Episodes

  • Anxiety and sleep

    Anxiety and sleep
    May 7 2021
    In this episode on mental health, Ian Brannan discusses anxiety and sleep with Dr Paul Campbell, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who works across several mental health services and organisations in the North West of England.  Hear how to spot the signs of anxiety, how to get a great night's sleep and tips to calming anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Mindfulness

    Mindfulness
    Dec 1 2020
    Welcome to Kind to Your mind.  2020 has certainly been a challenging year for most and finding ways of combating stress, anxiety and depression are important to a healthy mind and body.  Joining Ian is Paula Edwards - she is a mindfulness teacher and Assistant Practitioner at the Mindfulness Hub within the Psychology Dept at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.  She started her career in health care as a Nursing Assistant in High Security and has also been a Peer Tutor at the Recovery College, Mersey Care NHS Trust.  Please be aware this episode features a mini mindfulness session. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Danny Sculthorpe

    Danny Sculthorpe
    Nov 13 2020
    In this episode of Kind to Your Mind Ian Brannan chats with former professional rugby league player Danny Sculthorpe.  Danny reached the very top of his game but also experienced rock bottom and now uses that experience to help others.  This second episode in the series focuses on suicide prevention, the importance of talking about how you’re feeling and how to support others who may need help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Black History Month

    Black History Month
    Oct 14 2020
    Welcome to a new series of NHS Kind to Your Mind.  In this episode Anyika Onuora and Emeka Onuora join Ian Brannan to talk about Black History Month and mental health.  Anyika is a hugely successful athlete, she made her Olympic debut at London 2012, competing in the 100m and 200m and in 2015 won 4x400m relay bronze at the World Championships in Beijing, before adding European 4x400m relay gold and 400m bronze to her collection the following year.  Her brother Emeka is a writer, journalist and lecturer on issues of racism and ethnicity in sport and author of Pitch Black: The History of Black British Footballers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • In Conversation with Liverpool’s Director of Public Health

    In Conversation with Liverpool’s Director of Public Health
    Aug 5 2020
    Matt Ashton is Liverpool’s Director of Public Health and in this episode Ian Brannan chats with him about the challenges he faces in charge of public health during the coronavirus pandemic and what the future may hold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • Physical activity and mental wellbeing

    Physical activity and mental wellbeing
    Jun 11 2020
    Beth Tweddle MBE is a three-time World Champion, six-time European Champion and Olympic Bronze medallist.  She received an MBE following a career at the top of the sport.  She joins Ian Brannan to talk about how physical activity has improved her mental wellbeing and how she developed the mental stamina to come back following defeat at the Beijing Olympics.  This episode is part of the Kind to Your Mind series, brought to you by your local councils and the NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside.  For more info visit www.kindtoyourmind.org  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Self-care and self-compassion

    Self-care and self-compassion
    Jun 3 2020
    This episode focuses on self-care and self-compassion.  Joining Ian with some practical advice is Rene Barrett - an independent development consultant, a fellow of the CIPD, with an MBA and over 30 years’ experience of working in the public, health, education and emergency services.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Men’s Mental Health: Andy Cole

    Men’s Mental Health: Andy Cole
    May 7 2020
    In this episode we focus on men’s mental health.  Joining Ian is a man who knows all about the importance of both mental resilience and physical fitness.  Andy Cole is one of England’s most successful footballers, as a striker for Manchester United, Newcastle United and England among others, he has won every trophy there is to be won in the English game and remains the third highest goal scorer in Premier League history.  Over the last five years his health has been his biggest battle after receiving a kidney transplant which affected him mentally and physically.  Now like over a million people, he is being shielded in lockdown due to his condition.  This episode is all part of the Kind to Your Mind series, brought to you by your local councils and the NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside.  For more info visit www.kindtoyourmind.org  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 mins