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Author, podcast host, therapeutic coach and bibliotherapist Alex Holmes shares the importance and impact of reading for boys, how he came to work in the mental health sphere and understanding how to communicate about self-love in a way that resonates more deeply with men.
Find out more about Alex Holmes
Books/literature mentioned by Alex
Time To Talk: How Men Think About Love, Belonging and Connection by Alex Holmes
Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black
This be the verse - by Phillip Larkin
Alex’s Podcast - You Should Probably Read This.
Getting help
Find more information on mental health helplines here
For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.ukIf you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email jo@samaritans.org
Dianne Buswell, Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer, holistic life coach and author of Move Yourself Happy: 21 Days to Make Joyful Movement a Habit shares why determination and gratitude are so important in her life, as well as the benefits of focusing on the present moment every day and talking with a therapist when she needs to.
Dianne's book Move Yourself Happy: 21 Days to Make Joyful Movement a Habit is out now
Read more about mental health and wellbeing at Happiful.com
Getting help
Find more information on mental health helplines here
For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk
If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email jo@samaritans.org
Psychotherapist, Coach and Counsellor John-Paul Davies joins the podcast to talk about depression, what depression can be, how it can feel and what we can do to start to address depression in a way that works for us.
This is a wonderful compassionate conversation about depression, both for people who experience it and for those who are looking to understand more and perhaps support a friend or loved one.
Find out more about John-Paul Davies and visit his website and YouTube channel
Getting help
Find more information on mental health helplines here
For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk
If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email jo@samaritans.org
Vex King, author of Good Vibes, Good Life, Healing is the New High and now Closer to Love kindly shares the experiences that led him to study and share the compassionate and practical ways we can improve our lives, the importance of authenticity and the passion he has for supporting others. He speaks about a childhood that saw great difficulties including racism, homelessness and poverty and the desire for change and healing that brought him to books, self development and an unwavering commitment to his values and alleviating the suffering of others.
You can find out more about Vex King and please visit The Rising Circle for free self-development and self-love tools.
Order Vex's magnificent books here.
Getting help
Find more information on mental health helplines here and read more from Happiful
For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk
If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available, and free to access, 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email jo@samaritans.org.
Download the Happiful App here
Co-founder of Love Sober Kate Baily, a certified professional Sobriety & Life Coach, joins us to talk about the path that led her to an alcohol free life, how alcohol can impact our anxiety levels and ways to discover what you love by leaving alcohol out of your life. Kate shares great solid information about the benefits of choosing to go alcohol free.
Check out Love Sober
Buy Love Your Sober Year
Getting help
Find more information on mental health helplines here
For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk
If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email jo@samaritans.org
Download the Happiful App here
Billie Dunlevy, an Integrative Therapist and Counselling Directory Member, joins Happiful's podcast to talk about low self esteem and the very practical ways we can work on ourselves to grow this. Billie makes the subject very easy to reflect upon and her words are as soothing as they are supportive and realistic.
Read the accompanying article
Find out more about Billie on Counselling Directory
Find a therapist to help you with low self esteem
Getting help
Find more information on mental health helplines here
For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk
If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email jo@samaritans.org
Download the Happiful App here
Naturopathic nutritionist and health coach Claudine Thornhill shares her expert advice of eating well for your hormones during the perimenopause, practical tips to manage your wellbeing and ways to find joy and connect with others.
Find out more about Claudine
You can find out more about nutrition specifically and connect Claudine and other professionals on our sister site Nutritionist Resource.
Getting help
Find more information on mental health helplines here
For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk
If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email jo@samaritans.org
Download the Happiful App here
Marisa Peer, world-renowned therapist, founder of Rapid Transformational Therapy®, joins Happiful's podcast. In just 30 minutes, Marisa shares why you are enough, how you’ve always been enough and the actions you can take to start believing in yourself and treating yourself with more kindness and compassion today.
Find out more about Marisa's work
Marisa's book Tell Yourself A Better Lie, is available now
Getting help
Find more information on mental health helplines here
For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk
If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email jo@samaritans.org
Download the Happiful App here
Joe Sugg shares the inspiration behind his new book Grow, his realisation about phone addiction, a big move to the countryside with partner Dianne, his love of gardening and the the benefits of getting out in nature.
To access the exclusive podcast listener discount code for Issue 67 visit www.happiful.com/joesugg
Joe's brilliant book is available now
If you’re looking for mental health support, you can find counsellors, life coaches, nutritionists and hypnotherapists via the Happiful app.
Visit Happiful for more great conversations about mental health and wellbeing
Getting Help
Here's a list of places to contact for more mental health support
If you support now, call Samaritans 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org. Help is available.
Shaun Flores, journalist, presenter, model, actor and TedX speaker shares his personal experience of OCD, how he views his experience to date and why talking about his OCD helps him as well as others.
TW: This is a really raw and honest conversation in which he talks about intrusive thoughts and suicide, so please be mindful if this could be triggering for you.
Getting Help
If you support now, call Samaritans 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org. Help is available.
More information and help with OCD
OCD-UK
OCD Action
If you’re looking for mental health support, you can find counsellors, life coaches, nutritionists and hypnotherapists via the Happiful app.
Visit Happiful for more great conversations about mental health and wellbeing
See and read more of Shaun’s work
Follow Shaun Flores on Instagram
Books Mentioned by Shaun
Everything You Need to Know about OCD
Rewire Your OCD Brain: Powerful Neuroscience-Based Skills to Break Free from Obsessive Thoughts and Fears
Break Free from OCD
Life Coach and author of Michelle Elman joins Happiful’s podcast to hares the benefits of boundaries in every area of our lives, how setting boundaries can be the antidote to people pleasing and her own willingness to talk about boundaries when it comes to romantic relationships.
Michelle’s Ultimate Guide to Establishing Healthy Relationship Boundaries
Visit Happiful for more great conversations about mental health and wellbeing
Michelle’s book The Joy of Being Selfish, is out now
You can also pre-order her new book, The Selfish Romantic.
Michelle's Instagram
Michelle’s website
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If you’re looking for mental health support, you can find counsellors, life coaches, nutritionists and hypnotherapists via the Happiful app.
If you support now, call Samaritans 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org. Help is available.
Stuart Sandeman leads a beautiful, relaxing breathwork session for reconnection to ourselves, following his interview on Happiful's podcast I am. I have.
Listen to Stuart's episode of I am. I have
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Stuart’s book - Breathe In, Breathe Out is available now
Background music by OctahedronMusic, via AudioJungle
Staurt Sandeman, founder of Breathpod and author of Breathe In, Breathe Out joins Happiful to speak about the power and potential of breathwork. Stuart shares how he discovered the practice, how it can help with pain management, our mood and reconnecting with ourselves.
Visit Happiful for more great conversations about mental health and wellbeing
Stuart’s book - Breathe In, Breathe Out is available now
Find out more about Breathpod and Stuart
Instagram
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If you’re looking for mental health support, you can find counsellors, life coaches, nutritionists and hypnotherapists via the Happiful app.
If you need support now, call Samaritans 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org. Help is available.
Author and creator Louise Pentland is our very first guest on season nine of Happiful and Counselling Directory's podcast I am. I have.
Louise shares why writing brings her joy, how she's finding her way again after a tough year in 2021, her honest thoughts on babyhood, her love of Motherhood, her role as an ambassador for the NSPCC and perspectives on grief.
Find out more about NSPCC and the help they offer
Visit Happiful for more great conversations about mental health and wellbeing
Find out more about Louise
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Instagram
Louise’s books
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If you’re looking for mental health support, you can find counsellors, life coaches, nutritionists and hypnotherapists via the Happiful app.
If you need support now, call Samaritans 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org. Help is available.
Psychotherapist Tasha Bailey, AKA @realtalk.therapist, joins us for this conversation about people pleasing and shares what it is, the impact it has on everyone involved and practical tools for changing people pleasing behaviours. Tasha has so many valuable insights and real life examples that help to illustrate what is involved and how changing this way of living and thinking can bring more joy and colour into your life.
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Read more about Happiful
Visit Happiful for more great conversations about mental health and wellbeing
Follow Happiful on Instagram
If you’re looking for mental health support, you can find counsellors, life coaches, nutritionists and hypnotherapists via the Happiful app.
Kay, a Samaritans listening volunteer who trained to support others after personally experiencing the life-changing help Samaritan's offer, joins Happiful's podcast.
Kay shares the story that led her to pick up the phone to this wonderful organisation, what she realised about the work they do and her hopes for everyone listening to this podcast.
Talk to Us - Supporting Samaritans
Throughout July, Samaritans will be running its annual awareness-raising campaign, Talk to Us. The campaign aims to let people know that Samaritans volunteers are here 24/7 for anyone who is struggling to cope.
In 2021 Samaritans volunteers spent over one million hours responding to calls for help.
To show our support, we will be raising awareness on social media throughout July, as well as marking Samaritans Awareness Day on 24 July.
If you’d like to get involved, you can help raise awareness this month by sharing Samaritans’ messaging on your own social media pages using #TalkToUs and #SamaritansAwarenessDay.
When life is difficult, Samaritans are there – day or night, 365 days a year. You can call them for free on 116 123, email them at jo@samaritans.org, or visit www.samaritans.org to find your nearest branch.
Claire Richards, singer, presenter, crafter and member of the brilliant five-piece band Steps, joins Happiful’s podcast to discuss negotiating self doubt, doing her best, a personal confidence shift post 40 and 25 years of Steps.
Steps are celebrating their 25 years in style with The Platinum Collection. The album is packed full of their greatest hits from 1997 to 2022 and will be released on the 19th August, via Sony Music and includes their new Platinum Megamix
Find out more about Steps
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Read more about Happiful
Visit Happiful for more great conversations about mental health and wellbeing
Follow Happiful on Instagram
If you’re looking for mental health support, you can find counsellors, life coaches, nutritionists and hypnotherapists via the Happiful app.
Psychotherapist and globally acclaimed author of the Sunday Times Bestseller 'Ten to Zen', 'Ten Times Happier' and now his new book 'How to Be Your Own Therapist', Owen O’Kane join’s Happiful’s podcast to talk about becoming your own therapist, managing change, health anxiety and post pandemic stress.
Order Owen’s new book 'How to be Your Own Therapist'
Watch Owen’s incredible TedX Talk 'Bombs, Bullets, Bullying and a Piano'
For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk or download the free Happiful App.
If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email jo@samaritans.org
Psychotherapist, author and podcast host Anna Mathur joins our podcast to talk about the pitfalls of comparison, learning to listen to your inner coach, finding a source of self compassion and understanding the universal margin for humanness.
Anna articulates the daily struggle so many of us face and she offers simple, small and brilliant interventions to reset our minds and moods.
Read more about Happiful
The Little Book of Calm for New Mums, Anna's brilliant new book can be ordered now.
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If you’re looking for mental health support, you can find counsellors, life coaches, nutritionists and hypnotherapists via the Happiful app.
If you support now, call Samaritans 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org. Help is available.
Jay Blades, author of Making It: How Love, Kindness and Community Helped Me Repair My Life, host and presenter of programmes including The Repair Shop and No Place Like Home and recent recipient of an MBE for services to crafts joins us on I am. I have to discuss mental health, vulnerability, community, his thirst for life and giving back.
Read more about Happiful
You can buy Jay's book "Making It: How Love, Kindness and Community Helped Me Repair My Life"
Follow Jay on Instagram
Visit Happiful for more great conversations about mental health and wellbeing
Follow Happiful on Instagram
If you’re looking for mental health support, you can find counsellors, life coaches, nutritionists and hypnotherapists via the Happiful app.
If you support now, call Samaritans 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org. Help is available.
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powerful message. very informative. worth following up
What is the name he gives that ends in Brown. He says the person is a speaker. I couldn't make out the first name.