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EP8 - The Gruffalo Saved My Life : Shaun Parfitt and Paul Carpenter:
Ep. 8
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ON THIS NEXT EPISODE…
With nearly a thousand members of their online Facebook community alone, Let's Talk Men's Mental Health is a phenomenal peer-to-peer support group that has gone from strength to strength over the past few years and has been a crucial lifeline for men in South Wales and beyond at the time they’ve needed it most.
The lads are joined by Shaun Parfitt and Paul Carpenter to talk the growth of the LTMMH brand, what mental health means to them and the importance of the face-to-face drop-in sessions they hold.
🗣️A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS…🗣️
4TOM & Co-Alc Alliance:
4Tom is a voluntary charity based in Merthyr Tydfil aiming to prevent suicide and support those bereaved by suicide.
They provide free counselling to anyone struggling with suicidal thoughts or who has lost a loved one to suicide and run support groups for anyone who has been bereaved by suicide . The charity covers Merthyr, RCT and Bridgend, County Borough Councils.
4Tom are also founding members of the co-alc alliance. The Co-Alc Alliance raise awareness about the risks of mixing cocaine and alcohol.
Mixing cocaine and alcohol can lead to poor mental health and suicidal thoughts. If you or a loved one are struggling with cocaine use, please visit www.co-alc.org for more information.
For more information on the work of 4Tom please visit www.4tom.org
Brynawel Treatment Centre:
Brynawel House is a rehab based in a beautiful countryside setting in Llanharan, Wales. Brynawel offers opportunities for detox and rehabilitation for people struggling with addiction.
The Brynawel team will give you the best support, tools and expertise to recover from your dependencies, to change your life and become the person you were meant to be. They offer affordable, evidence-based therapy programmes tailored to each individual guest. and also wellbeing activities such as horticultural therapy, art therapy, gardening (in our wellbeing allotments), gym visits, yoga and meditation.
To book a visit or for further information please contact the team on 01443 226864 or e mail:
Contact@brynawelhouse.org
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