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Ep. 7: Emma Bradley on Being Hospitalised as a Teen with Mental Health Problems Teenage Kicks Podcast
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- Parenting
Emma Bradley is a Parenting Expert and mum of three. She has a long career as a teacher behind her expertise, but what's really given her the title is her ability to empathise with young people. And that comes from her own personal experiences as much as from her work.
Emma didn't get the GCSE grade she'd been predicted, and this started a course of events that saw her spiral into depression. Eventually she was hospitalised for mental health problems, and had to continue her studies from her hospital ward.
Emma explains how she got through her exams and treatment to go on to university, but not before going through some quite scary moments.
If you think your child or teenager has clinical depression, or is struggling with anxiety or other mental health issues, your first step should be to call your GP. They will signpost you to further support, or arrange an appointment for you with a specialist child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS).
Useful Links:
* NHS [https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/children-depressed-signs/]
* CAMHS [https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/mental-health-services/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs/]
* Mind [https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/depression/about-depression/] - the mental health charity
* Young Minds [https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/conditions/depression/] - children and young people's mental health charity
You can find Emma here:
* On her blog Emma and 3 [https://www.emmaand3.com/]
* @Emmaand3 on Twitter [https://twitter.com/emmaand3] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/emmaand3/]
Thank you so much for listening! Subscribe [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/teenage-kicks-podcast/id1501488455] now to the Teenage Kicks podcast to hear all my new episodes. I'll be talking to some fabulous guests about difficult things that happened to them as teenagers - including losing a parent, becoming disabled, and being hospitalised with mental health problems - and how they overcame things to move on with their lives.
I'd love it if you'd rate and review the podcast on iTunes too - it would really help other people to find it. You can also find more from me on parenting teenagers on my blog Actually Mummy [https://www.actuallymummy.co.uk/], and on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/iamhelenwills/] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/iamhelenwills] @iamhelenwills.
This episode is sponsored by Blue Microphones, [https://www.blue-designs.co.uk/] who gave me the brilliant Yeticaster for the recording of the podcast.
For information on your data privacy please visit Podcast.co. [https://www.podcast.co/privacy] Please note that I am not a medical expert, and nothing in the podcast should be taken as medical advice.
Emma Bradley is a Parenting Expert and mum of three. She has a long career as a teacher behind her expertise, but what's really given her the title is her ability to empathise with young people. And that comes from her own personal experiences as much as from her work.
Emma didn't get the GCSE grade she'd been predicted, and this started a course of events that saw her spiral into depression. Eventually she was hospitalised for mental health problems, and had to continue her studies from her hospital ward.
Emma explains how she got through her exams and treatment to go on to university, but not before going through some quite scary moments.
If you think your child or teenager has clinical depression, or is struggling with anxiety or other mental health issues, your first step should be to call your GP. They will signpost you to further support, or arrange an appointment for you with a specialist child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS).
Useful Links:
* NHS [https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/children-depressed-signs/]
* CAMHS [https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/mental-health-services/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs/]
* Mind [https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/depression/about-depression/] - the mental health charity
* Young Minds [https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/conditions/depression/] - children and young people's mental health charity
You can find Emma here:
* On her blog Emma and 3 [https://www.emmaand3.com/]
* @Emmaand3 on Twitter [https://twitter.com/emmaand3] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/emmaand3/]
Thank you so much for listening! Subscribe [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/teenage-kicks-podcast/id1501488455] now to the Teenage Kicks podcast to hear all my new episodes. I'll be talking to some fabulous guests about difficult things that happened to them as teenagers - including losing a parent, becoming disabled, and being hospitalised with mental health problems - and how they overcame things to move on with their lives.
I'd love it if you'd rate and review the podcast on iTunes too - it would really help other people to find it. You can also find more from me on parenting teenagers on my blog Actually Mummy [https://www.actuallymummy.co.uk/], and on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/iamhelenwills/] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/iamhelenwills] @iamhelenwills.
This episode is sponsored by Blue Microphones, [https://www.blue-designs.co.uk/] who gave me the brilliant Yeticaster for the recording of the podcast.
For information on your data privacy please visit Podcast.co. [https://www.podcast.co/privacy] Please note that I am not a medical expert, and nothing in the podcast should be taken as medical advice.
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