MHST Podcast

Episodes

Top tips on getting extra Zzzz

Do you crave getting those eight hours a night? Check out our podcast for useful hints and tips, and say goodbye to counting those sheep at night.

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Top tips for parents and carers to support child mental health and wellbeing over the summer

Join us to talk about supporting your child’s mental health and wellbeing over the summer. The MHST invited two very special guests, parent peer support workers, Carla and Janet, to share useful hints and tips to support parents/carers over the summer break.

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Parent Podcast - Emotional Regulation

Emotional Regulation is our ability to understand and manage our emotions. In this episode aimed at parents Tom and Beth talk about supporting your child's emotional regulation through various techniques and strategies.

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Online wellbeing

In this parent podcast we are joined by special guest Dan to consider how best to support your child's online wellbeing. We talk about technology's impact on our wellbeing, popular social media apps, AI and provide parents with some top tips for support their child's online wellbeing.

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The social media world and our mental health

"Whilst social media can be completely awesome, it is okay to unplug every now and then’’.

This episode is hosted by peer support workers who all have lived experience of mental health challenges themselves. A young person also joins the conversation where we explore how social media can/has influenced our wellbeing in a positive and negative way, and we share different ways to look after ourselves.

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Mindfulness series

Episode 1

This podcast is the first of our ‘mindfulness series’ and is aimed at children. It will guide them through a relaxation activity in which they can channel their inner Batman. Just like the rest of us, superheroes need to take time to recharge. This activity can help them do just this.

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Episode 2

This podcast is the second of our ‘mindfulness series’ and is aimed at children. This podcast will tell you all about square breathing. This is a simple relaxation technique that can be practised anywhere – some people like to trace or visualise a square when they complete it. With regular practice, breathing skills can provide a sense of calm and focus.

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Episode 3

This podcast is the third of our ‘mindfulness series’ and is aimed at children. Sometimes we don’t notice that stress and tension are building up. It can help to learn a progressive muscle relaxation technique to help you feel in control of your body.  The progressive muscle relaxation activity in this podcast can help people to pay attention to and relax different parts of their body.

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Episode 4

This podcast is the fourth and final episode of our ‘mindfulness series’ and is aimed at children. Mindfulness is a technique that people use to become more aware of how they are feeling and what is happening around them. We tend to ignore how we are feeling and what we are thinking most of the time unless something goes wrong. Being mindful gives you a chance to stop and notice what is happening rather than just being ‘on auto-pilot’ all the time. The 5-4-3-2-1 tool from this podcast can help you with this. 

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