Life Matters

Life Matters is a ground-breaking new podcast where people with real experiences talk candidly about how suicide has affected them, where we get the very latest on innovative suicide prevention initiatives being developed around the world, investigate special projects - and hear from people who are creating some fun ways to help people to open up. In this 8th edition of Life Matters, Helen Garlick and reporter/producer Ashley Byrne hear from the 3 Dads Walking – Mike Palmer, Tim Owen and Andy Airey who began their mammoth walking and fundraising campaign across the UK after the death of their daughters. Folk band The Young Uns join the show to talk about the song they penned in honour of The Three Dads Walking. In the personal journey interview, broadcaster and journalist Mike McCarthy opens up to Helen, Coronation Street actor Vicky Myers explains why she’s become an ambassador for the Zero Suicide Alliance. Finally, reporter Wayne Wright meets The Bearded Fishermen to hear about how they’ve launched a helpline and various other initiatives for the vulnerable in Lincolnshire.Useful Linkswww.3dadswalking.uk www.theyounguns.co.uk www.batonofhopeuk.org www.zerosuicidealliance.com/stories/ambassadors www.beardedfishermen.org.ukLife Matters is brought to you by the Zero Suicide Alliance - www.zerosuicidealliance.comLife Matters is devised and produced by MIM Productions (UK Audio Production Company of the Year 2021 - APAs Silver) www.madeinmanchester.tv

Life Matters is a ground-breaking new podcast where people with real experiences talk candidly about how suicide has affected them, where we get the very latest on innovative suicide prevention initiatives being developed around the world, investigate special projects - and hear from people who are creating some fun ways to help people to open up.In this 7th edition of Life Matters, Helen Garlick hears how suicide is still criminalised  in some parts of the world. Life Matters producer/reporter Ashley Byrne speaks to Dr Taha Sabir in Pakistan about a campaign to repeal the law and improve things for those at risk. The personal story in this episode is with Steven Foyster from Norfolk who wrote a book about his experiences called ‘Cry to be Heard’. Helen samples ‘You’re Not Alone’ the new single produced and donated to the ZSA by Manchester-based singer/songwriter and film maker Josh Woods. And actor Kaitlyn Akinpelumi tells Life Matters why she’s proud to become a ZSA ambassador. Life Matters is brought to you by the Zero Suicide Alliance - www.zerosuicidealliance.comLife Matters is devised and produced by MIM Productions (UK Audio Production Company of the Year - APAs Silver) www.madeinmanchester.tv

Life Matters is a ground-breaking new podcast where people with real experiences talk candidly about how suicide has affected them, where we get the very latest on innovative suicide prevention initiatives being developed around the world, investigate special projects - and hear from people who are creating some fun ways to help people to open up.In this edition of Life Matters we hear about suicide among young people. Our personal story sees presenter Helen Garlick meet Michelle Leigh who set up a charity in memory of her teenage son. Producer/reporter Ashley Byrne speaks to researchers at the University of Manchester about worrying new findings around suicide and self harm among children. Former Gladiators star Suzanne Cox aka Vogue tells us why she’s become a Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) Ambassador, there’s an appearance from Strictly Come Dancing trainer Andrew Cuerden and music from singer-songwriter Melody Reed.Life Matters is brought to you by the Zero Suicide Alliance - www.zerosuicidealliance.comThe show is devised and produced by MIM Productions (UK Audio Production Company of the Year - APAs Silver) www.madeinmanchester.tv

Life Matters is a ground-breaking new podcast where people with real experiences talk candidly about how suicide has affected them, where we get the very latest on innovative suicide prevention initiatives being developed around the world, investigate special projects - and hear from people who are creating some fun ways to help people to open up.In this the fifth programme, new host and ZSA ambassador Helen Garlick presents a show which looks at mental health and suicide around people of mixed race heritage, she hears from an entertainment company which decided to change the language it uses around Halloween after speaking to the Zero Suicide Alliance, Ashley Byrne speaks to Adam Graham from Lancashire who's set up a new peer support group after his brother took his own life and there's advice on how YOU can become a Zero Hero. Broadcaster Dan Westwood (another one of the new ZSA ambassadors)  reveals why he's getting involved and Freddy Chick meets the 'Dudes and Dogs' from Bristol - a group where the four legged animals really do prove to be our very best friends. Life Matters is brought to you by the Zero Suicide Alliance - www.zerosuicidealliance.com The show is devised and produced by MIM Productions - www.madeinmanchester.tv

Life Matters is a ground-breaking new podcast where people with real experiences talk candidly about how suicide has affected them, where we get the very latest on innovative suicide prevention initiatives being developed around the world, investigate special projects - and hear from people who are creating some fun ways to help people to open up.In this fourth programme, hosted by producer Ashley Byrne, we meet writer Helen Garlick, the soon to be regular presenter of Life Matters. Ashley chats to Helen about her book No Place to Lie in which she writes about coming to terms with her brother's suicide decades after he took his own life. For Helen's family the word 'suicide' was taboo and it was only after her parents' had passed away that she could begin to process things properly. Along the way she discovered one member of her family had been harbouring another secret.  Life Matters is brought to you by the Zero Suicide Alliance - www.zerosuicidealliance.com The show is devised and produced by MIM Productions - www.madeinmanchester.tv 

Life Matters is a ground-breaking new podcast where people with real experiences talk candidly about how suicide has affected them, where we get the very latest on innovative suicide prevention initiatives being developed around the world, investigate special projects - and hear from people who are creating some fun ways to help people to open up.In this third programme, guest presented by actor and star of Welsh soap Pobol Y Cwm Dyfan Rees, 'Life Matters' looks at the impact of suicide on LGBTQI+ people.  Dyfan chats to Ian Howley from the charity LGBTHero and examines how gay men in particular have been affected during the Covid-19 pandemic, Ashley Byrne reports on new research being carried out around lesbian and bisexual women in America, Freddy Chick talks to Talen Wright about micro-aggression faced by trans people and bisexual journalist Nichi Hodgson tells her personal story.  Life Matters is brought to you by the Zero Suicide Alliance - www.zerosuicidealliance.com The show is devised and produced by MIM Productions - www.madeinmanchester.tv 

Life Matters is a ground-breaking new podcast where people with real experiences talk candidly about how suicide has affected them, where we get the very latest on innovative suicide prevention initiatives being developed around the world, investigate special projects - and hear from people who are creating some fun ways to help people to open up.In this second programme, guest presented by radio presenter, columnist and professional Northerner Darryl Morris, 'Life Matters' looks at the impact of suicide on young people and students.  Ashley Byrne reports on one young woman's suicide prevention crusade in Norway, Freddy Chick hears the personal story of a Scottish student who lost a close friend to suicide, we hear about research into the lasting impact of bereavement to suicide on young people and we're in Northern Ireland where metal music is being used to help mental heath.  Life Matters is brought to you by the Zero Suicide Alliance - www.zerosuicidealliance.com The show is devised and produced by MIM Productions - www.madeinmanchester.tv 

Life Matters is a ground-breaking new podcast where people with real experiences talk candidly about how suicide has affected them, where we get the very latest on innovative suicide prevention initiatives being developed around the world, investigate special projects - and hear from people who are creating some fun ways to help people to open up.In this first programme, guest presented by academic, writer and broadcaster Professor Alice Roberts, 'Life Matters' reporter Freddy Chick looks into a new app designed by a group of school girls in Brazil, the team are behind the scenes at Hollyoaks to find out how the  soap has been tackling a storyline around a middle aged man taking his own life, there's a very personal story from talented cellist Jay Emme from Birmingham, we get the latest on the Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA)  online training course and 'Life Matters' producer Ashley Byrne chats to Craig from Bolton whose created a one stop shop for men to come and get their haircut and open up to him about their most intimate feelings. Life Matters is brought to you by the Zero Suicide Alliance - www.zerosuicidealliance.com The show is devised and produced by MIM Productions - www.madeinmanchester.tv