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This special episode has been recorded to connect the Baton of Hope with the Holhuman 1,000,000 steps challenge taking place in September - October 2026. You can find out more: https://www.linkedin.com/company/holhuman/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Ellie about her personal experience of suicide loss, depression and creating a company to help bring awareness and support to mental health and suicide prevention.You can follow Ellie here: https://www.hellohope.uk/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Penny about her personal experience of supporting mental health challenges, understanding the changing landscape of mental health, and becoming a MHFA Instructor.

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with John about his personal experience of mental health challenges, a diagnosis of ADHD, helping men talk about mental health and loneliness.You can follow John here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnstacey85/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Sophie about her personal experience of trauma, depression and making life changes to now help others through listening and providing hope. You can follow Sophie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-bedford-rvn-certvnecc-842b576a/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Julia about her personal experience physical health challenges, and how she is sharing her experience to help raise awareness of her Stoma. You can find Julia on TikTok: @stomamum Or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-b-3170b9131/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Mark about his personal experience, story of mental health, and how he has taken the loss of both of his parents to cancer as his inspiration to help support others.Mark talks about supporting 2 amazing charities: St Michael's Hospice - https://www.stmichaelshospice.org.uk/ Victoria Promise - https://www.victoriaspromise.org/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Lara about her personal experience, story of mental health, suicide attempt and using her journey to help others. Lara was the host for the 2025 Baton of Hope event in Portsmouth, helping to bring together the community to talk and raise awareness of suicide.

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Kris about his personal experience, story of mental health, and how his mum is his inspiration.Kris has launched a clothing brand and movement: Don't be a Can't. What is Don’t be a Can’t? Don’t be a can’t is an initiative to change the stigma around negative thoughts and supporting people into thinking more positively.You can find out more here: https://www.dontbac.co.uk/

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down and talk about suicide training with Hannah Buckland and Julie Castleman of Junah- Growing Caring Communities. Junah offers clients a whole organisation approach to suicide prevention. You can find out more here:https://junah.co.uk/ The training supports workplaces and organisations to create mentally healthy environments that are safer from suicide. The training equips people with the skills to support a person having thoughts of suicide and to develop an understanding of the fundamental need for support after suicide within communities.

In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Liz about her personal experience with mental health. Liz was the longest serving female crewman on the Royal Air Force Chinook Fleet spanning a 17 year career flying on the aircraft. But after her medical discharge in 2019 she struggled with the impact of PTSD and other life events. Thankfully one night when she was at her lowest point she made a phone call that saved her life. You can find out more about Liz, her work sharing her story to help others and order a copy of her book here: https://www.chinookcrewchick.co.uk/

In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Rachel and Stacey about their personal experiences with money and mental health. Rachel and Stacey have created Money First Aid, a training course developed to help organisations provide better support to conversations of the taboo topic of money. You can find out more about their work and the training on their website: https://www.moneyfirstaid.org.uk/

*Content Warning* - Suicide discussion In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Caroline about her journey through personal mental health challenges and the sad loss of her husband Steve to suicide. Caroline has written a book 'Daddy Blackbird' on her journey and 'The true story of a family surviving and thriving after loss by suicide. You can purchase a copy of Daddy Blackbird: https://amzn.eu/d/eWuMxNW

In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Sally about her journey through menopause, creating her own company RE:Balance by Sally to help others. This is a fascinating listen to understand more about the holistic approach to supporting those who are peri-menopausal and going through menopause. You can connect with Sally here: https://www.rebalancebysally.com/

In this episode I had the pleasure to chat with Sally about her journey through personal mental health challenges, and how she turned her unique surname into a connection to talking about mental health (all whilst conquering some incredible adventures along the way). Sally is an inspirational speaker and happy to bring her unique approach to changing the lives of those she engages with. She absolutely brightened my day during our recording. She is the only person on the planet to complete a marathon on every continent in fancy dress (as different pieces of fruit!), which gives you a flavour of her colourful personality. You can connect with Sally here: https://www.sallyorange.com/