Mindset By Dave Podcast

Bereavement is something that affects all of us at one time or another. Child Bereavement UK are a national UK charity setup to help in two specific times, for children who have been bereaved and for parents who are bereaved of children.

In this conversation we talk about the important work that the charity does with people of all ages along with sharing stories of some of the coping strategies of those who have suffered from bereavement.

For the last 2 years I have run a project called A Life A Day, offering a free call to 365 people over the course of each year.

We made the project bigger in 2019 by adding in the idea of "Paying It Forward" and in 2020 I intend to make it exponentially bigger still!

It Takes A Village will involve many other people giving their time, attention, efforts, products or services to those in need with the aim to impact several lives every single day throughout the year.

You can get involved as a giver, a receiver or both. Keep an eye on all our social channels to find out how to be a part of it!

In November 2019 I was invited to speak for an organisation called BIGGA, the British International Golf Greenkeepers Association.

For this talk we wanted to look at a broad spectrum of mindset and mental health topics, but particularly focusing around the big issues that affect all of us.

In this live and unedited recording I talk about beliefs, behaviour change, language, stress, anxiety and depression giving practical advice on how we can impact each of these areas.

We are becoming increasingly aware about the statistics surrounding male suicide nowadays. But statistics only tell us part of the story.

Helen I'Anson lost her partner and the father of one of her children to suicide 2 1/2 years ago and in this raw and unedited podcast she opens up about her partner's health, his life leading up to his death and her life in the aftermath of the event.

There's a lot of truth in the fact that thinking (and especially acting) positive can have a massive impact on you. But the problem is negativity comes natural and positivity... well... it requires WORK!

That leads us to believe it's not natural and it's not "us". Or maybe we get into the swing of it for a little while and then negativity creeps back in and we revert to our old ways?

Positivity is a skill! A skill that needs regular investment, just like any other. If we don't invest in it then negativity will naturally come and bite us in our collective arse!

Alan O'Connor is a Dublin based youth worker and mental health podcast host.

He launched his own podcast "Just Man Up Social" with the motto "Silence is not the answer, laughter is" and a goal to help more men open up and normalise the conversation around mental health.

In this episode of the podcast we talk about the expression "man up", the crossover between youth work and mental health, what it means to be a man in 2019 and so much more.

In this episode I talk about a couple of life changing events. 1 where I pushed my comfort zone reactively, the other where I chose to do it upfront.

I expand on comfort zones and why it benefits us to be more proactive in looking after them.

I'm back from Peru! And although I wanted to come crashing in with an awesome episode about comfort zones that will have to wait.

Right now I feel it is important to highlight how for some of us doing awesome stuff is an invitation for somewhat of a rebound.

I'm on that rebound right now and I figured that the best way I could serve my audience was with a bit of honesty and vulnerability.

I hope this helps

Lauren Bamford and Charlotte Brockman are The Mad Millennials; two powerful young ladies trying to transform mental health care for the Millennial generation.

In this episode we discuss the specifics of mental health around this generation, taking back the word "Mad" with the name, self care in the digital age and much more.

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and I genuinely believe these ladies are headed towards great things so get on board and give them some support because what they've got to say is awesome for ANY generation!

Fergus Crawley is a mental health awareness advocate and activist who (amongst other things) uses brutal fitness challenges to raise awareness of mental health and particualrly male suicide in the UK.

This November Fergus is taking part in not one, not two, but three epic fitness challenges in aid of MoVember. He also has an epic moustache so he is Movember through and through.

In this episode we discuss the challenges themselves and what it takes to put on such amazing events - and not just the training!