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Josh Blackburn is co-founder of the male grooming company Regal Gentleman. Here he discusses how they are creating a community of men and using this community to encourage discussion around mental health. We also spoke about his own issues and how he combats them. More about Josh: https://regalgentleman.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx_Couu5K05uXzUOTw3hLIg https://twitter.com/RegalGentleman https://www.instagram.com/regalgentleman/?hl=undefined https://www.facebook.com/regalgentleman/ Thanks to Oskar Rice for the production.

"There is a reason why the World Health Organisation still ranks OCD as the fifth most debilitating illness in the world" Amazing to share this podcast episode which features Johnny Mercer MP. Johnny is an MP for Plymouth Moor View and a former Captain in the British Army. He has also suffered from OCD and witnessed the struggles of army veterans. Therefore, on retirement from the army Johnny campaigned to become an MP and was elected in 2015. In his maiden speech in the House of Commons he described his "main missions" in Parliament were to improve provisions for both mental health and veteran. For more information on OCD click here https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/#.WxbtpmaZP-Z As ever thank you to our producer Oskar Rice for putting this episode together.

Jaimal Yogis is a longtime surfer, meditation teacher and author of 'Saltwater Buddha' and a new book 'All Our Waves Are Water'. We spoke about a whole range of stuff including running away to Maui at 16, joining a monastery and almost ordaining as a Zen monk, and the power of water and sports for mental health. To find more about Jaimal: Visit his website - http://www.jaimalyogis.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/jaimal.yogis Twitter- https://twitter.com/jaimalyogis Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/jaimalyogis/ As ever thank you to Oskar Rice for putting together this episode.

In this weeks episode of the Mental Health Pod we spoke to Helen Undy from the Money and Mental Health Policy Institution. As Helen explains there is an often overlooked impact of those with mental health issues struggling with their finances and vica versa with research suggesting people with Mental Health issues being 3x as likely to have money problems. The Money and Mental Health Policy Institution was set up to break this link between financial difficulty and mental health problems. They achieve this through research, developing practical policy solutions and working in partnership with both those providing services and those using them to find what really works. Most recently they were successful in securing a Government extension of the Breathing Space scheme to people in the hospital for their mental health or under the care of a crisis team in their local community. Helen was a really great guest and I’d urge you to look up her and the institutions work on their website. Website: https://www.moneyandmentalhealth.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/mmhpi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moneyandmentalhealth/?fref=mentions

This week we spoke to Dr Danny Penman. For Harry, this was quite a poignant interview as in his first session with his pschologist he was given a book called Finding peace in a Frantic World by Danny, which he credits as helping change his life and alter ingrained negative habits. Since then he has also read Mindfulness for Health and the Art of Breathing which are equally fascinating and helpful- with Mindfulness for health receiving recognition as the best book in popular medicine by the British Medical Associtation. Our chat with Danny encompasses a range of topics including how a life-changing paragliding accident lead him to mindfulness. We would really urge you to read Danny's book and explore his work. Website: http://franticworld.com Twitter: http://franticworld.com

In this episode we spoke to Nicky Ball, Residences Welfare and Conduct Manager at King's College London. Alongside this Nicky is a Mental Health First Aid Instructor. It was really great to speak to Nicky and see how her, Mental Health First Aid England and King's College London residences are improving students experiences and mental health care. If you enjoy this podcast please subscribe, rate us and give us some feedback on iTunes! You can find more about Nicky, King's residences and Mental Health First Aid England here: Twitter- @NickyBall14 @KingsResidences @MHFAEngland Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/kingsresidences/ https://www.facebook.com/MHFAEngland/?ref=br_rs Website- https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/accommodation/residences/index.aspx https://mhfaengland.org

This week we chatted to Leon Taylor, three-time GB Olympian who won silver in Athens 2004. Post-retirement Leon has explored and written a book on mentoring called "MENTOR - The most important role you were never trained for" and recently gave a brilliant TEDx talk on movement and mental health. We touched on all of this in our chat and also explored the fine line between winning and athlete welfare. Apologies for the sound quality we had a little difficulty with our mic. This said Leon's fascinating discussion more than makes up for it. Leon's TEDx talk can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkZl2gsLUp4 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leontaylorGB/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeonTaylorGB Website: http://www.leontaylor.co.uk

In this weeks episode of the Mental Health Pod I was joined by Dr. Chuck Raison of Wisconsin Madison University. Chuck is an internationally recognized psychiatrist researching novel mechanisms involved in the development and treatment of major depression and other stress-related emotional and physical conditions. Outside of his academic work, Chuck acts as the mental health expert for CNN.com. Our chat encompasses a huge range of topics from the use of saunas, antidepressants, and psychedelics to improve mental health to touching on the evolutionary case for depression. Other interesting tangents include discussions on the effectiveness of mindfulness and how Tibetan monks can dry wet sheets on their back through raising their own body temperatures. Chuck's research is truly fascinating and I urge you to check it out further. Website- https://sohe.wisc.edu/staff/charles-l-raison-md/ As ever thanks to Oskar Rice for production!

In this weeks episode of the Mental Health Pod we spoke to Hope Virgo. Hope is a mental health campaigner and author of Stand Tall Little Girl- which details her journey with Anorexia. More recently, Hope’s efforts have been devoted to her Dump The Scales Petition- which calls for the government to review the eating disorder guidance delivered by clinicians. We loved chatting to Hope and learning about her inspirational story. If you enjoy listening please drop us a review and rating and recommend us to a mate! Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/Hopevirgoauthor/ Twitter-https://twitter.com/HopeVirgo Website-http://hopevirgo.com Petition-https://www.change.org/p/eating-disorders-are-not-just-about-weight-dumpthescales As ever thanks to Oskar Rice for putting this together!