This was great to speak to the ladies who are behind the BeMe project, it was interesting to get their views and perspectives on what Mental Health is to them and what they do to help people.

The BeMe project helps those with low self esteem find themselves and find their confidence, value and purpose which as a Mental Health advocate i highly resonate with.

They talk about the work they did during the lockdown period to help people coping with the pandemic.

They also go into what their values are as a charity organisation and encouraging creativity!

https://www.bemeproject.org/

This Episode i am joined by none other than Samuel Turner who is a Autistic film maker!

It was a pleasure to have this chat with Samuel and he spoke openly about the short films he does, how Autism is a positive thing for him and i'll say this too that he has been on the news.

Samuel spoke to me about a book he wrote called 'The Autistic Side of Love' and there's no limits to how talented he really is so you can purchase this book from varying websites such as Amazon.

Samuel spoke to me with great affection about the Charity Zeabra and what they've done to help as well as doing a short film for them.

this episode is a great listen :)

this Episode i am joined by Angela Jackson who is a Mental Health advocate and Therapist from America.

This was a fantastic chance to have a chat with someone who is a professional when it comes to Mental Health and i learned so much, i think you all will too!

Angela talks about how she loves making a difference to other people and why she got into therapy, not only that but she talks about the stigma surrounding counselling and the misconceptions with therapy.

We talk about a wide range of topics to do with Mental Health such as what helped us get through what we went through, the range of therapies, Racism, inequality, etc.

Angela talks about what it was like to first get into Mental Health, her experiences and particularly for people with IBD.

This was such an enjoyable episode and it was such a pleasure to have Angela on the podcast!

https://thejacksonimpact.com/

This will be the last episode of 2021 and couldn’t end it on a better note as I was joined by the fantastic Sez Francis!

Sez talks about a lot of things such as her Autism diagnosis, Epilepsy, Mental Health, her own podcast, projects she’s involved in etc.

Sez talks about her own Autism Diagnosis, the disparities between Girls and Boys on the spectrum and what more can be done to recognise Autism in Women.

Sez spoke about the people that have helped her throughout her life.

Sez speaks about the Vlogging she does for her YouTube Channel and videos she does about raising awareness around disabilities.

Sez talks about her Epilepsy diagnosis and the awareness that can be raised around the condition.

Sez spoke about throughout about the various projects she is involved in such as coming up with the social wave choir where people of all different abilities take part and Sez has her own podcast so you can definitely check that out!

This episode is inspirational and it was a pleasure speaking to Sez,

YouTube: Sez Francis
Instagram: Socialwaveproject
Podcast: Socialwaveproject

Me and Harrison were joined by Liberal Democrat Councillor Martin Goss, many of you from Colchester will know who he is.

We talk about a range of things such as local issues, mental health, how he first got into becoming a councillor and the general community.

It was interesting to have this chat with Martin as it was educational for both of us and great to hear his insights on general issues and how we can make a difference.

Martin talks about the impact of social media, the comments he has received while being Liberal Democrat Councillor and how nasty comments can affect anyone.

Regardless of what your political views are, this is a great listen for people wanting to do something about local issues but not sure how to go about this, you can take inspiration from someone like Martin

Me and Harrison were joined by Sophie Garratt who is an Occupational Therapist who works with Sports for Confidence.

Sophie talks about her journey through education and how she originally wanted to go into nursing but after seeing how an Occupational Therapist was with her Nan, Sophie decided to pursue this career path and because of that she is where she is today.

Sophie talks about her struggles with Dyslexia particularly in education and how that affected her mentally.

We talk about the Sport for Confidence model and how that works, i as a coach there myself it was wonderful to talk about this outside a professional setting and we talk about her work that goes within her role.

Sophie was our first studio guest so this was a pleasure recording this with her!

This was one of two episodes recorded in the studio and this one is a good one as we speak about a variety of things on Mental Health and we speak about our own stories.

We speak about the need for change and to continue to raise acceptance around Mental Health, we hope that by sharing our experiences that it will inspire others to feel comfortable enough to do the same

thanks for listening!

This episode i had a joint interview and it is a pleasure to have had Rosie and Sarah come onto the podcast to discuss Snowdon!

Rosie talks about how she came up with the idea of climbing Mount Snowdon and what she has been doing to prepare.

They both talk about the practise walks and the training they have been doing to get fit for the climb!

We talk about how the possible barriers there might be during the climb and the mental resilience as well as the physical fitness to be able to do so as we all embark on our toughest challenge yet!

this is a great listen!

Here we are talking about Snowdon and the training we’ve done building up to climbing the mountain.

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This episode i had the pleasure of having Educational Assistant and Autism Advocate Holly Coyne on the podcast

Holly speaks about the misconceptions around girls with Autism and how it can be wrongly portrayed in TV shows and Movies, Holly says about educating people to understand how girls present differently to boys on the Spectrum.

Holly talks about her Autism diagnosis, the impact it had on her and how she began to recognise herself, she talks about her upbringing and what her teachers were like from when she went to School.

Holly gives great advice around Autism and Mental Health so i would recommend listening to this episode particularly if you are a girl/woman on the spectrum.

Holly talks about how she became an Educational Assistant and the difference she wants to make to people like her, the changes she would make and how she wants to progress moving forward.

a fantastic listen

if you want to find out more about what Holly does you can check out her Instagram all about Mental Health and Neurodiversity.

Insta: holly_coyne