Mental Health Monday Mick Coyle

Chris Ross is a powerful guest on this week's Mental Health Monday Podcast.

Chris shares his story of dealing with trauma, depression and suicidal thoughts - and how he turned his life around as a self-styled "mentality monster" who now supports others in their mental health journey.

Chris talks about the very difficult issues he's faced, but also the measures he's now put in place to give himself a "zest for life", and how you can help yourself achieve that mindset.

You can find out more about Chris on his Linkedin Profile.

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TOPICS: This episode talks about a suicide attempt, childhood trauma, depression, looking for hope, finding hope, mindset

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Mick Coyle meets Nicole Antoniou, CEO of The Butterfly Squad, in this week's podcast.

The Butterfly Squad is a project and animated series to help children build resilience, understand their emotions and give themselves the best chance at being the best version of themselves.

Nicole sets out why the project started and the results she's seen since it began.

You can find out more on the Butterfly Squad website, or check out their social media accounts.

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In the podcast intro, Mick mentions his project into online teenage blackmail

TOPICS: Child mental health, resilience, mental health awareness, trauma

Mick Coyle is joined by author of The Visual Detox Marine Tanguy on this week's podcast.

Marine's new book explores how our brain deals with looking at so many images on daily basis - adverts, billboards, social media posts, TV screens and beyond.

The book looks at ways you can apply more critical thinking what you see, and asks questions about what sort of towns, cities and communities we want to live in in the future.

The book is available now from Penguin Random House

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TOPICS: Detox, visual imagery, adverts, commercial advertising

Mick Coyle is joined by Grime legend Big Narstie on this week's podcast.

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The main man is here to talk about how his life changed forever after appearing on the Celebrity Bake Off, and how his new health regime is allowing him to make plans for the future.

We'll hear how weight loss, and improved fitness have made a difference to his life, and how he's hoping to share some of his secrets through his new podcast Life Gains.

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TOPICS: Fitness, life gains, life goals, mixed martial arts, healthy eating

Mick Coyle is joined by Dave Lock aka London Marathon icon "Dave the Running Telephone".

Dave reveals he's signed up to race in this years event, and how his own mental health journey led him to fundraise for Samaritans.

He speaks of his own journey, and losing his brother to suicide last year, and how that's a solemn reminder of why Samaritans is such a good cause to support.

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Mick Coyle is joined by Emma and Amie from the The Lucy Rayner Foundation

The LRF has has collaborated with Snapchat to design a new lens that helps users create a snap which talks about their feelings and how they might want someone to talk to.

It's utilising every-day technology to make a difference to the lives of young social media users.

Emma tells Mick about where the foundation has come from, while Amie explains the technicals.

You can get the app by scanning the Podcast artwork, or find out more on The Lucy Rayner Foundation website

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