Discussions and interviews connected with the Feeling Good App and Feeling Good for Life audio wellbeing programs which were created by Dr Alastair Dobbin and Dr Sheila Ross. Made with love in Edinburgh, Scotland, created and produced by Serena Steptoe. We would like to extend a huge thank you to the support and contributions from Local Giving via Magic Little Grants.
Feeling Good App Podcast 5 - Supporting Young People's Mental Health In Schools
In this episode of the Feeling Good Mini Series, we talk about ways in which we can develop young people's mental health skills in school.
We share lived experiences of working with schools and young people and talk about the importance of developing preventative ways to equip young people with the skills to deal with adversity before they reach crisis point.
We would like to say a special thanks to Magic Little Grants who have made this podcast possible.
Created and produced by Serena Steptoe.
Artwork by: Ella Read (@ella.readie on instagram)
Music by Callum Govan (@wakeup on instagram) and Frankie Ogilvie
With thanks to Magic Little Grant by People's Postcode Lottery.
Resources to support wellbeing and mental health:
In an emergency: call 999
If you need someone to listen, call:
- UK-wide: Call Samaritans on 116123 (24/7 and free) (NB Samaritans retired their text service in Feb 2020)
- UK-wide: Call Childline on 0800 1111 24/7 and free (slightly reduced service i.e. shorter calls between midnight and 7.30am)
- UK-wide: Call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (Open 4-11pm and free)
- UK-wide: Call Papyrus’s Hopeline on 0800 068 41 41 if you are having thoughts of suicide (opening hours 9am - midnight every day of the year)
To text or chat online:
- UK-wide: Text ‘Shout’ to 85258 (24/7 and free)
- UK-wide: Text YoungMinds ‘YM’ to 85258 (24/7 and free)
- UK-wide: Chat to a Childline counsellor 1-2-1 online: https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/1-2-1-counsellor-chat/ or use the
- Message Boards: https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/message-boards/ (24/7 and free)
- UK-wide: Text Papyrus on 07860039967 if you are having thoughts of suicide (opening hours 9am - midnight every day of the year)
To email: - UK-wide: Email Samaritans on jo@samaritans.org (response time: 24 hours)
- UK-wide: Email The Mix by completing their online form at https://www.themix.org.uk/get-support/speak-to-our-team/email-us (response time: 24 hours)
- UK-wide: Email Papyrus on pat@papyrus-uk.org if you are having thoughts of suicide
Other support information:
- Young Minds: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
- Every Mind Matters: https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/
- Childline: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/
- Shout: https://giveusashout.org/get-help/resources/
- The Mix: https://www.themix.org.uk/
- Anna Freud: https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/
If you would like to use a free app for young people that teaches mental health and wellbeing skills for life, check out: Feeling Good Teens which you can download from app store and access free audio tracks.
2 Aug 2022
Feeling Good App Podcast 4 - Positive Mental Health Skills: Breathing
In podcast #4, entitled ‘Positive Mental Health Skills – Breathing’, our host Serena Steptoe chats with Dr Sheila Ross. In this podcast, we talk broadly about positive mental health skills – the attitudes towards them, and the barriers to developing them. We also talk about how we can possibly incorporate positive mental health skills into our daily lives.
We intended to discuss a variety of skills but ended up framing our whole conversation around one particular and vital skill: breathing. Dr Sheila Ross talks about the benefits of breathing and some of the science behind it. We even incorporate a brief practice of breath work.
We would like to say a special thanks to Magic Little Grants who have made this podcast possible.
Created and produced by Serena Steptoe Artwork by: Ella Read (@ella.readie on instagram) Music by Callum Govan (@wakeup on instagram) and Frankie Ogilvie.
2 Aug 2022
Feeling Good App Podcast 3 - Preventing Teacher Burnout
In podcast #3 ‘Preventing Teacher Burnout’, Becky Tapper and Serena Steptoe continue their conversation. In this episode, Becky offers ways in which we can help ourselves prevent burnout. Becky speaks from a teacher’s perspective with some specific tips, for example, in managing marking workloads, however a lot of the tips discussed can be relevant to other work industries too. This is really important considering the high prevalence of burnout across the UK.
If you work in education and need someone to talk to about your mental health and wellbeing, call Education Support on 08000 562 561.
We would like to say a special thanks to Magic Little Grants who have made this podcast possible.
Created and produced by Serena Steptoe Artwork by: Ella Read (@ella.readie on instagram) Music by Callum Govan (@wakeup on instagram) and Frankie Ogilvie.
2 Aug 2022
Feeling Good App Podcast 2 - Lived Experience of Teacher Burnout
Feeling Good are proud to announce the launch of our podcast mini series. In podcast #2, entitled ‘Lived Experience of Teacher Burnout’, our host Serena Steptoe chats with Becky Tapper, an experienced English teacher sharing her lived experience of burnout. Alongside her honest account of what this experience was like for her, we talk about what burnout is, how it can be difficult to express and ways to help mitigate burnout.
If you work in education and need someone to talk to about your mental health and wellbeing, call Education Support on 08000 562 561.
We would like to say a special thanks to Magic Little Grants who have made this podcast possible.
Created and produced by Serena Steptoe Artwork by: Ella Read (@ella.readie on instagram) Music by Callum Govan (@wakeup on instagram) and Frankie Ogilvie.
1 Aug 2022
Feeling Good App Podcast 1 - Let's Talk Mental Health
In podcast #1, entitled ‘Let’s Talk Mental Health’, our host Serena Steptoe chats with Feeling Good app Co-Founder Dr Sheila Ross, who offers a definition of mental health and what underpins it. There is a discussion on the barriers attending to mental health, the distinction between reactive and proactive approaches to attending to mental health, as well as some practical tips on supporting wellbeing too.
We would like to say a special thanks to Magic Little Grants who have made this podcast possible.
Created and produced by Serena Steptoe. Artwork by: Ella Read (@ella.readie on instagram) Music by Callum Govan (@wakeup on instagram) and Frankie Ogilvie.
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