Mental Health and You

To start the series we're joined by Beth and Linda from the Psychology and schools team as well as Courtney, Grace and James who have joined us to share their experiences of exam stress. The group talk about 'what is stress?', their experience of exam stress, the 'window of tolerance', how different styles of encouragement can work for different people, what young people have found helpful, w...

Warning - this episode contains discussion on the topic of self-harm and suicide   We're joined by Catherine and Jamie who discuss their new pilot, which is made to support parents and carers whose young people are at risk of suicide or self-harm. If you would like to support the team with the project, contact them on Steppingbacksafely@nsft.nhs.uk     Learn more about the CAIST tea...

Today we're joined by Sarah and Andrea who share a bit about some of the volunteering roles at NSFT, registering your interest for volunteering roles, the support available to our volunteers, why people volunteer a bit more about the volunteering process and more!   Learn more about volunteering: Volunteers | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS   Contact Sarah by emailing: volunteer@nsft.nhs.uk&nbsp...

This episode considers what parents and carers can do to support the building of resilience in the holidays. Conversations with Linda Brindle (Senior Psychotherapist) and Dr Kelsey Odgers (Clinical Psychologist) cover the opportunities that come with trying new things, the benefits of peer connection and ways to support children and young people with uncertainty. Consideration is given to how youn...

Donna and Kate discuss Kate's new role as a community engagement officer in Research, who our research team works with, how we can all bring research to the local community, future goals and a QandA session on the Researching Together Network.   Contact the team by emailing: Research2gether@nsft.nhs.uk or visit https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/researching-together-network to find out more. Hosted on A...

* Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion on the subject of suicide *   We’re joined by Wayne, Keith, Dave and Mick who discuss their experiences of transitioning into civilian society, the difficulties this has brought, the support the team provide and the group have accessed, the importance of the NSFT Veteran’s wellbeing group and more.   Information on Op Courage can b...

This week we're joined by the Particip8 team, who discuss mental health and disability, sharing the effects that different types of disabilities can have on mental health, as well as some misconceptions of how they can affect each other. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're joined by the Psychology in Schools team, as Beth, Emily and Faye discuss social media and mental health and how parents and carers can support their children with the difficult aspects of social media. Learn more about the team here: Search | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS (nsft.nhs.uk) Look at parent workshops, made by the Psychology in Schools team here: Parent workshops | Norfolk and Suff...

This week, we’re joined by Vicki (AHP Rehab Lead), Annabel (NSFT Service User and volunteer) and Lily-Rose (Annabel’s dog!). The team share the work they're doing together to support service users, REST and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're joined by Laura, Andrea and Service User Alistair, who discuss: what is participation? Alistair's experience of participation, how the participation team work, some of the benefits of participation and more.   If you want to get involved with participation at NSFT, simply email people.participation@nsft.nhs.uk or visit https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/participation to find out more. ...

Today, Julie from our Chaplaincy team is joined by Andrea who discuss: what is involved in being a chaplain, what led to Julie joining NSFT and the chaplaincy team, how the chaplains support service users, some information on our multi-faith rooms and more! Learn more about chaplaincy: https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/chaplaincy   Our Switchboard number:01603 421421  Follow us on: Facebook: https...

This week Danny, Hannah, Mark and Rowena come together to share their experiences of the Recovery College, from a students point of view, the journey into Recovery College, what it is, how to sign-up and more! Visit the Recovery College webpage here: Recovery College | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS View the available courses here: Browse our Recovery College courses and begin your personal recovery jour...

Today we're joined by Donna, Claire and Zoe, who discuss what it's like being a research nurse, sharing a range of interesting insights into what they get up to and more.    Get in contact with the team on:  Facebook: Research NSFT | Facebook Twitter: NSFT Research (@NSFTresearch)   Or read more on our website Research | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS (nsft.nhs.uk) Hosted on Acast. Se...

Today we're joined by Suffolk Children and Families Participation Group (Particip8), who launch series 4 of the Mental Health and You podcast. The group discuss their personal experiences of social media, how it's effected/effecting their mental health as well as some top tips on how to deal with social media.   Let us know what you thought by contacting us on:   Facebook: Norfolk and Su...

Today we're joined by members of Particip8 (a group of people with a personal interest in mental health for young people and a passion for improving mental health services) who share their experiences of living with anxiety and ways they've learnt to manage and live with it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we heard the experiences of peer tutors throughout their time at Recovery College from first going to a course, being a volunteer, through to becoming members of staff at NSFT.  Learn more about the Recovery College here https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/recovery-college Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re joined by Aoife and Brioney who share the findings of the ASPIRE study. Throughout the episode they’re joined by families and facilitators (voiced by others to protect the anonymity of participants) who share different parts of their experience. Listen back to previous episodes on the ASPIRE study: Research: ‘Aspirational’ new family project https://shows.acast.com/mental-health-an...

This week, Peer Support Workers Rachel and Tim are joined by Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Eleanor for this podcast. They will be discussing sleep and how this can impact our mental health and sharing Peer Support Workers experiences of managing their sleep and their mental health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re joined by the Psychology and schools team who are sharing some of the ways we can support young people in attending school as well as the effects it can have on their parent and carers. The episode features service user feedback and experiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Dr Jonathan Wilson and Sarah Rae from the MINDS Study will discuss how they met & how the MINDS Study came about. Get in contact with the team and take part in the MIND study by emailing MINDS.project@nsft.nhs.uk.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Mark, one of the Peer Tutors at Recovery College, discusses his experience of the ‘How to tell your story course’, from being a student and later tutoring the course in Norwich. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re joined by the Suffolk Children and Families Participation Group (Particip8) with Sophie, Molly, Grace and James sharing some information about participation, their experiences of the services and what it’s like being a part of the participation team.  Our participation team consists of service users and their supporters who are committed to developing services across NSFT for...

In today's episode, Peer Support Workers Rachel, Holly and Tim will be discussing being active and how it has supported the Peer Support Workers through their recovery journeys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode Dr Lauren Grainger, Clinical Psychologist, is joined by healthcare workers, Natasha and Kerry, who share their experiences of accessing the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust staff support service and looking after their mental health through the COVID-19 pandemic. You can contact our staff support service by calling 0300 123 1335 or by emailing staffsupport@nsf...

In this special episode for Mental Health Awareness Week Dr Beth Mosley MBE , Consultant Clinical Psychologist in our Psychology in Schools team has a discussion with James, Molly and Sophie, three young people who are keen to share their personal experiences of loneliness. They talk about what loneliness means and has felt like for them and share ideas about how to prevent it from happening. This...