The Retreat

For trans awareness week we met with Jay, a trans male working in the NHS who speaks candidly about his experiences of working whilst transitioning and how that fueled his passion to support others, both patients and colleagues who identify as trans.

The penultimate podcast from the wellbeing team which discusses the work that has been done in prisons by our very own Jonathan Davies and Lydia Ashton. This podcast was recorded prior to the Clinical Research Network contract ending, and includes references to the CRN. However, we are now the West Midlands Regional Research Delivery Network.

In this episode, we are joined by Samantha Russell and Andy Aston, Research Facilitators who discuss what it is like promoting research in schools. We get to hear what a day in the life is like for them and how they encourage schools to participate in research

In this episode, we are joined by Cathy Foreman, Assistant Project Manager and Reiki Master and Lisa Aytok, Organisational Development and Wellbeing Manager and Level 2 Reiki Practitioner. We talk about what is involved in a reiki session and the science behind it.

In this episode, we are Joined by Lynn Jinks who owns her own business Crystal Energy Empowerment. We discuss what holistic health is, how it can help you and loads of other exciting stuff!

On today's episode, the wellbeing team at the CRN WM are joined by Kim Kinsella, R&D Workforce Development Manager who provides useful insights on what it is like for her at work with Autism and ADHD.

In this episode, we are joined by Mia Johnson, Natasha Upton, Zoe Monckton and Zoe Phipps. We discuss why there isn't a need to have a perfect aesthetic Christmas, social pressures and how to make your own traditions. We also talk about how people can feel lonely during the festive period.

In this episode we are joined by Jenny Warmington, Natasha Upton and Jade Monk who openly discuss what it is like having a disability in the workplace.

In this episode we are joined by Jo Logan who works for BHSF (British Hospitals Saturday Fund) where she goes into detail on what an EAP Service offers to staff within The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Foundation Trust.

This month's episode focuses on the menopause and and how it affects everyone in different ways. We are joined by Jane Mitchell, Lisa Aytok and members from University Hospitals Birmingham.

In this episode we are joined by Jenny Warmington, Senior Pharmacy Technician and Fawn Harrad-Hyde, ENRICH Lead who talk about their experiences of being LGBTQ+ in the NHS

This month's episode focuses on living with a long term condition. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust offers staff access to the Disabilities and Long Terms Conditions Employee Group and is open to anyone. It was at this group when talking about raising awareness that we met up with one of our colleagues, Beverley Pugh who talks so openly about being diagnosed with cancer twice and how she coped ea...

In this episode we are joined by Amy Kular-Dhaliwal and Jade Monk. They talk about what fibromyalgia is and the signs and symptoms of it. The also give their own personal experiences and highlight how it effects everyone differently.

In this episode we are joined by Jane Mitchell, Zoe Monckton and Helen Walcott. We talk about being trained Mental Health First Aider and how we all have our own experiences of Anxiety.

In this episode, Lisa and Zoe talk about their personal experiences of Grief. Lisa also talks about her experiences of being a bereavement counsellor and gives some advice on how to navigate grief. The podcast starts at around 02:30, as Lisa begins by setting the scene about her background to provide context for the later conversation.

In this episode we are joined by Moe Shaikh, Pat Ryan and one of our Research Champion, Tony Kelly. The focus is on Men's Health.