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Hosted by Ellie Page & Will Sadler · EN · 58 episodes
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Lively Minds is a monthly podcast about mental health challenges that go beyond the ebb and flow of the everyday. Led by people with lived experience, the show looks at how developing an understanding of our mental health influences how we address the challenges we face. Episodes are released on the first Friday of each month. Find out more at www.anyamedia.net/livelyminds
Ellie Page & Will Sadler hosts Lively Minds, the UK Mental Health Podcast, a health show with 58 episodes published.
In late November 2025, Will was told that what was thought to be a lingering infection was in fact advanced testicular cancer. Within about 36 hours of being rediagnosed he had been admitted to hospital and was starting
Hosts Will and Ellie interview therapist and crocheter Olivia Dieterich about her book Random Acts of Crochet Kindness and the global movement she founded. After losing a friend, Natalie, to suicide, Olivia used crochet
Hello everyone, it’s Will here. As you know, Ellie and I have had to take a break from the podcast due to some ongoing health issues. We are still hoping to bring you new episodes in late Spring or Summer 2026 but in the
Hello everyone, it’s Ellie here. Thank you so much to all of you for following our podcast over the last few years. It has meant the world to us, and we’ve loved every part of the podcasting process so far. Unfortunately
What is a 'patient-centred approach'? What systemic challenges get in the way of making it a reality?What does the biopsychosocial model tell us about how to choose the best pathways for treatment? Alex Curmi, a consulta
In this episode we are joined by Dr. Elspeth Davies, a medical anthropologist from the University of Oxford, and Dr. Helen Salisbury, a GP and BMJ columnist, about their BMJ article: How do we talk about overdiagnosis of
In this episode we are joined by author: Caro Giles to talk about school and mental health. Caro has worked as a teacher across the education sector. She is winner of the inaugural BBC Countryfile New Writer Award, autho
Depression isn’t just about a presence of sadness, it’s also about an absence of happiness. And whilst ceasing to function is a long-understood symptom of Depression, those that cope by never stopping aren’t necessarily
Professor Melissa Bateson, an expert in ethology, explains the biological functions of anxiety, its evolutionary importance, and how it prepares humans and animals to detect and respond to threats. The conversation cover
We take a deep dive into SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors), which is the most commonly prescribed form of antidepressant in the UK. We discuss with Consultant Psychiatrist: Dr Alex Curmi what we know about
What does it mean to live a happy life? Can happiness be more than just feeling good? And how might ideas like meaning, community, and values help us rethink wellbeing? In this second of a two part series, hosts Will and
What is happiness? How does it change across cultures? How might notions of happiness change for people with mental health challenges? What does it mean to live a “happy life”? In this first of a two part series, we revi
In this episode of 'Lively Minds,' Ellie discusses the importance of collective care and mental health through a conversation with artists: Charlie Fitz and Miss Jackie. They explore how their artist collective, Triad, c
What is self-harm? Why can it be so uncomfortable to talk about? How do we best support those who self-harm? In this episode of Lively Minds, hosts Ellie and Will explore self-harm with Naomi Salisbury, a consultant and
Ellie's just had a research paper published! In today's episode we discuss how can we learn from the impact that COVID-19 had on mental health peer support groups being forced to transition to online formats? Ellie share
North East England has the highest per capita use of antidepressant use in England and Wales and has had the highest suicide rate in England for 3 out of the past 4 years. We are joined by Alasdair Cameron, co-director o
How can art be used as a therepeutic tool to navigate types of grief that go beyond death and bereavement? This is just one of the questions covered in our conversation with Doll - an artist, who shares their story of us
Will and Ellie - co-hosts of the Lively Minds mental health podcast, discuss what their ingredients are for good mental health. Follow @livelymindspod on X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and more at https://www.bio.link/
How might the impact of detachment from their mother and birth family affect care-experienced children and young people's behaviour and relationships? And how can we support care-experienced children and young people to
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