11 episodes
How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John BBC
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- Health & Fitness
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4.9, 702 Ratings
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Elis James and John Robins talk to a range of guests about the challenges and hurdles they've faced in their own lives, whilst asking the question... How Do You Cope?
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#10 - Sally Phillips: ‘Life is harder, but it’s much funnier’
For the final episode of this series, actor and comedian Sally Phillips talks to Elis and John about bringing up her son Olly, who has Down’s syndrome.
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#9 - Paul Sinha: ‘It’s my story, it’s not anybody else’s story’
Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha discusses with Elis and John the challenges he’s faced in the comedy world, as well as his recent diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
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#8 - Jane Couch: ‘Keep going, keep going, just keep going’
Former boxer Jane Couch talks to Elis and John about how she battled to become the first ever licensed female boxer in Britain and the challenges she faced in the process.
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#7 - Poorna Bell: ‘I was never angry at him’
Journalist Poorna Bell talks to Elis James and John Robins about how she coped with the grief of losing her husband to suicide in 2015.
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#6 - Mark Watson: ‘I blame myself for a lot of the problems’
Comedian and novelist Mark Watson discusses anxiety, relationships and his near-death experience on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.
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#5 - Bryony Kimmings: 'I didn’t want to be someone’s sorrow'
Performance artist Bryony Kimmings discusses her struggles with psychosis, postpartum depression, and the health of her son.
Customer Reviews
When are you coming back
Fabulous chat could listen all night but could you pop back and make some more please
Excellent mental health podcast
Cards on the table.. I love Elis and John and all that they do. This podcast is informative, heart warming and honest. I hope there is more to come and that this can help more people with the darkness.
An incredible series of thought provoking podcasts
An incredible series of thought provoking podcasts
Quite literally, and empirically, the funniest radio DJs on UK radio. Doing things a little more serious with wit, charm, shame and sympathy.
