Podcasts
Welcome to our Wellbeing podcast series. In these podcasts, Peer Support Workers from our sister sevice, NHS Norfolk and Waveney Talking Therapies, explore mental health topics using their experience of living with mental health challenges and recovery.
Click below to jump to different Podcast episodes:
Episode 1 - What is Resilience
Episode 2 - What is Self-care and Self-Compassion
Episode 3 - Wellness Action Plans
Episode 4 - Keeping Well - Christmas 2020
Episode 5 - The Stages of Recovery
Episode 6 - Sharing our Recovery Stories
Episode 7 - Reading and Recovery
Episode 8 - Stress
Episode 9 - Nature
Episode 10 - Volunteering and our mental health
Episode 11 - Being Active and our mental health
Episode 12 - Sleep and our mental health
Episode 13 - Disability and mental health
Episode 14 - Taking first steps to managing your mental health
Episode 15 - Wellbeing in Winter
Episode 16 - Reflections on the Pandemic
Episode 17 - Exam Results Day
Episode 18 - How the Caring role can impact your Wellbeing
Episode 19 - Wellbeing in Winter
Episode 1
What is resilience?
In this episode, Rachel and Andrea will be discussing resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic and why resilience is important for our mental health.
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Episode 2
What is self-care and self-compassion
In this episode, Peer Support Workers Rachel and Andrea will be discussing self-care and self-compassion and why they are important for our mental health.
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Episode 3
Wellness Action Plans
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
- Search 'WRAP' in an app store.
Episode 4
Keeping Well - Christmas 2020
In this episode, Peer Support Workers Lydia and Andrea will be discussing how to look after our well-being during this unique festive period.
Episode 5
The Stages of Recovery
In this episode, Peer Support Workers Rachel, Andrea and Holly will be discussing 'The Stages of Recovery' and their recovery journeys.
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Episode 6
Sharing our Recovery Stories
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.
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Episode 7
Reading and Recovery
Inspired by World Book Day, Peer Support Workers Rachel, Andrea and Holly will be discussing reading and how it has supported the Peer Support Workers through their recovery journeys.
Podcast episode links:
Mind: www.mind.org.uk, I had a black dog, his name was depression - YouTube
Libby Library App for books and audio books: Libby - Welcome (libbyapp.com)
Reading recommendations from the Peer Support Workers:
- Things Get Better by Katie Piper
- Bird Therapy by Joe Harkness
- Calm down love, the Rise of The Hate Crab by Susan Calman
- Nature Cure by Richard Mabey
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Sane New World by Ruby Wax.
- Mindfulness For The Frazzled by Ruby Wax
- The Book of Hygge by Meik Wikiing
- Black Rainbow by Rachel Kelley
- Be at peace with life just the way it is by John Parkin.
- The Untethered Soul, the journey beyond yourself by Michael A Singer.
- I Had A Black Dog by Matthew Johnstone
- Living With A Black Dog by Matthew Johnstone
Episode 8
Stress
Inspired by Stress Awareness Month, Peer Support Workers Rachel, Andrea and Holly are joined by Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners Dan and Eleanor. They will be discussing stress and giving their top tips for managing it.
Podcast episode links:
Norfolk and Waveney Wellbeing Service:
Stress Awareness Month 2021 - Wellbeing Norfolk & Waveney (wellbeingnands.co.uk)
Five ways to wellbeing - Wellbeing Norfolk & Waveney (wellbeingnands.co.uk)
Mind: What is stress? | Mind
Episode 9
Nature
Inspired by Mental Health Awareness week 2021's theme of nature, peer support workers Rachel and Holly will be discussing nature and how it has supported the Peer Support Workers through their recovery journeys.
Podcast episode links:
Why Nature is the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 | Mental Health Foundation
Reading and activity suggestions from the Peer Support Workers:
- Bird Therapy by Joe Harkness
- Capturing Mindfulness by Matthew Johnstone
- Start collecting one small thing each time you are out in nature. Take your thing home and put it in a jar/something see-through. Keep collecting and filling your jar, and keep it somewhere that you can see, so it can remind you of the places you've been, or the time you spent outside, or a person you were with - a whole host of memories can be brought up by your jar of nature.
- Getting outside as much as possible
- Using a camera/phone to slow your pace down and appreciate what is around you. Throw away the idea of the perfect picture and take the picture how I want; these can be reviewed on rainy days.
Episode 10
Volunteering and our mental health
Inspired by Volunteer's week, Peer Support Workers Rachel, Holly and Claire will be discussing volunteering and how it has supported the Peer Support Workers through their recovery journeys.
Podcast episode links:
Voluntary Norfolk - Volunteer services and support in the community
Volunteering & Participating | Mind, the mental health charity - help for mental health problems
Community Development Team - Wellbeing Norfolk & Waveney (wellbeingnands.co.uk)
Episode 11
Being Active and our mental health
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.
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Episode 12
Sleep and our mental health
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.
Podcast episode links:
Norfolk and Waveney Mind - Sleep and mental health
How to get to sleep - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
https://www.sleepassociation.org/about-sleep/what-is-sleep/
Books: 'Why We Sleep' by Matthew Walker
Episode 13
Disability and mental health
Inspired by Norfolk Disability Pride, Rachel is joined by Holly in this podcast. Holly will be sharing her story of living with disability and mental health challenges.
Podcast episode links:
Norfolk Disability Pride | About Us | Norwich
Episode 14
Taking first steps to managing your mental health
Rachel is joined by Peer Support Workers Andrea and Tim to discuss taking first steps towards managing your mental health by sharing their own and other Peer Support Worker's lived experiences.
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Self-Refer into our service here
Episode 15
Wellbeing In Winter
Rachel is joined by Peer Support Workers Andrea and Tim 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
Episode 17
Exam Results Day
Tim our People Participation Coordinator is joined by Peer Support Workers Christina and Rosy along with Beth our Employment Advisor.
The Podcast is about sharing our experiences and the experiences of those in the community not getting the exam results that we expected or wanted and how we coped with those feelings.
Podcast episode links:
The Prince's Trust | Start Something (princes-trust.org.uk)
This podcast contains candid and honest accounts of how staff experienced exam results, some of which contain references to the use of alcohol and tobacco. We have left these in to retain the authenticity of their accounts, but in doing so, we are in no way endorsing the use of alcohol or tobacco.
Episode 18
How the Caring role can impact your Wellbeing
In this episode, the Suffolk Family Carers Wellbeing team discuss how the caring role can impact on your wellbeing. In a caring role it is all too easy to put your needs last and this can soon leave you running on empty. The team discuss the importance of self-care and self-compassion and look at the Five Ways to Wellbeing and how small changes can add up to making a big difference.
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Episode 19
Wellbeing in Winter
In this episode Norfolk and Waveney People Participation Coordinator is joined by Laura from the Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Team and a Wellbeing Participant Jodie to talk about how we can keep ourselves well in winter. Winter can be a difficult time for everyone so join us as we talk about ways that we can manage our mental health in the colder months.