Surviving in the wild in school with mental health struggles

Chris is joined by Kirsty and Emily from the Well being in Mind team who exist to support young people who have mental health struggles and to help them manage in a school environment. Why is school so hard and what is the impact when you already are struggling with your mental health? Is it the pressure? Is it in the environment, or something else? We try to answer these questions whilst also hearing anecdotes about how they all manage!Enjoy!Chapters;00:00 Start01:30 Check in 04:15 What are the Well Being in Mind teams08:00 Is school getting harder?15:00 Exams and expectation 19:00 How do they work with young people?24:00 Learning how to fail and not focusing on grades30:00 Anxiety vs social anxiety 38:15 How do Kirsty and Emily survive in the wild? 41:30 Final tips for surviving in schoolIf you are trying to find support click this link for support, services and resources across North Yorkshire and Humber. https://linkin.bio/survivinginthewildThis channel has been created with young people by York Mind, and has been funded the by North Yorkshire and Humber health and care partnership.Give us a review or send us a text about what you would like to see in the podcastPlease if you like or have benefitted from the episode then give us a share,  review, follow us or rate us on the platform you are listening on.For anymore information, support and services on mental health, visit Yormind which can help you to support someone else or give you a little bit more understanding of your own mental health as well.