Latest Mhfa Podcast Episodes
Pride season and allyship with Chloe Davies
Off the top of your head podcast - June 24, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutesMHFA England Ambassador, Chloe Davies joins Simon Blake to talk about Pride, why it is still important and what allyship and advocacy mean to her.
Sarah McIntosh & The Launch of the Association of Mental Health First Aiders
Off the top of your head podcast - June 18, 2024 10:00 - 16 minutesPrepare to be inspired as Sarah McIntosh, a dedicated Mental Health First Aider from MHFA England, joins us on "Off the Top of Your Head" podcast. Sarah’s journey reveals the power of opening up essential conversations about mental health and the profound benefits of a holistic approach in the ...
Mental Health Awareness Week: Ben Davie
Off the top of your head podcast - May 19, 2024 09:00 - 18 minutesFinding moments for movement doesn’t have to be going for a 5km run – it could be putting on your favourite music and dancing around the living room, doing some standing exercises while you wait for the kettle to boil, or taking a walking meeting. In our final episode of ‘Off the top of your h...
Mental Health Awareness Week: Hannah Moore & Shizana Arshad
Off the top of your head podcast - May 18, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes**CONTENT WARNING: Mentions depression, anxiety, and serious mental illness** “Whether the gym, riding a bike, dancing, yoga, or any kind of movement, however you are struggling with your mental health, it’s vitally important to keep moving.” Simon speaks to Hannah Moore and Shizana Arshad fr...
Mental Health Awareness Week: Adah Parris
Off the top of your head podcast - May 17, 2024 09:00 - 13 minutesMHFA England® Chair, consultant, and keynote speaker Adah Parris talks to Simon about how she explores movement for creativity and how 'shaking it out' can inspire us no matter where we are working.
Mental Health Awareness Week: Polly Shute & Michael Gunning
Off the top of your head podcast - May 16, 2024 09:00 - 18 minutesMichael Gunning, former professional swimmer and Stonewall Ambassador, and Polly Shute, Co-Founder of OUTspoken Speaker Network and Out & Wild Festival, talk to Simon about encouraging movement within LGBTQIA+ communities
Mental Health Awareness Week: Gem Turner
Off the top of your head podcast - May 15, 2024 09:00 - 12 minutesBeing able to boost our mental health through movement shouldn’t be a luxury. Yet many people face barriers, with approaches to movement often being restrictive and exclusionary. In this episode of the ‘Off the top of your head’ podcast, award-winning disabled content creator and public speake...
Mental Health Awareness Week: Anil Toraty
Off the top of your head podcast - May 14, 2024 09:00 - 27 minutes**CONTENT WARNING: Mentions suicide, depression, and poor mental health** In today’s episode, Anil Toraty, Senior Director at Visa, talks to Simon about his lived experience of suicide thoughts and how running helps him look after his mental health.
Mental Health Awareness Week: Dr Julia Jones
Off the top of your head podcast - May 13, 2024 09:00 - 15 minutesDr Julia Jones, neuroscientist and author, joins the 'Off the top of your head' podcast to share the neuroscience behind why movement matters to our mental health and how we can 'hack' our routines to help.
Mental Health Awareness Week: Mark Rowland
Off the top of your head podcast - May 10, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes** Content warning: Contains references to poor mental health, suicide, self harm, anxiety, and depression ** Simon Blake is joined by Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foudation, Mark Rowland to discuss the upcoming Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May 2024) and why movement if good for ...
Ep 14: Linda Aiello
Off the top of your head podcast - April 23, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutesThis series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may be, where everyone has the freedom to do this? To find out, Simon ...
Ep 13: Karl Robinson
Off the top of your head podcast - April 15, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutesThis series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may be, where everyone has the freedom to do this? To find out, Simon ...
Ep 12: Mike Cherry
Off the top of your head podcast - April 08, 2020 05:00 - 31 minutesSimon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping. This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may...
Ep 11: Adah Parris
Off the top of your head podcast - April 01, 2020 05:00 - 45 minutesSimon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping. This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may...
Ep 10: Nat Kilsby
Off the top of your head podcast - March 25, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutesSimon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping. This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that may...
Ep 9: Dara Nasr
Off the top of your head podcast - March 18, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutesSimon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping. This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So how can we create workforces, wherever that ma...
Series Two trailer: My Whole Self
Off the top of your head podcast - March 16, 2020 10:00 - 2 minutesSimon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping with more discussion of self-care, workplace wellbeing, and the future of mental health. This series will look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be...
Ep 8: Phyll Opoku-Gyimah
Off the top of your head podcast - December 10, 2019 06:00 - 52 minutesFor the final episode of the series Simon caught up with long-time friend, activist, writer and the 'Queen of Kindness' Phyll Opoku-Gyimah. Phyll, who you may know as Lady Phyll, is the Co-Founder and Director of UK Black Pride, and currently the Executive Director of the Kaleidoscope Trust, an...
Ep 7: Tony Piper
Off the top of your head podcast - December 03, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutesTony Piper is a stress, burnout and leadership coach. After 27 years in the IT profession, Tony shared with Simon his expertise on stress in the workplace, why it happens, and looked at this year's WHO definition of burnout as an 'occupational phenomenon'. Simon and Tony touched on: What burno...
Ep 6: Poppy Jaman
Off the top of your head podcast - November 26, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutesSimon had the pleasure of sitting down with international mental health campaigner and pioneer Poppy Jaman OBE. Poppy is the CEO of the City Mental Health Alliance (CMHA), a membership organisation that works with large city firms to transform their workplaces into mentally healthy environments...
Ep 5: Ryan Atkin
Off the top of your head podcast - November 19, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutesThis week, Simon caught up with Ryan Atkin, who is currently the only openly gay professional referee in English men's football. After coming out in 2017, Ryan has become an LGBT+ in sport advocate, Stonewall Sports Champion, and diversity and inclusion campaigner. Simon and Ryan's wide-ranging...
Ep 4: Jonny Benjamin
Off the top of your head podcast - November 12, 2019 06:00 - 38 minutes**Content Warning** This episode contains discussion of a suicidal crisis and suicidal ideation. Jonny Benjamin MBE is a writer, filmmaker, public speaker, and award-winning mental health campaigner. Since starting his YouTube channel in 2010, Jonny has gone on to make documentaries for BBC Thr...
Ep 3: Dr Ranj Singh
Off the top of your head podcast - November 05, 2019 06:00 - 37 minutesNHS doctor, TV presenter, and star of Strictly Come Dancing Dr Ranj Singh joined Simon for a catch-up in this week's Just About Coping. As well as still being a practicing clinician, you'll know Ranj from ITV's This Morning, where he is the resident health expert, and for his new best-selling bo...
Ep 2: Alexander Leon
Off the top of your head podcast - October 29, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutesAlex Leon is a BAME, LGBT+ and mental health awareness activist. When he's not working for the Kaleidoscope Trust, a leading charity working to uphold equality in human right for LGBT+ people across the world, he's also a journalist, campaigner, and YouTuber. As well as talking about Alex's wor...
Ep 1: Ruby Wax
Off the top of your head podcast - October 22, 2019 06:00 - 30 minutesSimon's first guest is writer, performer, comedian, and the 'poster girl for mental health' Ruby Wax OBE. Since her groundbreaking show 'Losing It' in 2011 which focused on her mental health issues, Ruby has written three best-selling books on mental health and wellbeing. She holds a master's de...
Introducing Just About Coping
Off the top of your head podcast - October 17, 2019 07:00 - 1 minuteIntroducing Just About Coping, a new podcast looking at the future of mental health and wellbeing. Chief Executive of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England Simon Blake OBE will be joined by a series of fantastic guests to try and answer the question; how can we create a world where everyone is ...
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