Dear Lecturer...

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 hear "Ella's story". Ella is a Senior Lecturer in Business Psychology. Ella will be talking about her experience of having Bipolar Disorder, Type 2, touching mainly on the topics of depression and hypomania. 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)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/NHS Bipolar Disorder: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/bipolar-disorder/overview/BipolarUK: https://www.bipolaruk.org/Hypomania: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/hypomania-and-mania/about-hypomania-and-mania/

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/

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 be hearing about "Kim's story". Kim is a Leadership Development Specialist working within Learning & Development & Wellbeing in the NHS. Kim is also a Psychology student. In this episode, Kim will be speaking primarily about her experience of having an eating disorder. There are also very brief mentions of sexual abuse, though this is not spoken about in any detail. 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)NHS eating disorders: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/eating-disorders/overview/MIND help for eating disorders: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/eating-problems/treatment-support/Barnados child sexual abuse: https://www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/protecting-children/sexual-abuseThe survivors trust helplines for sexual abuse: https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/national-helplines

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 be hearing about "Kerry's story". Kerry is a Criminology and Psychology student. Within this episode, Kerry will be touching upon the topics of anxiety, personality disorder, substance misuse and a very brief mention of suicide. There are support websites for each of these below:NHS mental health:https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/About anxiety: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/about-anxiety/MIND Helpline: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/Samaritans helpline number: 116 123 (freephone)Borderline personality disorder support UK: http://borderlinesupport.org.uk/Helping those with personality disorder: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/personality-disorders/for-friends-family/

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 be hearing about "Holly's story". Holly is a Lecturer in Psychology and one of the hosts of the podcast. Within this episode, Holly will be touching upon the topics of depression, anxiety, health anxiety and self-harm. There are support websites for each of these below:NHS mental health:https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/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/Health anxiety: https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/anxiety-type/health-anxiety/MIND Helpline: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/Samaritans helpline number: 116 123 (freephone)Self harm: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/self-harm/getting-help/Child self harm: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/childrens-mental-health/self-harm/

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 be hearing about "Kieron's story". Kieron is a Lecturer in Psychology and one of the hosts of the podcast. Within this episode, Kieron will be touching upon the topics of depression, anxiety, suicide and grief (after losing a family member to suicide). There are support websites for each of these below:NHS mental health:https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/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/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/

"Dear Lecturer,Along with the millions of things that go into studying and trying to do well – I am really worried about plagiarism! I am still unsure about what it is, and how I can avoid getting into trouble for taking information from other sources when we are told we need to provide evidence for everything in our work. Do you have any tips or can you explain it in a way I understand?"In this episode, Holly and Kieron talk about what plagiarism is and how you can avoid it whilst still ensuring that your work is well-supported by academic literature!

"Dear Lecturer,I am a couple of weeks into a new module and I am finding it very interesting (shock horror). However, I have spent the last few days reading what feels like 1000s of journal articles on the assignment topic, and I am feeling a little overwhelmed. How do I make this manageable? How do I know when to stop searching and reading? And how do I know what to include and what to leave out of my assignment?"In this episode, Kieron and Holly discuss how to make our literature searching and reading manageable, and how to choose what literature you include in your final assignment after reading what feels like 1000s of journal articles.