Human Being Mental Podcast

I’m joined in the studio by beatbox artist Dan aka Beat Cleaver in the middle of his festival tour season! We talk about Dan’s journey into beatboxing and how his mental health has been affected by and also had an effect on shaping his creative outlet. Dan shares some personal and deeply honest experiences that he’s had along his path and we get into a conversation about drugs, trauma, mental heal...

**Trigger warning!** This episode contains references to subjects that some people may find disturbing. Please read the show notes before watching, thanks! I’m joined by Liam Kennedy, mental health warrior. We talk about Liam’s struggle with physical and mental health and what led him to want to help other people who are struggling. Liam tells us how he battled and won against stage 3 cancer and r...

Rich is joined by author and mental health advocate/public speaker James Lindsay. James has experienced being sectioned twice and suffers with schizoaffective disorder. James tells the amazing story of his journey, recovery and how it inspired him to write a book about his experience. They also talk about mental health awareness, therapy, medications and ways of staying mentally healthy. You can b...

Rich is joined by yoga teacher & therapist Kate Holly for a chat about Kate’s Journey into all things yoga, including yoga therapy, stand-up-paddle-board yoga and even goat yoga! They also chat about the mind/body/spirit connection, finding ‘stillness’ and accessing higher self, the benefits of adding yoga into your life and how it can help you to exercise as well as finding a sense of peace. You...

Rich is joined by Gavin Thorpe. Gavin is the co-founder and co-CEO of the mental health charity Talk Club. He is also a counsellor, musician and songwriter. In this podcast they talk about Gavin’s life journey, creativity, men’s mental health, all about Talk Club, counselling/therapy and also “how are you out of 10?”. You can find out more about Talk Club here: www.talkclub.org Human Being Mental...

Rich is joined by Counsellor & Embodiment Therapist Caroline Lee-Smith for a chat about what embodiment therapy is, how it works and what it’s useful for. Caroline even demonstrates some of the methods of working with Rich being in a “client” role. They also discuss mental health in Society, the need for more services and support, the important difference between a practitioner and a counsellor/th...

Artist & musician David Kemp returns for another fun conversation with Rich. This time they talk about how we understand and perceive fear, some of the issues causing disconnection in society, finding a sense of self-identity and what that means, how narratives define us and, of course, the mechanism of the archetypes! 😂.

We go out into Bristol again and interview members of the public about various mental health and well-being topics. As always we met some amazing people and got some very varied opinions!

For this episode Rich is joined by Sean Flynn. Sean is a creative therapist, clinical supervisor, counselling tutor, artist & neuroscientist; to name a few! They discuss what effective therapy looks like and why sometimes even therapy itself is the problem! We talk about the importance of clients being the expert on themselves and having ownership of their therapeutic experience. Internal family s...

I’m joined by Dan Rowe from the amazing charity Andy’s Man Club; an organisation dedicated to men’s mental health support and suicide prevention. Dan explains the background and history of AMC as well as the incredibly popular spread of their free weekly meetings which started off with one club in 2016 and now covers over 130 separate venues across the country! We also talk about the future of AMC...

For this episode we’re joined by Sue Mahony via a temperamental zoom call! Sue is a counsellor & coach who specialises in working with neurodivergent & gifted people. Sue and Rich discuss the differences, similarities and overlap between giftedness and neurodivergence. Sue tells us how she understands the different stages of the awakening process and we also discuss why love is so important, in fa...

In this episode we discuss Men’s Mental Health, how it desperately needs support & funding and where organisations like Dudes & Dogs make such a difference to men’s lives at a grass-roots level. Rob tells the story of his personal, physical & mental health journey and the events that inspired him to start the Dudes & Dogs walks. We also talk about: Ways of recognising & managing anxiety. Why male...

We spent another afternoon out in Bristol chatting to ordinary people in the street about mental health. This week mainly focussed on men’s mental health, in particular exploring the idea of vulnerability and asking the question “Is it ok for men to cry?” We also asked people what the words “mental health” mean to them & what they think is causing the increase in mental health issues in our modern...

Sean is a creative therapist, clinical supervisor, counselling tutor, artist & neuroscientist; to name a few! Sean talks to us about his history, the experiences & narratives that shaped his life’s journey and the person he has become today. We discuss working creatively in the therapy room & talk about some of the training that Rich experienced when Sean taught him on a Creative Arts Therapies di...

We spent an afternoon out in Bristol chatting to ordinary people about their experience of anxiety & personal ways they have found to manage & deal with anxious feelings. Amongst all the different responses we had, the overwhelming majority of people told us that music played a strong part in their anxiety management. Just goes to show the awesome power of music!

Rich & Al chat the evening after their Skydive and break down the experience; talking about how they felt before, during and after the jump. Al shares how he managed his anxiety as is was building up to the jump time.

David spent 10 years in the Navy then decided to follow his true path as a Musician & Artist. We talk about his experience of mental health, anxiety, creativity, the education system & how we are conditioned as humans. We also discuss mental breaks & the theory of positive disintegration.