Matt Holman Talks Mental Health

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Debi to talk about her journey with mental health.

Debi talks about her career in education and how through her experiences of helping others she has committed herself to improve mental health, wellbeing and relationships through play.

This episode is a great listen for any parents out there who are struggling with their own children. Apologies as we lost connection in the middle for a minute (and I did some padding) before Debi rejoined (I think she was playing with my anxiety).

Emily is a lived experience expert doing an incredible job at raising awareness of eating disorders, autism and supporting people with neurodiversity and mental health challenges. She is certainly an inspirational person.

Lucy is a returning guest to the podcast (Episode 72 - Postnatal Depression), and in this episode we talk about her diagnosis of ADHD in December 2022.    

In this episode Lucy talks about her recent diagnosis of ADHD at 37 years old. Lucy has always known that she was different, but the diagnosis has really helped her to better understand herself from a positive perspective.   

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Priya, to talk about her journey with mental health. 

Priya is open in her conversation about her bouts of depression over the past 4 years, to the point that she felt suicidal. Through her recovery she is now using her experiences to help others.   The closing quote from Priya is: "Be strong now, because things will get better, it might be stormy now, but it can’t rain forever”   

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Em Melissa, to talk about her journey with mental health.  

We discuss living with an eating disorder and the continuing journey of recovery.  Em shares her insights into her own challenges and how she has the support of close friends and family, and made adjustments to her self care routines. She has a great perspective and we are hoping this helps others on their journey.   

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Isaac to talk about his journey with mental health.  

In 2019 Isaac had a serious traumatic physical accident that changed his life for ever.  In this episode he talks about disability, chronic pain and how his use of medication and drugs almost saw him end his life on a number of occasions.   Thankfully Isaac has made changes to his life and now speaks publicly about his experience, motivating and inspiring others who are struggling.   

[Episode mentions suicide] - In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Helen to talk about her journey with mental health.  

Helen talks about her life long challenges and the key moments that impacted her mental health. We talk about Bipolar, suicide, her journey to motherhood, neurodiversity and developing a social enterprise to help others.  

In this episode we hear perspectives of menopause from 3 of the Simpila Mental Health Team, Kerry B Tonks, Louisa Downs and Matt Holman.   

To support menopause awareness month and world menopause awareness Day on 18th October.  

All views and opinions shared in this episode are individual and based upon personal experience.  As with all discussions there are many perspectives that we can and should always acknowledge and consider.  We are not subject matter experts, but passionate about improving awareness, education and support in the future for all females who will or have experienced menopause.  #ownyourmenopause 

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Guy, who shares wonderful insights into the world of Autism and healing.  

We had a very interesting conversation about our perspectives and experiences of Autism, and also focused on the role of parents.  If you are concerned about the development of your child this is a good episode to tune into.   

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Louisa who shares wonderful insights into her journey with mental health.  

Louisa focuses her story over a clearly defined period of 12 months, where there have ben a number of traumatic challenges for both her and her husband to work through.   At the end of the episode she also outlines 3 objectives that she set to make changes to her life... find out how she is progressing with these.  

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Michael who shares her wonderful insights into his mental health journey.  

Michael talks openly about his many years of struggles with depression and anxiety following a physical operation in his late teens.   This episode also discusses suicidal thoughts and how Michael is now encouraging more men to talk about mental health.  

He is also currently taking parental leave to take care of two young children, whilst his wife continues to run her cafe business in Krakow, Poland.    

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Nick who shares her wonderful insights into his mental health journey with Anxiety.  

Through Nick's work he is helping to revitalise work cultures & empowering product teams.   

We also discussed an incredibly lifting experience that Nick had during the Covid Lockdowns that earned him the title in Media of Fancy Dress Dad.   

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Catherine who shares her wonderful insights into her journey with Bipolar Disorder.  Catherine has taken her life journey and now uses it to provide support to individuals, families, friends and supporters to know more about Bipolar.   

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Claudia to talk about her journey with mental health.  

Claudia talks about how the workplace brought her to the point of not being able to feel.  She was struggling with Burnout and Depression and needed to make some life changes.  In early 2022 Claudia launched her own business, providing Career and Mindset Coaching to help ambitious professionals makeover their career and rewire their mindset.   

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Lildonia to talk about her journey with mental health. 

Lildonia talks about her personal experiences growing up with severe anxiety as a teenager, becoming a yoga teacher and wellbeing trainer.  Lildonia also does amazing work to help support conscious conversations for allies discussing all things race and diversity.  

*TRIGGER WARNING* - this conversation talks about suicide - Please do take care listening.   

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Sam to talk about her journey with mental health.  

Sam talks about her personal experiences growing up as a troubled teenager, through to her own depression and sadly the loss of her best friend Jenni to suicide in early 2022.   

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Hannah to talk about her journey with mental health.  

Hannah is a Mental Health First Aid and Suicide First Aid Instructor.  Hannah tells a wonderful story covering the journey of her life, growing up with anxiety, performing, travelling and finding a pathway to helping others.  

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human and my wonderful colleague Kerry B Tonks to talk about her journey with mental health.  

In this episode Stuart Baker talks about his May 2022 challenge to Pedal the Premiership and visit all 13 Premier League Rugby Clubs to raise awareness of Mens Mental Health and Suicide.  

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Brett to talk about his journey with mental health.  

Brett and I met back in April 2021 when we were invited to participate in a conference panel session. Brett talks openly about his journey living with Cerebral Palsy and how through his life with disability he is helping to raise awareness of disability and access the right support when travelling for leisure and work.  

In this episode I had the absolutely pleasure to sit down and chat with the Amazing Human Jonny Benjamin.   

Jonny is an absolute legend of the Mental Health world talking openly about his own personal journey through childhood challenges, dark thoughts, his psychotic episode that lead to him being sectioned and suicidal thoughts and attempt.