Synopsis
Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each week joined by a special guest Mental is intended to be a safe space to hear honest and open discussion about mental health in the hope listeners will feel more empowered to continue the conversation with others. This podcast is a chance for Bobby to give back for the support he has received and share what he continues to learn in the ongoing journey for optimum mental wellbeing.Covering many, many topics that influence mental health, we focus on identity and the sheer weight of being a human in our modern, technology-filled world. Learn about different conditions from first-hand experience, with statistics you can trust and inspiring guests. Mental health is something to be mindful of just as much as physical health, and Mental strives to let listeners know that they dont have to do so alone. Oh, and remember you are enough!
Episodes
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275: Self Acceptance
08/12/2022 Duration: 59minWe will be back with new episodes on January 5th so please enjoy this favourite episode from 2022: This week Bobby has an uplifting conversation with trailblazing model, actor, activist Casil McArthur about the long and winding road to self acceptance. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. Find Bobby’s talk at The Podcast Show HERE You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to support the show and get new episodes ad free… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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274: Value
01/12/2022 Duration: 49minWe will be back with new episodes on January 5th so please enjoy this favourite episode from 2022: In this uplifting and definitely stigma busting episode we are joined by Dr Joseph Shrand to talk all about how we value ourselves and others as a factor in mental health. We also get into the relationship between language and stigma in a big way. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to support the show and get new episodes ad free… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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273: Body Image
24/11/2022 Duration: 42minIn this very special episode the Emmy Award winning Eureka O’Hara is here talking body image and so much more. Press play for a very warm and vulnerable conversation that covers so many of the hard hitting barriers our guest has overcome. Find our interview with the brilliant Cheddar Gorgeous HERE Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support the cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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272: Autism
17/11/2022 Duration: 38minThis week in collaboration with the National Autistic Society of the UK we have Lex Lancaster on the podcast. Who shares fascinating insights into living 30 years on the spectrum before receiving a diagnosis in this eclectic and uplifting conversation. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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271: Boundaries
10/11/2022 Duration: 38minThis week Dr Shainna Ali is our returning guest to discuss all thing boundaries. Including why they can be so difficult to set, common misconceptions and how to build stronger connections with others. Here’s the link to find Dr Shainna’s new book Designing Healthy Boundaries Scroll back to episode 144 to hear Dr Shainna’s previous episode on Self Love. Or click HERE Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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270: Quitting
03/11/2022 Duration: 38minThis week we are joined by entrepreneur dentist turned mental health speaker and author Dr Neeta Bhushan who shares how the way she grew up propelled her into an incredible career. Followed by the realisation that the life she’d built needed a major shake up. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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269: Personality Disorders
27/10/2022 Duration: 47minThis week Katja Pavlovna joins us to share her experiences of receiving personality disorder diagnoses and the associated stigmas. Plus what it’s like to be a teacher encouraging open conversations and delivering the mental health curriculum. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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268: Bullying
19/10/2022 Duration: 58minThis week musician and activist Casey McQuillen joins us to talk all about the many facets of bullying, what we can do about it and so many more topics in this uplifting conversation. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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267: Grief
12/10/2022 Duration: 46minThis episode is dedicated to Cherry Valentine who you can learn more about in a BBC Documentary HERE or on a previous episode of this podcast HERE Our guest is Sam Morrison who has a stand up show where he shares the experience of losing his partner. In this conversation we delve into the layers of exploring this on stage and what it has taught him about grief. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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266: Anxiety
06/10/2022 Duration: 48minThis week Gina Nelson is here to share her perspective supporting people though anxiety by disassembling negative patterns in our cognition. It makes for a very relatable and practical conversation. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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265: Gender
29/09/2022 Duration: 45minThis week Alexander Tries is here to chat all things gender as a factor in mental health. Including stereotypes, binary thinking and what it means to realise you’re not alone in feeling uncomfortable with gender expectations. Check out our original Gender miniseries: Ep 158, Ep 159 Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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264: Psychosis
22/09/2022 Duration: 37minThis week we are joined by NHS Doctor and Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das to demystify psychosis. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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263: Social anxiety
14/09/2022 Duration: 45minThis week we are joined by personal trainer and mental health advocate Jaime Filer in an uplifting episode. We get into misconceptions around eating disorders, overcoming social anxiety and how these conditions hold people back from improving their overall health. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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262: Unexplained Illnesses
08/09/2022 Duration: 47minThis week we are talking all about a fascinating area of medicine that identifies the many ways our physical health is influenced by our mental state. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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261: Fertility
01/09/2022 Duration: 47minThis week fellow podcasters Dr Kibby McMahon & Jacqueline Trumbull are here to share their experiences around fertility as a factor in mental health. Find their wonderful podcast HERE Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to support the show and get new episodes ad free… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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260: Introducing… Glittering A Turd with Kris Hallenga
30/08/2022 Duration: 07minGlittering A Turd is a place for Kris and her guest on each episode to talk openly and candidly, taking positives from moments of adversity and acknowledging that life can be a turd, but you can roll that turd in glitter. Each guest takes us through one, or several moments of adversity in their lives. Illness, mental health issues, addiction, relationships - a whole host of topics. They’ll talk about the biggest challenges they have overcome in childhood and adulthood, and how they affect change. The podcast explores how life events can completely derail us from the path we believe we’re on, but how such experiences can positively define who we are and put us on a new journey. Glittering a Turd is out now, with brand new episodes every Tuesday, so search Glittering a Turd wherever you’re listening to this show and click follow so you never miss an episode.
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259: A Normal Life
25/08/2022 Duration: 43minWe’ll be back with a new episode next week but for now please enjoy this favourite from the archive, first published in February 2022: This week we are joined by Efia Sulter to unpick the pressures that can exist around how ourselves and others expect our lives to go. Learn more about Efia’s work HERE Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to support the show and get new episodes ad free… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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258: Connection
18/08/2022 Duration: 43minWe’ll be back with a new episode next week but for now please enjoy this favourite from the archive, first published in October 2021: This week were joined by inspirational author Stefanos Xenakis to explore the theme of connection as a factor in mental health. Including how the experiences our guest had in therapy helped shape his optimistic outlook and appreciation for others You can find The Simplest Gift by Stefanos Xenakis HERE Find the infographic and research Bobby mentions HERE Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subsription on Apple Podcasts to support the show and get new episodes ad free… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of grea
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257: Depression & Speaking Up
11/08/2022 Duration: 41minThis week we are joined by incredible campaigner, podcaster and repeat guest Terry McGuire to delve into the experience of speaking publicly about mental illness. This conversation is full of connection, humour and incisive take-aways about depression. The link to the video about depression's lies: https://vimeo.com/716603846/f13be05186 Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE
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255: PTSD
27/07/2022 Duration: 48minThis week we are joined by the incredible Mary Firestone to talk all things PTSD including her experiences of ‘Post Traumatic Growth’. Plus the strange clarity that can often follow trauma and what to do with it. Here we go! Mental is the brain-child of Bobby Temps, who lives and thrives while managing his own mental health. Each Thursday we delve into a factor or condition that affects the mind and how to better manage it. You can now join our Subscription on Apple Podcasts to get new ad free extended episodes and support this cause… Petition to 'Get Mental Health Education on the School Curriculum' - Join us at bit.ly/MentalPetition Join the movement on: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram We also have a very blue website with loads of great resources HERE