Manup! UK Men's mental health podcast
UK Men's mental health podcast with Andy Richardson, Tommy Danquah and guests. Aiming to get men talking about mental health more.
Episodes
January 25, 2024 • 52 mins
Andy and Tommy speak to comedian Ashley Blaker about his late stage autism and adhd diagnosis and how he manages to be a parent to 6 kids, many with diverse educational needs too. You can read his book Normal Schmormal and find out more on www.ashleyblaker.com.
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September 19, 2023 • 63 mins
Andy and Tommy speak to former TOWIE star turned boxing manager and star of his own reality show with his sisters; House of Sims. They talk about Charlie's mental health struggles, mental health in boxing and what he does to help himself keep a good mental health routine amongst other things. This is a good one!
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August 17, 2023 • 52 mins
Andy and Tommy talk to rugby stars Greg Bateman and Kai Horstmann about their upcoming climb of Mount Blanc with Phil Dollman in aid of the ruby mental health charity Looseheadz and Greg's beer related initiative People's captain. They talk about mental health in sport and the macho world of rugby union.
To find out more about people's captain click here:
https://peoplescaptain.co.uk/
To donate to the climb click here:
https:/...
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August 3, 2023 • 56 mins
Manup! Season 3 Episode 9 - Intermittent Fasting by Andy Richardson and Tommy Danquah
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March 31, 2023 • 63 mins
Andy and Tommy talk to Michael Baldwin who had written a book with Dr Deborah Korn; 'Every Memory Deserves Respect' about overcoming trauma finally through the groundbreaking technique of EMDR.
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February 15, 2023 • 40 mins
Andy and Tommy do a catch up podcast and talk about their latest mental health regimes and about Tommy's balls after his vasectomy!
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November 25, 2022 • 66 mins
Andy and Tommy return for another chat with John Stacey about overcoming the mental pitfalls of being a dad and the pressure of being a new dad. They also celebrate the podcast's 4th birthday with a song!
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October 20, 2022 • 59 mins
Andy and Tommy speak to the head of Mental Health First Aid England Simon Blake OBE about how to cope at work and elsewhere in these chaotic times.
To find out more about Mental Health First Aid courses look here:
https://mhfaengland.org/mhfa-centre/news/MHFA-England-launches-new-Mental-Health-First-Aid-course/
And here's a link to the My Whole Self MOT Simon mentioned.
https://mhfaengland.org/my-whole-self/resources/
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October 3, 2022 • 62 mins
Andy and Tommy catch up on a summer of business, Tommy talks about being a new father again and dog therapy and Andy talks about turning 50 amongst other things.
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September 14, 2022 • 67 mins
Andy and Tommy chat to tv presenter and record breaking swimmer Ayo Akinwolere about mental health and finding a happy place when your life has been a whirlwind from childhood.
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May 18, 2022 • 69 mins
Andy and Tommy talk to David Parkin about his current shows his works, bi-polar disorder, his 4 months being sectioned and all sorts of stuff in this lively and fruity episode!
David is an author, theatre maker, musician and installation artist. His work is fiercely biographical, weird and wonderful, sublime and speculative, from his (award nominated) children’s book and musical ‘The Nose That Nobody Picked’ to ‘David Parkin’s De...
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March 21, 2022 • 56 mins
Starting season 3 off with a bang, Andy and Tommy talk to former world heavyweight champion Frank Bruno about his struggles with Bi-Polar disorder, fame and his boxing career. Having just reached the milestone of being 60 years old he has a new book - 'Frank Bruno - 60 Years a Fighter' to celebrate his amazing life story.
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December 23, 2021 • 56 mins
Andy and Tommy host a special Christmas edition with the help of mental health advocates Stephen Hall and Nathan Bonwick. The boys discuss all things Christmas and mental health from a men's perspective, give it a listen and Merry Christmas!
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December 15, 2021 • 61 mins
Andy and Tommy talk to Paul Slapa from the Unbeatable Eva Foundation about how he lost his 10 year old daughter Eva last year to a rare form of cancer called DIPG. He found as a man it was hard to talk about his grief and the expectations of him as a father dealing with grief were a challenge too. This is a moving and important podcast which we hope will give you some ideas on how to tackle this societal taboo.
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November 29, 2021 • 52 mins
After another long gap, Andy and Tommy catch up and talk about keeping up a mental health regime, Tony Bellew and anger and Tommy effortlessly covers over Andy very unprofessionally taking a phone call on air.
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August 3, 2021 • 58 mins
Andy and Tommy have a long overdue catchup and talk about how sports stars like Simone Biles are breaking barriers when it comes to talking about mental health.
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June 29, 2021 • 58 mins
In one of the best podcast they have ever been a part of Andy and Tommy speak to the amazing Ryan Ridgeway about his life as a mental health first aid trainer, a cage fighter and a candid account of his experience being sectioned. One not to miss!
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May 24, 2021 • 57 mins
Andy and Tommy, rusty after a long break get back into it with a catch up podcast where they talk about random stuff like Estonian grammar and doorbells. However they do manage to eventually talk about mental health and how good it is to be in nature which was the theme of Mental Health Awareness week this year. Andy also reviews Nomadland which fits the theme nicely and Tommy tells of a hairy encounter with some roadkill.
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April 10, 2021 • 54 mins
Andy and Tommy talk to Alexander Cottle, founder of the Unmasked Man about breaking down masculinity, his own journey and his retreats and groups which help men holistically to open up and heal.
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March 22, 2021 • 54 mins
Andy and Tommy talk to a giant in the world of mental health, Ben Bidwell. Coach, writer and speaker, also known as 'The Naked Professor', Ben is aiming to help men and women ope up more about their mental health through his Heartspace project.
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