No Really, I’m Fine: Mental health against Coronavirus

Kate Lynch, a former host of the No Really, I’m Fine podcast catches up with Gemma on what she’s been up to since she took a break from the show. The new mum explains to us how she felt during pregnancy, the impact it had on her mental health and how she is coping now with her newborn son Billy as they adjust to lockdown life.

If you live anywhere near Merseyside you'll know the name Lindzi Germain, the hilarious actress and comedian has been entertaining crowds across the country for decades and is a Mersey Icon.During lockdown, she's been entertaining hundreds of thousands of people on social media with her online lockdown series across various groups on Facebook.She tells us how laughing has been key to staying positive during the lockdown and also talks about how she's been staying body positive during this unique time.Note - Michael and Lindzi are friends and some of the topics discussed include Lindzi using her body image for her comedy in a positive way. We realise that some of our audience may be at different stages of their journey when it comes to body positivity so if you are struggling with some of the themes discussed, there is help out there.We’ve teamed up with Beat the UK’s eating disorder charity which has an online support group called The Sanctuary, which is open every day and is a safe space to share concerns or struggles relating to lockdown and the pandemic. For support, you’re best to head to their website where they’ve set up a dedicated coronavirus help page. You can find out more at  https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/coronavirus Remember you can contact us on podcasts@reachplc.com for your feedback and queries.

This special episode entitled ‘Hope from the Frontline’ which features clips from seven keyworkers coving A&E, Home Care, Criminal Justice, Charity & Supermarket settings. For the second time we are teaming up with the guys over at Mental Podcast so thank you once again for this.The guests share how their world has changed during the pandemic, mental health impacts and how they are finding hope to keep going. It’s set to be an incredibly impactful and uplifting episode that I’m confident our shared listeners would benefit from. Join 195,000 others in our petition for Mental Health Education: bit.ly/MentalPetition

This week we're joined by Bobby Bobby Temps host of the award-winning podcast Mental.We come together to discuss mental health podcasting, his dealings with anorexia and eating disorders, and Mental Health Awareness Week's Kindness theme. Join 195,000 others in Bobby's petition for Mental Health Education: bit.ly/MentalPetitionYou can also contact us on podcasts@reachplc.com to chat to us about podcasting in the future.

This is the first in our series of special episodes this week to mark mental health awareness week. Host Gemma chats with Alica Ewington from the mental health charity, PAPYRUS. Find out about their #keeptheconversationrolling campaign and the brilliant work they do to help the prevention of suicide among young people. Kindness and hope are feelings that should be felt, we hope you can take away these emotions from our series of episodes this week. Be kind to yourselves.

Best-selling author and social media phenomenon Megan Crabbe AKA BodyPosiPanda and body image campaigner Alice Dunbar speak to Michael Pearson about staying body positive during the lockdown.Specifically for this week’s episode, we’ve teamed up with Beat the UK’s eating disorder charity which has an online support group called The Sanctuary, which is open every day and is a safe space to share concerns or struggles relating to lockdown and the pandemic. For support, you’re best to head to their website where they’ve set up a dedicated coronavirus help page. You can find out more at  https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/coronavirus Our new series, Mental Health Against Coronavirus, is aimed at creating a guide for people to cope with all the struggles of daily life during the lockdown.So far this series we've heard from doctors and nurses on the front line, psychiatrists and industry professionals sharing their top tips alongside the various charities providing urgent support for those struggling with their mental health at this time.