Matt Holman Talks Mental Health

This special episode has been recorded to connect the Baton of Hope with the Holhuman 1,000,000 steps challenge taking place in September - October 2026. You can find out more: https://www.linkedin.com/company/holhuman/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Ellie about her personal experience of suicide loss, depression and creating a company to help bring awareness and support to mental health and suicide prevention. You can follow Ellie here: https://www.hellohope.uk/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Penny about her personal experience of supporting mental health challenges, understanding the changing landscape of mental health, and becoming a MHFA Instructor.

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with John about his personal experience of mental health challenges, a diagnosis of ADHD, helping men talk about mental health and loneliness. You can follow John here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnstacey85/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Sophie about her personal experience of trauma, depression and making life changes to now help others through listening and providing hope. You can follow Sophie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-bedford-rvn-certvnecc-842b576a/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Julia about her personal experience physical health challenges, and how she is sharing her experience to help raise awareness of her Stoma. You can find Julia on TikTok: @stomamum Or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-b-3170b9131/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Mark about his personal experience, story of mental health, and how he has taken the loss of both of his parents to cancer as his inspiration to help support others. Mark talks about supporting 2 amazing charities: St Michael's Hospice - https://www.stmichaelshospice.org.uk/ Victoria Promise - https://www.victoriaspromise.org/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Lara about her personal experience, story of mental health, suicide attempt and using her journey to help others. Lara was the host for the 2025 Baton of Hope event in Portsmouth, helping to bring together the community to talk and raise awareness of suicide.

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Kris about his personal experience, story of mental health, and how his mum is his inspiration. Kris has launched a clothing brand and movement: Don't be a Can't. What is Don’t be a Can’t? Don’t be a can’t is an initiative to change the stigma around negative thoughts and supporting people into thinking more positively. You can f...

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk about suicide training with Hannah Buckland and Julie Castleman of Junah- Growing Caring Communities. Junah offers clients a whole organisation approach to suicide prevention. You can find out more here: https://junah.co.uk/ The training supports workplaces and organisations to create mentally healthy environments that are safer from suicide....

In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Liz about her personal experience with mental health. Liz was the longest serving female crewman on the Royal Air Force Chinook Fleet spanning a 17 year career flying on the aircraft. But after her medical discharge in 2019 she struggled with the impact of PTSD and other life events. Thankfully one night when she was at her lowest point she made a ph...

In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Rachel and Stacey about their personal experiences with money and mental health. Rachel and Stacey have created Money First Aid, a training course developed to help organisations provide better support to conversations of the taboo topic of money. You can find out more about their work and the training on their website: https://www.moneyfirstaid.org....

*Content Warning* - Suicide discussion In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Caroline about her journey through personal mental health challenges and the sad loss of her husband Steve to suicide. Caroline has written a book 'Daddy Blackbird' on her journey and 'The true story of a family surviving and thriving after loss by suicide. You can purchase a copy of Daddy Blackbird: https://amz...

In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Sally about her journey through menopause, creating her own company RE:Balance by Sally to help others. This is a fascinating listen to understand more about the holistic approach to supporting those who are peri-menopausal and going through menopause. You can connect with Sally here: https://www.rebalancebysally.com/

In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Sally about her journey through personal mental health challenges, and how she turned her unique surname into a connection to talking about mental health (all whilst conquering some incredible adventures along the way). Sally is an inspirational speaker and happy to bring her unique approach to changing the lives of those she engages with. She absolu...

In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Georgina about being diagnosed and living with MS (Multiple Sclerosis), and how through her journey she is creating something to help everyone with Disabilities. Purpl’s mission is to fight for you, the disabled community, by bringing you the best discount offers to help offset the hidden costs that come from living with a disability. Extraordinary s...

In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Dani about the many changes that she has experienced through her life. In her journey she has changed career 3 times, moved overseas, returned home to live with her mum, and now found a place where she feels settled. As part of Dani's ongoing routines and rituals she has a love for Running. If you are on TikTok you can follow her @danirose_enrout...

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Lauren to talk about her journey with mental health. Lauren trained with my a few years ago in Mental Health and in this episode talks about her experience with anxiety, her career in law and almost reaching burnout. Thankfully she experienced 'Inner soul nudges' that helped her to reset and find a pathway to a healthier...

In this energising and inspiring conversation I had the pleasure to sit down and record this episode with the Amazing Human Javeno. We discussed how his passion for helping others started when he was 16 years old, and has continued through his business J7, to help those who have disabilities, life limiting conditions and illnesses feel they are being treated like normal. Javeno has a wonderful and...

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Mark to talk about his journey with mental health. Mark and I have known each other for many years through our mutual connection and love for the travel industry. Mark talks in this episode about a life event and how this helped to ignite his passion for life and other humans. Mark is the volunteer Chair of the GBTA (Global Busi...

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Debi to talk about her journey with mental health. Debi talks about her career in education and how through her experiences of helping others she has committed herself to improve mental health, wellbeing and relationships through play. This episode is a great listen for any parents out there who are struggling with their own chi...

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Andrew to talk about his journey with mental health. Andrew has lived with anxiety since his early teen years and we talk about how over the years, and through a number of low points, he is now working hard on keeping himself well. He now works in mental health and is an advocate of all things wellbeing.

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Mesi to talk about her journey with mental health. Mesi talks in this episode about the moving to the UK 10 years ago and finding her pathway through the corporate world. Talking about the struggles to settle, and some challenging relationships on the journey. She is now a solopreneur having started her first business 'Treat...

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Nat to talk about her journey with mental health. Nat has been through a number of experiences that have help to define her passion for keeping her mental health positive, from being in an abusive relationship, bereavement and finding strength through therapy and powerlifting. You can watch Natalie's TEDx Talk here:    • Rei...

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Mike to talk about his journey with mental health. Mike is very open about his experience with depression, bipolar and his suicide challenges. He has taken his personal experiences and is now a champion for improving mental health and wellbeing in the Construction Industry. He wants to help drive change to improve the help in th...