Join us in our penultimate week before the Christmas break, where we reflect back on the year, what Christmas means to us, the pressures students face over Christmas and the importance of taking time off. We also discuss a few coping mechanisms we will be taking into the festive period and some different ways to think about and get through Christmas, as despite the festivities, it can be a difficult and overwhelming time. 

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This week we discuss a conversation that is often glossed over and avoided; a conversation around grief. We talk about the arbitrary nature of grief and the multitude of effects it can have on a person. We also reflect upon the process of grieving during a global pandemic and the subsequent effects it can have on one's mental health. With reflections on our own experiences, we begin an open and candid conversation surrounding the reality of grief. 

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This week we discuss progress the University of Manchester have made in offering support to their students. We are also joined by Danny and Ana from the William Tuke Research Foundation, who have just started up a new mental health support project called Express Line, created with funding from the National Lottery.

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Join us for week 4 where we discuss the role of therapy and mental health support in today’s society. From our own experiences and thoughts towards therapy, and the accessibility of therapy over the years, we ask the question: are there really enough resources and funding for everybody, if needed, to adequately access therapy? 

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Join us this week on the topic of social media! We also discuss the role that the university and the government have in protecting students and how they have failed in their duty of care over the course of this pandemic. 

We discuss the importance for students voices, wellbeing and how to look after yourself in such difficult times, including how social media, despite it's pitfalls, can be an important tool for staying connected during such isolating times. 

We are also joined this week by Cathy, the Co-President of S.A.F.E.R, a new student-action group. 

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Week 2: What coping mechanisms do you find useful when dealing with your mental health? Listen in this week as we discuss what coping mechanisms we have learnt to use over the years and how will they help us going into a new national lockdown. New episodes every week; send us over any questions, suggestions, queries on our Instagram page: @thesubstitutetherapists.fm

Listen in this week as we discuss why we decided to set up The Substitute Therapists in the first place, what mental health means to us and why it is essential in the midst of a global pandemic to keep the conversation surrounding mental health going. New episodes every week; send us over any questions, suggestions, queries on our Instagram page: @thesubstitutetherapists.fm