Mental Health and You

On this week's show, which comes from NSFT Research, we hear from Cath Pickles, founder of Restitute who shares her experiences of her daughter's disclosure of sexual abuse. Cath has learnt so much through supporting her daughter and she explains how she has gone on to help carers of survivors of sexual and violent abuse by setting up Restitute. Using her lived experience Cath is now working with...

As parents and families we are likely to have been shocked about the devastating situation in Ukraine. Our children will be having conversations with us and others and trying to make sense of what is happening. So how do we talk to our children, who may be different ages and temperaments about this war; in a manner which helps them make sense of what is happening whilst not disproportionately incr...

In this episode Breanne from our Recovery College hears from Sonya. Sonya talks candidly about her experience of divorce which led to a breakdown, about how she survived depression only to be hit by grief caused by losing her father. She discusses how the onslaught of depression following that grief affected her and how the Recovery College became her mentor and supported her to recover and become...

In today’s podcast, Rachel is joined by Peer Support Worker Tim to reflect on the challenges and learning of living through the Pandemic. They will be sharing their own and other Peer Support Worker’s lived experiences. Podcast episode links: Coronavirus – mental health information and support | Mind, the mental health charity – help for mental health problems Please do keep in touch with us, let...

This week our guest is Dr Simon P Hammond, a Lecturer in Education in UEA's School of Education and Lifelong Learning and Honorary Associate Professor at NSFT. Simon is talking about a new project he is leading called LIMITLESS that will examine life story work as a possible intervention to address the mental health needs of children and young people with experience of being ‘l...

In this episode of Mental Health and You Peer Support Workers from our Wellbeing Service discuss the benefits reading can have for your mental health. Rachel, Andrea and Holly talk about their own experiences and how reading in various forms has improved their wellbeing. Podcast episode links: Mind:  www.mind.org.uk ,  I had a black dog, his name was depression – YouTube Libby Library Ap...

In this episode of Mental Health and You we hear from Danny and Sharn who work in our Recovery College. Danny talks to Sharn about her inspirational journey from service user to a Peer Tutor who supports others who are experiencing mental health issues. To find out more about our Recovery College, including courses that you can attend free of charge, visit: https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/recovery-college...

In this episode, Rachel is joined by Peer Support Workers Andrea and Tim from our Wellbeing service to discuss looking after our wellbeing in winter. They will be sharing their own and other Peer Support Worker’s lived experiences. Podcast episode links: Ten ways to beat the winter blues – The Mix Self-care | Mind, the mental health charity – help for mental health problems Please do keep in touch...

This episode features Dr Beth Moseley, Consultant Clinical Psychologist in our Children and Young People’s Services alongside Sophie Davies who is our People Participation Lead for Children and Young People in Suffolk. Beth and Sophie are joined by James and Seb who have real lived experiences of receiving services. James, Seb and Sophie talk openly about their different experiences of receiving h...

This week we hear from NSFT Research about a new study, DiSCOVERY, which will look at how NHS mental health Recovery Colleges may help to support people with dementia through co-designed and co-run courses. The study co-leads Professor Chris Fox and Juniper West explain the concept of ‘recovery’ for those with a diagnosis of dementia. Chris Fox discusses a wide range of dementia research that has...

This week we hear from NSFT Research about a new study, DiSCOVERY, which will look at how NHS mental health Recovery Colleges may help to support people with dementia through co-designed and co-run courses. The study co-leads Professor Chris Fox and Juniper West explain the concept of ‘recovery’ for those with a diagnosis of dementia. Chris Fox discusses a wide range of dementia research that has...

In this episode, peer support workers Jason and Terry from the Early Intervention in Psychosis team discuss their lived experiences of psychosis. Music Titles: Light Thought var 1 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Title: Soft Glitch Logo License: Business License, Commercial, ASCAP  Publisher: OV Soundtracks Composer: Oscar A. Veliz PR...

This week we learn what an ACE is from the NSFT research team, who tell us about their unique study that trains up care-givers to help children who have had adverse childhood experiences when they were young. We hear from Brioney Gee who is the lead on the ASPIRE study, research assistant psychologist Isabela and co-applicant Tina whose family have experienced ACEs. This podcast is the second of t...

In this episode, peer support workers Rachel, Andrea and Holly will be discussing recovery stories and how they can support us through our recovery journeys. Music Titles: Light Thought var 1 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Title: Soft Glitch Logo License: Business License, Commercial, ASCAP  Publisher: OV Soundtracks Composer: Oscar...

In this episode, Amanda, Peer Support Lead and Breanne from Recovery College discuss Recovery Narratives. They explore the use of narratives within Peer Support Work and the Recovery College, the reason narratives are used and why they are important. Included in the discussion is an exploration of a research article which outlines core characteristics of a recovery narrative - details of the artic...

In our latest podcast episode we have a young person Bethan, a school teacher (Bex Milnthorpe), Dr Tamara Scully (Clinical Psychologist) and Dr Beth Mosley (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) talking about “Striving Forward” into September, a new term. Facing the uncertainty and opportunities the coming weeks bring we explore how, as people we have managed the last 18-months and how we hope to mana...

Mental Health and You is back after a short summer break. In this episode Psychotherapist Linda Brindle and Clinical Psychologist Hope Westgate are joined by our Youth Team's Assistant Psychologist Olivia and 16 year-old Ethan who has recently worked with the team to improve his sleep. They discuss how to get a better nights sleep and what to avoid in order to get a good sleep. Whilst this episode...

In this episode, Claire from NSFT research speaks to three members of the research team - Sarah, Laura and Danielle, about the process of getting on to three-year, full-time Doctorates in Clinical Psychology and what working in research has taught them. Laura tells us about her TedX talk that she did on comparison which will lead you to see bananas and oranges in a whole new light. Danie...

Dr Tamara Scully (Clinical Psychologist) and Dr Beth Mosley (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) explore the challenges of adapting our parenting to meeting the needs of our developing adolescents. With a parent and teenager as guests, they talk through some practical ideas on how to manage tricky times which are a natural consequence of some of the biological, social and psychological changes that...

This podcast comes from Recovery College. Danny is the Norwich locality Co-ordinator at Recovery College and Staff Tutor, sharing his learned experience of mental health challenges in the courses we provide. Danny is joined by Peer Support Workers Jason and Terry who work within the Early Intervention team but also tutor for Recovery College, sharing their lived experience of mental health challen...

This week's podcast comes from the wellbeing service. On today’s episode, peer support workers Rachel, Andrea and Holly discuss the 5 stages of recovery and talk about their own experiences of recovery and recollections of the 5 recognised stages of recovery in their own journeys. Here is the wellbeing site for more info:  Where I Live - Wellbeing Norfolk & Waveney (wellbeingnands.co.uk)...

This week we hear from research about a very important and exciting new project from NSFT Research which aims to develop an intervention to build resilience in young people who have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences called ASPIRE. Lead researcher on the ASPIRE Project, Brioney Gee and Research Assistant Psychologist on ASPIRE Isabela Tavares Junqueira, explain a few months into the project...

This podcast comes from Recovery College. In this podcast, Sharn and Breanne talk about Values; what they are, why they can beneficial in our personal recovery journeys and how you can begin to work out what yours may be. Sharn and Breanne draw upon the work by Dr Russ Harris about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Sharn is a Peer Tutor at Recovery College which means that she has live...

This podcast comes from the Psychology in Schools Team. Everyone likes a degree of certainty: it gives life structure and routine, creates some predictability and enables us to plan. But since the pandemic, much of this has been stripped away as we have experienced unprecedented levels of uncertainty in our lives. This Psychology in Schools team podcast explores the challenges of supporting childr...

This week's podcast comes from the wellbeing service. On today’s episode, peer support workers Rachel and Andrea will be discussing Wellness Action Plans and how they can be used to support recovery. Podcast episode links: ·        Mind Wellness Action Plan ·        Mary Ellen Copeland WRAP Plan ·     &n...