Thinking Out Loud: A Podcast On Grief And Mental Health

Topic of discussion this week is social media and mental health. Do we need to regularly take breaks from tapping and scrolling? Has it become too toxic? Do these companies behind these platforms need to do more to protect our mental health or does the responsibility lie with us? These, and much more, are some of the questions we explore.

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Jermaine Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

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In this week’s episode we are joined by not one but two guests! We have a chat with Georgia and Amber about the importance of having a safe space when dealing with grief. The ladies are part of a team of 6 that set up TGSS which stands for The Grief Safe Space. This platform was created to give black and brown people a safe space to discuss their grief and parts of it that may not be easily understood by their white counterparts. The platform is about representation and not segregation. Whilst the premise has the interests of black and brown people at heart it doesn’t mean non-black and non-brown people cannot be included as they can learn and have an understanding into issues they may not face.

Aside from work they are doing with TGSS Amber and Georgia also host their own podcasts, respectively.

Amber - https://www.instagram.com/thegriefgang/

Georgia - https://www.instagram.com/otherthepodcast/

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Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

Thinking Out Loud Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

Guest

Amber Jeffrey Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amber_jeffrey/

Georgia Wicky Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/georgiawicky/

The Grief Safe Space (TGSS) - https://www.instagram.com/thegriefsafespace/

In this week’s episode we are talking about masculinity and what it meant to be masculine during our adolescence. Is the perception of traditional masculinity changing or is it becoming embedded with modern masculinity?

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Jermaine Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

Thinking Out Loud Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

We probably all have insecurities but what they are and how they affect us is very different. Some of us can experience the same insecurity but how it is dealt with, if it is dealt with, is subjective and often complex.

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Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

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We have our first guest on the podcast! In this week's episode we have a discussion with Marlon who shares his experience with grief and the lessons that came with it.

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Jermaine Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

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In this week’s episode we talk about grief and whether, as we have lost both of our parents, we mourn one parent more than the other. When dealing with multiple loss it can often be mentally and emotionally exhausting and those who have experienced it can often feel like it is impossible to grieve for different people equally.

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Jermaine Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

Thinking Out Loud Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

In this week’s episode we talk about gratitude, whether we express it enough, and why it is important to appreciate people whilst we can. Do we tend to value people more when they are no longer here? We need to give people their flowers while they can smell them.

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Jermaine Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

Thinking Out Loud Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

In this week’s episode Jermaine talks about rebuilding his character and identity after the death of his parents and how he is finally at a place where he is “getting his grove back”.

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Jermaine Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

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In this episode we were feeling quite nostalgic as we were reminiscing on some of our memories from school, we look at how we were disciplined growing up and if that changed when we went from being in a nuclear family environment to a single family household.

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Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

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In this episode we talk about recent events and our experiences with racism, not being financially equipped to deal with the death of our parents, African funerals, Life Insurance, and more.

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Jermaine Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

Thinking Out Loud Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/