{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fc51e713ee74176159bf637/6273ad4a454c660013d6d8bd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"MHAW: Loneliness with Will Young","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fc51e713ee74176159bf637/1651488707736-72c2785914086d89dcbdd3a3add21e85.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Hello sweeties! </strong>We're back for a sneaky little bonus episode, with the one and only, gay AND pop icon, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/willyoungofficial/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Will Young</strong></a>!</p><p><br></p><p>May 9th to 15th 2022 is <a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mental Health Awareness Week</a> in the UK, and this year's theme is loneliness. In this special episode, we explore loneliness in relation to LGBTQ+ people, before diving into our gorgeous interview with the incredibly open <strong>Will Young</strong>. </p><p><br></p><p>As Will celebrates the 20th anniversary of winning Pop Idol this year, we talk about what he remembers from that historic day and his own experiences with loneliness and mental health - both of which have led him to his new book, <a href=\"https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1446174/be-yourself-and-happier/9781529148374.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Be Yourself and Happier: The A-Z of Wellbeing</em></a><em> </em>and podcast <em>The Wellbeing Lab. </em>Plus plenty more about gardening, gay-shame, and cults...</p><p><br></p><p><em>Check out&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://linktr.ee/bottomingpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>linktr.ee/bottomingpod</em></a>, follow on Instagram and Twitter <em>@bottomingpod</em>&nbsp;and find more resources from this season at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://bottomingpodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>bottomingpodcast.com</em></a>. <em>You can now rate and review us on both Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts - we'd love you even more if you did! </em></p>","author_name":"Brendan Geoghegan & Matthew Riley"}