The High School mental health and wellbeing trilogy continues this week with Paul Lederer, Deputy Head of science at SWCHS.

A happy childhood in Austria ended abruptly when he lost his father to suicide, pushing a family move to Scotland. Paul’s determination and positive spirit was obvious from the start, coping with poverty and multiple school moves, he ended up graduating from the prestigious St. Andrews University.

Fast forward to now, Paul is testament to how a person can turn adversity into genuine, upbeat joy. As he says: “Being content is happiness.”

This series of podcasts is to raise awareness of the fund-raising to build a Quiet Room in the school’s pastoral hub.

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Ahoora Baranian moved from Iran as a child after a family tragedy. His subsequent mental health issues steered him into therapy and informed his move into helping others via training to become a psychotherapist, currently running Saffron Walden High School’s pastoral hub.

Ahoora is now on a mission to create a ‘Quiet Room’ within this hub to give students a safe space to talk through their issues. He hopes this will be a blueprint to roll out across UK schools.

The Wellbeing project has collaborated with the school to help raise much-needed funds for this venture, and Ahoora talks about this in the first of 3 podcasts featuring teachers from the high school. He reflects on his own tough early life and brings his views to the forefront on what he terms ‘the future roots of society’ – our youth.

The fund-raiser was started by student Sam Spaxman, and  he kick-started the donations using his Jack Petchey award money from the high school. Let's get that room built!

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Everyone breathes. But do we breathe ‘correctly’? We welcome former professional rugby player, David ‘Jacko’ Jackson, Master Instructor with the highly acclaimed Oxygen Advantage Method.

He talks about breathing practices which are scientifically proven to boost the immune system, vastly improve cardiovascular health, mental health and overall wellbeing. These are ancient and sacred practices that have been lost over the millennia.

It’s time to take a deep breath and listen to Jacko’s fantastic insight and advice.

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Wrapping up Season 3 of The Wellbeing Project, the show's producer, Howie, chats to The PodBarber himself, Mickey, about the guests who’ve given their time and fantastic energy to this series. 

We all have our own life narrative, and this show brings you close to the conversation; intimate stories shared by an eclectic mix of guests from all walks of life - people just like you.

Listen to how real people find focus, healing and positivity from what the world has to offer, and be inspired towards your own personal growth.

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Henry and William. They’re the Wade brothers, identical twins and London-based fashion design content makers, working with high-end brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Gillette, Land Rover and Tag Heuer.

Achieving their level of success took a huge amount of work over a few years, and now they’ve been rewarded with an ever-increasing rise up the social and digital media ladders.

But is being a twin all it’s cracked up to be? Listen in on the vibrant chat with these two beautiful men and learn about how they navigate their mental health issues to nurture their individual and collective personal growth.

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Climate change. Sustainability. Buzzwords we’ve all heard, the hot topic of our time. But do we truly know the implications of the harsh mining we’ve undertaken for the last couple of centuries of our beautiful Earth’s resources?

Enter: Edward Gildea. Environmental activist, founder of ‘The Ring-out For Climate’ campaign ahead of 2021’s COP26 Conference, and a passionate advocate for change inside and outside of our governments to save humanity.

Millions of people will die as a result of our actions on this planet, so now is the time for us all to shift mindsets and start to reverse the damage for the future generations.

Edward’s passion, enthusiasm and knowledge on this matter shine through in this fascinating and educational podcast. Be inspired to make a difference. We have one chance to save lives. Let’s do it together. Starting now.

Edward's website: https://www.edwardgildea.co.uk/
Web: https://solar-aid.org/

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Stephen ‘Bez’ Berry is a loved and respected EOD Command Operator from The Royal Engineers. He also represents the regiment as a bare-knuckle fighter. So, he’s no softy, no fool. His story will therefore surprise and confuse many listeners.

Bez grew out of a fractured family life and became a lost teenager, until joining the military gave him purpose and brotherhood. He married, formed a family, things were good. Then divorce, then a new relationship. And that’s when life took a dramatic change in course.

Stockholm Syndrome and CPTSD. Whether or not you’ve heard of either of those, listening to Bez’s story will be shocking and astonishing.

An account of a man who suffered severe domestic abuse, who’s now helping others by raising awareness for mental health and wellbeing.

Website: https://www.ssafa.org.uk/

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Prostate Cancer: the silent killer. Men, you need to get checked regularly, because you might not know you have it until it’s too late.

Our guest in this episode is Errol McKellar MBE, he himself a survivor of the disease, which propelled him into dedicating his life to spreading awareness of the cancer which kills over 11,000 men a year.

Errol is now on a mission to get mobile testing units on the road to help the majority of the next 11,000 avoid death by having the simplest of checks – the PDA test. And ladies, if they aren’t thinking about doing it, get your men tested before it’s too late. 

By the time you reach the end of this podcast, another man will have died of Prostate Cancer.

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What’s with those football hooligans? The answer is not a simple one. Meet Dave Minet. Abandoned as an infant into the care system in the 1960s, he suffered racism, he never felt love, and his constant fear drove him to drink, hard drugs and the hooliganism that gave him purpose and thrill.

Fast forward 40-plus years, and Dave’s hope for a better life – or even just a life in itself – led him to the 12-step programme and a release from the hell that most of his life had been. He’s now using the story of his own life experience to inspire and help save others who have similarly lost their way.

This is a heart-warming story that will  challenge  opinion and belief.

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Benjamin Hartley a.k.a Harb Binli from Star Wars film Rogue One flies into the studio to regale us with utterly captivating stories of his life as a Royal Navy helicopter pilot turned X-wing fighter pilot in the Galactic Civil War.

Sounds far-fetched? Just wait till you hear more of Ben’s life journey, growing up in a handful of countries, landing in one of the most expensive films ever made, acting alongside the movie world’s biggest stars, then creating companies to serve that industry. Remarkable.

Now heading up Cambridge incubator business, IdeaSpace, working with entrepreneurs, innovators and start-ups, Ben’s a busy dude, committed to cramming as many lifetimes into his one as he can.

Download and listen to Ben jammin’.

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