Are You Really OK?: Understanding Britain’s Mental Health Emergency

Product Information

The reason I chose Gogglebox is that I know that when I’m older and when he’s not here anymore, I can say to my kids and my grandkid, 'That's the relationship I had with my dad,' so that's why I do it", he told Metro.co.uk. Speaking on the show, he said: "I remember just saying, 'that's it I can't sit and have the platform that I have and not do anything.' I am a big fan of Stacey Dooley and have watched many of her documentaries on BBC3. I think she has a real talent at creating a comfortable environment for people to talk about themselves. She's a great active listener and isn't afraid to ask important questions. Are you really OK? I don’t think there’d be too many people who could answer that question with a resounding yes after living through what the 2020’s have given us so far. Now, more than ever, we need to do whatever we can to look after our mental health.

Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency, review: a raw, candid look

That’s the goal of humanity in my opinion, to try to birth nicer, kinder people. I view family as the most important thing. I don’t have an ideal age, it just has to be with the right person.” Hi. Sorry I've spoken to my supervisor and we'd like to put you on the priority list since your mental illness is more advanced. The waiting list for that is 4-6 months." Couldn’t recommend this book enough. It’s so incredibly insightful to all the different mental illnesses that someone can struggle with along with the many different people who struggle. It really shows that anyone can be affected whether that be by your genes, life circumstances etc. As someone who struggles with mental health myself, it also made me feel so much more understood, validated and less alone. Because Stacey’s approach is so down to earth and she’s so relatable, her documentaries and both of her books have a warmth to them, almost as though you’re seeing friends catching up and talking about some of their most difficult experiences. I’ll definitely be rereading this book. A great book that invites the reader to delve into a more abundant life of spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health. You’ll be challenged and equipped to grow, mature, and spiritually prosper. Marvelously done!”Good, thought-provoking read about how what you believe shapes how you act, connect and live. Fileta dug deep into how your past can color who you are today and how to overcome that as a believer in Christ. I appreciated her candor and enjoyed the self examination questions at the end of each chapter. I both listened to and bought a hard copy of this book. I plan to give the hard copy away to a friend who would benefit from it when I get the chance. There are certain snippets of the book that I don’t agree with, but they are another persons opinions and I fully respect that. Travelling across the UK, Roman meets the Police and NHS taskforce set up in Nottinghamshire - a form of emergency service specifically for mental health crises, a young persons’s suppport group in Belfast where the suicide rate among men is twice that of their counterparts in the UK, and Professor Rory O’Connor from the University of Glasgow, a leading expert in suicide prevention. Really easy to read, but also a very thoughtful read. Particularly helpful about dealing with trauma; that healing is a long haul, lifetime process and whilst our pasts may not define us as believers, they're certainly there, influencing thoughts, behaviours and even remaining as a memory in the bodies in situations. reactions and behaviours. Describing it as the most “f***ked up industry in the world” he says his confidence was shattered as he was called out for having a “Mediterranean nose” and “wide hips for a man”, and became convinced he had bad teeth as he was never allowed to smile for photos.

Are You Really OK?: Understanding Britain’s Mental Health Are You Really OK?: Understanding Britain’s Mental Health

This was a powerful look at a mental health emergency that’s in danger of scarring a generation. As Kemp kept reiterating, it’s OK to not be OK. Please just try to tell someone. As the closing title card said: “In memory of Joe, Carl and Ashley.” Asking someone if they’re ok, is a question we ask each other every single day. We glaze over it, that’s the fastest part of the conversation,” Roman concludes. “When really, that’s the most important one. ‘Are you ok?’ is the most important question you can ask a friend.” In the documentary, Roman travelled around the UK meeting suicide attempt survivors and mental health experts. When we catch up with Roman, 29, he is soaked after motorcycling home in a downpour from Fearne Cotton’s house, where he’d been recording for her wellbeing podcast. It was a world away from the body-positive home he had grown up in where, he explains, his dad would walk around naked. This led Roman to lose count of the times a girlfriend had come over and seen his “dad’s arse”. “As a kid, I was constantly apologising for my dad walking round in a towel – or barely a towel,” he laughs.the biases that lead to scientific information being presented as a challenge—rather than a complement—to Christianity My patient Sarah* found herself regretting that she’d confided in a caring neighbor about the extent of her mental health issues. Sarah said, “Beth was constantly saying she was happy to be a listening ear. It got so I feared getting on the elevator because I might run into her and she’d ask how I was doing with a sad look in her eyes.” Mates Tom, Olly and Lysander meet Roman to discuss the death of their friend Ashley, three years ago. “It’s still hard every day,” Lysander says. “I’m not going to sugar coat it. It can still be difficult but we take every day as it comes.”