A Space To Speak Your Mind

The World’s Strongest Man, Sleep and how Gambling impacts our Mental Health

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Episode notes

On this month’s show with as many as 2 in 3 adults in Great Britain who have experienced any gambling problem and have kept this hidden, and almost 2 in 5 of those who hadn’t opened up stating feelings of stigma such as shame, guilt and fear of judgement representing key barriers to reaching out for support we find out how to break this stigma with NHS GP Dr Ellie Cannon.
www.gambleaware.co.uk
https://www.gamcare.org.uk/get-support/talk-to-us-now/
Experiencing a bad night’s sleep has a profound impact on how we feel physically and mentally, so we’ll find out how we can get a better night’s rest with Clinical Psychologist and Mental Health Expert at Headspace, Dr Sophie Mort.
https://www.headspace.com/
We also find out what really makes us strong with 2021 and 2022 World Strongest man, Tom Stoltman.
See the video with Tom at www.youtube.com/cc/cornwallmind
Find support at: https://uk.movember.com/support-us/loreal-men-expert
Plus, Jo has the latest on what’s happening at Cornwall Mind in December.
“A Space to Speak Your Mind” is produced in collaboration with Cornwall Mind:
https://cornwallmind.org/what-we-do/influence-and-participation/
With the support of Cornwall Rural Community Charity:
www.cornwallrcc.org.uk/
More support at: www.samaritans.org/ or call 116 123
There is also a new 24/7 NHS local urgent mental health response phone line.
Its free to access by anyone, any age on 0800 038 5300
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