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.

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.

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 with work and life balance.

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 masculinity to mental health and diversity in the workplace.

Check it out!

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Great Days by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud

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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 comedy show seven years ago at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has gone onto hosting her own BBC podcast ‘No Country for Young Women’ - a much-loved podcast voicing the daily ins and outs of being a young woman of colour in the world.

In this episode, James and Sadia explore a variety of topics from mental health & parent expectation through to freedom of expression in comedy.

Thank you so much to Sadia for coming on, the pleasure was all ours!

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.

This is one of our most unique insights into mental health in an often overlooked field.

Great Days by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud

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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.

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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 Days by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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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 people that generates billions of views monthly. The company owns such brands as 'Viral Thread' and the popular 'Twisted Food.

It was great to explore how mental health has played into the journey of a person building a business so quickly and becoming responsible for others mental health as well.

Music:

Great Days by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

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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 psychologist Lauren - this truly is the most detailed and deep discussion about the inner and outer impacts Love Island has on a persons mental health.

Check it out below!

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/loves-a-beach-the-psychology-of-love-island/id1381406566?mt=2

(@lovesabeachpodcast)

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