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The Black Country Blokes — 253 episodes

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1

My Brother Died at 42… So I Had to Change My Life

2

From Boxing Club to School: How Paul Gough Is Changing Young Lives in Dudley

3

Beyond “Just Talk, Lads”: Spartan Mental Fitness & The Truth About Men’s Mental Health

4

"Running Through the Storm: Aid’s New York Marathon for Men’s Mental Health"

5

Hamza Uddin: Focused, Firing & Ready for October

6

“Six Years of Real Talk: Gratitude, Growth & Grassroots Impact”

7

Brotherly Bonds: Jack Vaughan on Louie, Autism, ADHD & Community Work

8

The Savage Within: Sam Eggington on Boxing, Pressure, and Mental Resilience

9

Healing Minds & Bodies: Mental Health Beyond the Surface

10

Living Loud: ADHD, Music & Finding Roots

11

Every Day in May: Raising Awareness for Dravet Syndrome

12

Crafting Hope: How Woodside Crafts Is Changing Lives Through Creativity

13

Staying Safe: Breaking the Silence Around Suicide

14

Breaking the Stigma: Mental Health & Filmmaking with Nic Auerbach

15

Breaking the Stigma: Mental Health & Wellbeing | The Black Country Blokes Podcast

16

Overcoming Darkness: Adam Cartwright’s Journey Through Vision Loss & Mental Health

17

Understanding TRT Therapy with Dr. Lloyd Baron | The Black Country Blokes Podcast

18

Aligning Success with the Seasons: Ruben Gomez on The Seasonal Movement

19

Breaking Point: Navigating Life’s Toughest Moments

20

From Pro Boxer to Coach: Richie Ghent's Journey and RG Boxfit

21

From Firefighting to Boxing: Warren Davies on PTSD, Autism, and Coaching

22

Living with Eczema: A Journey of Resilience with Harry Dooner

23

Celebrating the King’s Award for Voluntary Service – Our Journey to Recognition

24

Beating the Winter Blues | Mental Health Tips for the Cold Season

25

Rising Boxing Star Hamza Uddin | Fight Night Preview | The Black Country Blokes Podcast

26

From Adversity to Advocacy: Kristian Marrey’s Mental Health Journey

27

Breaking the Silence: Men's Mental Health Matters

28

Mental Health, Rugby, and Resilience | Shaun Griffiths' Journey

29

World Suicide Prevention Day & 100mph Zip Line for Dravet Syndrome

30

Exploring Peacebuilding Through Sports and Arts: A Conversation with Sayra van den Berg

31

Samantics - The One-Man Wall of Noisy Poetry

32

Inside the World of Forensics with Jo Ward

33

Resilience and Redemption: Clive Branson's Journey Through Adversity

34

From Poetry to the Boxing Ring: Matt Windle's Unique Journey

35

Exploring Mental Health Innovations: Dr. Sarah Bishop on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

36

Conah "The Wolf" Walker: One Win From World Title Shot? | Birmingham Bout

37

Supporting Families Through Perinatal Mental Health Challenges

38

Overcoming Adversity with Holistic Therapy and Martial Arts

39

Breaking Silence: Mental Health Awareness Week ft. David Stocks

40

The Black Country Blokes Podcast: Unveiling the Boxing Journey with Osama Mohammed

41

Blokes & Black Country Women's Aid: Tackling Tough Issues on Men's & Women's Days

42

Unveiling Cricket Wisdom: Conversations with Hasitha from SHD Cricket Coaching | The Black Country Blokes Podcast

43

From Heroin to Hero: Ex-Scots Guardsman Overcomes Addiction with Paul Boggie | The Black Country Blokes #MentalHealth

44

From Breakdown to Breakthrough: Finding Hope After Mental Health Challenges | The Black Country Blokes #MentalHealth #Podcast

45

Dad's Mental Health Matters | Dudley CVS on The Black Country Blokes

46

From Rockstars to Real Talk: Giant and the Georges on Mental Health with The Black Country Blokes

47

Transforming Adversity into Triumph: The Inspiring Journey of David Jones

48

Unwind and Thrive: The Black Country Blokes Discuss Mental Health Strategies in Downtime

49

New Beginnings: Tackling Mental Health & Exciting Plans for 2024!

50

Unleashing the Fighter Within: A Survivor's Journey with Peter Upton | The Black Country Blokes Podcast

51

Breaking the Silence: Prostate Cancer Awareness with Dr. Lloyd Baron | The Black Country Blokes Podcast

52

Rebuilding Lives: A Conversation with Lydia George from Sifa Fireside | The Black Country Blokes Podcast

53

🎙️ The Black Country Blokes Podcast: Unmasking Strength with Warren Davies

54

Unlocking Men's Mental Fitness with Dr. Emily Barney from Spartannn Brain Gym

55

Your Rights as a Father with Higgs LLP Experts

56

The Black Country Blokes Podcast: World Mental Health Day Special Episode

57

Empowering Lives: Discover U Charity's Impact on Adults with Learning Difficulties

58

Inspiring Stories from Priory Park Boxing Club

59

🗣️ Exploring the Unsung Heroes of Men's Mental Health Support in Your Local Community

60

Guess Who's Back?

61

Empowering Families with Brierley Hill Babybank

62

Unlocking Mental Fitness with Moon Li

63

Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou - Clash of Combat Sports Titans

64

Empowering Children and Youth with Luke from Wild 'n' Well

65

Addressing the Cost of Living Crisis with Jenny from Black Country Food Bank

66

The Black Country Blokes Talk Mental Health with 'Trapped' Star, Mitch Lockitt | Birminghamfest 2023

67

Rebuilding Lives from Gambling Addiction ft. Kevan Mailey

68

The Black Country Blokes: Thriving Through Chronic Pain ft. Isaac Kakone

69

Talking About Dying Matters Awareness Week with Prashant Naik

70

Overcoming Alcohol Addiction with Just Straight Talk

71

Empowering Hope: Mental Health Journey and Coping Strategies with Ben Barlow

72

Woodturning for Mental Wellness: A Special Chat with Wolfgang Schulze-Zachau

73

From Mental Health Struggles to a £100m Business Vision: Scott Haywood's Inspiring Journey

74

Recovery from Addiction: Insights from Dr. Lloyd Baron at Atlantic House Recovery Centre

75

The Black Country Blokes Podcast: Building a Better Mind and Body with IFBB Pro John Collins

76

Navigating End of Life Care Plans: Insights from Expert Doctors

77

Ask Marc - Support for Male Survivors of Abuse and Violence in the Black Country

78

Bob Dillon Team GB Boxing

79

Eat Right and Feel Bright: Uncovering the Secrets of a Good Diet

80

Don't Neglect The Little Minds: Embrace Children's Mental Health Week 2023!

81

Dr Mann - Breaking Down Barriers: Men's Mental Health and the NHS

82

Get Fit, Be Happy: The Benefits of Exercise

83

United Kingdom Strikes: The Good, the Bad, and Everything In Between!

84

New Year, Old Habits? Is Saying Goodbye to Resolutions Necessary?

85

More Mascots Please C.I.C

86

Are You Lonely This Christmas?

87

WeLoveCarers

88

Mental Heath with GP Dr Steve Mann

89

How Do You Sleep?

90

Black Country Food Bank

91

What Can Help Your Depression?

92

Ask For Help? Are The Helpers Helping

93

Physio Therapy

94

Cost Of Living Crisis Will the New PM Liz Truss Solve It?

95

Dudley Talking Therapy

96

Headway The Brian Injury Association

97

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

98

Drug Misuse and Mental Health

99

Holiday Blues

100

Dads and Dravet Syndrome

101

It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This.

102

Prison, Addiction, Recovery

103

Mental Health And Autism With Joe Plumb

104

That's Life

105

Part 2 Matt Smith, Recovering Alcoholic

106

Dealing With Brain Fog

107

Dancing To Help Your Mental Health

108

Gambling Addiction And Mental Health

109

Ukraine, Think Of The Children

110

Disabled And F****D

111

Negative Into A Positive

112

Suicide Prevention

113

5 Tips To Improve Your Mental Health

114

Parkinson's And CTE In Boxing

115

Life After Childhood Abuse

116

Speak Up On Anxiety

117

Blind Dave Heeley OBE

118

Losing My Dad At 16, Bullying And Ask Me If I'm Really Are Okay

119

Inspiring People, The Art Of Conversation And Kindness

120

Invisible Disability

121

Living in Care, Abusing Drugs, Prison To Helping Others

122

Arv Mittoo The Journeyman's Journey

123

Break The Silence!!!

124

Preventing Suicide

125

Achieving Your Dreams

126

Are You SAD? Seasonal Affective Disorder

127

“Never Give Up; Quit Your Crying"

128

Getting To Know Your Brain Better- Gravy Banana

129

Helping Domestic abuse Victims

130

Don't Let Your Disability Stop You

131

What Comes First Alcohol Addiction or Poor Mental Health?

132

Bettering The World For Future Generations

133

Prisons, Prisoners, Addiction And Loneliness

134

The Power Of Laughter

135

The Road To Olympia

136

2 Time Paralympian James Roberts

137

Does The Pain Ever Go Away?

138

Becoming Disability Advocates

139

Integrated Plus

140

Going for gold

141

What Is It Like To Lose Your Sight In Adulthood?

142

What Is Complex PTSD?

143

How Will July 19th Affect Our Mental Health?

144

England 2 Germany 0, How A Win Can Help Your Mental Health.

145

What do our MP's Think Of The Mental Health Crisis? with Marco Longhi MP for Dudley North

146

Euro 2021, Charity Single and Mental Health In Lockdown

147

What Are MPs Doing To Support Mental Health?

148

What Does It Take To Become A World Champion? With Boxing World Champion Richie Woodhall

149

What Has Covid Been like On The Front Line?

150

How Do I handle Life When it All becomes Too Much?

151

What Makes A Good Conversation?

152

How To Find Happiness

153

Post Lockdown 3 | Free again?

154

Gaming Addiction And The Benefits Of Support Groups

155

Mental Illness and Opening Up

156

Helping Others Has Helped Me

157

Black Country Womens Aid Very Own, Debbie Joins To Talk About Abuse

158

How Important Is Communication? With SALT

159

Tackling Parkinson's With Boxing

160

Who's Caring For The Carers?

161

How Can We Help Our Mental Health In Lockdown

162

Ending Lockdown 3

163

Anxiety, Supporting Bon Jovi And Finding Happiness

164

What Country Would You Chose To Lockdown In?

165

The Effects Of Childhood Trauma

166

If the circumstances were different...

167

How To Stop The Stigma Of Mental Health

168

Children's Mental Health Week and World Cancer Day 2021

169

Suicide Prevention With R;pple

170

Nightmares

171

Ex Convict, Homeless, Amputee to Passionate Chef

172

Homeschooling

173

Live With Alex Brooker

174

Loneliness in a Room Full of People

175

Anxiety, Loss and Moving to France

176

Live With Award-Winning Public Figure Joe Plumb

177

Lockdown 3 The Mental Health Impact

178

I wish it could be Christmas everyday

179

Merry Kevmas Everybody & A Shoutout to Local Heroes

180

The show must go on...

181

Why Are Men Slow To Visit The Doctors

182

If Love Island was the Black Country

183

From Heroin to Hero

184

Tiers for fears

185

Laughing at lifes bloopers

186

Men Living with Bipolar

187

Men dealing with stillbirth

188

The Impact of Amateur Boxing on Physical / Mental Wellbeing

189

Mean What you Say, But Don't Say It Mean

190

LGBTQ, Mental Health, Football, and Radio

191

Loss #62

192

Hillsborough disaster - Looking back

193

Getting through Lockdown with Papyrus

194

Talking to the Samaritans - Lockdown 2

195

Dementia? Signs, Symptoms and Coping Strategies #58

196

Addiction, Recovery & Poetry #57

197

World Mental Health Day

198

Life with my autistic son

199

Trolls and Negativity #54

200

How to be ourselves #53

201

World Suicide Prevention Day

202

Chadwick Boseman, Legacy, Purpose & Finding the right balance in our Lives

203

The Elephant in the room #50

204

Cheri Gillings from The Listening Post #49

205

Mental health on the frontline during Coronavirus with Dr. Singh #48

206

Gary Southpaw speaks courage, skills & battling through life #47

207

Tough enough to care is back with 1 of their founders #46

208

Steve Hanzel joins the gang to talk about mental health in #45

209

Ian Hines, Matt Hartill explain Mental Health Awareness Training #44

210

Mick Maguire discusses mental heath in sport #43

211

The Black Country Womens Aid is available for men & women #42

212

Living with a disabled child and the mental health impacts on the family with Nicki Cadman #41

213

GB Boxer Niall Farrell talks about the Olympics, Boxing & Nerves

214

Why some days are tougher than other days #39

215

Big Frazer Clarke speaks about his Olympic Dream #38

216

Are men immature? #38

217

Do you have Body Dysmorphia? #37

218

Domestic Violence during Covid #36

219

Education & Negative Stereotypes #35

220

Sue Morris talks Stress Relief & Wellbeing #34

221

Surviving the Lockdown #33

222

Corona Virus Special - Looking After Yourself First is NOT selfish

223

How to stop male suicide with Mental Health First #31

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Stop the Stigma & Get Help for Your Mental Health today #30

225

Bullying #29

226

Overcoming Childhood Adversity #28

227

Have You Found Your Purpose Yet? #27

228

Can We Prevent Male Suicide? #26

229

Catfish - The Dangers of believing everything you see & hear #25

230

Self Care, Goals & the Problem with being happy all the time #24

231

Losing A Sibling: Coping with the death of my Brother ft Steve Hanzel

232

Managing Anxiety with Clinical Hypnotherapist Alexander Walker #22

233

What Motivates You? #21

234

Are you choosing the Poison or Antidote? #20

235

GB Boxing Coach Bob Dillon shares his story with the BCB Part 2 #19

236

GB Boxing Coach Bob Dillon shares his story with the BCB Part 1 #18

237

Tough Enough To Care, Co-Founder Dan joins the Black Country Blokes

238

Ex Champion ABA Boxer Talks Depression + Anxiety + Traveller Community #16

239

Hobbies #15

240

The Difficulties of Being a Dad #14

241

Fixing a Broken Home Through the Lions Boxing Team #13

242

The Benefits of Travel #12

243

Men & Their Movies #11

244

Try Everything, Regret Nothing & Live Your Life Your Way #10

245

Nostalgia: "Things that just ain't there no more"

246

The Loss of a Pet & dealing With The Grief of Losing a Family Member #8

247

Dealing with Child Abuse & Grooming ft Andy Plant #7

248

Anxiety vs Nerves, Finding Your Tribe & Likes on social media #6

249

Sex, Drugs, Violence & Food! - Ep 5

250

Look after yourself first! - Ep 4

251

Should men cry? Ep - 3

252

Two Sides of The Same Coin - Ep 2

253

Meet the Black Country Blokes - Ep 1