The Good Mental Health Podcast

Welcome to Good Mental Health – where we share inspiring interviews about mental health, psychology and well-being. From specialists to real-life cases – each holds key insights, evidence-based knowledge, research, free resources and hope. The full range of our podcasts is available on the following platforms.

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Podcast Episode 39: Supporting people with chronic illness

Join Emma Wardropper, a compassionate advocate for those living with chronic illness, as she shares invaluable insights and techniques to enhance the lives of individuals facing health challenges.

Podcast Episode 38: Neurodiversity – an essential part of our society

Karen Hautz shares her heartfelt dedication, specialist knowledge and compassionate approach to supporting neurodiverse individuals, including those with specific learning differences such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism, and ADHD.

Podcast Episode 37: Supporting clients with long COVID

In this podcast, Jayne Timmins offers valuable insights on how to move forward from Long COVID with practical skills for relieving stress, depression, loneliness, chronic fatigue, and more.

Podcast Episode 36: Tackling mental health in sport

A fascinating and insightful discussion about sports psychology, performance psychology, and behavioural science - if you have the desire to help people, this podcast is for you.

Podcast Episode 35: Supporting Ukrainian refugees, women living in crisis and uncertainty

Keri Hartwright, in collaboration with The Big Red Bus Club charity, has created a project to support Ukrainian women's mental health and well-being - all of which is underpinned by the human givens approach.

Podcast Episode 34: OCD, bigmoose and me

Hannah Phillips has struggled with mental health illnesses for as long as she can remember. Her empowering story is packed full of emotional lows, highs and laughter...

Podcast Episode 33: Human Givens and a flourishing society

Dr Gareth Hughes explores a range of important questions about a healthy society and explore the essential elements needed for a fulfilling life.

Podcast Episode 32: Is screen time impacting children’s physical and mental health?

Is screen time impacting children's physical and mental health? During this episode, Dr Sigman will be sharing his valuable knowledge and insights.

Podcast Episode 31: Couples Counselling – is it ever too late?

All relationships hit hard times at some stage and research shows that it’s not the appearance of conflict, but rather how it’s managed that predicts the success or failure of a relationship and that relationship support can make a world of difference.

Podcast Episode 30: How untreated trauma can cast a shadow over your future

Suffering from trauma can have a significantly detrimental impact on a person’s mental and physical health, and quality of life. It can also greatly affect the lives of those around them.

Podcast Episode 29: Supporting people through fertility treatment

Fertility problems can be the most distressing experiences for anyone who wants a child. It is a shock, completely changing people’s perception of themselves and their imagined future selves as parents.

Podcast Episode 28: Menopause and facing the challenge of that change

Recently, Menopause seems to be a topic which has been highlighted in women's health - which is fantastic as all women will experience it to some level, at some stage in their life… and even though menopause is a natural part of ageing - it can be a very distressing process to come to terms with.

Podcast Episode 27: Why suicide among Veterinarians is a growing problem

Suicide and non-fatal suicidal behaviour are major public health problems across the world: approximately 1 million people worldwide die by suicide each year. The rate of suicide in the veterinary profession has been pegged as close to twice that of the dental profession, more than twice that of the medical profession, and 4 times the rate in the general population.

Podcast Episode 26: Eating Disorders – helping people take back control

Throughout his therapeutic career, Russell has helped many suffering with eating disorders, more specifically bulimia and binge eating. Russell is committed to helping people take back control of their lives by removing barriers and giving them the tools to be able to manage their mental health better.

Podcast Episode 25: Adopting a holistic approach for business success

Working as a psychologist & Human Givens psychotherapist, Lisa Lloyd originally focused on emotional development and mental health. Lisa soon recognised the importance of taking a holistic approach to workplace culture — not only for an individual’s wellbeing but for the commercial success of the business: When we get people right, we get business right.

Podcast Episode 23: Improving mental health for young people – One Step at a time

Alex has extensive experience of working with young people suffering with all forms of emotional distress.

Podcast Episode 4: How can we improve children’s difficult behaviour?

Miriam Chachamu is a family psychotherapist and a human givens practitioner, with many years experience. She has helped numerous children, families and professionals understand and overcome behavioural and mental health problems, and now provides workshops and courses to parents who wish to help their children and adolescents become their best.

Podcast Episode 3: Why antidepressants need to be understood

Marion Brown was a human givens psychotherapist in private practice for 7 years and through her work, became very concerned about the many difficult experiences she could see people were having with antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications and sedatives taken as prescribed – often with difficult side effects and withdrawal problems.

Podcast Episode 2: Why every childhood is worth fighting for

Chris Dyas talks about the success of his HG-inspired 'Single Opportunity Counselling' training, which is rapidly being adopted by different agencies, and shares important insights from his extensive experience about how to improve children's mental health, how best to help distressed children, self-harm, the pressures children are under today, keeping children safe, building self-worth and much more…

Podcast Episode 1: Why self care isn’t selfish

Lee Pycroft is a very highly regarded makeup artist and a human givens therapist. During the podcast, Lee talks to Julia Welstead about the importance of self-care, self-esteem and emotional wellbeing and the things she has done to help her clients achieve this.