Episode S1 04 - NAN Goals Ya Know

During this episode James. Stuart and Steve have a look at starting a conversation about mental health.

To make Time to Talk day, the guy’s chat about starting the conversation with someone who may be struggling /or/ if your someone struggling that wants to ask for help.

Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. Happening every year, it’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives.

It’s run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness and is being delivered in partnership with Co-op

For further details please have a look at: Time To Talk Day - Time To Talk Day

If you have been affected by any of the topics discussed today, you can get support from the following organisations:

Samaritans  http://www.samaritans.org Call: 116 123 (free) 24 hours a day

Mind:     https://mind.org.uk  Call: 0300 123 3393

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On today’s episode James and Steve discuss spiralling. So, what is it?

A downward spiral is defined as a situation with a series of negative thoughts, emotions, and actions that continuously feeds back into itself, causing the situation to become progressively worse.

This is commonly used to describe a person’s depressive state which becomes difficult to control leading to the negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviours getting worse very quickly.

A downward spiral can be mentally exhausting, disrupt your daily life, and affect the people around you. However, it doesn’t have to be this way.

It might seem like a downward spiral just comes out of nowhere, but actually, there are warning signs that we can look for when it happens. Join us as we discuss the signs and some coping strategies.

We also mention Calm who have written a blog on spiralling:

www.blog.calm.com

If you’ve been affected by any of the conversation. The following support is available:

Samaritans  http://www.samaritans.org Call: 116 123 (free) 24 hours a day

Mind:     https://mind.org.uk  Call: 0300 123 3393

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On today’s episode Stuart, James, and Steve discuss dealing with debt and the impact on mental health. Steve and James give some insight into their personal experience and how they overcame it.

If you would like support with money advise, please contact the following charities:

Step Change http://stepchange.org

Tel: 0800 138 1111  Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 2pm

Money Helper https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en

Citizens Advice: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Tel: 0800 144 8848

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On today’s episode Stuart, James, and Steve discuss hidden conditions and the impact on mental health. They touch on education and how this has changed in the last 30 years. Also the challenges faced by the NHS and the Mental Health services in the UK.

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On today’s special episode Stuart, James, and Steve have a chat about new year goals and reflect on the last years antics.

If you haven’t listened already, we really recommend checking out our NAN Goals episode:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4M8HQKUsqaA2EptuLcDGh4?si=lxxuV37hT3OTTvubTRZvKQ

What are your goals for this year? Drop us a message and let us know!

Thanks for listening today. We really appreciate your support!

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On today’s special episode Stuart, James, and Steve have a bit of fun on the run up to Christmas. So, if you like ‘dodgy’ jokes and uncontrollable laughter then this is the episode for you…. Normal service will resume on 2nd January.

Let’s not forget this time of year can be very difficult for some.

We published an episode last year talking about this in detail. If you have not heard it. Please check it out:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2p7xs7i1nFqvqXVbhhKzWU?si=o4YjHZC4SJ6ZrC6N4RAG-Q

As discussed, there are lots of charities that can help, especially at this time of year:

Mental Health:

Samaritans:  http://www.samaritans.org Call: 116 123 (free) 24 hours a day

Mind:     https://mind.org.uk  Call: 0300 123 3393

Debt / Money worries:

Step Change:    https://stepchange.org  Call: 0800 138 1111

National Debt Line https://nationaldebtline.org  Call: 0808 808 4000

Homelessness:

Shelter  https://england.shelter.org.uk  Call: 0808 800 4444

Porchlight  https://porchlight.org.uk Call: 0300 365 7699

St Mungos https://action.mungos.org https://thestreetlink.org.uk

Crisis  https://crisis.org.uk

Thanks for listening today. We really appreciate your support!

If you would like to support the Podcast and the On the MENd charity, please buy us a coffee on the following link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saidyournan

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Steve Austin, astronaut: a man barely alive

Gentlemen we can rebuild him.

We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world’s first bionic man

Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before.

Better, Stronger, Faster

SAID YOUR NAN – SEASON 3

On today’s special episode Stuart, James, and Steve discuss technology and social media. The positives and negatives on mental health and wellbeing.

You can expect the usual mix of statistics, information, stories, and a load of old waffle.  
If you’ve been affected by any of the conversation. The following support is available:

Samaritans  http://www.samaritans.org Call: 116 123 (free) 24 hours a day

Mind:     https://mind.org.uk  Call: 0300 123 3393

Step Change:   https://stepchange.org  Call: 0800 138 1111

Thanks for listening today. We really appreciate your support!

If you would like to support the Podcast and the On the MENd charity, please buy us a coffee on the following link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saidyournan

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On today’s special episode Stuart and James give their honest review of Arnold Schwarzeneggers new book: Seven Tools for Life.

This book is available in all good book stockists, digital platforms (I.e. Apple Books, Kindle, Google Books) and in Audiobook from Audible, Spotify and other streaming platforms.  

We recommend the audiobook (purely because it's narrated by Arnie himself!)

We will be back VERY soon with Season 3!

Thanks for listening today. We really appreciate your support!

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On today’s episode we reflect on the struggles that men go through. We revisit some of the key information 12 months on. Todays episode is a special on World Mental Health Day.

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/world-mental-health-day

As always, if you are really struggling with your own mental health, there are some great charities out there if you are struggling:

Samaritans http://www.samaritans.org  Call: 116 123 (free) 24 hours a day

Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk   Call: 0300 123 3393

Thanks for listening today. We really appreciate your support!

If you would like to support the Podcast and the On the MENd charity, please buy us a coffee on the following link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saidyournan

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As we wrap up Season 2 we wanted to finish with something a little bit special..

On today’s episode James, Stuart, & Steve write and share their own eulogy followed by some Q&A and the usual antics…

As discussed on the podcast there are some great charities out there if you need help or would like to volunteer.

The theme of todays episode is to reflect on your life to date, Really think about what your most proud of and what you can do different starting now!. If your not happy with things, its never too late to change.

As always there are some great charities out there that support people in crisis:

Samaritans http://www.samaritans.org  Call: 116 123 (free) 24 hours a day

Step Change http://www.stepchange.org Call: 0800 138 1111 (free) 24 hours a day

National Bullying Helpline   Call:  0300 323 0169 (free) 9-5 M-F

Wether you’re a new listener or a long time follower these podcasts are there to help. Please feel free to review our back catalogue.

Finally, as mentioned on the podcast. Steve and Izzy host a monthly cards against humanity night at: The Catherine Wheel, 61 St Augustines St, Norwich, NR3 3BG – We may well see you there!

That’s it for Season 2. We are going to take a couple of months off now and will return in the autumn with all new episodes. We really hope you enjoy the rest of your summer!

If you would like to support the podcast and the On the MENd charity, please buy us a coffee on the following link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saidyournan

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