Mind Cake: Wandering Through Wellbeing

Lee Crompton and Paul Beeson
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  • Mental Health
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Mind Cake is the podcast where we wade through the weird world of wellbeing. Each episode features honest conversations with people who have something real to say about life, loss, recovery, and the messy stuff in between. No therapy speak. No inspirational quotes. Just real people, talking honestly ... and the occasional Ewok. Not self-help. Just slightly more helpful than doing nothing.

  1. Sep 8 ·  Bonus

    4 Nights in the NHS: Pain, Panic & a Bit of Cake

    This week it's just me. No guest, no Paul ... just an honest one, on my own, about the week I've had. I ended up spending four nights in hospital. This isn't a dig at the NHS. They've saved my life more than once, and I genuinely wouldn't be here without them. But there's stuff I went through that I think is worth talking about honestly: what it's actually like being stuck in the system for a few days, the bits that work and the bits that are visibly creaking, and where your head goes at 3am with nothing to do but think. Mine went to some genuinely dark places, fast. I think that's worth talking about too, how easy it is to catastrophise when you're tired, in pain, and alone with your own thoughts. Not self-help. Just slightly more helpful than doing nothing. Sign up for the newsletter here Or join the WhatsApp channel here

    4 Nights in the NHS: Pain, Panic & a Bit of Cake

  2. Aug 25

    Prince Stash Pt.2: Syd Barrett, Leary & Why Your Phone Is Lying to You

    Part two of Lee and Paul's conversation with Prince Stash de Rola. This time it gets deeper: witnessing Syd Barrett's psychedelic breakdown in the Black Mountains, meeting Timothy Leary as a fugitive in Switzerland, decades of psychedelic and spiritual practice — and a sharp take on why social media and phone addiction are quietly wrecking people's mental health and attention spans today. Mind Cake is a comedy wellbeing podcast — not self-help, just slightly more helpful than doing nothing. Honest conversations about mental health, coping with anxiety, and the real stuff nobody tells you, with a laugh along the way. Missed Part 1? Go back and catch Stash's stories of the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and life in a 1,300-year-old castle first. Guest: Prince Stash de RolaTopics: psychedelics, Timothy Leary, Syd Barrett, social media and mental health, phone addiction, anxiety, spirituality

    Prince Stash Pt.2: Syd Barrett, Leary & Why Your Phone Is Lying to You

  3. Aug 18

    Prince Stash Pt.1: Beatles, Bowie & a 1300-Year-Old Castle

    This week ... Prince Stash de Rola. Friend of the Rolling Stones, housemate of Paul McCartney, model, musician, and current resident of a 1,300-year-old Italian castle, joins Lee on Mind Cake for the first of a two-part conversation. From surviving Vince Taylor's public breakdown to being arrested alongside the Stones and taken in by the Beatles, Stash shares stories from the heart of 60s rock stardom most people have never heard first-hand. Mind Cake is a comedy wellbeing podcast . Not self-help, just slightly more helpful than doing nothing. Honest conversations about mental health, coping with anxiety, and the real stuff nobody tells you, with a laugh along the way. Part 2, where the conversation turns to psychedelics, Timothy Leary, and why social media is lying to you, drops next Tuesday. Guest: Prince Stash de Rola Topics: rock and roll history, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, fame and mental health, celebrity breakdown, coping with anxiety. LINKS The Prince Stash Website Mind Cake Newsletter Mind Cake WhatsApp group

    Prince Stash Pt.1: Beatles, Bowie & a 1300-Year-Old Castle

  4. Aug 6

    What's Your Battery At? Men's Mental Health & Suicide Prevention with Martin Melly (Men Matter Scotland)

    This week Lee heads to Drumchapel to meet Martin Melly from Men Matter Scotland ... and gets asked to rate his mental health battery before he's even sat down. Martin explains how a simple check-in question has become the backbone of a talking group that started as a dads' group in 2019 and has since grown into hubs in Glasgow and Cumbernauld. They get into why social media comparison culture makes everyone feel like they're the only one struggling, why "no advice, just listen" works better than most people expect, and the small, unglamorous habits - gym, meditation, a walk with the dog - that keep Martin's own battery charged. As Martin puts it: the hardest part is getting through the door. Everything after that gets easier. Find Men Matter Scotland: open Monday–Friday, 10:30am–8pm at their Drum Chapel hub, plus Fridays 10am–8pm in Cumbernauld. Drop in, phone, message on Facebook/Instagram, or self-refer via their website. Men Matter Scotland website Mind Cake Newsletter

    What's Your Battery At? Men's Mental Health & Suicide Prevention with Martin Melly (Men Matter Scotland)

  5. Jul 22

    "No I'm Fine" - Michael Redmond on Father Ted, Burnout and the Boy on the Bike

    Michael Redmond played Father Stone in Father Ted in the 1990s. He's never watched it. When they wheeled out a television at a gig in Glasgow and showed the whole thing without warning, he hated every minute of it. This is one of the most honest conversations Mind Cake has had. We chat about about burnout, bewilderment, finding contentment and why autistic children around the world see themselves in a deadpan Irish priest who just looks lost. Michael is 75, lives in Glasgow, posts about aliens on TikTok, and is one of the funniest people Lee has ever sat across from. Mind Cake is a comedy wellbeing podcast exploring honest mental health conversations and the stuff that actually helps, without the therapy speak.

    "No I'm Fine" - Michael Redmond on Father Ted, Burnout and the Boy on the Bike

  6. Jul 7

    The Oven Is Only So Big: Katherine Trebeck on the Wellbeing Economy

    The economy is a bit like a cake. Everyone keeps saying we need to grow it bigger. Everyone wants a bigger slice. But what if the oven is only so big? Katherine Trebeck is a political economist and advocate for the wellbeing economy, and this is one of the most mind-expanding honest mental health conversations Mind Cake has had. Not about therapy or coping with anxiety, but about the system underneath it all and why so many people feel ground down, burnt out and left behind. If you've ever felt the world isn't working the way it should, this conversation might explain why. Mind Cake is a comedy wellbeing podcast exploring honest mental health conversations and the stuff that actually helps, without the therapy speak.

    The Oven Is Only So Big: Katherine Trebeck on the Wellbeing Economy

  7. Jun 23

    Death or Dinner☠️: Tom Radford on Foraging and Finding Your Way Back to Nature

    Tom Radford left a career in corporate communications, got a campervan, and started eating things he found in hedgerows. Now he takes people on walks through the British countryside and teaches them what's food, what's medicine and what might kill you. It turns out foraging isn't really about food at all, it's one of the most honest mental health conversations we've had on Mind Cake, and nobody mentions therapy once. Tom is the founder of Eat The Country and one of the most quietly compelling arguments for getting outside, slowing down and looking down occasionally. If you're looking for a self-help alternative that doesn't feel like self-help, this is it. Mind Cake is a comedy wellbeing podcast exploring mental health, resilience and the stuff that actually helps, without the therapy speak. Click here to go to Tom's website or his Instagram here.

    Death or Dinner☠️: Tom Radford on Foraging and Finding Your Way Back to Nature

  8. Jun 9

    The Crack Is A Repair - with Jon McCann

    What happens when a city famous for booing its own players decides to cheer instead? Jon McCann is a Philadelphia Phillies superfan, YouTuber and the man behind one of sport's most remarkable stories ... a social media post that turned a struggling baseball player's season around and became a Netflix documentary. But behind the viral moment is a deeper story: a breakdown, a mental institution, and the unconditional love of two parents who refused to give up on him. Jon talks to Lee about empathy, survival, therapy, and why the crack in the Liberty Bell is actually a repair. As seen on Netflix.

    The Crack Is A Repair - with Jon McCann
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Mind Cake is the podcast where we wade through the weird world of wellbeing. Each episode features honest conversations with people who have something real to say about life, loss, recovery, and the messy stuff in between. No therapy speak. No inspirational quotes. Just real people, talking honestly ... and the occasional Ewok. Not self-help. Just slightly more helpful than doing nothing.

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