Ben West is a mental health activist and author who has been on a mission to change the course of the mental health crisis for 5 years.

His new book, ‘This book could save your life - breaking the silence around the mental health emergency' is an impactful and eye-opening take on the current mental health crisis we face. Ben was thrown into the world of mental health at an early age and has channelled his experience to create a huge amount of positive change. He has started 2 incredibly popular government campaigns and become an influential figure in the space.

During this episode we discuss:

• Ben's story of losing his brother to suicide (trigger warning)
• His journey to mental health activism
• What needs to happen to improve the mental health crisis
• The fragility of mental health
• How to 'bubble-wrap' your mental health

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Dan Murray-Serter is a prominent figure in the world of mental health and entrepreneurship. He is not short of achievements which include starring on Steven Bartlett's 'The Diary of a CEO' podcast, winning The Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, starting multiple successful businesses and hosting several podcasts including the highly successful 'Secret Leaders' podcast. 

During this conversation we discuss:

• Dan’s own journey and battles with mental health, of which there are a a few to unpick
• Why Dan believes that resilience is our most important attribute
• How to balance high performance and our wellbeing
• Dan's top tips for investing in our own self-care and long term health

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Amandip Sidhu is a pharmaceutical industry professional with a passion for making a difference to the lives of healthcare workers. Following the tragic loss of his brother in 2018, Amandip set about starting a charity to do something to protect the mental health of healthcare workers.

'Doctors in Distress' is dedicated to providing mental wellbeing support to healthcare workers and aims to stop healthcare worker suicide. They do this through hosting support groups and running dedicated projects to improve the mental health of healthcare workers.

Today we discuss some hard-hitting topics including:

• suicide and how to spot the early warning signs
• dealing with grief
• the challenges that the NHS is facing and how we can support this as individuals
• how to deal with burnout
• COVID's effect on wellbeing at work
• the role of 'Doctors in Distress'

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