The Lock Down Legacy

Open and honest podcast about working at a housing association and how tenants are still reacting to the lock downs and the fear of covid. A few hints and tips pn how to keep going till we get out of the other side. Emily says - reach out if you need any thing and Elaine says just take it one step at a time. Wise words.

Another great pod cast of real people, real lives, real stories about how the lock downs have affected people long term. Richard talks openly about his own challenges and how he resolved them. Just do what you do and carry on, he says. Lock Down made him feel that life is more precious. It gave him a kick up the back side.

Chris, a fit man working as a boss at many leisure centres talks openly about his Stroke during the pandemic and how he had to change his life completely. He talks honestly about how his physical illness affected both his wife and family, even tough his wife was having a tough time as well as her own issues with her own father and mother. His months and months of mental health challenges would not beat him.

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A great podcast from Helen who talks about looking after the kids, changing jobs, home schooling not only her own kids but other kids and parents; on the other side of the computer screen. Her tip is to get out and mix more and speak about what you are going through. Take care of others mental health as well as your own.

Here we have Emily who talks about the struggles of working and being a mom all at the same time as well as living with a severe illness. At times a struggle at time a relief to be working from home. Her hints and tips to her survival of the Lock Downs; respect you down time. Don't be a hero. Put measures in place and try not to develop new habits, eating , dirking etc.

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Continuing real lives, real stories, real people, The Lock down Legacy talk to Sean about his time in and out of lock down and also speaks very openly about his own journey of mental health challenges. He works for a housing association and has spent many months looking after the mental health of many of his companies tenants. Not just as housing repairs, but many of the tradesmen see themselves as mental health support lines, checking on tenants. His hot tip, try and roll with it and it is ok to be ok.

Lisa is a Senior Community Mental Health  practitioner in and around Gainsborough. Here she talks about the tribulations of setting up a new team during the pandemic and how difficult it is when there is compulsory home working an d no face to face connections. Her hints and tips, quite simply, stay connected as best you can. Try and engage and talk to people, do not suffer in silence. Do things what make you feel good, such as sing a longs to ABBA. Other music groups are available.

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Another great podcast in the series. Chelsea talks about loosing work, fear of being alone and the fact she drank too much during the lock downs. She talks openly about her struggles with moving house and her mental and physical stuggles during her time in Lock Down. A very open and honest recounting of her time in the lock down and how she dealt with it all.

Another insightful, honest and very moving pod cast from Kate, a community nurse. She talks about her role in the community during her lock downs and is also very honest when she tells us that she even started to plan her own funeral, as she was in so much fear of catching covid from one of her patients and then passing it on to her family. Luckily she has survived and is here to tell us her story.

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Another great pod cast in the legacy series. Here we hear about how Tracey not only had to deal with her mental health during the lockdown but, also how she manages to live with the physical pain of living with fibromyalgia. She gets through it all by being creative; painting and drawing.

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