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**TRIGGER WARNING MENTAL HEALTH**

I had the pleasure of chatting to Mikey Ball & The Company last night and whilst I still have a backlog of episodes to release this episode I felt had to take priority.
How often do we neglect our own mental health? How often do we burn ourselves out trying to please others? Well I chatted to Mikey about the importance of looking after our mental health and together we tried to banish the stigma surrounding mens mental health.
Some men still feel as if people expect them to hide their emotions and “man up,” or be strong for others. Having or acknowledging a mental health condition is still seen as a sign of weakness or lack of masculinity among some men.
It absolutely isn't a sign of weakness and EVERY PERSON ON THIS PLANET will experience mental health problems at some point in their lives.

There are still quite a lot of people that don't feel brave enough or comfortable in venturing to gigs and events they once loved. The COVID pandemic really affected many people in terms of loneliness, anxiety and depression not to mention money worries, health worries and many more problems and the aim of my podcast is so that people don't miss out in getting to know their favourite bands, I'll bring them to you!

Have a listen to our chat and I'm sure most of you can relate to this and just know two things,
1) YOU AREN'T ON YOUR OWN
2) IT IS OK NOT TO BE OK

We're all in this together so let's reach out and help each other! 

Please find below a list of fantastic charities and organisations that are simply there to help you in your time of need.

• 999 and 112 is the national emergency number in the United Kingdom
• 111, Option 2, is the National Health Services' First Response Service for mental health crises and support. This is not available in all areas of the country yet.
• National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK is a helpline offering a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide throughout the UK and is open 24/7. This helpline is founded by the charity Suicide Prevention Bristol https://www.spbristol.org/
• Ians Chain- A charity based on compassion, empathy, openness and honesty 07515 160665  https://www.ianschain.co.uk
• National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK can be reached on 0800 689 5652.
• SOS Silence of Suicide is a registered charity supporting children & adults struggling with poor mental health and suicidal ideation. They provide a standard rate phone support service open 8pm until Midnight, Friday to Monday inclusive. You can reach them on 0300 1020 505
• Samaritans (http://www.samaritans.org/) is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide throu

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