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Breaking Down, Breaking Down.
by Wil Vincent, Andy Potter
This is a podcast with the primary focus being on male mental health. Started by two guys based in the West Midlands in the UK, who became friends working through similar mental health difficulties, and figuring out how to fight back against pre-conceptions.Expect honest open discussion, guests, insight and food for thought. No medical advice, and of course always seek emergency help if you need it. You're not alone.
Episodes
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2TB EP2: Coming To Your City (Big & Rich, Lizzy Hale, Cowboy Troy & Travis McCoy)
NOTE: I really apologise both for the lateness of this episode, and the nasal toning. I’ve been feeling like crap the past few weeks with some physical health issues, so if it sounds like I’m out of breath, I kinda am whilst I await for the NHS to decide if I can have some surgery […]
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BDBD EP10 – British People And Drinking
In this final episode of Season 1 of Breaking Down, Breaking Down, Wil and Andy talk about British society’s approach to drinking. Britain isn’t the only country in the world where people fancy the odd tipple. You could argue that on a day to day basis there may be countries where people drink…
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BDBD EP9 – Support Groups
Support groups can be vital to those with Mental Health difficulties, as well as those who struggle with loneliness, a lack of family, or addiction issues. Whilst these may seem trivial to some, when individuals find themselves ‘alone’, they may end up in a situation with no one to talk to who...
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BDBD EP8 – New Year Resolutions
This episode looks at one of the most embarrassing things about Western human society. Making New Year’s Resolutions. Even though we all know that most of these would have been broken by the second week of January, it’s a tradition that carries on in vein. Instead, Andy and Wil talk in a more...
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BDBD EP7 – Can I Just Be A Helpless Emo For A Day… Please?
This episode focuses on how sometimes people just have a bad week, and how sometimes, just sometimes, we wish we could just be an emo for a day. We talk about life, music, and how this helps play a massive part of our lives. We talk about how important a pair of headphones can be when out and...
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BDBD EP6 – Slowly Talking Around Triggers
In this episode, we talk a lot about wanting to talk about triggers, then mention a few of them as we get carried away in other conversation. We consider how a Kieth Floyd drinking game could have been a game show precursor to Gogglebox, and why it's stupid for the Government to try and ban...
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BDBD EP5 – How Andy Saved Wil Via Talking
In this episode, we look at what happens in times when you feel that you're not getting the help you need in the mental health 'system', and how there is potentially a postcode lottery in the NHS when it comes to mental health support in England. We look back at what happened with Wil when he…
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BDBD EP4: Surviving Boredom – Andy & Wil’s Latest Inpatient Experiences
In this episode, we pick off where we left off last time out, when Wil and Andy met for the first time. We have a look at what life is like on an acute mental health ward, and some of the challenges that this leads to for patients, both in an immediate and post-discharge sense. We look at some of...
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BDBD EP3: How I Met My Andy
Taking substantially less time than it took Ted to explain how he met his kids' mother, this episode takes a look at how Wil came to get to know Andy, whilst both were inpatients at Bushey Fields Hospital, and acute Mental Health Hospital in Dudley, United Kingdom. Together, we take a look at...
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BDBD EP2: The Only Thing I Like About Christmas Is Cake
This episode takes a look at Christmas, or if you’re American ‘The Holiday Season’. It highlights some of the basic issues around seeking mental health support during this period in the UK, and also some of the difficulties people face around Christmas when it comes to ‘spending time with your...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is a podcast with the primary focus being on male mental health. Started by two guys based in the West Midlands in the UK, who became friends working through similar mental health difficulties, and figuring out how to fight back against pre-conceptions.Expect honest open discussion, guests, insight and food for thought. No medical advice, and of course always seek emergency help if you need it. You're not alone.
HOSTED BY
Wil Vincent, Andy Potter
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