Mental Health Monday

It's the first Mental Health Monday since last week's 24 hour Mental Health Marathon!  Mick reflected on last week's show and you can hear the highlight's of the marathon on this week's podcast. One of Mental Health Marathon's contributors, Michelle Partington, joined Mick Coyle for Episode 50. Michelle is a former RAF military medic and lives with PTSD and told of how she suffered with anxiety wh...

Clinical Psychologist, Sarah Wolfe, joined Mick Coyle to talk about children in care on this week’s Mental Health Monday. Sarah discussed mental health in children in care, why children go into care and the issues that they face. Plus, a special preview to the 24 hour radio show “Mental Health Monday marathon” next week with Jake Mills and producers Lizzi and Dave. Follow Mick @MrMickCoyle, Sarah...

Mick was joined in the studio by Agnes and Joe Williams. who lost their son Paul in 2015 after he took his own life, and Kathy Devlin, Clinical Lead at Beacon Counselling Trust. Agnes and Joe told Mick of their heartache at losing Paul at the age of 28 to suicide, after his long history with depression and how they believe that Paul didn't want to die - he just wanted the pain to go away. Agnes an...

Mick Coyle was joined by a bunch of celebrity guests for this week's Mental Health Monday to get their views on mental health and how they also look after their own wellbeing. “People just want to find your weakness, and poke at it.” Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt talks body confidence, mental health and social media. “The sight the sound, the feel of the water, I find it very therapeutic” Olympian...

Mick Coyle looked into the government's plans to plough an extra £300mil funding into school's to help with extra mental health support for children. The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, revealed plans for what he says is an 'ambitious' attempt to transform the treatment of young people with mental health problems. The government released a Green Paper detailing that children in England are to be se...

Local mum, Carmel Giansante, joined Mick Coyle to tell her story about the tragic death of her son, Oscar Phillips, who took his own life at the age of 16. An inquest heard that Oscar took his own life at Capenhurst station and Carmel wants to ensure that more measures are taken to help vulnerable people at train stations with less staff or are un-manned. Plus, hear from David Ashton from Liverpoo...

Former Liverpool and England keeper, Chris Kirkland, joined Mick Coyle to open up about his experiences with mental health. He told Mick of how anxiety and depression resulted in his early retirement from football and how he wants to encourage others in the sport to speak up. Also, mental health campaigner Angela Samata and Jane Boland, Suicide Prevention Lead for Merseycare, tell Mick about their...

This week, Mick is joined by an occupational therapist, who has dedicated her career to tackling suicide. Jane Boland is Suicide Prevention Lead for Mersey Care – and says a new way of thinking about suicide has revolutionised how people receive help in the Merseyside region. She sets out how the changes have affected treatments since 2006. Also on the show, Angela Samata, who lost her husband to...

Lynn Collins from the North West TUC joined Mick Coyle on Mental Health Monday to discuss various stories including poverty and loneliness and how it can affect mental health. A report from Action for Children found that more than half of parents have felt feelings of loneliness and how it also affects children and young people too. Plus, hear Emma Cuddy’s story on how her physical health affected...

On Mental Health Monday this week, Mick Coyle looked at the latest report on children's mental health services and longer waiting times for children wanting to see a mental health specialist. It was discussed on our weekly Panel with teacher Mike Hussey, Peter Oliver who works with young scouts and podcaster Steph Heneghan. Plus, Wavertree MP Luciana Berger gave her views on the recent findings. M...

This week, Mick is joined by Lib Dem MP and former Care Minister Norman Lamb. Norman lost his sister to suicide, and has a son with OCD. He explains why he’s so passionate about mental health, and has a few ideas about how government can start to change the tide on mental health. You can follow @normanlamb on Twitter. Also this week, our friends at Heat Radio are working on a body image campaign c...

This week Mick is joined by two musicians using music as a way of raising the issue of mental health. John Logue from We Are Hummingbird gathers playlists from artists to help them share the songs that help them cope with life’s problems, while Aiden Hatfield uses performance as a way of tackling depression. Both do fantastic work which you can read up on via www.wearehummingbird.com and www.inmus...

This week on Mental Health Monday, Mick meets writer and broadcaster Natasha Devon to discuss the best way of talking about mental health through the media. Which words and phrases should we ditch, and how do we make sure language is not a barrier when it comes to fair reporting? Read about the Mental Health Media Charter here: www.natashadevon.com and Follow @_natashadevon on twitter. Also on the...

Angela Samata joins Mick Coyle in the studio to share her mental health story. Angela lost her husband Mark to suicide 14 years ago, and has since gone on to present an award-winning documentary “Life after Suicide” for the BBC. She’s sat on the All Party Parliamentary Group for Suicide Prevention, and acted as Ambassador for the “Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide” Organisation. This week she op...

Wavertree MP and President of Labour's campaign for mental health, Luciana Berger, joined Mick Coyle on this week's Mental Health Monday. Luciana told Mick that she believes it is a postcode lottery when it comes to mental health services and that mental health funding should be ring-fenced. Also - find out about this year's Liverpool Mental Health festival with Claire Stevens from the Liverpool M...

On this week’s show, Mick Coyle meets Peter, a man who’s battled undiagnosed mental health problems for more than two decades. Peter explains the difficulties he’s faced while seeking clarity from the medical profession over the conditions which affect his life on a daily basis. He also opens up about how Liverpool charity “Yellowhouse” has helped him cope with dark times through poetry, culture a...

This week, The Life Rooms in Walton is getting a visit from HRH Duke of Cambridge Prince William to show him what incredible work they’re doing in North Liverpool. Director of Social Inclusion Michael Crilly joins Mick in the studio. Also on the show, Olympic hero Sally Gunnell talks wellbeing with Professor of Psychology Geoff Beattie. And we hear about the fantastic work being done at Liverpool...

Mick was joined by Matthew Gordon on this week’s Mental health Monday. Matthew has suffered with anxiety, depression and OCD. He told Mick how he has been affected by his mental health but also how it has spurred him on to help others with their mental health. Matthew told Mick how he created 'Team Me United’; a sports therapy service aimed at participants who suffer from mental health illnesses s...

Len and Gail Wilson join Mick Coyle to share their son’s story. Nathan Wilson took his own life at the age of 17, and Len and Gail have organised a charity run in his name to support the Papyrus Charity. They also hope to set up a support center in Sefton to help families who find themselves in a similar situation. Find out more about the run in Rimrose Valley on Sept 17th 2017 here: https://www.f...

Ryan Farmer joined Mick Coyle for this week's Mental Health Monday to share his story about his mental health. Ryan, who lives in Bromborough, has struggled with anxiety for many years and he told Mick about how he battles every day with his mental health. He is also running the Wirral half marathon for local mental health charity and friend of the show 'Chasing the Stigma'. Also, find out about a...

Lee Pennington, director of the Open Door Centre, joined David Easson on this week's Mental Health Monday. Lee was telling David about the work that they do in their centre in Liscard and how they use the arts and music to work with mainly young people, to help with their mental health. Also, Sophie Rawlings from Mind told David about their recent research into employment and mental health and how...

Paris Parle, also know as the 'Bendy Buddha', joined David Easson for this week's #MentalHealthMonday. Paris is a local yoga teacher who works with people to teach mindfulness and how to look after your mental well-being. She also works with businesses and is planning on going into primary schools to teach children from a young age how to deal with their mental health and how to disconnect when ne...

Local mum Lynn Collins and her daughter Martha joined Mick Coyle for this week's Mental Health Monday. Martha has suffered with her mental health whilst she was in school and told Mick how the services at YPAS really helped her through a tough time and how she believes that there should be a counselor in every school. As well as being a Mum, Lynn is part of 'Healthwatch' on Merseyside and gave her...

Mick Coyle was joined by Mark Boyns from the 'Opening Up' organisation who work to promote mental well-being and suicide prevention through cricket. Mark told of his own personal experiences with mental health and how he wants to encourage others within the cricket world to talk about their mental health - both positive and negative sides. Find out more about Opening Up Cricket here: http://www.op...

Mick was joined by rugby league legend Phil Veivers and Adam Daniels to talk about 'Offload', a programme that uses rugby league to engage men on ways to build their mental fitness. Offload is led by their community team, former Rugby League players and other members of the Rugby League community, including coaches and referees. They share their experiences of managing the stresses of difficult mo...