Health and Self Care

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Consciousness, our host Dr. Andrew Tresidder is joined by Dr. Karen Forshaw and Chrissie Mowbray from Resilient Practice to discuss what they believe that consciousness is, how it is connected to wellbeing and resilience and why learning to make some simple mindful choices can help us to improve our thought processes and...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, COPD and Health Inequalities, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Wendy Coward from Healthwatch Somerset and Emma Savage from NHS Somerset to discuss what Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is and what health inequalities are, how they are connected , and why a new COPD initiative...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Mindfulness and Resilience, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Dr. Inmaculada Adarves-Yorno from the University of Exeter to discuss what mindfulness and resilience are and how they are connected , how we can  build resilience to a high level and learn to embrace challenges and how Inma’s e...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Safety Planning, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Dr. Alys Cole-King, Clinical Director of 4 Mental Health , and Debbie Wint from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to discuss what safety planning is, how it can help support people experiencing suicidal thoughts and why, like wearing a seatbel...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Living Well with Respiratory Disease, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Dr. Steve Holmes to discuss what respiratory symptoms we need to be aware of, when you might need further support and how you can manage and live well with breathlessness and other respiratory issues. The  SEW podcast...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, World Suicide Prevention Day 2023, our host Dr. Peter Bagshaw is joined by Sammiie Winter and Steve Rider from Mind in Somerset to discuss what the Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service has done to support them and other people in their time of need, how you can get help and support if you need it and how you can s...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Crucial Conversations, our hosts Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Sarah Coope discuss what clinicians can learn from the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes are High , why it is important to focus on what you can control and change yourself in difficult situations and how to react when a conversation...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Human Beings or Human Doings, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by David Sealey from the NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board to discuss what drives human behaviour , how we could consider ourselves to have hardware bodies and software being and why, in the age of AI , it is important to consid...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Safeguarding Matters, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Sarah Ashe from the NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board to discuss what safeguarding means and how you can report concerns , why it is everybody’s responsibility and what the integrated care system is doing together to promote welfare...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Effective Consulting Part 2, our hosts Dr. Sarah Coope and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Dr. Damian Kenny to continue the discussion about what he has learnt from studying consultations , why learning to listen deeply with an intent to understand is a key skill and what we can all do to get more out of our communicat...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Tellmi, our hosts Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Peter Bagshaw are joined by Suzi Godson and Billie Kerr from Tellmi to discuss how the Tellmi app has been commissioned in Somerset , what the app does to support children and young people with their mental health and why peer support conversations with other people with live...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, ARK at Egwood, our hosts Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Peter Bagshaw are joined by Nigel Bell from ARK at Egwood to discuss why getting closer to nature can benefit your health and wellbeing , why working outdoors with others can help you to engage and relax and how you can get involved with the amazing ARK at Egwood proje...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this special episode, Alcohol Awareness Week 2023, our hosts Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Peter Bagshaw are joined by Carl Morrison from Public Health and Sally, who is a recovering alcoholic, to discuss Sally’s powerful story about her journey with alcohol, what you can do to monitor your own alcohol use and how you can reach out for...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Thinking Pitstops, our host Dr. Sarah Coope is joined by Dr. Ibone Markaida from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s Talking Therapies team to discuss what Thinking Pitstops are , how Ibone and Sarah have benefitted from using the tool and how we can all benefit from taking time out to stop and refocus. The  SEW podcast  was...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Effective Consulting, our hosts Dr. Sarah Coope and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Dr. Damian Kenny to discuss what he has learnt from studying consultations , why learning to listen deeply with an intent to understand is a key skill and what we can all do to get more out of our communications with others. The  SEW po...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, New Ways of Thinking, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder discuss how new research helps us to better understand mental health conditions, why clinical studies are being conducted into the potential mental health benefits of some illegal substances and what recent breakthroughs in medication could mean fo...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Health for Many Groups, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Lee Reed from NHS Somerset to discuss why health inclusion is important , how health and care services need to continue to work hard proactively to support different groups and why it is important to tailor support instead of relyin...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Alka on Alcohol, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Dr. Alka Patel to discuss why lifestyle medicine is important , how alcohol occupies a complicated position in our culture and society and how drinking alcohol has different effects for every individual and can lead to negative health and...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Talking About Men’s Mental Health, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Q Ladipo and Ian Bramley from Stepladder to discuss why men need to talk more about their mental health , how men can find groups of like-minded people in Somerset and why opening up and talking about perceived weakness i...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Older People’s Mental Health, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder discuss how older people’s mental health needs can differ , how they can present different symptoms that are harder to detect and why older people are often underrepresented in terms of uptake of support and treatment . The  SEW podcast  wa...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Somerset Independent Living Centres, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Julian Bellew and Andrea Laker from Somerset Council to discuss what Independent Living Centres are, how they provide guidance and support to enable people to keep living independently and how you can access the centres...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, 7 Skills for the Future, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Emma Sue Prince to discuss which skills she believes are critical for future success , how Emma Sue drew from her own experiences to write her book on the subject and how we can flourish by nurturing skills that are inherent within...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Learning Disability Liaison – Getting It Right, our hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Sonia Sansom and Louise Atkinson from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to discuss what Learning Disability Liaison is, how learning disabilities differ from learning difficulties and why their team work hard to...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, Life Lessons Learnt, our hosts Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Sarah Coope are joined by Dr. Amrita Sen Mukherjee to discuss what we can learn from her research into post-traumatic growth amongst clinicians , how psychological struggle can transform behaviours and outlooks and why it is important that we learn from experienc...

Welcome to the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast ! In this episode, The Magic of Metaphor, our hosts Dr. Andrew Tresidder and Dr. Sarah Coope are joined by Tamsin Hartley from The Listening Space to discuss what clean language is, how useful metaphors can be used to address practical problems , and how you can use these tools and other mindfulness resources yourself. The  SEW podcast  was...