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Petra Tilly a Devon based artist, tells her story of helping her son through his mental health struggles and how that led her to an area of work helping other carers. Being a carer is hard work, we spoke about how a lot of people won’t even realise they are carers. There are support networks out there for people helping a friend or family member. Such as; Rethink, Mind, Carers Trust and various other local support networks. At our event in Brighton on Wednesday we had Shirley talk about her experiences with her son and the process of setting up Changes Ahead (a support network for carers). Petra talks honestly about her experiences and worries as a mother. If you have any thoughts or want to chat about things spoke about in this episode, please feel free to get in touch. Also you can share your experience with #storiesformentalhealth  You can also find the podcast on Stitcher, ITunes, Apple Podcast App and www.shareyourstory.space

Today's story is from Kea Tossavainen, from Finland. She talks about her experience of having Bipolar Disorder. She discusses her trigger, trying to gain control on her life, the support she has been given, her medication and making decisions that are good for her. I found my time with Kea very interesting, I came away from our meeting thinking a lot about the hormones in the contraceptive pill causing emotional instability within young women. Also, the idealisation and glorification of mental health that can be found on social media amongst young people. What are your thoughts on this? Get in touch via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thanks for listening and we will be back with you tomorrow for another story! www.shareyourstory.space Music by Beth Chesser

Welcome back to Share Your Story’s - Mental Health Awareness Week Series. Almost half way through and we have heard some amazing stories. Upcoming we also have some pieces of writing we are hoping to be uploading on to our social media this week, so keep an eye out for that! You can find more information on our Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Our third speaker is Terri Harris, based in London. She will be talking about her journey with depression and anxiety, from the beginning, bullying in school up until more recently where a job blamed her termination on her mental health. Her openness is incredible, she discusses the hardest moments in great detail but also how she has found ways to help herself.  Please do get in touch and let us know any thoughts or feedback. Keep using #storiesformentalhealth You can find all our podcasts on our website, Stitcher, ITunes and Apple Podcast App. Music is by the amazing Beth Chesser (www.bethchessermusic.weebly.com)  Thanks and see you tomorrow! www.shareyourstory.s

For National Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14th), Share Your Story will be running a story campaign that aims to continue opening up a broader conversation around mental health, and we want to hear your story. We will be releasing a podcast everyday for the whole week; each reflecting different people’s experiences of mental health. These will continue throughout the month. As well as sharing stories we have gathered, we invite you to get in touch with us and join this important conversation on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using #storiesformentalhealth Our first speaker is Caroline Jones author of 'The Spaces In Between' a memoir of her journey through Bulimia. Caroline will be joining us to tell her story at our live event on Wednesday the 10th May in Brighton. You can find our podcast on our website, stitcher and ITunes www.shareyourstory.space All the music is by the wonderful Beth Chesser (bethchessermusic.weebly.com)

This weeks podcast is from Baraa Ehssan Kouja, he is talking about the charity he founded 'From Syria with Love'. The money raised goes straight to the people who need it. To find out more head to www.fromsyriawithlove.com/ Also, we have music from Beth Chesser (https://soundcloud.com/bethchesser) and (https://soundcloud.com/magicpocketsmusic) Thanks for listening and let us know your thoughts! www.sysbrighton.co.uk

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