The Loop with Lucy

Join Lucy, Daniel, Amy, Adam and Rachel as they share the highs and lows of spending a night without a home to raise awareness of homelessness.

Lucy Dahill talks to local woman Vicky O'Leary about the meditation her organisation, Clear Minded for Life, is taking into schools around the world.

This week I speak to Tim England about his work as a Dementia Champion. When we have an ageing population it is vital that we talk honestly about some of the challenges associated with the range of symptoms described by this syndrome. Person Centred Care is the way forward but what does that involve? How important is connection and touch to the person with the condition? How important is an advanced Care Plan? In this episode we talk about what dementia is, what support is available for both the carer and their loved one and how we can bring a model of prevention into the upcoming generations.

Have we lost our way in politics? Has it become about theatre and not so much about people? Rebecca Briant, a student of politics in the UK talks with Lucy Dahill about what studying in this ever changing world and working in a political environment means to her as well as what we can commit to in our own engagement with truth, commitment and integrity. Austin, my studio guest shares some life experiences that add another depth to the importance of remembering there are people on the receiving end of these policies.

Where does lying start and where does it lead? Jean Gamble and Lucy Dahill consider the patterns of behaviour that initiate lying as a coping mechanism. This is the first of a series of episodes on lying.

Human Trafficking is very much alive in the 21st Century and it is time we talked about the demand and why it is there. How accountable are we? Lucy Dahill, Ashleigh Clarke and Paige Edwards get underneath the surface of an ugly reality we should all step up to call out.

Mother's Day puts mothering and appreciation firmly in the spotlight but what happens when the day does not meet our expectation?! Is it another opportunity to look at the pressure we are putting on ourselves to be all things to all people and does that have an effect on our health and wellbeing - not to mention take learning opportunities away from those we profess to love!

A serviceman never comes back the same as he left, the unseen emotional scars wound in a way that is hard to explain to those who have never experienced war. My interviews today share the voices of those who are slowly learning to trust there is help available to them and the voices of those ready and willing to offer support.

There are some conversations that you hope start more conversations and this is one of them. Planning what we would like at the end of our life offers love to ourselves and those who are in charge of our care.

In this week's show on @StayintheloopwithLucy we spoke with two doctors and explored the pressures that doctors face today and the staggering rates of suicide amongst their colleagues. Neither guest shies away from addressing the pressures doctors face, beginning with their training and continues into their day to day. This experience appears to be completely transferable to our other Emergency Services personnel.