EPISODE · Jun 8, 2022 · 51 MIN
Cricket Discussion with Mark Boyns | Opening Up | Mental Health | Wellbeing
from Dibbly Dobbly Podcast · host Dibbly Dobbly Podcast
In this episode of the Dibbly Dobbly Podcast I speak to Mark Boyns the founder of Opening Up. An organisation which was established in 2014 in the UK. The organisation was started following the tragic death of Sefton Park CC wicket keeper Alex Miller. The organisation has been on a campaign to raise awareness for mental health issues and suicide prevention and educating cricketers on the importance of mental health and suicide prevention. In this Cricket Discussion we talked about Mark's/Opening Up's Journey, What is Mental Health, Mental Health in International Cricket, Mental Health Education, Strategies to deal with our Mental Health and the Stigma around Mental Health. Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 1:35 Mark's/Opening Up's Journey 13:12 What is Mental Health? 15:17 Mental Health in International Cricket 24:59 Mental Health Education 35:02 Strategies to deal with our Mental Health 38:56 Stigma around Mental Health 47:44 Outro Opening Up Links Website: https://openingupcricket.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5_Aj0Hyhd9AZttPXnZOiZw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openingupcricket/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpeningUpCC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/openingupcricket/ Mental Health organisations within Australia and the UK: Lifeline 13 11 14: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Headspace: https://headspace.org.au/ Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ RUOK?: https://www.ruok.org.au/ The Resilience Project: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/ Samaritan (UK): https://www.samaritans.org/ CALM (UK): https://www.thecalmzone.net/ Opening Up Mark’s chat with Tom Scollay from Cricket Mentoring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJvPQAhR4IQ Mental Health videos on the Dibbly Dobbly Podcast Mental Health in Cricket | Cricket Discussion | Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoh2hMoCXFY Mental Health in Cricket and Society | Cricket Discussion with Tom Scollay Cricket Mentoring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8CwKHLNf6w Social Media Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DibblyDobblyPodcast Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/dibblydobblypod Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/dibblydobblypodcast/ Podcast Services Anchor: https://anchor.fm/dibblydobblypodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Bq4N1bCSesF5L9jsY6wP4 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dibbly-dobbly-podcast/id1596733214 Blogger Page http://dibblydobblypodcast.blogspot.com
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In this episode of the Dibbly Dobbly Podcast I speak to Mark Boyns the founder of Opening Up. An organisation which was established in 2014 in the UK. The organisation was started following the tragic death of Sefton Park CC wicket keeper Alex Miller. The organisation has been on a campaign to raise awareness for mental health issues and suicide prevention and educating cricketers on the importance of mental health and suicide prevention. In this Cricket Discussion we talked about Mark's/Opening Up's Journey, What is Mental Health, Mental Health in International Cricket, Mental Health Education, Strategies to deal with our Mental Health and the Stigma around Mental Health. Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 1:35 Mark's/Opening Up's Journey 13:12 What is Mental Health? 15:17 Mental Health in International Cricket 24:59 Mental Health Education 35:02 Strategies to deal with our Mental Health 38:56 Stigma around Mental Health 47:44 Outro Opening Up Links Website: https://openingupcricket.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5_Aj0Hyhd9AZttPXnZOiZw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openingupcricket/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpeningUpCC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/openingupcricket/ Mental Health organisations within Australia and the UK: Lifeline 13 11 14: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Headspace: https://headspace.org.au/ Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ RUOK?: https://www.ruok.org.au/ The Resilience Project: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/ Samaritan (UK): https://www.samaritans.org/ CALM (UK): https://www.thecalmzone.net/ Opening Up Mark’s chat with Tom Scollay from Cricket Mentoring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJvPQAhR4IQ Mental Health videos on the Dibbly Dobbly Podcast Mental Health in Cricket | Cricket Discussion | Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoh2hMoCXFY Mental Health in Cricket and Society | Cricket Discussion with Tom Scollay Cricket Mentoring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8CwKHLNf6w Social Media Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DibblyDobblyPodcast Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/dibblydobblypod Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/dibblydobblypodcast/ Podcast Services Anchor: https://anchor.fm/dibblydobblypodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Bq4N1bCSesF5L9jsY6wP4 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dibbly-dobbly-podcast/id1596733214 Blogger Page http://dibblydobblypodcast.blogspot.com
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