Tearoom Talks

Join me for episode 4 of the second series of the Tearoom Talks podcast. This week I am joined with Mark - Charity organisation founder. Head In The Game is a sports charity organisation originally created for improving male mental health while playing football. This episode focuses on mental health within sports in a professional sense. We look into organised group sessions, the benefits of joining join style organisations and what the future holds for Mark.

As always, thank you for listening to this episode. Stay in touch and keep up to date via our social media pages.

Episode Links

Head In The Game

https://headinthegame.co.uk/

Active Therapy Benefits

https://www.healthline.com/health/recreational-therapy#vs-occupational-therapy

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Join me for episode 3 of the second series of the Tearoom Talks podcast. This week I am joined with Nicola. Having been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, Nicola explains to us the long road that awaited her when reaching diagnosis, how it felt, what emotion patterns she noticed within herself and life now. We also look into Marbles lost and found - an organisation created from these initial experiences to help others.

As always, thank you for listening to this episode. Stay in touch and keep up to date via our social media pages.

Episode Links

Marbles Lost and Found

https://www.marbleslostandfound.co.uk/home

Bipolar Disorder

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/bipolar-disorder/overview/

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Join me for episode 2 of the second series of the Tearoom Talks podcast. This week I am joined with Jaclyn - a therapist and counsellor. We look into the topics of getting professional help, what professional therapy involves and perhaps knocking back some of the misconceptions of it. It was really great to get an insight from the people that offer their skills. services and knowledge to help others. An important listen to those who perhaps have never ventured down the professional therapy route.

As always, thank you for listening to this episode. Stay in touch and keep up to date via our social media pages.

Episode Links

BACP

https://www.bacp.co.uk/search/Therapists

Counselling Directory

https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/

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Hello and welcome back for second series of the Tearoom Talks Podcast! I am so thrilled to be back and talking all things mental health to spread the much needed awareness and support.

In our first episode we are joined with Michelle Leigh, founder of the Oli Leigh Trust - a suicide prevention charity offering education services, help with grants, annual events and continual support for topics around mental health and suicide prevention. We chat about the story behind the creation of the charity, impacts of mental health, what needs to change within education and life with Michelle currently.

As always, thank you for listening to this episode. Stay in touch and keep up to date via our social media pages.

Episode Links

The Oli Leigh Trust

https://www.theolileightrust.org

NHS Suicide Support

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/help-for-suicidal-thoughts/

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Join me for the series 1 finale and episode 12 of the Tearoom Talks podcast. This week I am joined with Luke who works within the gambling and betting industry - A popular and sometimes controversial industry. We first discuss Luke's personal mental health battle and path which led him to depression, alcohol and addiction. Topics that we talk about evolve around what everyday life is like when dealing with depression and how you can encounter barriers. We move into the topic of gambling and how the industry can be difficult to work in. Luke shares stories of members of the public suffering with addiction and what that can feel like seeing these everyday occurrences. Finally we look into what the betting/gambling industry is doing to combat addiction and what procedures can be put in place to help people.

Thank you so much for listening and your continued support throughout series 1. A big thank you to those who have featured within series 1 and got this podcast off the ground. WE WILL BE RETURNING SOON FOR SERIES 2!

Got a story, a struggle or want to feature on the podcast? Contact us at - [email protected]

Episode Links -

Gambling & Mental Health

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/gambling-and-mental-health

MOSES - Multi Operator Self Exclusion Scheme

https://self-exclusion.co.uk/

GamCare - Gambling Blocks

https://www.gamcare.org.uk/news-and-blog/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bank-gambling-blocks

Gamblers Anon

https://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/

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Join me for episode 11 of the Tearoom Talks podcast. This week I am joined with Ifan Glyn who works within construction and is senior director at the Federation of Master Builders. We talk all things construction and look at the challenges we face such as material shortages, customer needs, work illnesses and of course combating mental health. Ifan offers his advice to small companies and builders in how to improve work stress and potential ways to improve the running of projects and also the work that the FMB offer as well as the lighthouse club charity.

Thank you so much for listening.

Got a story, a struggle or want to feature on the podcast? Contact us at - [email protected]

Episode Links -

The Federation of Master Builders -

https://www.fmb.org.uk/

The Lighthouse Club Charity - Construction Charity

https://www.lighthouseclub.org/

CITB Construction Stress and how to act -

https://www.citb.co.uk/about-citb/news-events-and-blogs/stress-know-the-signs-and-act/

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Join me for episode 10 of the Tearoom Talks podcast. This week I am joined with Ryan Owens who is a professional athlete, cyclist for team GB and an olympic silver medallist. Ryan talks about his experience of being within a very high competitive industry and how it has affected him in the past with good and bad performances. We look into the topic of managing thought processes when performing, how to deal with a bad run of form and what supported him through that. Finally we talk about his experiences of missing out on the Rio Olympics, nearly missing Tokyo and the impacts that the media has for professional sports members.

Thank you so much for listening.

Got a story, a struggle or want to feature on the podcast? Contact us at - [email protected]

Episode Links -

Switch The Play - Supporting professional sports members

https://www.switchtheplay.com/

How to balance work and stress -

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/how-to-be-mentally-healthy-at-work/work-and-stress/

Dealing with sports fatigue -

https://www.hcahealthcare.co.uk/our-services/conditions/sports-fatigue

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Join me for episode 9 of the Tearoom Talks podcast. This week I am joined with Josh who works within education. He talks about his experiences with anxiety and how he has come to deal with it in recent years. We investigate the topic of education and the topics that surround mental health. The difficulties of dealing with a young adults mental health, the pressures they can face in education, What is like educating others about mental illness and what his role as a senior mental health lead involves and offers.

Thank you so much for listening.

Got a story, a struggle or want to feature on the podcast? Contact us at - [email protected]

Episode Links -

Young Minds Charity -

https://www.youngminds.org.uk

Anna Freud National Centre for children and families -

https://www.annafreud.org/

Schools Advisory Service - Mental Health Charities

https://schooladvice.co.uk/charities-working-in-mental-health-wellbeing/

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Join me for episode 8 of the Tearoom Talks podcast. This week I am joined with Sam and we discuss the topic of workplace tensions that arise from customers and colleagues. The topics we look into include non-payment tactics from customers and clients, workplace disagreements, verbal contracts and the downfalls of them. We look into ways that people can improve customer relations and the options that the self-employed may have. Finally Sam discusses his background with technical advice and the impacts that Covid-19 had on the workplace.

Thank you so much for listening.

Got a story, a struggle or want to feature on the podcast? Contact us at - [email protected]

Episode Links -

Want to be part of a scheme for advice and quality -

https://www.trustmark.org.uk/schemeproviders/current-trustmark-scheme-providers

Late payment advice -

https://www.ipse.co.uk/member-benefits/ipse-advice/financial-wellbeing/late-payment-guide.html

Self-Employed - Tradesperson - Non Payment advice

https://www.tradeskills4u.co.uk/posts/no-pay-day

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Join me for episode 7 of the Tearoom Talks podcast. This week I am joined with Chris Holden and we discuss the topic of abuse and banter in life and the workplace. We discuss times where we have both been subjected to verbal bullying and abuse. We discuss how to improve workplace situations in these examples and what is to be done. We look into how by causing accidental offence you can rectify the situation or what to do. I share my own experiences and stories of situations that happened in the past.

Thank you so much for listening.

Got a story, a struggle or want to feature on the podcast? Contact us at - [email protected]

Episode Links -

Citizens Advice - Bullying and harassment

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/discrimination-at-work/discrimination-at-work/checking-if-its-discrimination/if-youre-being-harassed-or-bullied-at-work/

National Bullying Helpline

https://www.nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk/employees.html

Setting standards of workplace conversations

https://www.realityhr.co.uk/banter-what-is-acceptable-in-the-workplace/

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