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I have been busy recently, as some of you know it's been the Mental Health Blog Awards. This episode is a brief insight to the event, with intros to the workshops and extended highlights from the awards ceremony. There is also a visual/ video version of this recording available on the MHBA YouTube channel. 

Topic: Mental Health Blog Awards

@MHBlogAwards | www.mhblogawards.com 

Host: Mike

@Mike_Douglas_ | www.mikesopenjournal.com

This week I spoke to Tamsin Cooper, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Master NLP Practitioner. We discuss online hypnotherapy, stress relief, confidence and Tamsin's experience as a service provider. 

Guest: Tamsin

@TamsinHypno | https://www.tamsincooper.co.uk

@Mike_Douglas_ | mikesopenjournal.com

This episode we talk leaving lockdown and the potential anxiety some of us maybe feeling with Christopher Paul Jones. 

Guest: Christopher Paul Jones

@breakthruexpert | https://christopherpauljones.com

Host: Mike

@Mike_Douglas_ | www.mikesopenjournal.com

This week I sat down with Kay to discuss her 37 therapies insight. From yoga to hypnosis, and how some alternative therapies can be good; and some, maybe less so.

@37Therapies | www.kayhutchison.com

Host: Mike

@Mike_Douglas_ | www.mikesopenjournal.com

Matt & Wes are back! We talk lockdown, how things are going and the impact/ relation to our mental wellbeing. 

Join us for an hour of friendly casual conversation. 

Co-Host: Matt

@BeyondYourPast | https://beyondyourpast.com

Co-Host: Wes

@WesA1966 

@Mike_Douglas_ | www.mikesopenjournal.com 

In this episode Tom rejoins us after almost 4 years. We discuss positive news and the need for more of it, the importance of technology in/ during lockdown and how Tom is doing at the moment. Also mentioned is Tom's involvement in The Rooftop.

Guest: Tom

@TomYork | linktr.ee/tomyork

Host: Mike

@Mike_Douglas_ | mikesopenjournal.com

This episode I sat down with Vicki from The Sleep Charity, as we discuss why we need a greater understanding and recognition of the impact sleep issues have on individuals, families and societies.

Guest: Vicki

@TheSleepCharity | www.thesleepmanifesto.com

Host: Mike

@Mike_Douglas_ | www.mikesopenjournal.com

In this episode I sit down with Claire, CEO of Cintre, as we discuss access to care and support along with making informed decisions, optimising independence and reflecting on the fact we don't know it all. 

Guest: Claire

@CintreCommunity | cintre.org

Host: Mike

@Mike_Douglas_ | mikesopenjournal.com 

Lets talk Mental Health Awareness Week, the Five Ways to Wellbeing and why talking is still important.

Host: Mike

@Mike_Douglas_ | mikesopenjournal.com

Laura and I sit down to talk lockdown and... well, that's it. 

Co Host: Laura

Co Host: Mike

@Mike_Douglas_ | mikesopenjournal.com