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The Stress Sessions episodes
- EP11: Award-winning mental health advocate, Joe PlumbWelcome back to The Stress Sessions!
This week, I’m speaking to award-winning public figure, Joe Plumb, who at the age of just 13, set up the 'Speak Up, Speak Out’ campaign with support from James Arthur, Sinitta Malone and Richard Branson, and has gone onto win the Princess Diana award and featured in the ITV’s ‘Britain Get Talking’ campaign.
He’s a really inspirational and lovely guy - and has been through A LOT - including being moved to a psychiatric unit at the age of 16.
A word of warning - this episode my be a trigger for some people.
If you enjoy the episode or any of the others, please share with friends, family, or anyone who you think they may help.
Thanks and have a great week.
Luke
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On a side note, I'm not a professional in this field, nor do I claim to be. These podcasts are purely based on my own, personal experiences, and those of my guests, alongside some simple hints and tips along the way.
If you are suffering from a mental illness, there are lots of amazing charities that will be able to help you by offering professional advice. You'll be able to find these here.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
47 min - EP10: Birmingham City W.F.C captain & Scotland midfielder, Christie MurrayIn this week's episode, I speak to Birmingham City W.F.C captain and Scotland international footballer, Christie Murray.
Having recorded this session aaaaages ago, it was lovely to listen back to my chat with Christie, who's played for lots of fantastic teams including Glasgow City, Arsenal, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Liverpool and now Birmingham City W.F.C. She's also got 66 caps for her national side, Scotland, too, and was in their squad when they travelled to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
If you enjoy the episode or any of the others, please share with friends, family, or anyone who you think they may help.
So, sit back, relax, grab a cuppa, and listen to this (slightly shorter) version of The Stress Sessions with Birmingham City W.F.C captain, Christie Murray!
Luke x
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On a side note, I'm not a professional in this field, nor do I claim to be. These podcasts are purely based on my own, personal experiences, and those of my guests, alongside some simple hints and tips along the way.
If you are suffering from a mental illness, there are lots of amazing charities that will be able to help you by offering professional advice. You'll be able to find these here.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 min - EP9: Actor and Comedian, Baron VaughnI've been so BLOODY EXCITED to share this episode of The Stress Sessions with you since I recorded it... and here it is!
This week, I'm chatting to US-based actor and comedian, Baron Vaughn, who recently starred in the hilarious Netflix series 'Superstore' (if you've not watched it, please do. It's SO funny), is the character 'Bud' in 'Grace and Frankie', and even had a cameo in the amazing American monster film, 'Cloverfield', which came out in 2008.
With a successful career in comedy under his belt too - appearing on Conon, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson - I was pretty nervous when it came to speaking to him. But, surprise, surprise, he was lovely.
We chatted all things mental health and, of course, spoke about his role in the 'Laughing Matters' Soul Pancake documentary, which features a bunch of successful US comedians speaking about the role mental illness had played throughout their careers.
Baron Vaughn: "I'm a person who lives life. So, therefore, I experience anxiety and depression".
If you enjoy the episode or any of the others, please share with friends, family, or anyone who you think they may help.
This is brilliant. Here's The Stress Sessions with Baron Vaughn!
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On a side note, I'm not a professional in this field, nor do I claim to be. These podcasts are purely based on my own, personal experiences, and those of my guests, alongside some simple hints and tips along the way.
If you are suffering from a mental illness, there are lots of amazing charities that will be able to help you by offering professional advice. You'll be able to find these here.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
50 min - EP8: Grand Union Housing Chief Executive, Aileen Evans
That's come round quickly, hasn't it!
Here's Episode Eight of Series Two with Chief Executive of Grand Union Housing Group, Aileen Evans :)
Aileen has had a career spanning over 30 years in housing and in her role as Group Chief Executive oversees everything at Grand Union Housing Group. She believes passionately that building properly affordable rented homes is a key part of solving the housing crisis.Aileen was voted President of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and began her 12 months in the role in November 2019. As part of her presidency, she has started a campaign to shine a light on mental health in housing.
Thanks for listening to The Stress Sessions.
If you enjoy the episode or any of the others, please share with friends, family, or anyone who you think they may help.
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On a side note, I'm not a professional in this field, nor do I claim to be. These podcasts are purely based on my own, personal experiences, and those of my guests, alongside some simple hints and tips along the way.
If you are suffering from a mental illness, there are lots of amazing charities that will be able to help you by offering professional advice. You'll be able to find these here.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
46 min - EP7: Ospreys Rugby Union player, Lloyd AshleyYou've made it to episode seven of the series, so congratulations!
In The Stress Sessions this week, I'm speaking to Ospreys rugby union player, Lloyd Ashley, who was an absolute gent and was actually my first podcast record of series two!
Lloyd has his own mental health project, Living Well With Lloyd Ashley - which he launched during the first lockdown in April 2020 - so we had a good chat about that, alongside how up and coming rugby union players are being educated about mental health awareness, his personal struggles of the past year, and what plans he has for the future.
Thanks for listening to The Stress Sessions.
If you enjoy the episode or any of the others, please share with friends, family, or anyone who you think they may help.
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On a side note, I'm not a professional in this field, nor do I claim to be. These podcasts are purely based on my own, personal experiences, and those of my guests, alongside some simple hints and tips along the way.
If you are suffering from a mental illness, there are lots of amazing charities that will be able to help you by offering professional advice. You'll be able to find these here.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
58 min - EP6: Editor, influencer and C4's 'Britain's Best Parent' contender, Hannah ArmitageHello and welcome back to The Stress Sessions!
I've gone local this week, and have been speaking to influencer, Disclosure Magazine Editor and Channel 4's 'Britain's Best Parents' contender, Hannah Armitage.
After suffering from various mental illnesses through the years, Hannah tells her story of a horrendous traumatic experience that took place exactly five years ago, which COMPLETELY changed her life.
Some of the chat is about physical violence and abuse, so some listeners may find the conversation distressing. But this is Hannah's story, so I have left in all of the major life-changing experiences in. I hope you don't mind.
Thanks for listening to The Stress Sessions.
If you enjoy the episode or any of the others, please share with friends, family, or anyone who you think they may help.
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On a side note, I'm not a professional in this field, nor do I claim to be. These podcasts are purely based on my own, personal experiences, and those of my guests, alongside some simple hints and tips along the way.
If you are suffering from a mental illness, there are lots of amazing charities that will be able to help you by offering professional advice. You'll be able to find these here.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
46 min - EP5: UK (Exeter) Artist, LP-EDITSHey! And thanks again for tuning in!
This week, I'm speaking to Exeter (UK) based artist, LP-EDITS, who's a concept abstract artist - and someone who I've been following for a number of years now.
Having been a massive fan of his work... pretty much from when he started doing it, I took a punt and asked LP (aka Lewis), onto The Stress Sessions. And we had a good, honest chat about mental health stigmas, coping mechanisms - there's even a little bit about art thrown in there too!
It's also the FIRST EVER podcast giveaway for The Stress Sessions too - there's a key word or phrase hidden somewhere within the podcast that you'll need to remember - then watch out for a post from the @StressSessions Instagram account to enter! But make sure you remember the word or phrase - that's the KEY part :)
Anyway, enjoy this week's episode of The Stress Sessions with LP-EDITS!
If you enjoy the episode or any of the others, please share with friends, family, or anyone who you think they may help.
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On a side note, I'm not a professional in this field, nor do I claim to be. These podcasts are purely based on my own, personal experiences, and those of my guests, alongside some simple hints and tips along the way.
If you are suffering from a mental illness, there are lots of amazing charities that will be able to help you by offering professional advice. You'll be able to find these here.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
47 min - EP4: Award-winning Author & Occupational Psychologist, Fiona MurdenWelcome back to The Stress Sessions!
This week, I'm speaking to award-winning author and occupational psychologist, Fiona Murden, who has, for the past year, been working closely with frontline NHS employees to help teach coping techniques for stress and anxiety throughout the global pandemic.
I personally found chatting to Fiona really helpful - and even picked up some helpful tips along the way - so really feel this one is worth a listen!
If you'd like to find out more about Fiona, or even take a look at her new book, 'Mirror Thinking: How Role Models Make Us Human', you can do so here.
If you enjoy the episode or any of the others, please share with friends, family, or anyone who you think they may help.
Thanks and have a great week.
Luke
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On a side note, I'm not a professional in this field, nor do I claim to be. These podcasts are purely based on my own, personal experiences, and those of my guests, alongside some simple hints and tips along the way.
If you are suffering from a mental illness, there are lots of amazing charities that will be able to help you by offering professional advice. You'll be able to find these here.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
52 min - EP3: UFC Fighter, Mason "The Dragon" JonesHere we go! It's Episode Three of Series Two and I'm SO honoured to announce my next guest...
If you're a bloke in a sport that uses LOTS of physical contact like boxing, wrestling or American Football, you're bound to be a tough guy with no mental health problems, right? WRONG!
Well, having gone into this chat with absolutely NO knowledge of the sport, I spoke to MMA (mixed martial arts) legend-in-the-making, Mason "The Dragon" Jones about the male stigma around mental illness, his career to date... and even squeezed in a little chat about making his UFC debut at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi in a lightweight bout against American Mike Davis on 20 January 2021.
This one is NOT to be missed. Even if you know nothing about UFC, MMA or have no interest in the sport, I promise you'll learn a thing or two here - both about mental health awareness AND MMA!
If you enjoy the episode or any of the others, please share with friends, family, or anyone who you think they may help.
Finally, the best of luck to Mason on 20 January. With that much self-belief and dedication to his art, I can see him becoming as big as the legend that is Conor McGregor.
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On a side note, I'm not a professional in this field, nor do I claim to be. These podcasts are purely based on my own, personal experiences, and those of my guests, alongside some simple hints and tips along the way.
If you are suffering from a mental illness, there are lots of amazing charities that will be able to help you by offering professional advice. You'll be able to find these here.
Thank youHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
55 min - EP2: Milton Keynes Food & Lifestyle Blogger, Sophie Etc.
Hey hey! You're listening to Episode Two of Series Two of The Stress Sessions. This week's guest is Milton Keynes food & lifestyle blogger, Sophie Etc!
It was really interesting to chat to Sophie about the growth of her AMAZING blog, which identifies all of the best independent food and drink (and others!) in and around the Milton Keynes region, alongside her history of panic attacks, anxiety, and the ethos of working towards something that is within your control and that you can achieve.She also gave me some pretty helpful tips of that transition period (if you're working from home) between work and evening.
So, here's The Stress Sessions with Sophie Etc!
If you enjoy this episode or any of the others, please share with friends, family, or anyone who you think they may help.
Thank you x
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On a side note, I'm not a professional in this field, nor do I claim to be. These podcasts are purely based on my own, personal experiences, and those of my guests, alongside some simple hints and tips along the way.
If you are suffering from a mental illness, there are lots of amazing charities that will be able to help you by offering professional advice. You'll be able to find these here.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About The Stress Sessions
From the publisher's feed
The Stress Sessions by Luke Clark. A weekly podcast about mental health, presented by a guy in his 30s living with anxiety and depression. Expect chat around coping mechanisms, counselling, and…
crushing the stigma around men's mental illness.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.