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The Just Checking In Podcast

The Just Checking In Podcast

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 The Just Checking In Podcast is another step in VENT’s mission to give people a voice, change the conversation around mental health and provide an outlet where everyone, but especially men and boys, can express themselves. Each pod we check in with a special guest. We have a natter and a chat about all things mental health as well as anything and everything else they're passionate about. If it helps that person with their mental health, we'll discuss it!All rights reserved 社会科学
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  • JCIP #300 - A Pod For Sabina

    JCIP #300 - A Pod For Sabina
    2025/08/15
    In episode 300 of The Just Checking In Podcast, we marked the milestone with a special episode dedicated to our Founder Freddie's university tutor, Dr Sabina Avdagic, who taught him in the final year of his degree. In this episode Freddie provides the context for where he was on his mental health journey in his third and final year of his undergraduate degree at the University of Sussex, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in Politics. Sabina taught Freddie in a module called 'Democracy and Inequality', where Freddie wrote one of his two dissertations, which was entitled 'What has been the effect of gentrification on East London?'. During this period, Sabina was a significant support for Freddie and gave him the confidence to pursue this dissertation topic, at a time when he was suffering major mental health challenges. In 2025, Freddie wanted to reach out to Sabina and get back in touch to thank her for her support, but tragically he discovered that on 13th January 2024, Sabina had died suddenly. In her obituary on the Sussex University website, they state that in July 2024, a special day of events was held to celebrate Sabina’s life and achievements, with the research common room in the Politics building renamed the ‘Sabina Avdagic Room’ and a plaque unveiled in honour of her memory. There was also an academic symposium and a ceremony to mark the planting of a mimosa tree in Sabina’s memory, in the terrace area of the building. The message of this podcast is: make sure you check in with that special person or loved one in your life whilst you still can. Make the phone call, send the text, send the email, reach in and tell them what they mean to you. If you can, don’t put it off, because you never know when it might be the last opportunity you get to do it. As always, #itsokaytovent Support Us: Patreon: www.patreon.com/venthelpuk PayPal: paypal.me/freddiec1994?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB Merchandise: www.redbubble.com/people/VentUK/shop Music: @patawawa - Strange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70wfeJSEvk
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    13 分
  • JCIP #299 - Andrew Hill

    JCIP #299 - Andrew Hill
    2025/08/08
    In episode 299 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Andrew Hill. Andy is is the Founder of UTurnBack2Basics. Based in Norfolk, Uturn creates outdoor experiences designed for people to reconnect with the fundamentals of life - self-awareness, survival skills, and personal growth. Their mission is to support individuals from all walks of life, with a strong focus on veterans and vulnerable individuals, helping them build resilience, develop essential skills, and rediscover a sense of purpose through the outdoors. Their workshops cover topics such as shelter building, campfire cooking, water purification, setting up camp, using varying types of equipment, hikes, groups, leadership skills, team building, retreat, and expeditions to build friendships. Andy served in the military and found peace and clarity in nature after leaving. UTB2B was built on the belief that outdoors has the power to heal. Having faced the challenges of adapting to a civilian life, Andy created this initiative to help others who may be struggling, providing a space where his clients can reconnect, rebuild, and move forward with confidence. In this episode, we discuss the genesis of Uturn, why he started it, the service it provides to men and women who access it and the various programmes it offers. We also discuss the trips they have done so far, including to the likes of Norway, Sweden, Normandy in France and upcoming trips to Malaysia and Poland. For Andy's mental health journey we discuss his diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), which developed after he had a serious fall and broke his neck and back. Two weeks after the accident, he began experiencing seizures, at its worst, 16 seizures a day. After doctors initially struggled to diagnose the problem, they concluded that the seizures were caused by suppressed trauma over his life, which caused his brain to shut down. He had to use a wheelchair for 18 months and was told he’d never walk or work again. Thankfully, he defied that prognosis and began to work on his physical and mental recovery. Unfortunately, during this time, he claims he was domestically abused by his partner. Then, in 2020, he was diagnosed for the first time with testicular cancer. He had surgery to remove one testicle and one bout of chemotherapy. Eight months later, he was diagnosed again with testicular cancer as the cancer had not been fully removed the first time. Then in December 2024, the cancer had spread into his lymph nodes and he received targeted chemo to treat them. When he was diagnosed with cancer the second time, he left that abusive relationship, despite knowing he’d be homeless, and still went through the cancer treatment for five months because he said he knew he’d be less vulnerable living on the streets than living in his home with his partner. He became suicidal and made plans to take his own life. He was just about to do it before something stopped him, and from there he began his recovery journey. We discuss all of these experiences, going through the family court system, recovery and how Uturn has been at the heart of that. As always, #itsokaytovent You can find out more about UTurnBack2Basics here: https://www.u-turnback2basics.co.uk/ You can follow them on social media below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uturnback2basics/ Support Us: Patreon: www.patreon.com/venthelpuk PayPal: paypal.me/freddiec1994?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB Merchandise: www.redbubble.com/people/VentUK/shop Music: @patawawa - Strange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70wfeJSEvk TRIGGER WARNING: this podcast contains a deep discussion about suicide, which some listeners may find distressing or upsetting, so please listen with caution.
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    1 時間 18 分
  • JCIP #298 - Garry Miller

    JCIP #298 - Garry Miller
    2025/08/01
    In episode 298 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Garry Miller. Garry is a communications professional and worked as a publicist in the BBC Sport communications team at the same time our Founder Freddie worked at the BBC. Garry’s first proper job was working for Wigan Council, where he cut his teeth across a range of areas including policy, project management and investigating benefit fraud. His big break came when England hosted the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. The organisers put a call-out for volunteers, including one role of press officer for the tournament. Garry applied for the role and was successful. He then took 6-8 weeks of annual leave just to do the role. After the World Cup finished, he went back to his day job but it wasn’t the same. He had got the sport bug and wanted to get back in the industry. He started volunteering for the Wigan Warriors rugby league team to help with their game day operations and unfortunately was then made redundant from the council. Afterwards, he landed a job with the Rugby Football League, the sport's organising body in England and worked for them for four years. He had the opportunity to work with the England national team and at all major events for the sport, including the Challenge Cup tournament, ‘Magic Weekend’ and the Super League Grand Final. After four years, he felt he had done everything he could in that role and he saw an opportunity at the BBC in their Sport team. From there, he worked on every big BBC Sport announcement and campaign you can probably think of, as well as podcasts and setting up interviews for all the titans who worked there at the time, including the likes of Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer. In 2022, Garry left the BBC and moved to a new role with the Trust Alliance Group (TAG). Based in Warrington, TAG provide a range of products and services to build, maintain and restore trust between consumers and businesses. In this episode we discuss Garry’s career from Wigan Council days to where he is now, the glitz and glamour years in the Beeb, and why he wanted to leave to do a role which provided him with more purpose and impact. For Garry’s mental health, we discuss a period of struggle he went through whilst working at the BBC around five or six years ago. We discuss the factors behind it, being prescribed medication, which he is still on now, the positives its brought and the side-effects and the support he had at that time in work and outside of it. We finish by discussing his partner’s post-natal depression when his son was born. We talk about the impact that witnessing her mental health difficulties had on him and how he supported her through taking on more caring responsibilities for his son until his partner was able to overcome what she was going through. As always, #itsokaytovent Support Us: Patreon: www.patreon.com/venthelpuk PayPal: paypal.me/freddiec1994?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB Merchandise: www.redbubble.com/people/VentUK/shop Music: @patawawa - Strange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70wfeJSEvk
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    1 時間 47 分
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