Pete Wallroth founded the charity Mummy’s Star in memory of his wife Mair who tragically died of breast cancer following the birth of her second child. Pete shares his story, of how he coped in the face of such tragedy, how he found clarity and the critical work done by Mummy’s Star. 

• Beckie’ story of grief and loss and how she has sought to make sense of Dylan’s death by educating others
• What happened on the day of Dylan’s accident
• Beckie’s water safety campaign – Doing it for Dylan
• The dangers associated with open water and cold-water shock and how 400 – 600 people die in the UK every year in water related incidents
• Beckie’s education campaign and how she seeks to educate people across the UK
• What Beckie has achieved as a result of her work
• Open water swimming and how to do this safely
• The awards Beckie has received and how they are “bittersweet”
• Beckie’s selfless determination to change the lives of others
• Beckie’s experiences of grief and loss and how she has coped as a parent
• How to talk to people who have experienced grief and loss
• How not to take life for granted and why we sometimes need to let things slide.

Beckie Ramsay BEM can be contacted using the following links:

Twitter

Facebook Page – Doing it for Dylan

• What eating disorders are and the different eating disorders that people suffer with
• How eating disorders can start in adult life, they are not just a condition of young people
• How eating disorders affect both males and females
• ‘Fussy’ eating in young children, what to look out for and how we need to normalise fussy eating
• How we don’t have to finish everything on our plates – how eating a sufficient amount is important
• The kinds of behaviours that adolescents might exhibit when struggling with their eating
• The importance of seeking medical advice if you are worried about your child
• How not eating enough affects the brain and behaviours can change
• The importance of a supportive approach which does not focus on blame
• The prevalence of guilt amongst parents and why parents should not feel guilty
• How control is a common factor in eating disorders
• The role of blame and shame in eating disorders and the wider family
• How other mental health conditions can exist alongside eating disorders
• The different professionals who will commonly be involved when a child is diagnosed with an eating disorder
• The role of the family in supporting recovery
• How parents/careers can support their child not to blame themselves
• How families have to open the door to professionals.

Bonnie Haughton can be contacted using the following links:

LinkedIn

Website

Samaritans 08457 90 90 90

Childline 0800 11 11

www.b-eat.co.uk Beat: UK charity for young people/families

www.mengetedstoo.co.uk  Men get EDs too

www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk  Anorexia and Bulimia Care

www.oagb.org.uk Overeaters Anonymous

www.nhs.uk NHS choices on eating disorders and treatments available

www.eating-disorder.org.uk  The National Centre for Eating Disorders

www.slam.nhs.uk  Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Bonnie is an experienced Art Therapist and Systemic Practitioner with many years’ experience in working with young people and families, with CAMHS and Education settings. She has recently completed her MSc in Systemic Psychotherapy at the University of Derby.

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• What childhood trauma is and how no-one escapes childhood completely unscathed
• How childhood trauma can make us feel isolated and different, and how it shapes us as we grow older
• How the effects of issues from our childhood can be present in our lives for years
• How trauma is characterised by the presence of shame and shame-based thoughts
• The symptoms of early-life trauma and family dysfunction
• How your inner voice is a strong indicator of early-life trauma and how self-talk can reflect shame-based thoughts
• How many of us feel inadequate and intrinsically flawed deep within ourselves, but how we conversely believe that everyone else is adequate and absolutely fine
• How understanding childhood trauma can shape us as parents so that we that we can help our kids feel comfortable in their own skin
• How shame is present in many aspects of our lives
• How we all deserve to be happy and how this can sometimes require facing our past experiences so that we can process them in order to be comfortable in our own skin
• How being exposed to childhood trauma doesn’t make our families bad people
• The importance of talking about childhood trauma
• How trauma can be inherited
• How to let go of the legacy of childhood trauma.

Pete Buecker can be contacted using the following links:

Facebook

Facebook Page

Instagram

Website

The following books are mentioned in the Podcast:

• Bradshaw, J. (1990). Home coming. [London]: Piatkus
• Harris, T. (1973). I’M OK – YOU’R OK. LONDON: PAN Books

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Five years ago, hairdresser Stewart Roberts was visiting a centre for people with drug and alcohol problems, noticing a homeless man, and inspired by someone he’d seen giving makeovers on the street, the following week he decided to take the tools of his trade – his scissors. Word quickly spread and he was asked to take his scissors into shelters in Romford and other areas. Haircuts for the Homeless was born. On this episode he shares his incredible story of how a national charity was born. He is joined by Jackie McColl founder of multiple projects around the Manchester area. 

• How working with those less fortunate than us can be a real antidote to feeling bad
• How homelessness affects a much wider range of people than we might at first realise
• How Haircuts 4 Homeless is about so much more than just cutting hair – it breaks barriers and allows people to connect
• How many homeless people are often not spoken for days at a time
• How working at the homeless centre is often a great place to help those most in need
• How the charity has grown over the last five years
• How volunteering is all about action – and the power of being a nuisance!
• How volunteers also need to be protected so that they are able to do their role effectively
• The importance of communication and how Haircuts 4 Homeless transcends barriers
• How Lena Headey, from Game of Thrones, is now an ambassador for Haircuts 4 Homeless
• The importance of boundaries – even in the charity sector
• The importance of teamwork and different skills that are needed to run a large charity
• How helping others can make you happier and overcome our own personal struggles
• How we shouldn’t attach our happiness to money.

Haircuts 4 Homeless can be contacted via the following links:

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Andrew Cornner is a former member of HM Royal Navy and now a full-time personal trainer. In this episode he tells us about how to embed fitness practically into our lives, how fitness really is for ALL of us (regardless of age and fitness level) and how we shouldn’t beat ourselves up if we can’t do it all!  

• Andy’s story of how he discovered fitness and why it was important for him and his mental health.
• Why fitness really is for EVERYONE!
• How you don’t have to be ‘sporty’ to enjoy getting fit
• How the most important thing is finding something that you like and are comfortable with initially
• The importance of finding the right instructor
• What steps to take when you haven’t exercised for a long time
• Why you don’t need to spend a fortune on basic kit when starting out
• What to do when you initially struggle, and the need to begin slowly
• How it’s important to find an exercise regime that fits in with your life and commitments
• How we ALL have time to exercise – it’s simply a matter of priorities!
• How any exercise needs to balanced with our life commitments in order to be sustainable
• How you can exercise effectively without specialist equipment
• How people can exercise effectively at any age
• The impact of exercise on mental health
• The importance of building muscle
• The ‘personal’ part of personal training
• REMEMBER! Consult your Doctor before beginning any exercise program.

Andrew Cornner can be contacted using the following links:

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Instagram

Email: andycornner@yahoo.co.uk

By Phone: 07960 454282

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From the outside Andrew Hankin had it all - a successful career, a beautiful family and material success. However, on the inside the story was very different. In this episode Andrew shares his story of how he went from chronic depression and planning his own suicide to an incredible transformation back to full health and helping others. Today he run's Hero Transformations, working with people with a wide variety of mental health challenges including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, alcoholism, victims of sexual violence, suicidal thoughts and suicide survivors. This is his story. 

• The impact of losing friends to suicide and the complex range of emotions this brings out in different people and how this is now more openly discussed in society
• The disproportionately high rates of male suicide
• The different triggers of depression, and how these might not always be obvious
• How depression and suicidal thoughts can manifest and how they appear
• Reasons why comparing ourselves to others can lead to people to feel shame and inadequacy
• The importance of individual identity and purpose
• The wider impact of depression on the family unit
• Andrew’s decision to make a step-change and how he accomplished this
• The importance of having a personal ‘why’ which is greater than ourselves
• The importance of support networks
• The role that exercise can play in recovering from mental health issues
• How actively taking control of your mindset, even hour by hour, can have incredible results
• The importance of journaling and seeing how far we have come
• How recovery from serious mental health issues is a lifelong journey and demands commitment
• How social media ‘connectedness’ is actually false.

Andrew Hankin can be contacted using the following links:

Website: Hero Transformations

Facebook

Twitter

LinkedIn

Instagram

By Phone: 0800 3 20 20 60

Compound Effect

Touching the Void

Start with Why – Simon Sinek

Ikigai

Andy’s Man Club

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• Pete’s long journey which began with a seemingly innocuous fall at work, leading to metabolic bone disease that turned cancerous.
• How it feels to be given a bone cancer diagnosis and the process of what happens next
• Why so many of us are fearful of a cancer diagnosis
• How emotions run high during treatment for cancer and how this affects a multitude of people
• The complexities associated with a bone cancer diagnosis, and the relatively small amount of research in bone cancer
• The importance of a strong support network and the need to be vulnerable with others at times
• The ramifications of cancer and the realities of how this can affect relationships and family life
• How much being held to compassionately to account can make such a difference
• How a catalogue of injuries leads to one man making a totally resolute decision to change his life with no regrets
• How a cancer story belongs to so many people.
• The importance of family and friends in providing a critical support network
• The importance of self-belief in making a big change in life, even against the odds.

Pete Lloyd can be contacted on Twitter and Facebook.

Pete’s charity, Pushing for a Cure, can be found here.

Finally, The Bone Cancer Research can be found here.