The Sanctus Podcast on Mental Health

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What's The Sanctus Podcast on Mental Health about?

We're changing the perception of mental health, one story at a time.

The Sanctus podcast on mental health, shares people's mental health stories and discussing essential mental health topics.

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The Sanctus Podcast on Mental Health episodes:

10.03.2019
Mental health, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll (minus the rock ‘n’ roll)
One third of people in the UK have done drugs in their lifetime... but why?
09.19.2019
You’ve heard of this little thing called ‘Climate Change’, right?
We’ve been hearing about climate change for decades but recently it’s come to our attention that it’s affecting us in more ways than just the environmental impact. So, we thought we’d take a slightly different angle and focus on how...
08.15.2019
Feeling Anxiety In Your Body
Our body can’t tell the difference between a sabre tooth tiger and an oncoming deadline, so how else can we learn from it to tell us about the anxiety we’re feeling and what it means?
08.01.2019
Procrastination & Avoidance
What’s the bigger picture behind procrastination and how it’s impacting your mental health? James chats with creatives Scott & Valentina about their experiences around avoiding the bigger picture.
07.18.2019
Going Out Out
Nights out are engrained in our culture and is one of the main ways our country finds connection with one another - however they achieve that. But is going ‘out out’ doing us more harm than good?
07.04.2019
Social Anxiety
James and Sophie sit down to talk through Sanctus coach Kevin’s lifelong journey where almost every event, from his career to coming out, was underpinned by social anxiety.
06.20.2019
Loneliness in London
With Sanctus based in the heart of one of the loneliest cities in the world, it begs the question - why are we feeling so lonely?
06.06.2019
Demystifying Suicide
One of the biggest challenges we face as a society is the rising statistics around suicide, James chats to Sanctus coach Helen McMillan and one of the founders of 'Mike's Mates', Amanda Scott.
05.23.2019
Let's talk about sex
It’s getting a tad steamy as we open up the conversation on how sex and sexuality play into our mental health.
05.09.2019
Body Image
Sanctus Coach Agnieszka Walczuk chats about how she has dealt with a range of body image issues in her life and how she has come to embrace a new attitude.
04.25.2019
Addiction
Whether you’re thinking of taking a break from booze or you’re battling a hard addiction, George & James welcome on Brad McCaw to talk about his experiences being an alcoholic, what he has learnt about himself going into recovery and...
04.18.2019
Where we went wrong
Recently, we announced for our fiftieth episode we were going to have a few Sanctus coaching sessions on the podcast itself. But it didn’t go exactly as planned. James and George have a catch-up and explore what happened and why it...
04.11.2019
Finding a job that’s good for your mental health
Despite our careers being one of the most impactful elements of our life, in regards to our mental health, do you ever really take into consideration when looking for a new job, finding out what you want to do or...
04.04.2019
#49: Pregnancy, parenthood & mental health
Everybody knows having a child can be one of the hardest yet most rewarding things you can do, but how can pregnancy and leaving the workplace impact your mental health? George chats with Leonie Moreton (currently pregnant for the second time)...
03.28.2019
#48: Comedy for your mental health
Comedy and mental health. What’s the connection? George speaks with founder of Com4Com, Willy Kosovich, to chat through his own experience at how trying stand-up at ‘That’s Mental!’ worked for him whilst trying to open up your (yes, you) mind to...
03.21.2019
#47: Mental Health for Creative Types (w/ Kalon Rae)
James chats with singer Kalon Rae and Sanctus Coach (& singer) Valentina Passiona all about how creativity can help and hinder out mental health.
03.14.2019
#46: The Reality of Reality Shows (w/ Alex Hobern)
James sits down with Coach, Sophie Miller, and our guest and winner of the Channel 4 hit reality show ‘The Circle’ - Alex Hobern - to chat about his mental health during and after the show, as well as the...
03.07.2019
#45: Preventing Burnout
Clare Freeman and George chat through their burnout stories and reflect on what contributed to those self-destructive journeys in order to see what type of person it takes to burnout and see if there is anyway of preventing it.
02.28.2019
#44: What's the difference between coaching and therapy?
James is joined by Sanctus head coaches Sophie Miller and Ben Graham (also psychotherapist) as they explore what is important to keep in mind when considering either coaching or therapy, before they discuss their personal experiences when working on their...
02.21.2019
#43: Startup Culture
James & George sit down with Venture Capitalist and Co-Founder of The Bakery, Alex Dundson to talk about the dangers and benefits of startup culture when it comes to our mental health.
02.14.2019
#42: Division, Uncertainty & Brexit
Let's talk Brexit and Mental Health.
02.07.2019
#41: A Brief (& Heartfelt) Announcement
Today, we’re speaking directly to you (our listeners) as we have a brief (and hopefully exciting) announcement to make!
01.31.2019
#40: How to create a company culture that supports mental health
George is back as both the guys talk to industry experts Abi Gardner (Head of Talent, Fetch Media), Harry Richardson (People Partner, Onfido), Penny Roberts (Director of Operations, Onfido) and Jess Hayes (Head of Talent, McCann) about their journeys in...
01.24.2019
#39: The Importance of Language Surrounding Mental Health
James sits down and talks with Sanctus coach and therapist, Ben Graham, about a subject both of them are passionate about - language & mental health. With the conversation around mental health in full flow, are we talking about it...
01.17.2019
#38: Career Change
James co-hosts with head coach, Sophie Miller, as they talk to Farah Ramadan about her mental health story that centres around her current career change. With a past experience in career change as well as working with hundreds of people...
01.10.2019
#37: Getting business leaders to buy into mental health
James & George chat to Jess Hayes (Head of Talent, McCann), Harry Richardson (People Partner, Onfido) & Penny Roberts (Director of Operations, Onfido) about the importance of business leaders understanding mental health and how to get them to buy-into it.
01.03.2019
#36: Finding the Calm in The Chaos
This week, James & George explore finding the 'calm in the chaos' after speaking to Nic Dunn, a paramedic, and Ed Watson, a teacher, about dealing with their stressful professions and staying aware of their mental health.
12.27.2018
#33: Setting New Year's Resolutions
It's coming up to the New Year! James & George sit down and talk about their experiences setting new years resolutions and the good and bad effects it can have on your mental health as well as reflect on their 2018...
12.20.2018
#32: Mental Health during the Holidays
After last weeks episode talking about grief with Lou, we realised that the holidays are a tough time for a lot of people's mental health for a whole number of reasons. Whether that's the family time, the rigid traditions, the...
11.29.2018
#29: Phil Coaches James
After a conversation between James & George, James is convinced to be coached on the podcast to go through the problems he's been having with his mental health as of late.
11.22.2018
#28: Shayan Qadir - The mental health of a mental health professional
James and George talk to one of the countries most experienced mental health practitioners, Shayan Qadir, about dealing with depression and his own mental health whilst also working with a huge amount of individuals on their own mental health.
11.15.2018
#27: Hannah Keal - Where to start with mental health in the workplace
This week, the guys are joined by one of the winners of Mind's Workplace Wellbeing award - Hannah Keal - who talks about getting started with improving mental health culture in the workplace.
11.08.2018
#26: James & George - How We're Going and How We're Growing
We're back! After a podcast hiatus, Sanctus founders' James & George talk about how their mental health brand Sanctus is growing and how it's going. All the way from how building Sanctus is affecting their own mental health through to coping...
09.21.2018
#25: Nathaniel Cole - Celebrate Difference
This week, we spoke to Nathaniel Cole: founder of SWIMDEMCREW (an inner city swim club who focus on the power of community) and blog writer who talks about masculinity, mental health and his series #Blacxellence. James and Nathaniel discuss topics from...
09.14.2018
#24: Sadia Azmat - Being a Young British Asian Woman in Comedy
This week, James speaks to the amazing stand-up comedian Sadia Azmat about all things mental health. Sadia reflects on her experiences and opinions of mental health in the British asian community. All whilst pursuing a career in comedy. Sadia performed her debut...
08.31.2018
#23: Vix Anderton - Mental Health in the Military
With almost fifteen years in the military, Vix Anderton joins us to talk about the life-changing events she has experienced through her life. From how mental health was approached in the military to finding her purpose after leaving the RAF....
08.24.2018
#22: Dominic McGregor - Sobriety & Mental Health
We spoke to the co-founder of Social Chain, Dom McGregor, about his journey to sobriety and a new-found perspective on mental health today. An inspirational journey and relatable to anyone who’s used alcohol as an outlet. Great Days by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music...
08.17.2018
#21: Sanctus Expert Reflections - Working on yourself whilst being responsible for others
Ben, Vic & James return to discuss the themes explored in Episode #20 when talking to founder and CEO of Jungle Creations - Jamie Bolding. The gang explore the conversation itself as well as going into depth about purpose and responsibility. Music: Great...
08.10.2018
#20: Jamie Bolding - Working on yourself whilst being responsible for others
James speaks to CEO of Jungle Creations, Jamie Bolding, about his own experiences with mental health and how it is now being responsible for 130 employees. Jamie, now on the Forbes 30 under 30 list, runs a business of over 100...
07.27.2018
#19: Sanctus Expert Reflections - Love Island & Mental Health
We invited in Lauren May and Laura Golding from the podcast 'Loves a Beach: The Psychology of Love Island' to discuss the issues brought up around the Love Island roundtable in more detail. Hosted by Vic discussing with counsellor Laura and...
07.20.2018
#18: Sanctus Roundtable Discussions - Love Island & Mental Health
Love it or hate it, it is one of the most discussed programmes in Britain. Breaking viewing records each series, Love Island is a reality show heavily focused on relationships. So with a show shrouded in controversy covering everything from body...
07.13.2018
#17: Sanctus Expert Reflections - Masculinity & Mental Health
After the podcast around masculinity on our roundtable on masculinity, we invited two incredibly knowledgeable and exciting guests onto the podcast to explore the issue in more detail. Vic opens up the conversation around masculinity and mental health with: Sharif H Joynson...
07.05.2018
#16: Jonny Benjamin (pt. 2) - Masculinity, Sexuality & Mental Health.
The Sanctus team discuss the themes explored in the podcast with Jonny Benjamin. Music Credit: Scandinavianz - City Walking Scandinavianz – Scandinavianz-city-walker-vlog-song-preview-free-download-here-on-soundcloud
07.02.2018
#16: Jonny Benjamin - Masculinity, Sexuality & Mental Health.
When Jonny was younger, he came very close to suicide. The only thing that stopped him was a stranger he encountered when he went to end his life on a bridge. The stranger transformed his life and Jonny went onto start...
06.22.2018
#15: Sanctus Roundtable Discussions - Masculinity & Mental Health
For the first time on Sanctus we got a group of people together to share their stories and talk about mental health in a group. Jack, Nathan and Carl joined us at Sanctus for a roundtable discussion on all things masculinity. We...
06.21.2018
#14: Mark Leruste (pt.2)- Men, masculinity and mental health
We're continuing to explore our theme of masculinity this month with a follow up episode to our podcast with Mark Leruste. In this episode, Vic, Ben and James dissect masculinity a little more talking about the rites of passage for...
06.08.2018
#14: Mark Leruste (pt.1)- Men, masculinity and mental health
Mark is many things, he's a coach, the host of his own podcast , an author, a TedX speaker and a man. On this podcast we talked to Mark about masculinity, what it means to be a man and the...
05.31.2018
#13: Louise Rumball - 3 months clean from social media
Louise Rumball has 40k instagram followers, is the founder of a social media agency Chapter 3, but she hasn't posted on social media for 3 months... Her friends thought that she was going on Love Island! Really she's been exploring her...
05.04.2018
#11: Stina Sanders (pt.2) - Mental Health and Social Media
Head Coach Ben and Head of Ops Vic discuss how social media affects our mental health and what we can do to be more proactive and mindful with our online addictions. Music Credit: Soul (Vlog Music) by Dj Quads @aka-dj-quads Music promoted by...
04.27.2018
#12: Stina Sanders (pt.1) - Mental Health and Social Media
On this episode of the Sanctus Podcast we're sitting down with Stina Sanders, model, writer & influencer who changed her perspective and use of social media to tell the honest truth about her life (the really honest truth!) This episode explores...

What's The Sanctus Podcast on Mental Health about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Sanctus Podcast on Mental Health episodes:

Mental health, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll (minus the rock ‘n’ roll)

You’ve heard of this little thing called ‘Climate Change’, right?

Feeling Anxiety In Your Body

Procrastination & Avoidance

Going Out Out

Social Anxiety

Loneliness in London

Demystifying Suicide

Let's talk about sex

Body Image

Addiction

Where we went wrong

Finding a job that’s good for your mental health

#49: Pregnancy, parenthood & mental health

#48: Comedy for your mental health

#47: Mental Health for Creative Types (w/ Kalon Rae)

#46: The Reality of Reality Shows (w/ Alex Hobern)

#45: Preventing Burnout

#44: What's the difference between coaching and therapy?

#43: Startup Culture

#42: Division, Uncertainty & Brexit

#41: A Brief (& Heartfelt) Announcement

#40: How to create a company culture that supports mental health

#39: The Importance of Language Surrounding Mental Health

#38: Career Change

#37: Getting business leaders to buy into mental health

#36: Finding the Calm in The Chaos

#33: Setting New Year's Resolutions

#32: Mental Health during the Holidays

#29: Phil Coaches James

#28: Shayan Qadir - The mental health of a mental health professional

#27: Hannah Keal - Where to start with mental health in the workplace

#26: James & George - How We're Going and How We're Growing

#25: Nathaniel Cole - Celebrate Difference

#24: Sadia Azmat - Being a Young British Asian Woman in Comedy

#23: Vix Anderton - Mental Health in the Military

#22: Dominic McGregor - Sobriety & Mental Health

#21: Sanctus Expert Reflections - Working on yourself whilst being responsible for others

#20: Jamie Bolding - Working on yourself whilst being responsible for others

#19: Sanctus Expert Reflections - Love Island & Mental Health

#18: Sanctus Roundtable Discussions - Love Island & Mental Health

#17: Sanctus Expert Reflections - Masculinity & Mental Health

#16: Jonny Benjamin (pt. 2) - Masculinity, Sexuality & Mental Health.

#16: Jonny Benjamin - Masculinity, Sexuality & Mental Health.

#15: Sanctus Roundtable Discussions - Masculinity & Mental Health

#14: Mark Leruste (pt.2)- Men, masculinity and mental health

#14: Mark Leruste (pt.1)- Men, masculinity and mental health

#13: Louise Rumball - 3 months clean from social media

#11: Stina Sanders (pt.2) - Mental Health and Social Media

#12: Stina Sanders (pt.1) - Mental Health and Social Media