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Sons of Anxiety

Mental health awareness brand, Sons of Anxiety chat about all things mental health. From dealing with your anxiety or depression to why Wednesdays are particularly bleak and everything in between, there are laughs, shares, deep and meaningful conversations, Real stories from real people, and a lot of asking Gav ridiculous questions. Not to be missed. read less
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The Cost of Living Crisis and the effects it can have on our mental health
Oct 30 2022
The Cost of Living Crisis and the effects it can have on our mental health
The Sons of Anxiety are a group of friends who have all experienced mental health personally.  how it can affect those whom you love and those close to you, There’s one key message from us at S.O.A and that’s our desire to increase the visibility of common mental health conditions. That aim is fuelled by the many people we know who have been adversely affected by anxiety, stress, BPD, addiction, and suicidal thoughts.But let's get back to what we were talking about. In this week's episode, we are talking about the cost of living crisis.So covid causing an issue. The cost of living's gone through the roof, energy crisis. We've got a war going on in Europe. The world is teetering on the edge of something that we probably haven't experienced since World War ii. Mm.Everybody is suffering. You know, I'm not saying we're going back to ration books and powdered eggs and stuff like that, but it could happen.It could happen. And back then nobody was talking about mental health, you know, because people were putting tape on their windows and worried that, they were gonna get bombed. They didn't know what was going on. There's still that kind of stigma there that, you know, Even with certain strangers,, people that I've met over the last couple of days where I've been up in Bristol , and having a conversation, even when I say, Oh, you know, we run a mental health group and we run various different Support groups, voluntary.There's still that sort of element of people go, uh, yeah. Um, yeah, it's a much-needed thing, but they still don't know how to talk about it freely. No.There's still that sort of stigma attached to it in a sense, like where it's uncomfortable for some people to talk about it, but they probably haven't realized yet that they're suffering because if they're worried about,Where the next food bill's going to come from or how they're going to pay their mortgage, How they're going this. That's gonna cause major anxiety. And that's gonna affect your mental health. Yeah. I know exactly what that's like firsthand. Like literally a couple of weeks ago, we were scratching for pennies and trying to, buy a tin of beans to put food on the table.Support the Show.
SUICIDE AWARENESS This Is What Professionals Do
Oct 9 2022
SUICIDE AWARENESS This Is What Professionals Do
The Sons of Anxiety are a group of friends who have all experienced mental health personally. This is our 5th episode and we cover a topics very close to our hearts. TRIGGER WARNING This story contains content about suicide!, we speak about  suicide and how it can affect those whom you love and those close to you,This week we have an amazing show with a very important message from:-Rose Allett (she/her) is the face behind Start the Conversation - suicide prevention education. http://www.starttheconversation.uk.  She is on a mission to help people overcome their deep-rooted fears and find the words to talk about suicide because she knows firsthand that talking can save lives. Since 2015, Rose has personally taught 1000s of people around the world (face-to-face and online) the skills and confidence to have a conversation that could save a life, including GPs, teachers, managers, HR teams, counsellors, youth workers, police officers, veterans, and firefighters.She believes not only are we ALL capable of learning to have a brave, bold life-saving conversation but that we all MUST learn these skills because suicide doesn't discriminate. Just as anyone can learn these skills, anyone can think of suicide. Links to what Rose talks about in this podcast:90-minute training Talking about Suicide: Ten Tools - http://www.starttheconversation.uk/online-training Olly's Future charity - http://www.ollysfuture.org.uk Safe Space (every city should have one!) - http://www.changegrowlive.org/safe-space-brighton/info To book training for your team, contact Rose at: Website: http://www.starttheconversation.uk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/roseallett/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/start_the_conv There’s one key message from us at S.O.A and that’s our desire to increase the visibility of common mental health conditions. That aim is fuelled by the many people we know who have been adversely affected by anxiety, stress, BPD, addiction, and suicidal thoughts.It’s commonplace in the UK today and while it’s high on the media agenda, there still isn’t anywhere near enough openness, discussion, or meaningful connection. We’re standing as one, being upfront about these things and building an accepting, supportive community for whom these conversations are commonplace.We are the Sons of Anxiety. Never alone, stronger together.Support the Show.