Off the top of your head podcast
Understanding about mental health and wellbeing in the workplace is changing.
Join MHFA England’s chief executive, Simon Blake, and his guests as they shine a light on creating healthier workplaces and their impact on our wider communities.
This is the Off the top of your head podcast. A podcast all about mental health and wellbeing in the workplace and beyond.
** Content warning: This podcast may contain references to poor mental health, suicide, self-harm, abuse, and other mental health factors **
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Episodes
26 episodes
Pride season and allyship with Chloe Davies
MHFA England Ambassador, Chloe Davies joins Simon Blake to talk about Pride, why it is still important and what allyship and advocacy mean to her.
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Sarah McIntosh & The Launch of the Association of Mental Health First Aiders
Prepare to be inspired as Sarah McIntosh, a dedicated Mental Health First Aider from MHFA England, joins us on "Off the Top of Your Head" podcast.Sarah’s journey reveals the power of opening up essential conversations about mental healt...
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Ben Davie
Finding moments for movement doesn’t have to be going for a 5km run – it could be putting on your favourite music and dancing around the living room, doing some standing exercises while you wait for the kettle to boil, or taking a walking meeti...
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Hannah Moore & Shizana Arshad
**CONTENT WARNING: Mentions depression, anxiety, and serious mental illness**“Whether the gym, riding a bike, dancing, yoga, or any kind of movement, however you are struggling with your mental health, it’s vitally important to k...
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Adah Parris
MHFA England® Chair, consultant, and keynote speaker Adah Parris talks to Simon about how she explores movement for creativity and how 'shaking it out' can inspire us no matter where we are working.
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Polly Shute & Michael Gunning
Michael Gunning, former professional swimmer and Stonewall Ambassador, and Polly Shute, Co-Founder of OUTspoken Speaker Network and Out & Wild Festival, talk to Simon about encouraging movement within LGBTQIA+ communities
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Gem Turner
Being able to boost our mental health through movement shouldn’t be a luxury. Yet many people face barriers, with approaches to movement often being restrictive and exclusionary. In this episode of the ‘Off the top of your head’ po...
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Anil Toraty
**CONTENT WARNING: Mentions suicide, depression, and poor mental health**In today’s episode, Anil Toraty, Senior Director at Visa, talks to Simon about his lived experience of suicide thoughts and how running helps him look after...
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Dr Julia Jones
Dr Julia Jones, neuroscientist and author, joins the 'Off the top of your head' podcast to share the neuroscience behind why movement matters to our mental health and how we can 'hack' our routines to help.
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Mark Rowland
** Content warning: Contains references to poor mental health, suicide, self harm, anxiety, and depression **Simon Blake is joined by Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foudation, Mark Rowland to discuss the upcoming Mental Health Awa...
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Ep 14: Linda Aiello
This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So ho...
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Ep 13: Karl Robinson
This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy workplaces, people need to feel safe to be their ‘whole self’ at work. So ho...
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Ep 12: Mike Cherry
Simon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping.This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy wor...
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Ep 11: Adah Parris
Simon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping.This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy wor...
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Ep 10: Nat Kilsby
Simon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping.This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy wor...
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Ep 9: Dara Nasr
Simon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping. This series we're looking look at a new campaign by MHFA England; My Whole Self. To create mentally healthy wo...
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Series Two trailer: My Whole Self
Simon Blake OBE returns for a second series of Just About Coping with more discussion of self-care, workplace wellbeing, and the future of mental health.This series will look at a new campaign by MHFA England;
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Ep 8: Phyll Opoku-Gyimah
For the final episode of the series Simon caught up with long-time friend, activist, writer and the 'Queen of Kindness' Phyll Opoku-Gyimah.Phyll, who you may know as Lady Phyll, is the Co-Founder and Director of UK Black Pride, and curr...
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Ep 7: Tony Piper
Tony Piper is a stress, burnout and leadership coach. After 27 years in the IT profession, Tony shared with Simon his expertise on stress in the workplace, why it happens, and looked at this year's WHO definition of burnout as an 'occupational ...
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Ep 6: Poppy Jaman
Simon had the pleasure of sitting down with international mental health campaigner and pioneer Poppy Jaman OBE.Poppy is the CEO of the City Mental Health Alliance (CMHA), a membership organisation that works with large city firms to tra...
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Ep 5: Ryan Atkin
This week, Simon caught up with Ryan Atkin, who is currently the only openly gay professional referee in English men's football. After coming out in 2017, Ryan has become an LGBT+ in sport advocate, Stonewall Sports Champion, and diversity and ...
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Ep 4: Jonny Benjamin
**Content Warning**This episode contains discussion of a suicidal crisis and suicidal ideation.Jonny Benjamin MBE is a writer, filmmaker, public speaker, and award-winning mental health campaigner. Since starting his YouTube ...
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Ep 3: Dr Ranj Singh
NHS doctor, TV presenter, and star of Strictly Come Dancing Dr Ranj Singh joined Simon for a catch-up in this week's Just About Coping. As well as still being a practicing clinician, you'll know Ranj from ITV's This Morning, where he is the res...
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