliance.com/

Find out more about the meditation group @KMCLiverpool

This week, Mick is joined by an occupational therapist, who has dedicated her career to tackling suicide.

Jane Boland is Suicide Prevention Lead for Mersey Care – and says a new way of thinking about suicide has revolutionised how people receive help in the Merseyside region.

She sets out how the changes have affected treatments since 2006.

Also on the show, Angela Samata, who lost her husband to suicide, tells Mick how working with the medical community can help blaze a trail for future treatments.

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We’ll have details of a new suicide training scheme open to members of the public as part of the next episode of Mental Health Monday.

Lynn Collins from the North West TUC joined Mick Coyle on Mental Health Monday to discuss various stories including poverty and loneliness and how it can affect mental health.

A report from Action for Children found that more than half of parents have felt feelings of loneliness and how it also affects children and young people too.

Plus, hear Emma Cuddy’s story on how her physical health affected her mental health and her top tips on how nutrition can affect your mental health.

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