York Ending Stigma is a group of York residents with life experience of poor mental health and who share these experiences in order to help end the stigma, remove the taboos, and challenge the stereotypes around the topic of mental health.
We have started this podcast as a way to aid us in this aim by sharing our stories and discussing important topics.
Mental health and what we wish we knew when we were younger
In this episode, 4 of our YES Champions talk about what they whish they'd known about mental health when they were younger. The conversation includes people wishing they had accessible and reputable mental health information, awareness of coping skills, the importance of looking after your mental health and how to help seek, that there is more to life than academia, that it's ok to fail, the importance of being honest about the state of our mental health, and that its never too late to change and re-set goals.**Please note that this episode contains brief references to self injury and suicidal thoughts.**
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yorkendingstigma/message
20 Feb 2024
Suicide Prevention and Self Harm
In this episode, Emma and Hazel talk about their experiences of self harm in relation to their suicidality. For Hazel, self harm is a preventative coping mechanism, where as for Emma self-harm is usually an indicator that a suicide attempt may occur in the near future. There are no discussions or detailed descriptions of self harm methods, and both Emma and Hazel share towards the end of the episode the things that are helpful to them. The aim of our podcast is for positive suicide prevention, and as always please do consider your own wellbeing when deciding whether to listen.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yorkendingstigma/message
20 Feb 2024
Mental Health and Bullying (at school)
In this episode, 3 of our YES Champions talk about their experiences of being bullied at school and the impact this had on their mental health. Loss of confidence, eroded self esteem, and becoming isolated and withdrawn are common themes. None of the Champions were bullied for their mental ill-health, rather for the way they looked, their sexuality, or their academic success. All of the Champions agree that experiencing bullying had a negative impact on their mental health, either making their existing mental health conditions worse, or causing poor mental health.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yorkendingstigma/message
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Spotify
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Contact York Ending Stigma Podcast
Guest appearances
Does not typically book guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of York Ending Stigma Podcast?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
