Best MHFA England Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 6 | Johnny Nelson - FORMER BOXING WORLD CHAMPION 44:13

1d ago44:13

44:13

Join Scott and Serena on "The Human Powered Podcast," a riveting podcast that delves deep into the heart of personal growth and resilience in today's complex world. Every episode, our charismatic hosts sit down with extraordinary individuals from all walks of life to uncover the raw, unfiltered stories that shaped them. These inspiring narratives a…

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Episode 5 | Jo Vann - BRITISH ARMY AND FORMER ENGLAND ROSES NETBALLER 39:13

22d ago39:13

39:13

Join Scott and Serena on "The Human Powered Podcast," a riveting podcast that delves deep into the heart of personal growth and resilience in today's complex world. Every episode, our charismatic hosts sit down with extraordinary individuals from all walks of life to uncover the raw, unfiltered stories that shaped them. These inspiring narratives a…

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Pride season and allyship with Chloe Davies 17:19

2M ago17:19

17:19

MHFA England Ambassador, Chloe Davies joins Simon Blake to talk about Pride, why it is still important and what allyship and advocacy mean to her.By MHFA England

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Sarah McIntosh & The Launch of the Association of Mental Health First Aiders 16:02

2M ago16:02

16:02

Prepare to be inspired as Sarah McIntosh, a dedicated Mental Health First Aider from MHFA England, joins us on "Off the Top of Your Head" podcast. Sarah’s journey reveals the power of opening up essential conversations about mental health and the profound benefits of a holistic approach in the workplace. Gain insights on strategic planning, policy …

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Episode 4 | Jo Parsons - RESIDENT DIRECTOR, LES MISERABLES 50:34

1M ago50:34

50:34

Join Scott and Serena on "The Human Powered Podcast," a riveting podcast that delves deep into the heart of personal growth and resilience in today's complex world. Every episode, our charismatic hosts sit down with extraordinary individuals from all walks of life to uncover the raw, unfiltered stories that shaped them. These inspiring narratives a…

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Episode 3 | Brian Wood MC -FORMER BRITISH ARMY 51:18

2M ago51:18

51:18

*content warning. This episode contains discussions and vivid stories on activities of war that some may find disturbing or distressing. This episode of the Human Powered Podcast is proudly sponsored by Exertis UK. Join Scott and Serena on "The Human Powered Podcast," a riveting podcast that delves deep into the heart of personal growth and resilie…

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Ben Davie 18:33

3M ago18:33

18:33

Finding moments for movement doesn’t have to be going for a 5km run – it could be putting on your favourite music and dancing around the living room, doing some standing exercises while you wait for the kettle to boil, or taking a walking meeting. In our final episode of ‘Off the top of your head’ podcast for Mental Health Awareness Week, Ben Davie…

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Hannah Moore & Shizana Arshad 16:08

3M ago16:08

16:08

**CONTENT WARNING: Mentions depression, anxiety, and serious mental illness** “Whether the gym, riding a bike, dancing, yoga, or any kind of movement, however you are struggling with your mental health, it’s vitally important to keep moving.” Simon speaks to Hannah Moore and Shizana Arshad from Centre for Mental Health. Hannah has a long-standing h…

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Adah Parris 13:13

3M ago13:13

13:13

MHFA England® Chair, consultant, and keynote speaker Adah Parris talks to Simon about how she explores movement for creativity and how 'shaking it out' can inspire us no matter where we are working.By MHFA England

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Polly Shute & Michael Gunning 18:34

3M ago18:34

18:34

Michael Gunning, former professional swimmer and Stonewall Ambassador, and Polly Shute, Co-Founder of OUTspoken Speaker Network and Out & Wild Festival, talk to Simon about encouraging movement within LGBTQIA+ communitiesBy MHFA England

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Gem Turner 12:40

3M ago12:40

12:40

Being able to boost our mental health through movement shouldn’t be a luxury. Yet many people face barriers, with approaches to movement often being restrictive and exclusionary. In this episode of the ‘Off the top of your head’ podcast, award-winning disabled content creator and public speaker Gem Turner talks about how we must encourage people to…

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Anil Toraty 27:24

3M ago27:24

27:24

**CONTENT WARNING: Mentions suicide, depression, and poor mental health** In today’s episode, Anil Toraty, Senior Director at Visa, talks to Simon about his lived experience of suicide thoughts and how running helps him look after his mental health.By MHFA England

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Dr Julia Jones 15:11

3M ago15:11

15:11

Dr Julia Jones, neuroscientist and author, joins the 'Off the top of your head' podcast to share the neuroscience behind why movement matters to our mental health and how we can 'hack' our routines to help.By MHFA England

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Mark Rowland 18:56

3M ago18:56

18:56

** Content warning: Contains references to poor mental health, suicide, self harm, anxiety, and depression ** Simon Blake is joined by Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foudation, Mark Rowland to discuss the upcoming Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May 2024) and why movement if good for our mental health.…

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Episode 2 | Simon Blake OBE, CCMI - MHFA ENGLAND CEO 49:07

3M ago49:07

49:07

Join Scott and Serena on "The Human Powered Podcast," a riveting podcast that delves deep into the heart of personal growth and resilience in today's complex world. Every episode, our charismatic hosts sit down with extraordinary individuals from all walks of life to uncover the raw, unfiltered stories that shaped them. These inspiring narratives a…

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S1 EP1 | Rob Edwards - LUTON TOWN FC MANAGER 41:39

4M ago41:39

41:39

Join Scott and Serena on "The Human Powered Podcast," a riveting podcast that delves deep into the heart of personal growth and resilience in today's complex world. Every episode, our charismatic hosts sit down with extraordinary individuals from all walks of life to uncover the raw, unfiltered stories that shaped them. These inspiring narratives a…

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Kate Davies CBE - National Director at NHS England 45:03

3+ y ago45:03

45:03

Send us a Text Message. Kate is the national director for healthcare services across England for Armed Forces serving personnel, veterans and their families; Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs); and prisons, immigration removal centres and secure children’s homes and training centres. Her national role is to assure high quality, consistent and …

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Tim Munden - CLO & Head of Global Wellbeing at Unilever 41:52

4y ago41:52

41:52

Send us a Text Message. Today’s guest is one of the leading voices in Mental Health support in the workplace. Tim Munden, the Global Chief Learning officer at Unilever, has created programmes which aim to inspire people worldwide to look after their health and wellbeing. But it was when he first started developing these programmes, that he realised…

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Simon Blake OBE - CEO of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England 35:00

4y ago35:00

35:00

Send us a Text Message. Our guest today is Simon Blake OBE. CEO of Mental Health First Aid England. Mental Health First Aid England has one aim - to improve the mental health of the nation. The organisation wants to see 1 in 10 of the population trained in mental health first aid, and for all of us to start considering mental health as being on a p…

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Kerry Daynes - Forensic Psychologist, Expert Witness, TV Personality, & Author 48:55

4y ago48:55

48:55

Send us a Text Message. We may think of them as police profilers who get deep within the psyche of serial killers and sex abusers, but Kerry Daynes says her profession as a Forensic Psychologist is much more than that. She’s worked with some of the most serious offenders in our society, but she’s also worked with some of the most vulnerable. At tim…

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Mark Hodgson - CBO at Cervest 38:18

4y ago38:18

38:18

Send us a Text Message. Today’s guest was a Senior Global Director at both Microsoft and Google, but after suffering a severe breakdown he left the corporate world to find personal fulfillment at a Start-Up. Mark Hodgson says his life collapsed around him four years ago, but he now recognises the warning signs were there for years. At his new compa…

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Paul Spanner - PwC Consultant & Former Commando Officer 34:53

4y ago34:53

34:53

Send us a Text Message. Today’s guest is Paul Spanner. Paul is a former Senior Officer in the Royal Marines, who was medically discharged after a cycling accident in which he suffered a fractured skull, broken back and neck among other injuries. He died twice at the side of the road. For most of us a crash of that scale may keep us off a bike forev…

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Chris Averill - Entrepreneur, Investor & Business Mentor 38:31

4y ago38:31

38:31

Send us a Text Message. Today’s guest is Chris Averill. Chris is a successful entrepreneur, who built his tech business from scratch over a 16 year period...before selling it for a multi million pound price tag. He survived two downturns, employed teams in London and New York, worked with Fortune 500 Companies and won a host of awards. After the sa…

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Nigel Edginton-Amor - Creative Director at Sky 32:27

4y ago32:27

32:27

Send us a Text Message. Today’s guest went 52 years before he got a diagnosis for Bipolar. He says he’d always known he was a bit different, but it wasn’t until the death of his Dad, when his life imploded, that he finally found the help and the diagnosis he’d always needed. But for Nigel Edginton-Amor, or Sky Creative Agency his illness isn’t all …

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Dean Stott - Double World Record Holder & Former Special Forces Soldier 39:42

4y ago39:42

39:42

Send us a Text Message. Today’s guest went from being homeless as a child in Manchester’s Moss Side & suffering racial attacks for being one of the only white boy's at his school… to one of Prince Harry’s most trusted friends, and an ambassador for the mental health charity Heads Together. Dean was in the UK Special Forces (Special Boat Service), w…

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Nicky Young - Former Group MD at MullenLowe Salt 37:22

4y ago37:22

37:22

Send us a Text Message. From living in a YMCA in London to becoming Global MD for a Strategic PR and Communications company - Nicky Young worked hard to make a name and a successful business. But in 2017 she found herself almost paralysed with depression prior to the sale of the firm. The loss of her Father, post natal depression, and the stresses …

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Mark Neill - Former Bomb Disposal Officer & MD of Landmarc Support Services 40:18

4y ago40:18

40:18

Send us a Text Message. From the playgrounds of Belfast at the height of the conflict in Northern Ireland, to defusing terrorist bombs around the world, Mark Neill has kept a clear head and a strong focus. But the former Bomb Disposal Officer who is today’s guest, found himself unable to get out of bed for three weeks when his mental health hit roc…

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Trailer Episode with Tom Fox 20:13

4y ago20:13

20:13

Send us a Text Message. I’m Tom Fox - and in 2015 I was diagnosed with Complex PTSD. I’d been working in high stress environments in Financial Services and the IT sectors in the City of London. The warning signs had been there for years - but I didn’t recognise them as such - because I didn’t understand Mental health. I coped by throwing myself int…

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Ep 14: Linda Aiello 47:55

4+ y ago47:55

47:55

This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may be, where everyone has the freedom to do this? To find out, Simon has gathered leaders from across the worlds of busines…

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Ep 13: Karl Robinson 49:23

4+ y ago49:23

49:23

This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may be, where everyone has the freedom to do this? To find out, Simon has gathered leaders from across the worlds of busines…

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Ep 12: Mike Cherry 31:33

4+ y ago31:33

31:33

Simon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping. This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may be, where everyone has the freedom to do this? To find…

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Ep 11: Adah Parris 45:55

4+ y ago45:55

45:55

Simon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping. This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may be, where everyone has the freedom to do this? To find…

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Ep 10: Nat Kilsby 36:52

4+ y ago36:52

36:52

Simon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping. This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may be, where everyone has the freedom to do this? To find…

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Ep 9: Dara Nasr 35:56

4+ y ago35:56

35:56

Simon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping. This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may be, where everyone has the freedom to do this? To find…

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Series Two trailer: My Whole Self 2:31

4+ y ago2:31

2:31

Simon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping with more discussion of self-care, workplace wellbeing, and the future of mental health. This series will look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. When people can be their w…

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Ep 8: Phyll Opoku-Gyimah 52:44

4+ y ago52:44

52:44

For the final episode of the series Simon caught up with long-time friend, activist, writer and the 'Queen of Kindness' Phyll Opoku-Gyimah. Phyll, who you may know as Lady Phyll, is the Co-Founder and Director of UK Black Pride, and currently the Executive Director of the Kaleidoscope Trust, an international charity working to uphold and advance hu…

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Ep 7: Tony Piper 31:24

4+ y ago31:24

31:24

Tony Piper is a stress, burnout and leadership coach. After 27 years in the IT profession, Tony shared with Simon his expertise on stress in the workplace, why it happens, and looked at this year's WHO definition of burnout as an 'occupational phenomenon'. Simon and Tony touched on: What burnout physically looks like, and how to spot it in yourself…

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Ep 6: Poppy Jaman 34:21

4+ y ago34:21

34:21

Simon had the pleasure of sitting down with international mental health campaigner and pioneer Poppy Jaman OBE. Poppy is the CEO of the City Mental Health Alliance (CMHA), a membership organisation that works with large city firms to transform their workplaces into mentally healthy environments. She also just happens to be a former CEO and Co-Found…

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Ep 5: Ryan Atkin 34:34

4+ y ago34:34

34:34

This week, Simon caught up with Ryan Atkin, who is currently the only openly gay professional referee in English men's football. After coming out in 2017, Ryan has become an LGBT+ in sport advocate, Stonewall Sports Champion, and diversity and inclusion campaigner. Simon and Ryan's wide-ranging conversation touched on a number of topics, including:…

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Ep 4: Jonny Benjamin 38:05

4+ y ago38:05

38:05

**Content Warning** This episode contains discussion of a suicidal crisis and suicidal ideation. Jonny Benjamin MBE is a writer, filmmaker, public speaker, and award-winning mental health campaigner. Since starting his YouTube channel in 2010, Jonny has gone on to make documentaries for BBC Three and Channel 4 and write a book about the time he was…

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Ep 3: Dr Ranj Singh 37:40

5y ago37:40

37:40

NHS doctor, TV presenter, and star of Strictly Come Dancing Dr Ranj Singh joined Simon for a catch-up in this week's Just About Coping. As well as still being a practicing clinician, you'll know Ranj from ITV's This Morning, where he is the resident health expert, and for his new best-selling book Save Money, Lose Weight. Ranj had a huge amount to …

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Ep 2: Alexander Leon 37:36

5y ago37:36

37:36

Alex Leon is a BAME, LGBT+ and mental health awareness activist. When he's not working for the Kaleidoscope Trust, a leading charity working to uphold equality in human right for LGBT+ people across the world, he's also a journalist, campaigner, and YouTuber. As well as talking about Alex's work, Simon and Alex discussed their experiences of being …

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Ep 1: Ruby Wax 30:04

5y ago30:04

30:04

Simon's first guest is writer, performer, comedian, and the 'poster girl for mental health' Ruby Wax OBE. Since her groundbreaking show 'Losing It' in 2011 which focused on her mental health issues, Ruby has written three best-selling books on mental health and wellbeing. She holds a master's degree in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy from Oxfor…

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Introducing Just About Coping 1:56

5y ago1:56

1:56

Introducing Just About Coping, a new podcast looking at the future of mental health and wellbeing. Chief Executive of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England Simon Blake OBE will be joined by a series of fantastic guests to try and answer the question; how can we create a world where everyone is coping? Featuring Ruby Wax OBE, Dr Ranj Singh, Jonny B…

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