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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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01:11:01

James McMahon

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/10/09

Welcome to episode 149 with James McMahon, a journalist and podcaster who spent a long time working at the NME, editing Kerrang! and interviewing pretty much everyone in the music industry. James has lived with OCD for most of his life, although for a lot of that time he had no idea what it was or how to get help. In this episode James and I chat about his own particular brand of mental illness, how it showed up and how it’s impacted his life over the years. We chat about the support group he

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01:04:09

Dr Ben Cave

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/09/18

Welcome to episode 148 with Dr Ben Cave, which is the pen name of a practising general and forensic psychiatrist. For over 30 years Ben has worked as a prison psychiatrist, community psychiatrist and as a consultant in medium-secure, low-secure and general mental health units. He is also the author of ‘What We Fear Most’ in which he reflects on a lifetime on the frontline of forensic psychiatry and the extremes of mental illness. In this episode I chat to Ben about his work, what he does and why he

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01:07:04

David Parkin

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/09/11

Welcome to episode 147 with David Parkin is an author, theatre maker and installation artist whose work is fiercely autobiographical or silly and speculative. In 2015 he suffered his first manic episode and was sectioned under the mental health act for 4 months. He is currently putting on a fully immersive art installation called ‘Delusions of Grandeur’ which explains his experience of being sectioned including his diaries from that time, recorded conversations from his friends and family and loads

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01:12:31

Kim Nixon

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/09/04

Welcome to episode 146 with Kim Nixon, who is an actor and writer who has appeared in shows such as Fresh Meat, Cranford and The Tuckers and in 2017 she won the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress for her role in 'Ordinary Lies'. In this episode I chat to Kim about her experiences with OCD, which started after she become a mum in 2020. We chat about the way OCD impacted her early experiences of motherhood and we chat about intrusive thoughts, rituals and the realities of living with mental

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01:32:17

Jeremy Thomas

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/08/28

Welcome to episode 145 with Jeremy Thomas, who is an author, public speaker and podcast host. Jeremy has had a really exciting life and a lot of this is down to him living a big chunk of it with undiagnosed manic depression, a condition that is now known as bipolar. He started off as a plugger for Decca Records in the 70’s working with the likes of Thin Lizzy and Al Green before moving away to start his own label. It was around this time that Jeremy fell in to a deep depression that took him to the

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01:00:35

Eva Echo

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/08/21

Welcome to episode 144 with Eva Echo, who is a trans rights activist, writer and public speaker. It took Eva a long time to figure out who she was and learn to live as her true self and this had a hugely negative impact on her mental health from a young age. In this episode Eva and I chat about what it’s like to be transgender and she guides me through some of the current challenges that gender diverse people are dealing with on a daily basis. We chat about how and why she became a campaigner and

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01:01:26

Danny McNamara

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/08/14

Welcome to episode 143 with Danny McNamara, who is a songwriter and the singer in Embrace. Embrace released their debut album ‘The Good Will Out’ in 1996 and have gone on to release a total of 8 albums, all of which have charted in the top 10. Danny experienced mental health challenges as a teenager, at one point having 15 panic attacks a day. He would eventually be diagnosed with PTSD and later with Pure O OCD. In this episode I chat to Danny about the early days of the band and his memories of

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52:28

Cara Lisette

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/08/07

Welcome to episode 142 with Cara Lisette, who is a mental health writer and campaigner, a registered mental health nurse and CBT therapist. In this episode I chat to Cara about her work in mental health services and some of the reasons why she got in to nursing and trained to be a therapist. Cara has many years of experience of living with an eating disorder and bipolar disorder and in this episode Cara and I chat about some of the ways that these diagnosis impact each other and how she manages both

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49:40

Xani Byrne

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/07/31

Welcome to episode 141 with Xani Byrne, who is currently riding a tandem around the coastline of the UK, covering 3500 miles to raise awareness of suicide and mental health and to raise money for to incredible support charities. The idea for his expedition came after losing his sister to suicide in 2022. They had always planned to ride a tandem together but never got the chance and now Xani is offering up the back seat of his bike to a different person on each leg of the journey, all of whom have

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01:01:57

Lucy Nichol

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/07/24

Welcome to episode 140 with Lucy Nichol, who is a writer and mental health campaigner. Her recent book, Snowflake, takes a deep-dive into some of the most harmful mental health stereotypes and in this episode Lucy and I chat about where these stereotypes come from and the impact that they have. We chat about Lucy’s own experiences with anxiety and panic attacks and how the conversation around mental health has changed since her teenage years. We chat about the stigma that surrounds mental health in

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01:25:18

Matty Caine

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/07/17

Welcome to episode 139 with Matty Caine, who is the CEO and founder of First Person Project C.I.C First Person Project is a not-for-profit social enterprise who are on a social mission to promote empowerment in communities across Liverpool City Region, improving mental health through socially progressive action. Matty has 17 years’ professional experience working in the field of mental health with more than a decade of Matty’s career spent working as a Registered Mental Health Nurse. During this

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01:11:46

PC Leon McLeod

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/07/10

Welcome to episode 138 with PC Leon McLeod! On 3rd June 2017 three terrorists drove a white van into pedestrians on London Bridge, then leapt out and started attacking bystanders. As the attack took place, Leon was just starting a night shift and happened to be walking through the area as the attack took place. He was one of the first officers on the scene, giving chase to the attackers and administering first aid and getting people to safety. He was later awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for

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54:50

Harriet Dyer

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/07/03

Welcome to episode 137 With Harriet Dyer, who is a stand up comedian, writer and mental health advocate. Growing up, Harriet just thought that she was just eccentric but as she got older, and people kept trying to have her sectioned, she came to realise that there might be more going on. She would eventually be diagnosed with bipolar and has incorporated her experiences with mental illness in to her comedy ever since. In this episode I chat to Harriet about the fine line between being eccentric and

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01:21:52

Dan Osman

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/06/26

Welcome to episode 136 with Dan Osman, who is a health and wellbeing coach and educator. In this episode I chat to Dan about his background, how he got in to the world of fitness and how he became a coach. We chat about his own experiences with mental ill health and the impact that has had on his coaching process, the way he works with his clients and how he sees the world. We chat about identity, avoidance, choosing to get help and making big changes. We also chat about body image, particularly in

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01:21:24

Eddy Temple-Morris

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/06/19

Welcome to episode 135 with Eddy Temple-Morris, who is a musician, DJ & Broadcaster. He is also a patron for My Black Dog, a mental health charity and ground breaking peer-to-peer service that’s hosted by volunteers that all have lived experience so anyone who’s struggling can web-chat with someone who really gets it. In this episode I chat to Eddy about his work with My Black Dog and his own experiences with anxiety, insomnia and suicidal thoughts. We chat about mental wellbeing and the practices

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54:42

Suzy Reading

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/06/12

Welcome to episode 134 with Suzy Reading, who is a Chartered Psychologist specialising in wellbeing, stress management and facilitation of healthy lifestyle change. She is also a yoga teacher, author and coach who is recognised as one of the world’s leading self-care experts. In this episode I chat to Suzy about her life experience of motherhood colliding with the terminal illness of her father that sparked her passion for self-care. We chat about the importance of rest, some of the reasons why

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02:05:51

Adam Nutter

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/06/05

Welcome to episode 133 with Adam Nutter who is a guitarist, musician and songwriter. Adam formed The Music with some friends (Robert Harvey, Stuart Coleman, Phil Jordan) while still at high school and the band were quickly called the best unsigned band in Britain by the NME. When the group turned 18, they released their debut album which went in to the charts at number 4 and they set off on tour with the likes of U2, Oasis and Coldplay. After two years of relentless touring, there was suddenly a lot

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01:01:59

Michelle Thomas

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/05/29

Welcome to episode 132 with Michelle Thomas who is a writer and the author of My Sh*t Therapist and Other Mental Health Stories. One day Michelle started crying at work and couldn’t stop. She would end up spending the next two weeks in bed and would eventually have to leave her job. As part of her recovery journey, she started medication and started going to therapy and began looking at different parts of her life that had impacted on her mental health and contributed to her being unwell. She wrote

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01:30:03

Tim Clare

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/05/22

Welcome episode 131 with Tim Clare who is a writer, a poet and a coward. Tim Clare is a writer, a poet and a coward. Tim has experienced anxiety and panic attacks for over a decade, sometimes having attacks several times a day. These would often leave him curled up in a ball on the floor, screaming for help. Eventually Tim got to a place where he could no longer go on living in fear and he made the decision to get control of his anxiety. He set out to explore all of the common treatments, cures and

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42:46

The Lottery Winners

The Proper Mental Podcast ·

2023/05/15

Welcome to episode 130 with Thom and Katie from The Lottery Winners! The Lottery Winners are a four-piece indie-rock band hailing from the Leigh area of Greater Manchester. Their latest album, Anxiety Replacement Therapy, contains collaborations with the likes of Boy George, Shaun Ryder and Frank Turner and recently charted at number one in the U.K album charts. The album has strong mental health themes throughout and I caught up with Thom and Katie before their recent show in Liverpool to chat all

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