In this episode we speak to Liam Stretton. Liam is a local builder from Cheltenham who originally shared his mental health journey on the Blindside documentary series about a group of people who found solidarity and camaraderie through playing rugby. Listen and subscribe to the sidekick stories podcast on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.     Download our free app, connect with us on Instagram and join the community.     sidekick. boost your mental wellbeing.     https://sidekick.org.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po ..read more

In this episode we speak to Jack Middlemore. Jack’s a rugby player who originally shared his mental health journey on the Blindside documentary series, about a group of people who found solidarity and camaraderie through playing rugby. Listen and subscribe to the sidekick stories podcast on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.   Download our free app, connect with us on Instagram and join the community.   sidekick. boost your mental wellbeing.   https://sidekick.org.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidekickstories/message ..read more

In this episode we speak to Stephanie Harrison. Steph is an expert on happiness and wellbeing and the founder of the New Happy, a philosophy based on academic studies and original research to help you to find lasting happiness.   Listen and subscribe to the sidekick stories podcast on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.   Download our free app, connect with us on Instagram and join the community.   sidekick. boost your mental wellbeing.   https://sidekick.org.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidekickstories/message ..read more

In this episode we talk to Georgie St Claire about digital wellbeing. Georgie is a digital wellbeing coach, artist and founder of swapthescroll.com helping people to use digital devices more mindfully.   Listen and subscribe to the sidekick stories podcast on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.   Download our free app, connect with us on Instagram and join the community.   sidekick. boost your mental wellbeing.   https://sidekick.org.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidekickstories/message ..read more

In this episode we talk to Dr Eloise Crush about resilience. Elle is a psychologist whose research has focussed on psychological resilience.   Listen and subscribe to the sidekick stories podcast on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.   Download our free app, connect with us on Instagram and join the community.   sidekick. boost your mental wellbeing.   https://sidekick.org.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidekickstories/message ..read more

In this episode we talk to Gwen Jones about social anxiety. Gwen is the founder of the Inspired Narrative - a website focussed on positive news, inspiring stories and personal development - giving a voice and a platform for others to share their stories and inspire others. Gwen is also a support worker at the UK charity Mind in Bath. Listen and subscribe to the sidekick stories podcast on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Download our free app, connect with us on Instagram and join the community. sidekick. boost your mental wellbeing. https://sidekick.org.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https ..read more

In this episode we talk to Abby Rowe about writing to help yourself. Abby is an author and multi-passionate creative focussing on all things mental health. Listen and subscribe to the sidekick stories podcast on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Download our free app, connect with us on Instagram and join the community. sidekick. boost your mental wellbeing. https://sidekick.org.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidekickstories/message ..read more

In this episode we talk to Naomi White about telling your story. Naomi is a PR coach & consultant and helps product and service-based businesses to get noticed, be heard, and become known, through the power of PR. Listen and subscribe to the sidekick stories podcast on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Download our free app, connect with us on Instagram and join the community. sidekick. boost your mental wellbeing. https://sidekick.org.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidekickstories/message ..read more

In this episode we speak to Nikki Peterson. Nikki is a change, loss and grief coach who helps people to find a way to live with their grief. Through Nikki’s tragic own experience, a lot of her grief-work focuses on baby loss.   Nikki tragically lost her first child at 6 days old. She talks about the grieving process and the importance of grief-focused counselling that helped her cope, feel more positive and eventually have another child.   We discuss the sad statistics of miscarriages and the likelihood of mental health issues after someone has suffered a miscarriage. We also cover t ..read more

In this episode we talk to Andrew Embling about individual empowerment. Andrew is the Director of Wye Dean Wellbeing, a community interest company that provides wellbeing support to local communities in the west of the UK.  Listen and subscribe to the sidekick stories podcast on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Download our free app, connect with us on Instagram and join the community. sidekick. boost your mental wellbeing. https://sidekick.org.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidekickstories/message ..read more