This weeks 'Discussion with' episode is with Georgie. Who I actually met at the Mind Media Awards. We speak about Georgie's experience with mental health, as a Time to Change Young Champion and Time to Talk Day. Guest: Georgie @yourstruleyG_xx | www.yourstruley.co.uk Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | www.mikesopenjournal.com
Feb 12, 2019•53 min
Happy Time to Talk Day! This weeks episode is me waffling about starting conversations and the importance of... well.. doing that. I also mention attending upcoming youth conferences, sharing my own story and the Mental Health Blog Awards Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | mikesopenjournal.com
Feb 05, 2019•45 min
'Discussion with' Jana episode We discuss workplace mental health / mental fitness, Jana's story, how mental health illnesses are treated differently to diabetes, the launch of The 888 Collective and Arkeo Empowerment. O, and Henry VIII and his six wives (we thought there were five). Guest: Jana www.the888collective.com | www.myarkeo.com Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | www.MikesOpenJournal.com
Jan 29, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Sometimes guests postpone, and there has been a few lately. So I thought I would say why thats ok. Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Jan 22, 2019•19 min
This week we are talking men's mental health, starting conversations and the launch of 'Men's Radio Station'. Discussed links Espresso Bar: Search on Facebook Men's Radio Station: www.mensradiostation.com | @MensRadioStn Women's Radio Station: www.womensradiostation.com Guest: Russ @RussellKane | MensRadioStation.com/members/russ-kane Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Myself, Molly and Victoria review our 2018's. We talk mental health, fitness, running, diversity in the media, gender identity, suicide awareness and wellbeing activities. Guest: Molly @MollyScott93 Guest: Victoria @RetroSnowflake | www.RetroSnowflaskes.wordpress.com Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | www.MikesOpenJournal.com
Jan 04, 2019•1 hr 46 min
This 'Discussion with' episode I sat down with Mel, aka Geek Magnifique, to talk about her story and the experience of writing a book based on her mental health journey. More on Mel's book - http://www.triggerpublishing.com/product/geek-magnifique-finding-the-logic-in-my-ocdpre-order-now/ Guest: Mel @GeekMagnifique | GeekMagnifique.co.uk Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Dec 31, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Myself, Matt and Wes talk about learning to accept our successes, struggles, and the awesome experiences we have had in 2018 (and bit of 2017) talking with each other. Co-Host: Wes @WesA1966 | AudioRising.com Co-Host: Matt @BeyondYourPast | MatthewPappas.net Co-Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Dec 28, 2018•1 hr 20 min
In this 'Discussion with' episode I speak with Lorna about her experience living with a mental health illness and what its like to be a campaigner. Guest: Lorna @BeyondBPD18 | LivingBeyondTheBoarderline.home.blog Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Dec 24, 2018•1 hr
Zoe joins the podcast this week to talk about her experience with mental health illness, campaigning, sharing her story and blogging. Guest: Zoe @ZoeSpeaksOut | OneVoiceInTheAbyss.blogspot.com Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Dec 17, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Charlotte shares her personal story and how it has lead to her writing about an ongoing experience with a mental health illness alongside campaigning and promoting awareness of mental health struggles. Guest: Charlotte @CUnderwoodUK | CharlotteUnderwoodAuthor.com Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Dec 10, 2018•54 min
Mike's thoughts on the recent Mind Media Awards and Vuelio Blog Awards. Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas | MikesOpenJournal.com
Dec 03, 2018•25 min
Sian joins the podcast for a discussion on workplace wellbeing, homelessness, body image and sustainability. Plus we hear about Sian's upcoming project and TEDX talk. Complimentary mediation from Sian: https://soundcloud.com/sian-young-461552391/sets/focus-meditation/s-dQ9WQ Guest: Sian @SianHealth | TheEntrepreneursHealthCoach.com Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Nov 27, 2018•52 min
In this epsoide we talk men's mental health, substance misuse, resilience, the 'Im fine' attitude and starting conversations. Guest: Noel @NoelMcDermott | www.NoelMcDermott.net Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | www.MikesOpenJournal.com
Nov 20, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Mental Health Blog Awards 2019 Virtual Running https://www.virtualrunneruk.com/ My fundraising https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/MikesFundraising Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Nov 06, 2018•23 min
Topics: Self esteem, mental health support, therapy, accessible therapy and Harley Therapy (www.harleytherapy.com) Guest: Dr Sheri Jacobson @DrSheriJacobson | www.harleytherapy.com Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Oct 29, 2018•49 min
Following World Mental Health Day I wanted to share a couple of thoughts and activities related to mindfulness. Hope they are of some use to you. If you like this episode, or the idea of trying different mental health tools, let me know. Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Oct 22, 2018•31 min
Myself, Wes and Matt talk recovery our journeys and how far we have come and our podcast journeys. CoHost: Wes @WesA1966 | AudioRising.com CoHost: Matt @BeyondYourPast | MatthewPappas.net CoHost: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Oct 17, 2018•1 hr 9 min
This episode I am joined by Tom and we finally get to chat voice to voice, rather than by text. We discuss Tom's journey, men's mental health and social media. Guest: Tom @TomKennerley3 Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Oct 15, 2018•36 min
Abbie (from Ep96) is back! We chatted about Abbie's new role at Time to Change with the Young Champions Team. She also introduces herself esteem project with Fixers. Guest: Abbie @AbbieVolunteers Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Oct 08, 2018•59 min
Eastleigh Pride - https://www.visiteastleigh.co.uk/events/eastleigh-pride-2018 Pompey Pride -https://portsmouthpride.co.uk/ My blog post - https://www.mikesopenjournal.com/single-post/2018/09/16/Double-Pride Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Oct 01, 2018•29 min
This episode I talk to Kim about her current KickStarter project 'Just Perfect'. KickStarter Project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1047003317/childrens-book-just-perfect-by-suicide-survivor-an?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=just%20perfect Guest: Kim @KMohnsRoberts Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | MikesOpenJournal.com
Sep 24, 2018•42 min
Adam (from Ep93) returns to talk about his experience fundraising for Mind, becoming a Time to Change Young Champion and being involved in a range of campaign activities. Discussed: Blackpool Time to Change YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6CkGuJ3w1fPTyZEiA-J1gw Backing sound: www.bensound.com Guest: Adam @Adam_Howard2000 Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas | MikesOpenJournal.com
Sep 17, 2018•50 min
Yesterday was World Suicide Prevention Day and I wanted to talk about a couple of things. Links discussed below Prison Article - https://www.samaritans.org/news/samaritans-sends-former-prisoners-back-inside-help-prevent-suicide Suicide Info from WHO - http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/wspd/en/ Mind - https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/campaigns/bluelight/world-suicide-prevention-day/ SUICIDE: FACTS AND FIGURES -https://www.samaritans.org/about-us/our-research/facts-and-figu...
Sep 11, 2018•43 min
It was great to sit down and talk with Jenny from Wish about a range of topics, but we particularly focused on women's mental health. We discuss the support available for those leaving prison/ hospital, the potential difference between male and female health and hear a little about Jenny's own story. If you would like to be involved in Wish's consultation or find out more about the topics we discussed, check the links below. - Wish: https://www.womenatwish.org.uk - Women's Mental Health Network:...
Sep 04, 2018•40 min
Welcome to a second episode with me in a row. You lucky people. Mentioned in this episode: Fantasy Premier League code - 120063-904307 Pride - Eastleigh and Portsmouth Podcast - The Smark Plug (@TheSmarkPlug) Little Princess Trust (@LPTrustUK) Probably some other things I have forgotten. Back music: www.bensound.com Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | www.mikesopnjournal.com
Aug 27, 2018•24 min
Got a little Mike catch up for you today. Join me as I chat about my recent trip to Dice Portsmouth's retro gaming event. I also introduce a new type of episode that I will be recording soon. Back music: www.bensound.com Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | www.mikesopenjournal.com
Aug 21, 2018•19 min
After not quite making it to the religion and faith topic of our last podcast episode, we finally sat down to talk this last week. We each share our own views, beliefs, faiths and experiences. We don't all think the same thing, though we are on similar lines. If you have different thoughts we would love to hear from you, please feel free to contact us on the details below. Backing Sound: www.bensound.com Co-Host: Matt @BeyondYourPast | www.beyondyourpast.com Co-Host: Wes @Wes1966 | www.audiorisi...
Aug 12, 2018•1 hr 13 min
In this episode Ramon, Co-Artistic Director of Ephemeral Ensemble, introduces 'Offstage' . Which is a physical theatre show looking behind the masks of our public lives to testimony private struggles in a compassionate exploration of suicide. Back Music: www.bensound.com Guest: Ramon @ephemeral_ensemble | @ephemeral_ensemble (insta) | www.ephemeralensemble.com Host: Mike @Mike_Douglas_ | www.mikesopenjournal.com
Jul 31, 2018•56 min
So many Amazing people, thank you to everyone involved. Social media and website links are at www.mikesopenjournal.com/mhblogawards Sponsors: Hannah, Beautiful Chaos Photography Emma, Queer Coffee Productions The Lost Boy, Damo Calm Man Instant Counselling Zumos FunkyPigeon.com Guests: Poppy, Author Hannah, Mental Snapp Host: Mike
Jul 29, 2018•31 min