Mental Health with Meriel Whale, Oct 2019
In this episode Michael, Sarah and Berenice were joined by Meriel Whale to talk about Mental Health as the world pauses to acknowledge World Mental Health Day.
We would like to make you aware that this episode does contain mention of suicide and therefore may not be suitable for everyone to listen to.
Meriel is a counsellor who lives and runs her practice in East Sussex in the UK. She’s a member of Gateway Women and she’s a World Childless Week champion, contributing to diversity and LGBT in our community. She has a Postgraduate Diploma in Person Centred Counselling from the University of Brighton (2010) and you can find out more about her counselling on her website here.
Episode timings
From the start Michael, Sarah and Berenice share personal stories.
At 0.58 you can listen to community news
At 1.12 Meriel Whale joins Michael and Sarah in conversation.
This episode is 1.35 minutes long.
Helpline details
UK: Contact the Samaritans on freephone 116 123, they're open 24 hours and are there to listen and Mind.
USA: Suicide Prevention
Canada: Canada Crisis
Australia: Beyond Blue
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