#Calm radio series#

These podcasts are accessible, open and supportive, and we are very grateful to CALM and to Iain, Nish, Ed, Jason and Simon for having this very important conversation with our listeners.” We know that in an extraordinarily challenging year, many listeners have turned to radio and podcasts for support, and so our aim is to amplify the conversation around mental health and to share the resources that organisations like CALM can offer with our audience. Matt Deverson, Managing Editor of Radio X, said: “We are incredibly proud to launch our Mental Health Tool Kit in partnership with Campaign Against Living Miserably today. That’s over 16,800 hours talking to people and 934,481 chat messages exchanged around topics such as isolation, anxiety, relationship concerns, health worries, and financial stress. Since the first UK-wide lockdown, the CALM helpline has answered 99,186 calls and chats and directly prevented 323 suicides. Radio X’s Mental Health Tool Kit with CALM launches at the end of an incredibly challenging year and at a time when CALM's life-saving services are needed more than ever. Outside of these hours the Samaritans can be reached 24 hours a day on 116 123 For more support and advice, see Radio X's Getting Help With Mental Health page here You can reach CALM online at or on their helpline from 5pm - midnight at 0800 58 58 58. Radio X’s Mental Health Tool Kit with CALM launches today (Monday 14 December) on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts. Each podcast is under 10 minutes with a succinct and accessible format.Įd Gamble with his Radio X show partner Matthew Crosby. Podcaster, comedian and host of Sunday mornings on Radio X, Ed Gamble, will present an episode entitled 'Your Mental Health', speaking about how listeners might be feeling and exploring ways they can seek help from other resources available. Listen via Global Player hereīiffy Clyro: Ben Johnston, Simon Neil and James Johnston. Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil touches upon grief and bereavement and comedian Nish Kumar covers financial stress. SAS Who Dares Wins star Jason Fox talks depression.

Nish Kumar performs on the comedy stage during Latitude Festival 2019.Įach host will explore an area of mental health, guiding listeners through the advice, support and expertise offered by CALM, with some reflecting on their own personal experiences.Ĭomedian and voice of Love Island Iain Stirling opens up about anxiety.

#Calm radio series#

Radio X has teamed up with the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), to bring you a series of short podcasts, hosted by some fantastic names, to help with advice and real stories about mental health. And it's not over yet - already, the events of 2021 have impacted many, if not all areas of our lives, and that includes our mental health. It’s fair to say 2020 is a year we didn’t expect and threw many lives into turmoil. Listen: Global Player | Apple Podcasts | Spotify

Radio X’s Mental Health Tool Kit with CALM sees stars like Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil, comedian Nish Kumar and our own Ed Gamble offer advice and real stories about mental health.