Doolally Tap: A Women’s Mental Health Podcast

Amy and Cerys talk to Lianne, a rehab technician from Cwmbran, who experienced a traumatic birth, and CEO of the Birth Trauma Association, Kim Thomas. Resources Help  and support with birth trauma https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk/for-parents/getting-help support@birthtraumaassociation.org.uk [support@birthtraumaassociation.org.uk] https://en-gb.facebook.com/groups/TheBTA/ Your rights in childbirth https://what0-18.nhs.uk/parentscarers/maternal-mental-health/birth-trauma PTSD Treatment and Support https://www.ptsduk.org/ https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/treatment/ Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support https://www.sands.org.uk/

Amy and Cerys talk to Jo, a recovering anorexic from Birmingham, and Dr. Nicky Gilbert, a clinical psychologist working at Sussex Eating Disorders Services (SEDS). Help with eating disorders Beat Helpline: 0808 801 0677 [tel:0808 801 0677]Studentline: 0808 801 0811 [tel:0808 801 0811]Youthline: 0808 801 0711 [tel:0808 801 0711] Web chat also available: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-services Freed https://freedfromed.co.uk/ [https://freedfromed.co.uk/] NHS https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/eating-disorders/overview/ Help for boys and men with eating disorders Male VoicED https://www.malevoiced.com/ [https://www.malevoiced.com/] Guidance on contacting your GP https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/uploads/documents/2017/10/gp-leaflet-website.pdf Eating disorders and the pandemic https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/11/doctors-warn-of-tsunami-of-pandemic-eating-disorders https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/the-rise-of-eating-disorders-in-lockdown Books Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body by Susan Bordo Decoding Anorexia: How Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for Eating Disorders by Carrie Arnold Getting Better Bite by Bite: A Survival Kit for Sufferers of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder by Ulrike Schmidt, Janet Treasure & June Alexander Overcoming Binge Eating by Christopher G Fairburn Bulimia Nervosa: A Cognitive Therapy Programme for Clients by Myra Cooper, Gillian Todd & Adrian Wells Anorexia nervosa. A Recovery Guide for Sufferers, Families and Friends. 2nd edition. Routledge, London and New York. A Cognitive Interpersonal Therapy Workbook for Treating Anorexia Nervosa: The Maudsley Model (MANTRA) Beating Your Eating Disorder: A Cognitive-Behavioural Self-Help Guide for Adult Sufferers and their Carers by Glenn Waller, Victoria Mountford, Rachel Lawson and Emma Gray Body Image Workbook: An eight-Step Program for Learning to Like Your looks by Thomas F. Cash For Carers: • Skills-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Model by Janet Treasure, Grainne Smith & Anne Crane. • Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, Friends and Sufferers by Janet Treasure Eating disorders and pregnancy http://www.eatingdisordersandpregnancy.co.uk/ [http://www.eatingdisordersandpregnancy.co.uk/] Treatment Guidelines: The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) have produced treatment guidelines and a guide to these for people with eating disorders and their carers. You can look online at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng69 [https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng69]. Information on food and nutrition: • The British Dietetic Association Their website provides downloadable factsheets on different foods https://www.bda.uk.com/food-health/food-facts.html [https://www.bda.uk.com/food-health/food-facts.html] • NHS Choices – Food and diet Factsheets and information on healthy eating, including dining out. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/ [https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/]

In this episode, Amy and Cerys interview Mary, the survivor of a violent attack, and Dr. Jenika Patel, a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and trauma expert. Resources Help with trauma https://www.ptsduk.org/treatment-help/ https://uktraumacouncil.org/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/treatment/ Trauma and the pandemic https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210203-after-the-covid-19-pandemic-how-will-we-heal Values www.jamesclear.com/core-values Dr. Jenika Patel http://www.drpatelstherapyroom.co.uk/ [http://www.drpatelstherapyroom.co.uk/] Poems P.B. Shelley, Mont Blanc: Lines Written in the Vale of Chamouni https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45130/mont-blanc-lines-written-in-the-vale-of-chamouni William Stafford, The Way It Is https://gratefulness.org/resource/the-way-it-is-william-stafford/

Has our obsession with health and wellbeing replaced diet culture as a new dystopia for women? What's the connection between emotions and food? Is exercise really the answer to mental health? How come diets don't work? And what does? Amy and Cerys discuss all of this with Helga, an arts consultant whose struggle with food was profoundly changed by the first lockdown, and Denise, a nutritional therapist and life coach who supports women to develop a genuinely positive relationship with food. Resources Body Positive Role Models Jessamyn Stanley @mynameisjessamyn Simone Charles  @simonecharles_ Bryony Gordon @bryonygordon Body fat doesn’t necessarily determine health: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/health/19well.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/health/19well.html] Books Fat Is A Feminist Issue (1978), Susie Orbach Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body (2017), Jessamyn Stanley Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight (2008), Lindo Bacon Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating (2019), Christy Harrison The Psychobiotic Revolution: Mood, Food, and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection (2017), John F. Cryan, Scott C. Anderson, and Ted Dinan Compassionate Body Scan https://youtu.be/FOm6dhob_tw [https://youtu.be/FOm6dhob_tw]

In the second episode of Doolally Tap, Cerys and Amy discuss the elements that can combine to create the perfect storm of postnatal depression. Cerys interviews Caroline, a mum who had her first baby at the start of the pandemic, and Ilaria, a midwife specialising in perinatal mental health. Help with perinatal depression and anxiety Information and helplines https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/im-pregnant/mental-wellbeing/postnatal-depression-pnd https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/ FREE helpline - 0808 1961776 https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/about-maternal-mental-health-problems/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/post-natal-depression/treatment/ [https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/post-natal-depression/treatment/] Finding a counsellor or therapist https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/postnatal.html https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/how-to-find-a-therapist/ [https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/how-to-find-a-therapist/] Books and workbooks https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Self-help-workbook-post-natal-depression.pdf [https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Self-help-workbook-post-natal-depression.pdf] http://www.selfhelpguides.ntw.nhs.uk/bsmhft/leaflets/selfhelp/Postnatal%20Depression.pdf [http://www.selfhelpguides.ntw.nhs.uk/bsmhft/leaflets/selfhelp/Postnatal%20Depression.pdf] https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781780330853/Compassionate-Mind-Approach-Postnatal-Depression-1780330855/plp [https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781780330853/Compassionate-Mind-Approach-Postnatal-Depression-1780330855/plp] Documentaries https://www.whentheboughbreaksfilm.com/ [https://www.whentheboughbreaksfilm.com/] https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00052dk [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00052dk]