Mental Health Monday

On this week's installment of Mental Health Monday , Mick Coyle was joined by the team from Mary Seacole House , a Liverpool organisation specialising in addressing mental health issues in the BAME community across Merseyside. Reihana Bashir , Simon Torkington , and Michelle O'Dwyer were in-studio to discuss the services offered by MSE, both in the mental health sphere and otherwise. Originally br...

Jake Mills returns to join Mick Coyle for Mental Health Extra. Jake shares his thoughts on the team from Liverpool Football Therapy 's appearance, and celebrates two years of the Hub of Hope . Originally broadcast 2nd July 2019. Follow @MrMickCoyle & @JakeMills1 Produced by @John_Fogarty .

On this week's installment of  Mental Health Monday , Mick Coyle was joined by the 'wolfpack' from Liverpool Football Therapy , a Merseyside project encouraging adults affected by mental ill health to use football as a recovery tool or as part of ongoing therapy. Founder Colin Dolan , along with players Ryan Spencer & Piers Poland shared what their latest tournament victory meant for them, and...

No Jake Mills this week, so Michael Crilly from Mersey Care joined Mick to discuss the The Life Rooms , a Mersey Care service that has just been awarded the 'Northwest NHS Parliamentary Award' for Excellence in Mental Health Care. Originally broadcast 25th June 2019 . Follow @MrMickCoyle , @LifeRooms_MC, & @ Crill75 . Produced by @John_Fogarty .

This week's Mental Health Monday saw Mick joined by footballer Kevin Ellison, currently of Morecambe FC. Kevin openly discussed his own experiences with depression & therapy, an how he became involved with 'The Dark Side of the Beautiful Game', a new short film focusing on mental health.  Originally broadcast 24th June 2019. Follow @MrMickCoyle & @Kevin11Ellison. Produced by @John_Fogarty.

On this week's installment of Mental Health Monday , Mick Coyle is joined by actor Sian Clifford ( Fleabag , Vanity Fair ) for a frank and open discussion of mental health & mindfulness. Sian reflects on her own experiences managing depression, her experiences with meditation & mindfulness, and how (to quote  Fleabag ) ' hair is everything '. Learn more about Sian's mindfulness project Sti...

Jake Mills joins Mick Coyle for Mental Health Extra , sharing his thoughts on this week's edition of Mental Health Monday , featuring the team from Brink Liverpool. Originally broadcast 11th June 2019 . Follow @MrMickCoyle & @JakeMills1 . Produced by @John_Fogarty .

On this installment of Mental Health Monday , Mick Coyle was joined by the team from Liverpool dry-bar The Brink ahead of their addiction awareness gathering on the 11th June. Liverpool Live regular David Barnicle was in the studio, along with the Brink's Carl Bell , and Action on Addiction practitioner June Byrom . June highlighted what addiction awareness can entail, while Carl shared his own st...

Jake Mills returns to Mental Health Extra for an extended conversation with Mick Coyle about this week's Mental Health Monday, offering his thoughts on the working being done by  Jessica Gallier in New Ferry and across the Wirral. Originally broadcast 4th June 2019 . Follow @MrMickCoyle & @JakeMills1 . Produced by @John_Fogarty .

On this week's Mental Health Monday , Mick Coyle was joined by Jessica Gallier, founder of New Ferry-based Gallier House . Jess spoke to Mick about how the death of her father led her to found the organisation, which provides suicide prevention training across the Wirral. Originally broadcast June 3rd 2019 . Follow @MrMickCoyle & @GallierHouseCIC . Produced by @John_Fogarty .

Jake Mills returns to Mental Health Extra for an extended conversation with Mick Coyle about this week's Mental Health Monday, offering his thoughts on the research conduced by Prof. Andy Smith , and the work being done by Our Blue Light . Originally broadcast 21st May 2019 . Follow @MrMickCoyle & @JakeMills1 . Produced by @John_Fogarty .

In part one of this week's Mental Health Monday , Mick Coyle is joined by Prof. Andy Smith from Edge Hill University to discuss his new study showing the prevalence of mental health issues in sports. And in part two, Paul Bannister and Wayne Norris join Mick for a conversation about Our Blue Light , dealing with mental health support in the emergency services.  Originally broadcast May 20th 2019 ....

On this week’s Mental Health Extra , Mick  speaks to writer Tanya Leary , and mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin MBE . Tanya joined Mick to discuss the impact body image and social media can have on mental health, highlighting a recent Guardian article stating that one-in-eight UK adults have had suicidal thoughts due to self-image. And later in the show, Jonny speaks to Mick about new resear...

On this installment of Mental Health Monday , Mick Coyle was joined by Lily Spendlove & Emily McChrystal from The Lee Cooper Foundation .  The LCF aims to remove the stigma surrounding mental health, and provide 13-19 year olds with reliable and accessible support in their local area.  Originally broadcast 13th May 2019 . Follow @MrMickCoyle & @TheLeeCooper_F . Produced by @John_Fogarty.

Jake is back in the studio with Mick for this weeks installment of Mental Health Extra. Due to the bank holiday there was no Mental Health Monday this week , therefore today Mick and Jake discussed Mental Health in today's news, such as the role social media plays in a young persons life. Originally broadcast 7th May 2019. Follow @MrMickCoyle & @JakeMills1. Produced by Hannah Farrell.

Jake Mills returns after an extended absence to join Mick Coyle for Mental Health Extra . Jake shares what he's been up to, and offers his thoughts on Mental Health Monday #111 , featuring Paul Cope . Originally broadcast 30th April 2019 . Follow @MrMickCoyle & @JakeMills1 . Produced by @John_Fogarty .

On this week's installment of Mental Health Monday , Mick Coyle is joined by Paul Cope to discuss his new book, The 7 Secrets To Change Your Career . Paul shared how his own experience with stress and overworking led him to change his lifestyle, and how he felt his physical health suffered the consequences of mental burnout.  Originally broadcast 29th April 2019. Learn more about Paul's work at Po...

On this week's Mental Health Monday , Mick Coyle is joined by Lyndsey Shorrock , who shared her story of love and loss. Lyndsey's former partner tragically ended his own life, and in this episode she reflects on how her life was changed by such a devastating event.  Originally broadcast 15th April 2019 . Follow @MrMickCoyle & @LyndseyShorrock . Produced by @John_Fogarty .

On this week's Mental Health Monday , David Easson is in for Mick, and he's joined by Sheila Byrne from Hope Street , and Emma Knott who has been involved with the organisation.  Sheila discussed the latest goings on at Hope Street, including their upcoming event in Liverpool city centre, while Emma shared her experiences and how she got involved with the group.  Originally broadcast 8th April 201...

Jake Mills from Chasing the Stigma joins Mick Coyle each and every week for a look at the week's mental health stories, and reflects on that week's installment of Mental Health Monday . Originally broadcast April 2nd 2019 . Follow @MrMickCoyle & @JakeMills1 . Produced by @John_Fogarty .

A returning organisation on the show, Fallen Angels Dance Theatre  joined Mick Coyle ahead of launching their first Women’s focused project thanks to funding from the Tampon Tax Fund through Cheshire Community Foundation. Claire Morris , Clare Roberts , & Colette Jones.  Towards the end of April a group of 10 women in recovery from addiction will come together in a series of dance and wellbein...

Claire Stevens , Andy Kerr and Pete Ryan join Mick for this weeks installment of Mental Health Monday to discuss the closure of their services on the 30th of April after 24 years of supporting individuals across the city region.  The team told us what it'll mean for the people Liverpool to loose this service,  while spreading awareness on how people can get involved with a hope of saving the Conso...

Mick Coyle is joined by Jake Mills to look back on last week's gala dinner to benefit the People's Place mental centre.  And later on in the show, a chance to hear our reporter Sophie Merrick 's conversation with Vikki , a Liverpool woman who recounts her recovery from anorexia, and highlights how social media can affect those affected by eating disorders.  For more information on how to deal with...

As Everton in the Community prepare to launch their Peoples Place centre dedicated to mental health, Mick Coyle was invited along to their inaugural fundraising gala. While in attendance, he got the chance to interview vice-captain Leighton Baines , EiTC's Richard Kenyon , and Everton legend Graeme Sharp . Also, some bloke called Jake Mills ... Originally broadcast March 18th 2019 . Follow @MrMick...

No Jake Mills this week - instead, this week's MHX features an interview with the founder of mental health social media app Yapa , Jack Knowles . Plus, Mick is joined by Liverpool Live's resident education expert Les Stewart for an interview with Kim O'Brien from the Educate Awards about their new mental health category.  Follow @MrMickCoyle , @Yapa & @EducateAwards . Originally broadcast 1 3t...