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- Having better conversations and finding mentors
In the first episode of this podcast, we meet Lewis Wedlock.
Lewis is an activist, academic and social psychologist. His work centres around exploring and challenging structures that limit pathways to expressing ourselves.
He is currently one of the UK's youngest lecturers and one of the West of England's most influential people under the age of 30.
We talk about mental wellbeing and diversity in young people at school. And we explore wellbeing at university age. Listen for great tips on finding a mentor and how to have more meaningful conversations with young people around you.
In the show, we reference some great resources:
Lewis' TEDxBrighton talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/lewis_wedlock_the_crisis_of_masculinity?language=en
Lewis' new podcast, Mendable: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UkMQm9hrcVlcrjolXsQal?si=yy-MY9UIR2G1iIwAfobSjw
Black Bristol:
www.blackbristol.com
Project Childhood:
https://www.blackbristol.com/childhood
We also note some facts and stats - you can find those here:
Office for National Statistics reference: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2021registrations
Mind waiting list reference: https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/mind-responds-to-uk-government-nhs-elective-recovery-plan/
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please get in touch at https://www.thewaitlistpodcast.com/
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About The Waitlist
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Mental health is an increasing challenge for many of us globally. In the UK, the charity Mind acknowledges that
href="https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/mind-responds-to-uk-government-nhs-elective-recovery-plan/" rel="noopener noreferrer">1.6M people are on the waiting list for mental health treatment with the NHS and it is estimated that 8M can't get on the list because they're not deemed unwell enough.
This podcast is hosted by Alex, a student trainee psychotherapist, who was part of the leadership team of TEDxBrighton for 6 years.
She talks with leading professionals across a range of skills to help us understand more about how to navigate our own mental health and the wellbeing of others.
Specifically to therapy, she aims to unpick what can often feel like a daunting exercise to understand what different types of therapy are, what to expect and how to know if it's working.
This is for people who are curious about their own mental health or may want to have better tools to understand people's mental wellbeing around them.
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