Mental Health Chats with Clare Davis

Thank you so much Tina for joining me on this episode. Tina shared her experience of a lack of support after her husband's diagnosis of a brain tumour. She has now founded her Brain Tumour Support charity - an independent charity that relies on donations. To donate, visit their website: https://www.braintumoursupport.co.uk/   Follow this channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, sh...

Adapting to Virtual Funerals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you Monica Evason for joining me to talk about her experience with creating, and hosting virtual funerals and allowing guests to feel  'psychologically safe' in an online setting.  Follow this channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share and ask questions. Check out my social media links on linktr.ee/ClareDavi...

Grieving has many more aspects to it than death as we found out from our series for Mental Health Chats on grieving.  Thank you, Peter Dundon (AKA Benny) for bringing all the facts together. Follow this channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share and ask questions. Check out my social media links on linktr.ee/ClareDavis 

What is Grief? How would you define grief? Thank you, Ann Allen , for joining me today.  Follow this channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share and ask questions. Check out my social media links on linktr.ee/ClareDavis 

Are you aware that 75% of suicides in  #Australia  and  #UK  are men? Peter Dundon (AKA Benny) is here to bring together the huge topic of Men’s Mental Health and give us some facts. Follow this Podcast channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share and ask questions. Check out my social media links on linktr.ee/ClareDavis 

What is the ‘Compassionate Mind’ and why is it so important to have ‘Flexible Masculinity’? Thank you  Jason Spendelow , for joining me today.  Follow this Podcast channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share and ask questions. Check out my social media links on linktr.ee/ClareDavis 

Were you aware that loneliness is of more detriment to your health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day?  Thank you, Warren Davies , for joining me today. This series is on Men's Mental Health. All that is discussed relates to everyone, not just men. Warren is from a farming area in Northern Victoria, Australia and gives us valuable advice on how to cope in isolation. Follow this Podcast channel...

TW// How is Men’s Mental Health in the Military being dealt with? Thank you Rob Osman from https://dudesndogs.co.uk/ for joining me today. This series on Men’s Mental Health relates to everyone, not just men. Rob mentions we need to value talking and recognises that men are sometimes not good at talking. The environment allows men to feel comfortable with talking. Follow this Podcast channel - Men...

What are your top tips for women going through menopause? Thank you, Kathryn Colas - Making Sense of Menopause ♀️ 🏠 , for joining me today. This series is on Menopause. Kathryn runs a company called Simply Hormones. Follow this Podcast channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share and ask questions. Check out my social media links on linktr.ee/ClareDavis 

Thank you, Emma Dawson, for joining me today. This series is on Menopause. Emma is a nutritional therapist and nutritionist. Follow this Podcast channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share and ask questions. Check out my social media links on linktr.ee/ClareDavis 

Why is Menopause such a taboo topic? Let's open up the conversation! Thank you, Peter Dundon (AKA Benny), for joining me today. Benny and I are going to open up the conversation about menopause. Follow this Podcast channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share and ask questions. Check out my social media links on linktr.ee/ClareDavis 

How can Menopause affect Mental Health? Thank you, Lauren Chiren, for joining me today. This series is on Menopause. Lauren is a health coach and workplace wellbeing trainer for corporates, concentrating on the topic of menopause. Follow this Podcast channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share and ask questions. Check out my social media links on linktr.ee/ClareDavis 

How can we distinguish between Anxiety and Depression for ourselves?  Thank you, Cleveland Hughes, for joining me today. Cleveland has experienced both depression and anxiety and found that boxing helped him control his anxiety due to the focus he needs to have. Cleveland now runs a business called healing mitts, where he uses a process through boxing to help people overcome anxiety. He...

How can you help family and friends who have anxiety?  Thank you, Tommy Dahlborg, for joining me today. Tommy is based in Portland, Maine USA, and has lived with anxiety all his life. He describes how he has helped himself cope with anxiety, to help us help others close to us who have anxiety. Follow this Podcast channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share and ask questions. Ch...

How does breathing help calm anxiety?  Thank you, Fenella Hemus, for joining me today. Fenella works with people using NLP and other coaching techniques to help them calm their nerves and lower their anxiety. She explains in detail how breathing helps calms you down and feel less anxious. Follow this Podcast channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share and ask questions. Check o...

How can you stop suicidal thoughts?  Thank you, Tony Phipps, for joining me today. Tony is a former Royal Marine for joining me to discuss the first-hand experience of suicide. Tony talks about how he managed to stop his suicidal thoughts and take control of his life. Follow this Podcast channel - Mental Health Chats. Please like, comment, share, and ask questions.  Check out my social media...

How can we support our young people with anxiety when returning to school after so much change during Covid-19?  Thank you, Ben Lovatt, for joining me today. Ben is a trainer for safeguarding in schools in the UK. Ben talks about the concerns parents and carers have around anxiety for their young people. He looks at the reality of the pressures children and young people have had since the sta...

How do you support someone back at school and university when they self-harm? Thank you, Trent Donaldson, for joining me today. Trent has been a secondary teacher, working as the Pastoral Care Co-Ordinator, then has moved onto a student Support role at St Alberts College at a university in Australia. Trent outlines the ways we can support someone who returns from the hospital who has been self-har...

What can you do if you are self-harming? Thank you Sylvia Chambers for joining us today to talk to us about how people recover from self-harm. Sylvia is an experienced mental health nurse who has helped many patients on their road to recovery when they have been self-harming. Follow this Podcast channel - Mental Health Chats. We aim to help spot the signs and open up conversations about Mental Hea...

How can you survive self-harm? Thank you, Tom Hoskins, for joining me today. Tom is very passionate about helping teenagers who self-harm. He outlines what causes people to self-harm, and how you can help people who are self-harming. Tom works with teenagers on their mental health. He runs a business called Chance is Change. You can contact him on https://www.chanceischange.com/ Follow this Podcas...

How do you help someone who is self-harming? Thank you, Satveer Nijjar, for joining me today. Satveer outlines that self-harm is about communication of emotional pain, stress, and distress. She talks about how to help your loved ones who are self-harming. Satveer gives talks on self-harm in schools and organisations. You can contact her on http://satveernijjar.com/ Follow this Podcast channel - Me...

Rape sexual assault and sexual abuse, taboo topics… but are more common than you realise. We need to educate our children that sex, without consent, is unacceptable before it’s too late. Thank you, Nina Malone , for joining me today. How can sexual assault victims rebuild their self-worth? What should we be teaching our children about being polite vs listening to their gut? This series is on...

Why do people self-harm? What are the real facts? Thank you, Peter Dundon, for joining me today. Benny and I unravelled the stats and interesting information about Self-Harm. Here are the links we addressed in the interview. Look up the following links. Definition of self-harm: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/s/self-harm Stats of self-harm: https://psychologychartered.co.uk/blog/self-injury...

How do you support someone back at school and university when they self-harm? Thank you, Trent Donaldson, for joining me today. Trent has been a secondary teacher, working as the Pastoral Care Co-Ordinator, then has moved onto a student Support role at St Alberts College at a university in Australia. Trent outlines the ways we can support someone who returns from the hospital who has been self-har...

How can you recover when you are self-harming? Thank you, Sylvia Chambers, for joining me today. Sylvia is an experienced mental health nurse who has helped many patients on their road to recovery when they have been self-harming. Subscribe to my YouTube channel - Mental Health Chats. Our next guest is Trent Donaldson; who will be talking about how to support someone at school and university who s...