Mental Health Podcasts
A man and a woman holding each other close during a  difficult time

The podcast episodes listed below provide interesting information and positive suggestions about mental health:

Are There New Ways to Treat Depression? Looking at some of the alternatives for treating depression (from the CrowdScience podcast) (27 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csz1t1


Depression: David Cotterill Discussing the importance of self-care, some of the possible reasons people develop depression, and why opening up, being vulnerable and seeking help is crucial (from the Don't Tell Me the Score podcast) (70 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07f6pt3


Fighting depression together An organisation called StrongMinds sets up group therapy sessions across Uganda, and when clients come out of depression, some are trained to run courses for other women (from the People Fixing the World podcast) (23 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csz1pp


Isabel Hardman on nature and depression Does being in nature aid our mental health? (from the One to One podcast) Episode 1: Can nature help our mental health? (15 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0952ph0
Episode 2: Can growing food improve our mental health? (15 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b095rbt5

OCD: Tuppence Middleton talks to Rose Cartwright Finding out more about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and busting some myths along the way (from the One to One podcast) (14 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/m000v7pd


How to Thrive - Boys do cry Why it’s important for men to express their emotions and show vulnerability (from the 1Xtra Chat podcast) (39 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07jm4qt


How "virtual reality" technology is helping to to treat trauma and anxiety How the NHS is starting to use VR to treat anxiety (from the Smart Consumer podcast) (21 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07g4z7v


Sad Mouse (from the All Hail Kale podcast) Tackling depression and anxiety via the gut (31 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06y2kmf


Women living with schizophrenia Two women with mental health issues talk about overcoming stigma to pursue their careers (from The Conversation podcast) (27 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/w3csynjj


Hurting Sally Marlow examines what is driving so many people to self-harm (from the Seriously ... podcast) (29 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/p07vqgsd


Call you and yours: Your experience of post-traumatic stress disorder (from the You and Yours podcast) (39 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/m0008y4j