Heather’s mum left the family home when she was 17 with no warning. Heather still struggles with that day many years later, but is she looking at it the wrong way? 

If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice. 

To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered.

Other helpful organisations:

• NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines
  


• SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123


• MIND - www.mind.co.uk
  


• NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe
  


• WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org
  


• NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance
  


• Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk
  

Find the transcript for episode 9 here: 

somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_9.txt

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