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The guys have found the podcast really helpful in that it helps them to talk about their own Mental Health and by doing so hopefully we have encouraged others to do the same and check in on their friends.

It is Mental Health awareness week. Tom, Martin and Jake discuss this on the podcast and the importance of talking to your friends and family. The theme for this years week is Nature, the guys talk about their experiences with nature and how it keeps their minds positive and the benefits. 

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

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Job Interviews can be very nervy times for most people. Tom, Jake and Martin discuss their previous experiences and share some tips on how they manage to get through Job Interviews. 

The boys all discuss a few listener questions. As always If anyone can help us get Tony Hibbert (Everton FC Legend) onto the podcast you would make Jakes life. Please check in on your family and friends, as them what they have had for dinner. It is a great conversation starter.

If you would like to appear on an episode of Brit-Pod please get in touch with Tom, Martin or Jake on Facebook or Instagram or on the Brit_Pod Page. 

CALM Homepage - Campaign Against Living Miserably | CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest single killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK (thecalmzone.net)

Everyone affected by or at risk of sexual abuse and rape feels supported and empowered (safeline.org.uk)

Mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen

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The guys have found the podcast really helpful in that it helps them to talk about their own Mental Health and by doing so hopefully we have encouraged others to do the same and check in on their friends. This week Tom, Jake and Martin are joined by Toms younger brother Joe. He has recently turned 18 in lockdown. The guys are interested to know how he has found lockdown and also whether he ever speaks about his feelings with his friends as when Tom, Martin and Jake were 18 Mental Health was not really spoken about at all.  We are now on Social Media! Instagram - brit_pod Go and give us a follow! Tom also had another look online on MIND.org.uk and found that they have a "Managing feelings about lockdown easing" page that listeners can find useful. It is important that we understand that we might feel strange about everything opening back up and charities like MIND are out there to help people with their mental health.  Coronavirus - managing feelings about lockdown easing | Mind, the mental health charity - help for mental health problems The boys all discuss a few listener questions. As always If anyone can help us get Tony Hibbert (Everton FC Legend) onto the podcast you would make Jakes life. Please check in on your family and friends, as them what they have had for dinner. It is a great conversation starter. If you have any questions for the podcast, please get in touch on our Instagram page Brit_Pod. Also if you have a story or something you would like to personally raise please get in touch about being a guest on our podcast, we would love to have you on. CALM Homepage - Campaign Against Living Miserably | CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest single killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK (thecalmzone.net) Everyone affected by or at risk of sexual abuse and rape feels supported and empowered (safeline.org.uk) Mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk) Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen Home | Mind Stay Safe and well xx

The guys have found the podcast really helpful in that it helps them to talk about their own Mental Health and by doing so hopefully we have encouraged others to do the same and check in on their friends.

This week Tom, Jake and Martin talk about how they feel coming out of Lockdown and how it could be tough. We have all learnt to live our lives in Lockdown and getting back to "normal Life" can/will take time. 

From lockdown to relaxation of covid rules: tips on looking after your mental health | Mental Health Foundation

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Tom also had a look online on MIND.org.uk and found that they have a "Helping someone else" page that listeners can find useful if they wish to help their friends and family. It is important to listen to people, as well as being able to talk about your feelings it's important to be there for those around us and listen as well.

Helping someone else | Mind

The boys all discuss a few listener questions. As always If anyone can help us get Tony Hibbert (Everton FC Legend) onto the podcast you would make Jakes life. Please check in on your family and friends, as them what they have had for dinner. It is a great conversation starter.

CALM Homepage - Campaign Against Living Miserably | CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest single killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK (thecalmzone.net)

Everyone affected by or at risk of sexual abuse and rape feels supported and empowered (safeline.org.uk)

Mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen

Home | Mind

Stay Safe and well xx

The guys have found the podcast really helpful in that it helps them to talk about their own Mental Health and by doing so hopefully we have encouraged others to do the same and check in on their friends.

This week Tom, Jake and Martin are joined by School Friend, Marathon Runner and All Round Top Bloke Luke Bennett. Luke speaks about how he has found lockdown. Luke is also very open to talk about his trip to America when he was younger to complete a Golf Scholarship explaining how he believes he put too much pressure on himself at a young age to have it all figured out. He is doing amazingly well now which is great to see. 

We are now on Social Media! Instagram - brit_pod Go and give us a follow! We are always open to questions, please message if you would like us to discuss anything in particular. 

The boys all discuss a few listener questions. Including would you rather go back to being 10 years old with the knowledge you have now or go to 40 years old with £50million in the bank. This question leads to Tom talking about a big anxiety of his. 

In the week football has faced the potential Super League, The guys feel they do not have the facilities to discuss such a matter, but are glad to see the plans fall through. We do discuss a few theories on Line of Duty. 

As always If anyone can help us get Tony Hibbert (Everton FC Legend) onto the podcast you would make Jakes life. Please check in on your family and friends, as them what they have had for dinner. It is a great conversation starter.

CALM Homepage - Campaign Against Living Miserably | CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest single killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK (thecalmzone.net)

Everyone affected by or at risk of sexual abuse and rape feels supported and empowered (safeline.org.uk)

Mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen

Home | Mind

Stay Safe and well xx

The guys have found the podcast really helpful in that it helps them to talk about their own Mental Health and by doing so hopefully we have encouraged others to do the same and check in on their friends. 

This week Tom, Jake and Martin talk about a few of their struggles they have had to deal with their careers.

We are now on Social Media! Instagram - brit_pod Go and give us a follow! 

The boys all discuss a few listener questions. As always If anyone can help us get Tony Hibbert (Everton FC Legend) onto the podcast you would make Jakes life. Please check in on your family and friends, as them what they have had for dinner. It is a great conversation starter. 

CALM Homepage - Campaign Against Living Miserably | CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest single killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK (thecalmzone.net)

Everyone affected by or at risk of sexual abuse and rape feels supported and empowered (safeline.org.uk)

Mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen

Home | Mind 

Stay Safe and well xx

Tom, Jake and Martin have found the podcast really helpful, it helps them to talk about their own Mental Health and by doing so hopefully we have encouraged others to do the same and check in on their friends. 

This week we have friend and Sussex Cricket Club Analyst Luke Dunning on the podcast. 

Luke works down at Sussex Cricket club and he explains how they have recently launched their Mental Health & Wellbeing zone, he is very proud to be part of a team that is taking these next steps to help people. Please do check it out.

Sussex-Cricket - Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub (frog.net)

He speaks about Social Media on the sporting industry and how comments online can affect people. He also speaks about his own Lockdown experiences and a few other experiences with Mental Health.  

If anyone can help us get Tony Hibbert (Everton FC Legend) onto the podcast you would make Jakes life. Please check in on your family and friends, as them what they have had for dinner. It is a great conversation starter. 

CALM Homepage - Campaign Against Living Miserably | CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest single killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK (thecalmzone.net)

Everyone affected by or at risk of sexual abuse and rape feels supported and empowered (safeline.org.uk)

Mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen

Home | Mind 

Stay Safe and well xx

Tom, Jake and Martin have found the podcast really helpful, it helps them to talk about their own Mental Health and by doing so hopefully we have encouraged others to do the same and check in on their friends. 

This week we have friend and Sussex Cricket Club Analyst Luke Dunning on the podcast. 

Luke works down at Sussex Cricket club and he explains how they have recently launched their Mental Health & Wellbeing zone, he is very proud to be part of a team that is taking these next steps to help people. Please do check it out.

Sussex-Cricket - Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub (frog.net)

He speaks about Social Media on the sporting industry and how comments online can affect people. He also speaks about his own Lockdown experiences and a few other experiences with Mental Health.  

If anyone can help us get Tony Hibbert (Everton FC Legend) onto the podcast you would make Jakes life. Please check in on your family and friends, as them what they have had for dinner. It is a great conversation starter. 

CALM Homepage - Campaign Against Living Miserably | CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest single killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK (thecalmzone.net)

Everyone affected by or at risk of sexual abuse and rape feels supported and empowered (safeline.org.uk)

Mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen

Home | Mind 

Stay Safe and well xx

The guys have found the podcast really helpful in that it helps them to talk about their own Mental Health and by doing so hopefully we have encouraged others to do the same and check in on their friends. Tom and Martin watched the documentary "Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death" found on Channel 4 and give their views. We are now on Social Media! Instagram - brit_pod Go and give us a follow! Football 6 aside is back and we marked our comeback with an 8-3 win on Monday night. We give our analysis of the game. The sun has come out the last few days and Tom has noticed his mood has lifted massively. He discussed this with Martin he agrees. There is science behind the sun and it being mood lifting.  The boys all discuss a listener question. If you were stuck on an island with the following animals and you could pick 2 groups to protect you from the others which would you pick?  20 Lions - 50 Cobras - 1 T-Rex - 30 Crocodiles - 12 Rhinos - 15 Gorillas  Tom would like to watch Cristiano Ronaldo and/or Messi play football once the lockdown is lifted. What would Martin and Jake like to get up to?  If anyone can help us get Tony Hibbert (Everton FC Legend) onto the podcast you would make Jakes life. Please check in on your family and friends, as them what they have had for dinner. It is a great conversation starter. CALM Homepage - Campaign Against Living Miserably | CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest single killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK (thecalmzone.net) Mental Health Foundation Everyone affected by or at risk of sexual abuse and rape feels supported and empowered (safeline.org.uk) Mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk) Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen Home | Mind Stay Safe and well xx

The guys have found the podcast really helpful in that it helps them to talk about their own Mental Health and by doing so hopefully we have encouraged others to do the same and check in on their friends.

Tom and Martin watched Roman Kemps programme "Our Silent Emergency" found on BBC iPlayer and give their views. 

We are now on Social Media! Instagram - brit_pod Go and give us a follow!   

It is now week 7 and we still haven't made any money, Jake is not happy with this and looks to be joining another more popular podcast in the near future if we don't change this soon. We practise our selling techniques and hopefully impress some companies to get in touch. If you would like to advertise through Brit-Pod please message our Instagram and we can sort something out. 

Martin tells a story on how he managed to kick a football into a ladies face while she was taking a nap in the park. 

We also have Martin sweating, he has promised that if our episode 6 receives more than 100 listens before the 12th April he will let Tom and Jake cut his hair. We are now half way there, please share the podcast and get our listens up to that magic number. 

We spoke this week about why we believe depression and anxiety are more common now than in our parents era. As always the main purpose of our podcasts are to encourage you to talk to your friends, please see below links to some useful websites if you feel like you are struggling. Talking helps so much. 

If anyone can help us get Tony Hibbert (Everton FC Legend) onto the podcast you would make Jakes life.

CALM Homepage - Campaign Against Living Miserably | CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest single killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK (thecalmzone.net)

Men and mental health | Mental Health Foundation

Everyone affected by or at risk of sexual abuse and rape feels supported and empowered (safeline.org.uk)

Mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Donate to Samaritans | Online chat appeal 

Home | Mind

Stay Safe and well xx

This week Tom talks to Jake and Martin about how he appreciates them and how the podcast has been a great way for him to start to open up and talk about his own Mental Health and by doing so hopefully we have encouraged others to do the same and check in on their friends. MARTIN HAS SAID IF THIS PODCAST GETS MORE THAN 100 LISTENS BEFORE 12TH APRIL HE WILL LET JAKE CUT & COLOUR HIS HAIR! SO SHARE THE POD AND GET OUR NUMBERS UP THERE!  We are now on Social Media! Instagram - brit_pod Go and give us a follow!   We took part in the 24 Hour gaming session with Ben and Andrew over at Banter with Friends Gaming (BWFG) for CALM Charity on the 6th March. They have now raised over £900! You can still donate at the below link.  Andrew Naylor is fundraising for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) (justgiving.com) Martin tells a story on how he broke down on the way to work and Jake had to come to his "rescue".  We have Ben Charman as our first guest on Brit-Pod! It was great having him on and he was able to share some of his own stories with his battles with anxieties and shared some useful tips on how he manages to cope. We couldn't have him on without asking him a few other questions. I hope you enjoy. Thanks Ben for being a great guest! We hope with your inclusion we will be able to smash the 100 listen target and Jake will be cutting Martins hair. As always the main purpose of our podcasts are to encourage you to talk to your friends, please see below links to some useful websites if you feel like you are struggling. Talking helps so much.   CALM Homepage - Campaign Against Living Miserably | CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest single killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK (thecalmzone.net) Men’s mental health: a silent crisis | Safeline - Believe in you - Surviving sexual abuse & rape Mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk) Donate to Samaritans | Online chat appeal Home | Mind Stay Safe and well xx