Mental Health Monday

Ryan Farmer joined Mick Coyle for this week's Mental Health Monday to share his story about his mental health.

Ryan, who lives in Bromborough, has struggled with anxiety for many years and he told Mick about how he battles every day with his mental health.

He is also running the Wirral half marathon for local mental health charity and friend of the show 'Chasing the Stigma'.

Also, find out about a new well-being festival taking this place this weekend at the Bombed Out Church.

Lee Pennington, director of the Open Door Centre, joined David Easson on this week's Mental Health Monday.

Lee was telling David about the work that they do in their centre in Liscard and how they use the arts and music to work with mainly young people, to help with their mental health.

Also, Sophie Rawlings from Mind told David about their recent research into employment and mental health and how men don't feel able to speak to their bosses about their wellbeing.

You can find out more about The Open Door Centre here: http://theopendoorcentre.org/

You can also contact Mind here: https://www.mind.org.uk

Paris Parle, also know as the 'Bendy Buddha', joined David Easson for this week's #MentalHealthMonday.

Paris is a local yoga teacher who works with people to teach mindfulness and how to look after your mental well-being.

She also works with businesses and is planning on going into primary schools to teach children from a young age how to deal with their mental health and how to disconnect when needed.

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Local mum Lynn Collins and her daughter Martha joined Mick Coyle for this week's Mental Health Monday.

Martha has suffered with her mental health whilst she was in school and told Mick how the services at YPAS really helped her through a tough time and how she believes that there should be a counselor in every school.

As well as being a Mum, Lynn is part of 'Healthwatch' on Merseyside and gave her views on the recent announcement by Jeremy Hunt that there will be extra money ploughed into the NHS for mental health.

Also, find out about local comedy course 'Feeling Funny' that is used to help men with their mental well-being.

Mick Coyle was joined by Mark Boyns from the 'Opening Up' organisation who work to promote mental well-being and suicide prevention through cricket.

Mark told of his own personal experiences with mental health and how he wants to encourage others within the cricket world to talk about their mental health - both positive and negative sides.

Find out more about Opening Up Cricket here: http://www.openingupcricket.com/

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Mick was joined by rugby league legend Phil Veivers and Adam Daniels to talk about 'Offload', a programme that uses rugby league to engage men on ways to build their mental fitness.

Offload is led by their community team, former Rugby League players and other members of the Rugby League community, including coaches and referees. They share their experiences of managing the stresses of difficult moments in their lives, and provide vital advice on how to stay mentally resilient.

Mick also spoke to psychologist Corinne Sweet on the important of mindfulness and another chance to hear from guests such as Tony Bellew, Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram and Cllr Barry Kushner at the launch of the YPAS Plus Liverpool North Hub in Croxteth.

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Renowned psychologist Dr David Lewis joined Mick Coyle to talk about the importance of mindfulness and well-being to your every day mental health.

Dr David spoke about a recent survey which looked at materialism and how it affected their mental health more and how engaging your brain is healthy for your mental well-being.

Also, local mental health worker and campaigner Kris Brown spoke of his experiences working within the sector and how he believes more needs to be done.

Jake Mills from Chasing the Stigma exclusively revealed details of his groundbreaking project 'Hub of Hope' on this week's Mental Health Monday.

Hub of Hope is a website designed for people battling mental health problems to find help on their doorstep by entering their postcode to see the nearest available services.

Also, find out about 'Parents in Mind, a local perinatal mental health support service which has just been recently rolled out in Halton.

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Follow Jake Mills @jakemills1 and find about Hub of Hope here: www.hubofhope.co.uk

Find out about Parents in Mind here: https://www.nct.org.uk/professional/parents-in-mind

Claire Stevens, Development Manager at Liverpool Mental Health Consortium, joined David Easson for this week's Mental Health Monday.

Claire told David of how they are facing drastic cuts to their funding which would result in them closing down.

We contacted Liverpool CCG for a statement.

Also, hear about a new play coming to Liverpool that challenges stereotypes with a curious, comic and candid look at ADHD, mental health and diagnosis in the 21st century.

A previous guest of the show, Young Persons Advisory Services, told Mental Health Monday lives could be put at risk because of cuts to their funding.

YPAS have recently seen their funding cut by 43% - last year they say they helped over 2 thousand children and hundreds of families.

Charity CEO Monique Collier told our reporter Adam Phillips that it's a desperate situation.

Also, we hear from James Withey, an author who has written a book about mental health. 'Recovery Letters' is an anthology of letters addressed to people living with depression to help them along with their journey.

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