Rebecca's episode three guest is Briony Gunson, a mindset and business coach, trauma-informed breathwork facilitator and meditation teacher. She’s also a breath instructor at @blok gym and part of The Wayward Sisters coaching collective. Since being in a very high-pressured job at an agency a few years ago, Briony has been on her own journey with mental health and that led her to helping others in the business she has built for herself today. 

Rebecca first 'met' Briony online, following her breathwork with fascination, attending some incredible sessions. Many people say breathwork can be as impactful as psychedelics and it was definitely a trippy and profound experience for Rebecca. Plus, you have the best sleep ever!

Rebecca also attended Briony's retreat in Wales last month, co-hosted with craig_seatono2, called Create Your Own Reality (see the images and videos from that weekend on Rebecca's Instagram page). Briony's work in person left an even bigger impact on Rebecca, not just her amazing breathwork and meditation practices, and her coaching-based skills that can help people so much in their careers, but her own wisdom and way of seeing the world during fireside chats, cold water swims and forest hikes. It was all magical and it definitely lived up to its name!

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Welcome back for the official episode 1 of series 2! This episode, Rebecca talks to Mike Richard, founder of the mental health support-focused Community Interest Company, Talk About It Mate.

Talk About it Mate's peer support groups for men now have hundreds of members. Mike and his team also started Walk About it Mate, which hosts regular open walk and talk meet-ups in different locations in Manchester to get out and chat in the great outdoors. There’s also now Talk About it Women; Proud About It Mate, which supports the LGBTQIA+ community; And Talk About Neurodiversity, for those with (but not limited to) autism and ADD/ADHD. And last but not least, Kick About it Mate, a regular football therapy group. They also offer workshops, mental health education in schools and 1:1 talk therapy, with Mike now training as a counsellor after working in education for over a decade.

Mike spoke about the journey he went on with his own mental health, after his struggle with depression seriously interfered with university at 18, and he then battled anxiety throughout his 20s. Eventually, a traumatic mental breakdown a few years ago led him to seek support for his challenges, putting him on the path to recovery that brought him to the position of supporting so many others that he is in today. Mike also spoke about neurodiversity and getting to grips with his own ADHD.

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Welcome back to Same Shit, Different Brain! - I'm so excited to be back for this special episode with Mindless Mag. It was really great to be asked by them to host an episode around fashion and mental health and it was a really lovely chat with some amazing women.

We had a good old talk around all the different issues, such as clothing poverty and the impacts of fashion on our self-esteem, how that can go back to school for a lot of people, with bullying and the relationship that we remember forming with clothes then, perhaps to help us to express ourselves. We also talked about eco anxiety and the best ways that we can shop now to help to do good for the planet and try to do our bit.

We talked with Jade McSorley, who you might remember from series one, about the amazing work she is doing as co-founder of Loanhood, the fasntastic clothing rental service. She spoke about her time on Britain's Next Top Model when she was younger, at a time when she was overcoming an eating disorder. Jade felt it was really important to speak up about that at the time; which did so much good for a lot of people who looked up to her and were facing similar struggles. 

And we also had Sarah Hollebon, who is an activist and fashion designer. She themes her collection around a different social issue each time, to try and help people who've been through these issues, such as trauma or sexual violence. It was brilliant to hear about the work that she's doing in personally interacting with victims of these issues as well. 

And then we had the fabulous Annabel Lindsay, who is Creative Lead at Mindless Mag, and she is really passionate about social change as well. And I know when we've met in person before fashion events, we've had some really good chats about how we feel about clothes and the things that we try to do to make a little bit change and do our bit.

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It's the final episode of the first series! This week, as the podcast turns six months old, Rebecca speaks to her friend Helen O’Hara, who she went to acting classes with years ago.

Helen is so open about what she’s gone through since 2020. She is honest about the particular difficulties she's encountered over the pandemic, and how it felt to have to leave her friends behind as she moved back in with her mum, after seeing them struggle with grief during lockdown. She also discusses the day-to-day mental health challenges she personally deals with, along with some life-changing tips she’s learned in therapy. Helen speaks candidly about the patriarchy's specific pressures on women too, which a lot of us will 100% relate to.

Helen has started a fantastic new jazz band, the Villanelles; check them out on the socials below.

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This episode, Rebecca speaks to social media manager and fellow mental health podcaster Liam Smith. Liam was candid about his experiences with depression and anxiety, therapy, medication and dealing with all of this as a new father to his little girl. His openness is so crucial as the disparity between men who seek help for mental health challenges, and the number of men who take their lives is ever-growing.

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This episode, Rebecca speaks to Lewis Woodward, her former colleague, who is the first male guest since episode one, hallelujah! Lewis raised some really important points about male mental health and the specific ways men approach looking after themselves, or how they can start to, in many cases. He also shared about living alone in lockdown, being made redundant after many months on furlough, starting a new job and his ambitions to work in scriptwriting and theatre.

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This episode, Rebecca speaks to Kristie Butterfield, her friend she used to work with and lived close to in Manchester City centre. Kristie opened up about living with fibromyalgia, which is a condition that causes pain all over the body and extreme fatigue, among other symptoms. This can inevitably impact on mental health too, and Kristie shared about how she’s managed all of this while living by herself and working from home during the pandemic.

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This week, Rebecca talks to her friend Caroline Howley. Caroline shares some really valuable tips for handling grief, having had quite extensive experience with it in recent years. After losing five of the closest people in her life in the space of a few years, Caroline started to become somewhat familiar with the different stages of grief. However, after seeing her doctor about seemingly unrelated physical symptoms in lockdown, she realised that trauma can manifest in ways we wouldn't have even thought of.

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This week, Rebecca talks to Hannah McMahon, her former Bupa colleague and now a good friend. Hannah chats about the negative impact that social media has sometimes had during the pandemic, while also needing it to stay connected to people. She also gives advice for managing when we feel disengaged and frustrated in day-to-day life, and opens up about how it can feel when we're not listened to. They share about how hurtful school experiences can leave their mark on us, and Hannah discusses finding the right balance in confidence and expressing herself in adulthood.

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Rebecca talks to Rachel Smith, who she used to work with at a digital marketing agency. Rachel opens up about living with OCD and shares her experiences and advice around managing the condition, to try and help others who might be struggling or haven't got a diagnosis yet. Rachel also talks about postnatal depression, imposter syndrome, and what it's been like to raise a toddler in lockdown, trying to help them adjust when they're too young to  understand but old enough to feel afraid at times.

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