337 episodes
Mentally Yours Metro
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- Health & Fitness
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4.4 • 159 Ratings
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A weekly mental health podcast from http://Metro.co.uk.
Ellen Scott and Yvette Caster chat to people who have lived with mental illness, from shop workers to celebrities, to educate, empathise and challenge stigma. Ellen has OCD, depression and anxiety, Yvette has bipolar disorder and binge eating disorder. Both know what a lonely place mental illness can be. These podcasts offer hope and proof that things can improve.
Published every Monday.
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Yvette's Final Show
The end of an era.
After more than 300 episodes, our good friend and colleague Yvette Caster is putting down her Mentally Yours microphone. In this episode, Yvette and Rachel talk through some of the highlights from the past few years of podcasting on Mentally Yours. -
Health Anxiety
How can we break though mental health stereotypes and stigmas?
Yvette is joined by brand new host, Rachel, to chat with Lucy Nichol, a mental health campaigner and Writer. They talk about health anxiety, stigmas and Lucy's new book, Don't Call Me Snowflake.
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Schizoaffective Disorder And Psychosis
James Lindsay is no stranger to stress and anxiety. But in his case, leaving those struggles untreated led to a full psychotic episode that hospitalised him for the better part of a month. He chats to Yvette about his story, which he's also put down in a book, Befriending My Brain: A Psychosis Story.
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Mental Illness In Literature
What do the books we read tell us about our mental health? And what does our mental health tell us about the books we read? Ruth Heholt and Jo Parsons are currently running a module at Falmouth University called madness and literature. They chat to Yvette about the course, and talk through some of the most revealing books.
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Mental Health At Sea
Melanie worked for five years in the luxury yachting industry and during this time experienced depression and suicidal ideation. Her debut memoir, Behind Ocean Lines: The Invisible Price of Accommodating Luxury, follows her experience in this industry and the damaging effect it had on her mental health. Yvette chats to Melanie White about her time at sea...
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How To Support Someone You Love
Yvette chats with her mum in this very special (and candid) Mentally Yours episode. They talk about life growing up with Yvette's Bipolar Disorder, coping mechanisms, and getting through it together.
Customer Reviews
Different perspectives
Really good to hear how others manage.
Raw and real
I really like listening to this podcast. As someone who has gone through some of issues discussed I really relate to it.
It's also very raw in how the guests share their own mental health journeys.
The only reason I have knocked a star off is sometimes the sound quality can be distracting. Especially if an episode has been recorded in a cafe you can hear this etc.
Excellent and widely relateable
I adore this podcast! The interviews are candid and real, full of personality and the humour which keeps them uplifting. I think it's something that would be highly relateable and accessible to anyone, with or without a mental health disorder, as it highlights many varying topics and differing perspectives. I just feeled buoyed up, calmer, and generally a little more enlightened after listening to any of the episodes...thank you for creating them! :)