The Stress Sessions

Welcome back to The Stress Sessions! This week, I’m speaking to award-winning public figure, Joe Plumb, who at the age of just 13, set up the 'Speak Up, Speak Out’ campaign with support from James Arthur, Sinitta Malone and Richard Branson, and has gone onto win the Princess Diana award and featured in the ITV’s ‘Britain Get Talking’ campaign. He’s a really inspirational and lovely guy - and...

In this week's episode, I speak to Birmingham City W.F.C captain and Scotland international footballer, Christie Murray. Having recorded this session aaaaages ago, it was lovely to listen back to my chat with Christie, who's played for lots of fantastic teams including Glasgow City, Arsenal, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Liverpool and now Birmingham City W.F.C. She's also got 66 caps for...

I've been so BLOODY EXCITED to share this episode of The Stress Sessions with you since I recorded it... and here it is! This week, I'm chatting to US-based actor and comedian, Baron Vaughn, who recently starred in the hilarious Netflix series 'Superstore ' (if you've not watched it, please do. It's SO funny), is the character 'Bud' in 'Grace and Franki...

That's come round quickly, hasn't it! Here's Episode Eight of Series Two with Chief Executive of Grand Union Housing Group, Aileen Evans :) Aileen  has had a career spanning over 30 years in housing and in her role as Group Chief Executive oversees everything at Grand Union Housing Group. She believes passionately that building properly affordable rented homes is a key part of solvi...

You've made it to episode seven of the series, so congratulations! In The Stress Sessions this week, I'm speaking to Ospreys rugby union player, Lloyd Ashley, who was an absolute gent and was actually my first podcast record of series two! Lloyd has his own mental health project, Living Well With Lloyd Ashley - which he launched during the first lockdown in April 2020 - so we had a good...

Hello and welcome back to The Stress Sessions! I've gone local this week, and have been speaking to influencer, Disclosure Magazine Editor and Channel 4's 'Britain's Best Parents' contender, Hannah Armitage. After suffering from various mental illnesses through the years, Hannah tells her story of a horrendous traumatic experience that took place exactly five years ago, wh...

Hey! And thanks again for tuning in! This week, I'm speaking to Exeter (UK) based artist, LP-EDITS, who's a concept abstract artist - and someone who I've been following for a number of years now. Having been a massive fan of his work... pretty much from when he started doing it, I took a punt and asked LP (aka Lewis), onto The Stress Sessions. And we had a good, honest chat about m...

Welcome back to The Stress Sessions! This week, I'm speaking to award-winning author and occupational psychologist, Fiona Murden, who has, for the past year, been working closely with frontline NHS employees to help teach coping techniques for stress and anxiety throughout the global pandemic. I personally found chatting to Fiona really helpful - and even picked up some helpful tips along the...

Here we go! It's Episode Three of Series Two and I'm SO honoured to announce my next guest... If you're a bloke in a sport that uses LOTS of physical contact like boxing, wrestling or American Football, you're bound to be a tough guy with no mental health problems, right? WRONG! Well, having gone into this chat with absolutely NO knowledge of the sport, I spoke to MMA (mixed ma...

Hey hey! You're listening to Episode Two of Series Two of The Stress Sessions. This week's guest is Milton Keynes food & lifestyle blogger, Sophie Etc! It was really interesting to chat to Sophie about the growth of her AMAZING blog , which identifies all of the best independent food and drink (and others!) in and around the Milton Keynes region, alongside her history of panic attack...

After a three month hiatus, The Stress Sessions is back with Series Two! If this is your first listen to my podcast, then 'welcome'! Thanks for tuning in; it means a lot. I'm Luke and I suffer with anxiety and depression, having been diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) about five or six years ago. Since the last episode back in October, it hasn't been all plain sa...

Hi everyone! I've been looking forward to releasing this episode all week... it's one of the best I've recorded - not just because I personally enjoyed chatting to someone that I haven't had the chance to properly catch up with for a while, but because it was the first time I have talked about I few of the topics that came up. So, what can I say about Episode 10: The One With t...

Apologies in advance to all of my other guests, but I was VERY EXCITED to record this episode. Episode Nine: The One With the Legendary Gills Striker (and *Lewis Hamilton). It was SO, SO CLOSE to the wire, but at 21:59 on transfer deadline day, I managed to sign up former Gillingham FC, Reading, Brentford and Sheffield Utd striker, Carl Asaba, to come on and chat football (obviously) and all thing...

Here we bloody go. Episode Eight: The One With the Big Announcement. This week, I talk about World Mental Health Day - the MASSIVE competition with Percy's BBQ Milton Keynes. You might even find out the winner... I also talk about my learnings, having watched the 'Freddie Flintoff: Living With Bulimia' programme, which recently aired on BBC1, the importance of mental health awarenes...

It's time to check in. Grab your mobile and phone a friend, family member or colleague. Everyone needs a little chat about how they're feeling from time to time and this is the chance for you to speak to one of your mates who you've not had the chance to natter to for a while. Or your brother, Auntie or cousin that you might have had a heart-to-heart with yesterday. Even Will from w...

Yo, yo, yo! A HUGE thank you for downloading episode seven, and for your continued support. This is The One With the Memory Jog. It was great to record, as I got to have a natter with the amazing Jess Robson, Founder of Run Talk Run , a global mental health running group where people are free to run and talk without judgement or competition. It's amaaaaaaaaaaazingggggggggg. I've recently...

It's here, it's here, episode six is here! The One With the Transatlantic Guests. I was really nervous about recording this one because it was the first time I've had two guests one the show at the same time - one a Californian influencer, Miss Adrienne Finch , and the other a former social worker and graduate from Columbia University, Mary Albertoli - who both work at The Shift. Th...

IT'S MOOOOOONDAY 💃.  HERE WE BLOODY GO! Episode Five. It's here. Straight after Episode Four. In this episode I'm ALLLLL BYYYYY MYYYYSEEEEEELF. But it's not all doom and gloom. I've got a whiskey on the rocks going. It's lovely. And I'm talking about the past week, answer a few questions that you lot have sent in, World Suicide Prevention Day and much, much more...

Hello! Have I got an ABSOLUTE TREAT for you all this week - Episode Four: The One With the Colonel Sanders Beef. In this episode, I'm speaking to Kayleigh (sister of one of my wife's best mates), who's previously suffered from postnatal depression. And believe me, I learnt A LOT. SO MUCH. Mainly because I haven't got kids, and didn't really know anything about the topic......

After a two-week break, The Stress Session is back with Episode Three: The One With the Ankle Model. This time round, I'm speaking to my good friend, Emma, who's an Assistant Headteacher. As some of you will know already, lots of children are due to go back to school next week. For all the worried parents out there whose little (or big) ones are heading back to the classroom, you can fin...

She's been away for a while but now she's back - here's Episode Two of The Stress Sessions podcast - and the return of the wife. This week, we delve deeper into what we really feel when we're anxious or depressed, what being anxious or depressed REALLY means outside the diagnosis, and the honest truth about marriage and having kids. Grab yourself a tea or coffee. Maybe even a b...

It's what you've been waiting for all week - the FIRST episode of The Stress Sessions podcast - well, technically it's the second - as last week's Pilot was the first, but never mind... This week, I speak to my oldest and dearest friend, Martin, who I met at secondary school. After bonding over clay-throwing in our A-Level art class, we've been mates for over 15 years. And...

It's here at last! The first EVER episode of The Stress Sessions. My lovely wife, Tara, has stepped in to be my guest for this episode, where we discuss how we met, our experience of mental health within our relationship, our best personal coping mechanisms and entering the world of adulthood. And yes, you can expect some strong language. Apologies. I swear quite a lot. So, sit back, relax, a...

Welcome to the trailer for The Stress Sessions, a podcast about mental health, getting married, the thought of having kids and the highs and lows of an early-30's guy living with anxiety. I'm Luke, and this is The Stress Sessions. Make sure you give me a follow on  https://www.instagram.com/stresssessions/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.