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On this podcast, Psychology lecturers, Kieron and Holly, deliver 'agony aunt' style advice for common Psychology student dilemmas.Disclaimer: Views expressed in this podcast are the opinions of Kieron and Holly and do no
Sunday, October 9, 2022

World Mental Health Day 2022... Mel's Story

Season 3, Ep. 6
This episode is part of a mini-series for World Mental Health Day 2022. Within this mini series, we have a number of guests from the field of academia, including both students and lecturers, sharing their mental health journeys to normalise discussions within academia about mental health.In this episode, we will hearing about "Mel's story". Mel is a Psychology student and works as a Civil Registration Officer as a Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. She will be speaking primarily about her experiences with depression, adjustment disorder and anxiety. There are also very brief mentions of loss and grief, premature birth, divorce and suicide. There are support websites for each of these below:NHS mental health:https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/MIND Helpline: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/Samaritans helpline number: 116 123 (freephone)Support after losing someone to suicide: https://supportaftersuicide.org.uk/About depression: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/depression/about-depression/About anxiety: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/about-anxiety/Mayo Clinic - Adjustment disorder: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/adjustment-disorders/symptoms-causes/syc-20355224Support after losing someone to suicide: https://supportaftersuicide.org.uk/NHS grief and loss: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/grief-bereavement-loss/