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The Wellbeing Lab with Will Young

By: Will Young
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  • Welcome to The Wellbeing Lab podcast hosted by Will Young.


    Each week, join Will and a team of knowledgeable mental health & wellbeing experts as they explore and spotlight various topics which often don’t get enough airtime. They will discuss subjects ranging from shopping addiction, creating boundaries, body dysmorphia, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), trauma, obsessive compulsive disorders and beyond. 


    Here at The Wellbeing Lab podcast, the aim is to create a safe, fun, curious and understanding space, with the ultimate goal of helping listeners.


    We want to hear from YOU, please get in touch with us..

    Instagram @thewellbeinglabpodcast: https://www.instagram.com/thewellbeinglabpodcast/

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    Twitter @thewellbeinglab https://twitter.com/TheWellbeingLab

    Email: hello@wellbeinglabpodcast.com 


    The Wellbeing Lab is produced by AudioAF and is part of the Acast creator network. 



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  • Grief
    Aug 8 2023

    Grief is a universal experience, but one that we navigate alone. It's also one of the most-requested topics for me to cover here at the Wellbeing Lab.


    So, for the final episode of Season 2 I talk with Andy Langford about grief and bereavement. Andy has worked in this field for over twenty years and is the Clinical Director at the charity Cruse. They help people with bereavement support, information and campaigning and you can find out more about their work here.


    This is a big topic and there are so many more avenues we could have explored, but I'd be delighted to hear what you thought, or to hear your experiences with grief. The Wellbeing Lab team read all the correspondence that comes in and you can contact the lab on the links below:

    Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Email: hello@wellbeinglabpodcast.com


    The Wellbeing Lab is produced by AudioAF and is part of the Acast creator network.


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    36 mins
  • Codependency and JAAQ
    Aug 1 2023

    Ooh I'm excited to get into this week's topic. It's quite a complicated subject, but it's one of my favourites to discuss... codependency. When I learnt about codependency it was a lightbulb moment and I hope you glean some useful information from it. My guest is counselling psychologist Dr Jane Halsall who has a special interest in addiction.


    We mention a few resources in the episode:

    You can find Melody Beattie's 'Codependent No More' here

    Pia Mellody's 'Facing Codependence' can be found at this link

    And you can get information about your local CoDA group here


    And we also have a little bonus chat for you this episode, with the inspiring Danny Gray of Just Ask A Question. It's an online platform that brings together world-leading mental health professionals to answer thousands of questions about all kinds of topics related to mental health and wellbeing.


    Find JAAQ here

    And find out more about Warpaint For Men here


    As always, let me know about your experiences on anything we've discussed in this episode. You can contact the lab on the links below:

    Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Email: hello@wellbeinglabpodcast.com


    The Wellbeing Lab is produced by AudioAF and is part of the Acast creator network.



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    38 mins
  • Complex PTSD
    Jul 25 2023

    This week I welcome back the excellent Jo Stubley. She's a Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy at the Tavistock Clinic and an expert on trauma, so I invited her back to talk to me about complex post-traumatic stress disorder. We talk about diagnosis, treatment, some of the problems around the naming of these experiences and of course have a few jokes along the way.


    During the conversation Jo mentions a paper looking at neurotransmitters and depression. You can read that here.

    She also talks about the audiobook for 'What Happened to You', by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry, which you can find here.

    And I mention Pete Walker's book 'Complex PTSD: From Surviving To Thriving' which you can find out more about here.


    As always, let me know what you think about this episode, or any other. You can contact the lab about your experiences on the links below:

    Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Email: hello@wellbeinglabpodcast.com


    The Wellbeing Lab is produced by AudioAF and is part of the Acast creator network.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A great reminder and a big help

After my own journey with my mental health the CBT episode was a really good. I say journey cause that’s what it is, definitely takes time but it is worth it. I learned to manage my issues with CBT, although I was lucky enough to receive 2.5 years of treatment. I had a fantastic therapist who taught me but sometimes I still need a few small reminders!

These short podcasts are brilliant, so thank you. Keep doing what you do xx

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Congrats on a wonderful first episode and keep smashing the stigma

I love this new podcast, I’ve been working hard to smash the stigma of mental health for the past 8 years. This was initially inspired by my Dad and watching him battle with anxiety and depression. I took it personally at first down to a lack of understanding. It’s very easy to take the mental health of others personally when it never is. I’ve since realised through my research that we all have mental health and it impacts everything. It’s amazing to hear Will talking so openly in a safe and judgement free space. So many great tips and insights here. We need these conversations in order to remove shame. Shame prolongs recovery. I’m looking forward to hearing more. In terms of bringing fun and lightness - how about a wee a capella at the end with his awesome guests. Singing through the storms of life 🎤🎉🤣

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Best podcast I've heard

This important podcast is equal parts comfortable and comforting, tragic and sad. Will has natural, pure empathy and understanding towards others, and I've thought this about him in every interview of his for a long time. He has suffered greatly himself, yet is still gentle, open, direct and warm simultaneously. This podcast should be played in high schools, it is vital education on how the previous shame and secrecy around mental health has to continue being replaced by acceptance and understanding, for everyone,by everyone.

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Very comforting on a day I needed to hear it most.

Binge listened to quite a few episodes. It was so refreshing to hear different mental health experiences be expressed through the lens of what happened to you not the usual narrative of what's wrong with you. Brought much needed kindness and empathy to dissolve the shame felt with mental health issues.

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