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The Proper Mental Podcast

Proper Mental Podcast

Normalising open and honest conversation about mental health by having open and honest conversations about mental health.

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01:15:21

Burning out, slowing down and learning to do things...

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2025/03/31

Welcome to episode 207 with Hana Walker-Brown, a multi-award winning and critically acclaimed storyteller and sound artist who works across film, radio and podcasting and narrative non-fiction.In 2023 Hana was signed off work with severe burnout. It took a year for her to understand this experience, to unpack it, to make peace with it and to get back to herself and in this episode, I chat to Hana about that process. This isn’t a conversation about jobs and working too hard because all of that is

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51:14

I might look like a superhuman, but I'm a human...

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2025/03/24

Welcome to episode 206 with Karsta Lowe, who is an Olympian and professional volley ball player who was a member of the United States women's national team that won bronze medals at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.Karsta has played volley ball, at the highest level, all over the world, winning multiple titles and medals along the way. But throughout her career she was also struggling with anxiety, depression and OCD which would later lead to an eating disorder and suicidal thoughts. In this episode I

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01:06:54

Why is it so hard to change? with Dr Ross Ellenhorn

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2025/03/17

Welcome to episode 205 with Dr Ross Ellenhorn, who is a sociologist, psychotherapist and social worker.Dr. Ellenhorn is encouraging mental health professionals to be more present with patients and think outside the box when it comes to treatment methods. With offices in Boston, New York and LA, he offers the types of care that serve and empower anyone who has been diagnosed with psychiatric and substance-use issues and helps them recover outside of hospital, in their own communities. In this

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56:52

Taking control and rocking out with Ginger Wildheart

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2025/03/10

Welcome to episode 204 with Ginger Wildheart, who is the singer, songwriter and guitarist in The Wildhearts. The Wildhearts formed in 1989 and over years since have celebrated top 20 singles and top 10 albums and sell out tours all over the world while navigating record company battles, industry politics, multiple line up changes, drugs, depression, splitting up, going on hiatus and getting back together again. Ginger has always been open about his struggles with mental health issues and in this

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01:08:59

Stop sh*tting yourself! Sam Delaney is back to help...

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2025/03/03

Welcome to episode 203 with Sam Delaney, who is a journalist, author, broadcaster and podcaster whose work has featured in Guardian, Big Issue and Talk Sport.Sam guested on Proper Mental a couple of years ago back at episode 127, and in that episode, we talked a lot about his problems with addiction and how he adjusted to getting sober. This time around, Sam and I chat about some of the things that drove addictions and the reasons why he turned to drink and drugs in the first place. We talk about

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01:15:02

Dan Astles on music, masculinity and sad but...

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2025/02/24

Welcome to episode 202 with Dan Astles, who is a musician and singer songwriter from Liverpool who makes music under the name Astles, either on his own or alongside a 10 strong musical collective called The Balloon Moon Orchestra.Dan has a new album on the way that has a very sad but beautiful story behind it. Dan’s uncle Joseph died by suicide before he was born, but it was often commented on by the family that they had things in common. While searching through his Nana’s loft, Dan found

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59:59

Making sense of worry and anxiety with Dr Martin Brunet

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2025/02/10

Welcome to episode 201 with Dr Martin Brunet, who has been an NHS GP for more than 20 years and is also well known for his social media channels and videos about different aspects of mental health.In this episode I chat to Martin about his time in general practice and some of the changes he has seen in mental health over the years. We also talk about his new book ‘Your Worry Makes Sense’ and how anxiety and burnout are logical and some ideas about what we can do to overcome these challenges. We

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01:09:16

The serotonin theory of depression with Professor...

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2025/02/03

Welcome to episode 200 with Professor Joanna Moncrieff who is a psychiatrist, author and researcher who is one of the founding members of the Critical Psychiatry Network.In 2022, Joanna was the lead author of a study that explored the ‘chemical imbalance’ theory of depression and found that no clear evidence that serotonin levels or serotonin activity are responsible for depression. The study became one of the 400 most shared of the 21 million papers that have ever been tracked and caused great

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01:02:20

OCD, poetry and the day that Georgia Lock's brain broke

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2025/01/27

Welcome to episode 199 with Georgia Lock, who is an actor, poet and an advocate for obsessive compulsive disorder.In this episode I chat to Georgia about the moment that her ‘brain broke’ and OCD became a part of her life. We chat about what happened next, what helped looked like for her and how she manages her OCD on a day-to-day basis. We chat about things like guilt, memory loss, community, going mental and being scared of your own brain. Georgia uses poetry to explore and understand her

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01:17:54

Why do men die by suicide? with Dr Susie Bennett

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2025/01/20

Welcome to episode 198 with Dr Susie Bennett, a psychologist and research fellow at the 'Suicidal Behaviour Research Lab' at the University of Glasgow.Her work focuses on trying to understand why men are more at risk of suicide and what can be done to help more men access a dignified and meaningful life. Through this work, Susie has been involved in reviewing two decades of research on male suicide, joining forces with 242 people impacted by male suicide to create an agenda of research priorities

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01:03:34

Guardian of The Golden Gate Bridge. Preventing...

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2025/01/13

Welcome to episode 197 with Kevin Briggs, who is a retired sergeant for the California Highway Patrol, known as the "Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge”.The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean in California. It’s about 200 feet above the water and there are 6 lanes of traffic that cross the bridge as well as a separate pathway for pedestrians and cyclists. It is one of the most

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01:06:29

Professional rugby, plant medicine and The Hero's...

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2024/12/16

Welcome to episode 196 with Rory Lamont, who is a former professional Rugby Union player and the co-founder of CAIM, a health and wellness retreat centre in highland Scotland.During his time as a professional rugby player, Rory played for Glasgow Warriors, Sale Sharks and Toulon. He has 29 international caps for Scotland and has represented his country in two world cups. Over the years he was plagued by various injuries and concussions and whilst playing against Wales in the 2012 Six Nations

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56:23

Dr Linda Gask

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2024/11/25

Welcome to episode 195 with Dr Linda Gask who is a writer and a psychiatrist who has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation and been awarded the President’s Medal by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2017.Her latest book is titled ‘Out of Her Mind’ which asks the questions ‘Are we failing women’s mental health and what needs to be done?’ In this episode I chat to Linda about some of the more common societal factors that can impact the mental wellbeing of women and how she went about

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52:48

Dr Benji Waterhouse

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2024/11/18

Welcome to episode 194 with Dr Benji Waterhouse who is a front-line NHS doctor specialising in psychiatry and an award-winning stand-up comedian. He is also the author of the best-selling medical memoir ‘You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here’ where he has written about his work as a psychiatrist and the stories of the patients he has met along the way. In this episode I chat to Benji about his book and his work and why he decided to work in medicine’s most mysterious and controversial speciality. We

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53:32

Tom Fleming/One True Pairing

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2024/10/14

Welcome to episode 193 with Tom Fleming of One True Pairing and formerly of Wild Beasts!As a member of Wild Beasts, Tom released 5 acclaimed albums, one of them was nominated for the Mercury Prize and two of the records charted in the top 10. Wild Beasts called it a day in 2018 with Tom putting out his first material as One True Pairing in 2019. His new record, Endless Rain, is out later this month. In this episode, Tom and I chat about growing up in small towns and finding community through being

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55:23

Nathan Filer

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2024/07/15

Welcome to episode 192 with Nathan Filer, who is a writer, university lecturer and broadcaster and a former mental health nurse.In this episode I chat to Nathan about his route in to nursing and how it formed some of things that he has written books about. I reached out to Nathan after reading his book ‘This Book will Change Your Mind about Mental Health’ and it was great to chat about some of the themes from his work. We chat about the stigma around mental health and mental illness, if it still

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01:16:43

Dave Lock The Running Telephone

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2024/07/08

Welcome to episode 191 with Dave Lock, who is more commonly known as the running telephone.For the last 25 consecutive years, Dave has ran the London Marathon to raise funds and awareness for the Samaritans charity and along the way he has become an iconic part of both the marathon and the mental health space. This year he ran as team captain for the charity’s fundraisers. In this episode I chat to Dave about the mental health challenges that he has faced and how they inspired him to start running

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01:06:17

Philippa Dawson

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2024/07/01

Welcome to episode 190 with Philippa Dawson, who is a writer, producer and performer who is also the creator of Character Flaw, a show about her experiences with ADHD and how it’s impacted her throughout her life.In this episode I chat to Pip about her show, about living with ADHD and how this has impacted her mental health over the years. We chat about the before and after of diagnosis, her experiences with medication and how different aspects of her identity are wrapped up in her ADHD. We also

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59:18

Alex Staniforth

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2024/06/24

Welcome to episode 189 with Alex Staniforth, who is an adventurer, speaker and the founder of Mind Over Mountains, a charity that brings together walking in nature, mindfulness & professional coaching and counselling in support of good mental health & wellbeing.Alex was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of nine and this would be the catalyst for several years of bullying, anxiety, panic attacks and a lifelong stammer. He found that time in nature, and more specifically time on hills and

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01:16:42

Jaxon Feeley

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2024/06/17

Welcome to episode 188 with Jaxon Feeley, who is a Life and Mindset Coach, motivational speaker and TV personality. Jax served in the military as an RAF Corporal for 4 years, which included a tour of Iraq, before joining MHP Hindley as a prison officer. Throughout his life, Jax had been through plenty of mental health struggles but had always managed to pull through and distract himself through his work. Eventually things got to a point where he had to face these struggles head on and face some

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