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Please be aware this episode explores the topic of suicide and being bereaved by suicide.

 

Helen McMenamin, founder of The Flying Fish Company lost her husband to suicide when she was in her early 20’s.

After years of trauma and grief, discovering EMDR helped her find a way back to herself.

 

Helen and I talk a little about her grief experience, but we talk more about what that led to, her work in postvention; that is, spreading the message, through the Flying Fish Company, that supporting people in grief, can help prevent more losses.

 

For more information about Helen and her work - The Flying Fish Company® Navigating Life After Loss | Grief Awareness Training & Support

 

BS 30480 Suicide and the Workplace -

https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/insights-and-media/insights/brochures/bs-30480-suicide-and-the-workplace/

 

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Please be aware this episode explores the topic of childhood violence and sexual abuse.

 

Today it’s our pleasure and honour to be joined by Iain Peters, a powerful and emotional voice on the subject of childhood abuse, which comes from his own lived experience.

 

Any therapist understands the quiet sense of privilege and humility we feel when sat in the presence of someone sharing such painful traumas and distressing stories.

And sitting with Iain, albeit in a non-therapeutic environment, felt no different. His ability to convey what happened to him as a young child and how it impacted his life , is deeply moving, while also ultimately inspiring and hopeful.

 

An experienced climber, Iain eventually reported what happened and sought support in his early 60s.

And after the life changing counselling he received, Iain is now able to reflect on the abuse, and separate the person he became, from the person he was born to be – full of curiosity, freedom, and a sense of adventure.

 

To learn more about Iain and his story please visit Iain Peters - The Corridor

Please be aware this episode explores the topic of childhood violence and sexual abuse.

 

Today it’s our pleasure and honour to be joined by Iain Peters, a powerful and emotional voice on the subject of childhood abuse, which comes from his own lived experience.

 

Any therapist understands the quiet sense of privilege and humility we feel when sat in the presence of someone sharing such painful traumas and distressing stories.

And sitting with Iain, albeit in a non-therapeutic environment, felt no different. His ability to convey what happened to him as a young child and how it impacted his life , is deeply moving, while also ultimately inspiring and hopeful.

 

An experienced climber, Iain eventually reported what happened and sought support in his early 60s.

And after the life changing counselling he received, Iain is now able to reflect on the abuse, and separate the person he became, from the person he was born to be – full of curiosity, freedom, and a sense of adventure.

 

To learn more about Iain and his story please visit Iain Peters - The Corridor

For more information about NAPAC, you can visit their website here NAPAC - Supporting Recovery From Childhood Abuse

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This episode was recorded on Teams

 

Produced by Leto Blackwell

 

Created by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society

 

Website: www.ncps.com

 

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Please be aware the focus of this episode is suicide.

 

Today we are delighted to welcome Alice Hendy MBE, the founder of R;pple

Alice’s brother Josh took his own life 5 years ago when he was just 21, and mere weeks later, Alice was already thinking of ways in which she could help prevent others from doing the same.

And so, R;pple was born; a browser extension created with the sole intention of saving lives.

 

R;pple now has over 2 million users worldwide and Alice has been personally contacted by over 30 individuals telling her they wouldn’t be here were it not for R;pple.

And by her own admission, honouring her own grief and loss, Alice would add herself to that group. She says,  “I'd go as far to say that R;pple’s probably saved my life as well.”

 

For more information, and to download Ripple on your own devices, visit Ripple | Crisis Intervention, Suicide Prevention & Mental Health

 

Please remember to like and subscribe, so you can always be part of the conversation.

 

This episode was recorded on Teams

 

Produced by Leto Blackwell

 

Created by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society

 

Website: www.ncps.com

 

Subtitles are auto generated

In this episode we are delighted to welcome a man whose interest in human behaviour began with the story of someone he never met.

The grandfather of Simon Coombs was a dispatch rider who served at Dunkirk and the D-Day landings, and he returned deeply changed by war.

That family legacy sparked a lifelong curiosity in Simon about how experiences shape people.

After going through multiple redundancies (each bringing its own challenges to his mental health) Simon turned these experiences into purpose.

Determined to make support for the jobless more accessible, he launched an initiative offering talking therapies to long-term unemployed individuals.

Today, through his organisation, Working Minds, his work is deeply rooted in lived experience,  professional insight, and can be traced all the way back to the beaches of Dunkirk.

 

For more information Working Minds - Mental Health and Wellbeing Professionals

 

Please remember to like and subscribe, so you can always be part of the conversation.

 

This episode was recorded on Teams

 

Produced by Leto Blackwell

 

Created by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society

 

Website: www.ncps.com

 

Subtitles are auto generated