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What does it mean to be fully human? How can recovery principles support mental health? Recovery Devon and guests open the mic to views on mental health recovery. Established in the mid-2000s, we became a community interest company in 2012. Based in the South West of England, we support recovery as both a personal vision and an underpinning value base to promote radical change in mental health attitudes and provision. Our community of goodwill includes people with lived experience of mental ...
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Welcome to July’s Recovery Devon Podcast with Julie and Sean, directors at Chronic Pain Coaching. This will be part one of a two-part podcast. There was so much to cover. During part 1 we get to know Julie and Sean personally. We explore their backgrounds, their favourite holiday destinations, whether they’d do a Skydive and more! Julie then descri…
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Podcast of Hope - Talking to Tiffany from the D&C Directory
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The premiere episode of our joint venture with Stephen Ball from Wellraver marks the beginning of our new podcast series titled 'Podcast of Hope!' In this first episode Steve is interviewing Tiffany from the D&C Directory. 'D&C Directory is an extensive directory of organisations, services, peer support groups, and other resources available in Devo…
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This Podcast was recorded during out Mental Health Awareness event at Exeter Library in May. The theme for this years MHAW was Anxiety, so we recorded some conversations with organisations and those that have a lived experiance of anxiety. We were aware that we were facilitating a busy event that may not have been accessible to those that experienc…
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This Podcast was recorded during out Mental Health Awareness event at Exeter Library in May. The theme for this years MHAW was Anxiety, so we recorded some conversations with organisations and those that have a lived experiance of anxiety. We were aware that we were facilitating a busy event that may not have been accessible to those that experienc…
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Welcome back to the Recovery Devon Podcast. We are kicking off Season 3 on Time to Talk day, to encourage people to get talking and sharing. To support Time to Talk this year we are relaunching the wonderful Happy 2 Share cards. We are joined by one of Recovery Devons Directors, Debbie Williams, who was at the very beginning of this project in 2016…
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In this podcast we talk about what we mean when we say community. Two of our Community Development Workers, Sami and Jody, talk to Matt and Kerry from The Community Waffle House about what is a community, why is it so important and how being involved in a community can help our mental health. We also chat about the fantastic work that the Waffle te…
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Sam O'Hara Childs is an actor, writer, and photographer who's always chasing the next adventure. Sam contacted us following our Cosplay podcast; he's best known for playing Union Jack in a web series inspired by the Marvel universe. We were delighted to hear he wanted to share his personal story with us, with "story" being the operative word. Sam b…
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Season 2, Episode 9 - Let's Get Real About Bereavement
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Bereavement. It touches everyone's life at some point - and yet, too often we find ourselves navigating this strange land with few people prepared to talk plainly with us about it. Besides the shock and sadness, it can be laden with expectations and judgment; not to mention unfamiliar territories like healthcare, coroners, and paperwork when you le…
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Season 2, Episode 8 - Cosplay and Community
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When Tom approached us a few months ago, he had a slightly unusual take on recovery in mind. Tom is a "cosplayer" - someone who roleplays in costume as a hobby - and it's a lot more popular than we realised. As word about Tom's idea got out, more and more people agreed that cosplay had helped them, and asked to join in. With a whopping seven people…
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Hayley McLean is a Devon mum of 3 children and author of the multi-award-winning blog, Sparkles & Stretchmarks. Hayley blogs about life as a home-schooling mum, gender stereotypes within society, as well as sharing open, honest and realistic accounts of her own lived mental health and life experiences. Hayley is a huge advocate for the #BodyPositiv…
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It's a podcast to lift your spirits this time; we gathered some Devon musicians for a lively chat about finding solace in sound. We've a wide range of experiences in the Zoom room, from not knowing where to start, to making a living out of music. How does music call to us? What difference can it make to our lives? And is there any such thing as a "…
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In this episode we are talking about perinatal mental health, for both mums and dads, and it goes live in support of Maternal Mental Health week. We explore the challenges of parenthood, what it's like to go through postnatal depression and intrusive thoughts, the pressures of social media on new parents, unrealistic expectations and also what help…
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Recorded on Self Harm Awareness Day 2021, our courageous conversation reflects on the "prevention at all costs" model. We focus instead on why self-harm arises, how it manifests, and ask how lived experience can inform service delivery. Em Flint is joined by Marie Ash and Courtney Sommer. Marie's many mental health and suicide prevention hats inclu…
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How can moving your body make a difference to mental health recovery? Often we treat mental health “from the neck up.” Creatively engaging with how our bodies feel, function, and move can help us better understand ourselves and our relationship to the world. Today we’re talking to people who work therapeutically with the moving body. What can movem…
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North Devon Instagram sensation Harriet Knock joins us for a wide-ranging conversation to brighten a dark, lockdown night! Harriet set up @making_ahouse_ahome as a way to share how cleaning helped her recovery with anxiety. From a simple account to help her focus, she's gone on to attract over 27,000 followers. Her down-to-earth stories of keeping …
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Season 2 begins! We kick off season 2 with a talk from Dr Tom Cant about Peer Supported Open Dialogue. This episode was recorded from a live audience Zoom event as part of our Phoenix Nights. Dr Tom Cant talks to us about how Peer Supported Open Dialogue is working within Devon Partnership trust, how it begin and what makes it so needed and valuabl…
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Episode 10 - You've Got To Laugh! Does Humour Help Mental Health?
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What part does humour play in keeping your mental health on track? Can a lighthearted joke lift you in difficult times, or does dark humour give you some relief? Is "losing your sense of humour" a useful early earning sign? Or could you even be missing your vocation as a comedian? In this lively episode, James and Em from the Recovery Devon team ar…
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We're joined this time by Max Cohen and Rea Pearson to talk about sexual orientation and gender identity. Are there some particular mental health challenges for different LGBTQ+ communities, and how can organisations like It's All About You Wellbeing offer tailored help? Historical perspectives are considered alongside current affairs, and we share…
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In this episode Recovery Devon's Community Development worker, Sami Goulding, is joined by 3 of Andy's Man Club group facilitators. She talks to Craig, Anthony and Chris who all facilitate groups in Devon, more specifically Exeter, Torbay and Plymouth. During the episode we talk about how Andy's Man Club began, how it has progressed and just why it…
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This episode’s conversation highlights the under-represented topic of men’s recovery after sexual abuse. We’re joined by Ian, who courageously shares his lived experience of sexual abuse in adulthood, and John Slater, founder of MoMENtum, a Devon-based CIC supporting adult male survivors of sexual abuse. Joined by Sami Goulding and Em Flint from Re…
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Episode 6- In this episode James, Recovery Devon's Managing Director, and Ashley, a Recovery Devon Board Member and Bridge Collective staff, have an explorative conversation about living with, and experiencing, psychosis. This conversation looks into what helps and what hinders when in the midst of experiencing psychosis. James and Ashley also find…
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In this episode we talk about the resilience of women and how one Exeter based group offers women the space to focus on their strengths and connection with each other. We talk to Jeanie Lynch, who runs the Resilient Woman's group at CoLab, and Babs, who has been a member of the group for over 2 years. Together we discuss what makes this group so in…
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This time we talk to devon based digital entrepreneur Jaki King, founder of ADoddle Community Mapping. Learn how Jaki’s lived experience sparked, in her words, "a big, hairy, audacious, plan!" ADoddle’s maps connect communities in a number of ways; people can find what’s happening on their doorstep, services can reach out to those they’re designed …
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In this episode we have Mike Smith, a Recovery Devon board member and our tech wizard, talking about the positives of being 'out of our minds'. Mike talks to us about how being out of our minds can help us engage more with the world around us and our own imagination. We hear Mikes thoughts on how the school, education and learning system may create…
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In this episode of the Recovery Devon Podcast we have David Hess talking about the role of dreams in mental health recovery. This audio was recorded live from Exeter Phoenix as part of our Phoenix Nights event. Phoenix Nights was scheduled to be a series of interesting talks and open discussions on being human and mental health recovery but is now …
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In this episode, the Recovery Devon 2020 staff team give a whistle-stop tour of current projects, and share how they each joined the community. Along the way, they share stories of what recovery means to them personally, as well as some Recovery Devon history, daft jokes, and even an incredibly cheesy ad break. Find out more about us at www.recover…
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