Hey Mate, Can you Talk?

Were out in the world again this week as we count down to 2024 Distinguished Gentlemans Ride! join us at Garforth Town Football Club as we discuss what the event means to us and the connection it brings 100s of men all over the world uniting for mens health!

When the sun shines and we feel we havent recorded an in person podcast in forever what do we do? Well.....Andy gives me an alien location to me and we record on a beautiful little crag in back end of Leeds join us we talk through whats goin on in the world of hey mate can you talk? what weve got coming up and the usual amount of irreverant banter much love HMCYT

in this episode recorded in 2024 we discuss Chris' rugby career, injuries, hobbies & life he delves quite deep into life & as always we thank Chris for being our guest and sharing his experience. Much Love Pete & Andy

Where the f**k have you guys been? VALID QUESTION! Well life happens & things get in the way but strap ion as we return for 2025 with our usual brand of humour looking into mental health, general chit chat & why did we ever stop drinking appletise and Orangina?

HEY MATES CAN WE TALk? Yep, its been a hot minute BUT we as all good things return haha we were very busy organising this years Distinguished Gentlemans Ride & other work / life balances! but here is the first in our next continued run of episodes seeing us return with some amazing guests week after week. Enjoy Pete & Andy

A little informal catch up as we had into this seasons episodes and look forward to whats to come.

HI TEAM HMCYT! Weve got caught up in life, work and injuries! BUT WERE BACK! We have taken it full circle as Andy & Pete start a fresh new countdown on the podcast to this years 'Distinguished Gentlemens Ride' in Leeds, The place they met last year and not only a great friendship but this podcast was born from. Join them on their usual musings and as they look forward to another amazin...

Join Andy and Pete as they wrap up the 2023 launch of 'Hey Mate Can You Talk' Discussing all things Christmas (yes we know its a bit late but Pete had a technology Meltdown & almost an emotional one haha) and what's to come in 2024 We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who supported us last year and look forward to welcoming you back to our podcast this year as we...

We are so thankful to be joined by friend & supporter of the podcast Chris Roughley as he speaks to us about his long career working withing the Mental Health practitioners team. We have wanted a chat looking at care from the otherside for a while and we thank Chris far taking time out to talk to us. Much Love Andy & Pete

Episode 14 - In this episode Andy & Pete get together at Mr Inmans Bar in Morley, Leeds to recap on whats ben going on in the past few episodes! as usual this decends into chaos, crap & reminicing of past festive seasons with Christmas looming! Talking of Christmas we are planning our BIG special episode where we want you to get involved and join us for a night of drinks, nibbles and live...

Were Joined by Jon Underwood a man who after a life altering flight to new york & some bad news from his GP took on a life altering mission to go from ''Fat to fit'' where he met his partner & had a baby along the way - absolutely inspirational stuff. settle in this is a long episode Andy & Pete

Episode 12 - Nick Gray Were joined again by Nick Gray on an episode recorded during 'Baby Loss Awareness Week' as he recounts his journey alongside his Wife Claire on the pregnancy and very sad loss of his first daughter Emily. We are incredibly thankful to Nick for sharing his thoughts & feelings with us from his perspective in that most difficult time. We do apologise if any viewers find this ep...

Episode 11 In this episode we are joined by British road racing star Joey 'Yorkshire' Thompson. A young local man of much International promise talks through his career & the highs and lows that motivate him to live his best fast paced life. His support of mental health CIC Pals Battalion & where his connection and mental health journey has brought him. With special thanks in this...

Episode 10 We are joined by Nick Gray a man who was diagnosed with alopecia from the age of 11 talks us through his journey through his teenage years, the benefit of team sports & how it affected him. If you or anyone you know is affected by alopecia please check out the amazing support of Alopecia UK thanks again for joining us on our journey Andy & Pete

This week we take on your topics to discuss

Episode 8 weve had a holiday each and all sorts going on in life, lets have a catch up & see whats new

Apologies for it saying EP8?!? (Pete's only human) This week as we head into suicide prevention month were joined by Steve, founder of The Jordan Legacy An extremely powerful & emotive conversation for sure. please do check out their website if anything within this podcast has affected you or you want to get involved. The Jordan Legacy Website Cheers Andy & Pete Hey Mate, Can you Talk?

Episode 6 - Zoe's Story The final in our run of chats with the team from Its Worth Talking about! An emotional chat with Zoe, she shares with us how she came to look for help in a group setting and the amazing progress she has personally made & in becoming a group facilitator. We want to deeply thank the team at IWTA for opening up and talking to us & also their amazing supporters for...

Ryan's Story An open and frank chat with the founder of 'Its worth talking about' of what in is life lead him to the point of creating a fantastic peer to peer support group in Yorkshire. If you would like to know more about the groups make you follow their socials @itsworthtalkingabout or head to their website www. IWTA.co.uk We thank Ryan for sharing his journey with us & hope yo...

Its Worth Talking About. It absolutely is! Joining Andy & Pete this week are 2 of the amazing people from the support organisation 'Its Worth Talking About' We welcome Ryan & Zoe as they talk us through how they got involved & what mental health means to them.

The Catch Up Because that's the whole aim of this just opening conversation! After Pete opened up on the last episode we wanted to share how he felt following that! Once again we open up to you, our listeners... If you have any questions or topics for us, Please do get in touch heymatecanyoutalk@gmail.com or Via the socials Instagram < Click here Make sure you follow the podcast to get aler...

Episode 2 - Pete takes a moment to discuss his own journey with mental health battles, sober curiosity and how he feels now. TW- This episode does include conversation regarding suicide. If you have been affected by any issues spoken about during this podcast we recommend speaking to a professional service. The Samaritan can be called from any phone on 116123 If you would like to contact us with a...

Welcome to Episode 1 of 'Hey mate, Can you Talk?' Within the journey of this podcast we are looking to delve into what mental heath & general wellbeing means to us. throughout we will draw on our own personal experiences as well as welcoming guests on to the show to chat with us. Please do 'Subscribe'& 'Follow' us on our social channels and support us along the way....

Just a quick hello from one of your hosts about what's to come on our channel. We hope you join us on our journey. Andy & Pete