Plodding Along Plodding Along

How do you sustain a relationship when you have a mental health issue? Can depression, anxiety or other conditions make it harder to find love? What happens if your partner is also unwell? In this episode, guest Charli Parkins helps to answer some of these questions and more. How do Charli and her boyfriend Matt sustain a successful relationship when she has Anxiety and he suffers with Depression? This heartwarming and enlightening conversation may just help you to understand and support your loved ones better. 

CONTENT WARNING - This episode contains references to suicide.

In 2012, Mike Smith was 'made redundant' from his job at Coryton Oil Refinery in Essex, along with his hundreds of colleagues when the plant closed down. Aged 50, and unemployed for the first time in his adult life, Mike was faced with the anxiety-inducing issues many people are facing in Britain in 2021 - how do you manage your mental health while supporting a family, looking for work, and coming to terms with being labelled as 'redundant'? 

In episode 2 of Plodding Along, Mike talks host Liam Smith, his son, through the mental health issues he faced during this challenging time.

How do you cope with losing someone you love? In this episode, host Liam Smith speaks to Kurt Lindley. In 2016, Kurt's wife Toni passed away - how did he find the strength to carry on and raise his daughter? Kurt discusses the impact that bereavement had on his mental health, and shares advice on how he copes, as well as how you can support loved ones who lose someone.