Welcome to the Recovery In Mind Podcast, we talk about all things mental health and recovery.
In 2014 following two years of psychotic depression, Angela decided to set up a Recovery College in her home town of Newbury West Berkshire. In this episode Angela talks to Nick who has also experienced significant mental health issues and now works with Angela and her team as a Peer Trainer and supporter at Recovery in Mind. Listen to their inspiring stories about moving forward and getting back into life after mental health challenges.
Recovery In Mind is a Recovery College based in Newbury West Berkshire set up by our Founder and CEO Angela Field, after she herself experienced a period of severe mental illness. It is this onus on collaboration between those with lived experience of mental illness and mental health professionals that makes Recovery Colleges unique. Offering a range of courses and a community that helps people to take back control of their lives, find hope and to make the most of life’s opportunities whilst working out their own goals and aspirations and how to work towards them.
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Disclaimer: Our podcast is not professional medical advice or therapy or a replacement for professional mental health support or therapy. Information here is provided for educational purposes only. As always, when you have questions about your own well-being, please consult your mental health professional or GP. If you are having a mental health crisis, always reach out immediately - through your mental health professional, GP or dial 999 or visit your nearest hospitals Accident and Emergency department. Useful support in crises is available by telephone or online from:
The Samaritans: Call free 116 123. Anytime day or night, 24 hours a day.
You can also Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, or text "YM" if you're under 19
CALM: Call 0800 58 58 58. CALM also
offer online webchat support via their website: https://www.thecalmzone.net/get-support
Childline: If you are under 18 you can call Childline free and talk about anything you are worried about: 0800 1111.
You can call your GP or your local NHS urgent mental health helpline. If you are unable to do this you can call 111 you need help urgently for your mental health, but it's not an emergency or you don’t know what to do.
Call 999 or go to A&E now if: someone's life is at risk – for example, they have seriously injured themselves or taken an overdose. You do not feel you can keep yourself or someone else safe. A mental health emergency should be taken as seriously as a physical one. You will not be wasting anyone's time.
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