Mentally Yours

Latest Episodes:

How Does Race And Gender Affect Your Access To Good Care? Nov 05, 2018

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"It's easier to be treated well if I code as heavily femme"

Rianna Walcott is a Writer, Activist and Editor of mental health anthology, The Colour Of Madness. She chats to Ellen and Yvette about women of colour and mental health.

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Gay Shame Oct 28, 2018

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"Government is now acknowledging there is a problem"

Matthew Todd is a multi award winning writer and author of the book "Straight Jacket, Overcoming Society's Legacy of Gay Shame”. He chats to Ellen and Yvette about homophobic bullying, trauma and the role of the media.

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Can You Get Over Being Ghosted By Your Best Friend? Oct 22, 2018

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“I didn’t think that it could happen”

Sheena Kamal is a bestselling author and journalist based in Canada. She chats to Ellen and Yvette about the Canadian healthcare system, toxic relationships and how to deal with being ghosted by your best friend.

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Mental Health Is Not Mental Illness Oct 15, 2018

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"There needs to be some lines drawn"

Jake Tyler completed a 3000 mile lap of the UK on foot, raising money for the Mental Health Foundation. He chats to Ellen and Yvette about suicide, the power of exercise and how mental health issues are perceived by the public.

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World Mental Health Day Oct 10, 2018

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"Now people want to talk"

This is our mental health state of the nation. On World Mental Health Day we chat to Rachel Boyd, who works at the mental health charity Mind.

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Living With Dissociative Identity Disorder Oct 08, 2018

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"I came to on the edge of a train platform"

Carol has dissociative identity disorder (DID), living with multiple distinct and relatively enduring personality states. She chats to Ellen and Yvette about DID - her work, her family and her therapy.

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What To Do If You Don't Like Yourself Oct 01, 2018

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What To Do If You Don't Like Yourself

Kat Nichols is a blogger and writer who has suffered from mental health issues since the age of 14. She chats to Yvette about anorexia, self harm and writing about mental health - on her blog, for the magazine Happiful and Counselling Directory.

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Migraines Sep 24, 2018

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"I resisted the diagnosis"

Lydia Ruffles has written about mental health as the author of the book, Colour Me In. She chats to Yvette about migraines, seeing and tasting colours, and writing about mental health!

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Oh, and check out Lydia at twitter.com/lydiaruffles.

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Estée Lalonde Sep 17, 2018

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Estée is a YouTuber, Author and Influencer. She chats to Ellen and Yvette about dealing with a breakup, living life on the internet and launching her own podcast!

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Oh, and check out Estée at instagram.com/esteelalonde.

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What Is It To Be A Man? Sep 10, 2018

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Darshan Sanghrajka is the Founder of Super Being Labs. He wants to redesign life so it works better for everyone! He chats to Yvette about his latest project Being Mankind, toxic masculinity and how we can help men open up.

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Oh, and check out Darshan's work at superbeinglabs.org.

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