Shocka, aka Kenneth Erhahon, is rapper and mental health advocate from Tottenham, London.  He gained recognition for being one/third of Grime collective Marvell alongside Double S and Vertex. After dealing with mental health issues leading to a diagnosis of schizophrenia and being sectioned 4 times, Shocka became a Mental health advocate to help those suffering from their own problems with his music.  He has since aimed to raise awareness of mental issues and has been a speaker on TED and a guest on numerous talk shows. His October 2018 single, Self Love reflects his personal journ ..read more

Trigger warning: reference to suicidal thoughts Hi everyone. And welcome to another episode of our extraordinary stories. My name is Dr. Patel, and I'm the host of this podcast. I am an NHS junior doctor specializing in psychiatry. So that means I help and support people with mental illness from their point of crisis and diagnosis right through to recovery.  So on today's podcast, I have a very special guest. This podcast is all about exploring that whole mental health spectrum going from. A mental health crisis, mental health illness, all the way up to recovery and a state of human flo ..read more

Welcome to my podcast, Our Extraordinary Stories My name is Dr Devika Patel I am a junior doctor working in the NHS specialising in psychiatry, which means I work with people who need support and treatment for severe mental illnesses. In this podcast, I explore people’s personal stories from along the spectrum of severe mental illness all the way to a state of human flourishing. Too often, these are seen as separate conversations when I see them as part of one spectrum. For example, today I might be living my highest purpose, practising as a doctor, and in a few months, I may be a patient ment ..read more

My husband is back on the podcast by popular demand. On this episode we discuss how we implemented intentional living practises to create a life we wanted, over the last year. The topics we cover include:  - Raj's career change. - Our pregnancy journey - Navigating my diagnosis of PCOS -Health and fitness - How we prepared to become parents We hope you enjoy this candid, casual conversation.  Connect with me on Instagram @drdevikapatel.  ..read more

Hi everyone, welcome to my podcast Our Extraordinary Stories.  My name is Dr Devika Patel I am a junior doctor working in the NHS specialising in psychiatry, which means I work with people who need support and treatment for severe mental illnesses. In this episode, I speak to my dearest friend from university Dr Krishan Parekh. We both went to medical school together and became friends in 1st year. Krishan chose to specialise in anaesthetics- to become a doctor who work in theatres and ITU and completes complex life-saving procedures on seriously unwell patients. They were the doctors lo ..read more

I am so excited (and nervous)  to release my first solo episode. The topic I've chosen is Love and Psychiatry and I explore the 6 areas below where I find love and mental health come together in my day-today work as a psychiatrist.  I discuss:  - Delusions of love, as a sign of mental illness. - Difficulty forming and maintaining loving relationships, as a feature of mental illness - Abuse disguised as love, and it's impact on mental health. - Compassion- focussed therapy, love as the centre of a talking based (psychological) therapy. - Love as part of the treatment for mental ..read more

In this episode, I’m joined by Adam Lubbock, more well-known as PT Lubbs, who is a  personal trainer and has founded his own gym alongside his lovely wife, Rose. The basis of the gym is to provide a holistic framework and foundation for health. We recorded this podcast in March/April 2022 so it has been a long time coming! It’s been so long since the recording that he has become a married man and a father!  Here’s what we discussed: His intentional journey from being a school kid who didn’t enjoy school to successfully owning a value-based gym with his wife. The influence of open-m ..read more

I’m kicking off the re-release with an episode with my sister, which I recorded all the way in July 2022! I was joined by my older sister Jaineesha, who has been kind enough to share her fertility journey with listeners. She is a bridal make-up artist, by profession and has an active Instagram following where she initially shared her story and, after getting quite a good reception, wanted to tell her story in a conversational format on the podcast. IVF and difficulty with conceiving remain a taboo topic, so hopefully, listening to this conversation, it can help you feel less alone in sharing y ..read more

Philip McGweon is a 47-year-old Paediatric doctor (Children’s doctor) and spoke to me about his journey from having depression, through to recovery. These are exactly the conversations I want to put out there, to remind everyone, that you are not alone, there is a name for what you are feeling, and recovery is possible. These are some of the topics we covered: Mental health and wellbeing in the NHS 20 years ago.  The landscape of junior doctor training in the 2000’s The insidious nature of depression Taking anti-depressants and seeing a psychiatrist.  Medication stigma amongst docto ..read more

In this episode, I'm joined by the incredible Matthew Bayliss. Although the episode is titled workplace wellbeing, as always, we cover so much more! After spending over eight years in the corporate world of senior HR/operations management Matt found himself climbing the wrong ladder, burnt out both physically and mentally ignoring his own values on prioritising his own health and wellbeing. "A former competitive athlete focusing on my own health to be at its best was my number one focus. Then came the expectations of professional working life and the 50/60hr weeks to climb to whatever I defin ..read more