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Ep 356: A new, free, mental health app from the team at CALM
Jan 27, 2026
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Ep 355: Surviving a terror attack only to face online trolls
Jan 19, 2026
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Ep 354: Lost Souls reaches Parliament
Dec 22, 2025
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Ep 353: Lou Teasdale talks suicide
Sep 9, 2025
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| 1/27/26 |  Ep 356: A new, free, mental health app from the team at CALM | Mick Coyle has a freebie for you that could change your life.This week he's joining up with CALM to talk about their new scientifically-backed app that's designed to give you help, advice and support through your smartphone.CEO Simon Gunning tells Mick why the latest data tells us why its needed and how the UK's expected to spend BIG on mental health apps in 2026.Find out more about the CALMzone app.Read more about the CALMzone app.Follow Mick Coyle on Linkedin - or track him down on the other major social media feedsTOPICS: Where to look for mental health support, which apps should I trust, free mental health apps, should I trust an AI chatbot when it comes to mental health? How much should I pay for mental health apps? Stress, anxiety, depression support | — | ||||||
| 1/19/26 |  Ep 355: Surviving a terror attack only to face online trolls | Emma Rushton was enjoying a holiday in Berlin's Christmas markets when terrorists struck.12 people were killed when a lorry ploughed through a packed city centre in December 2016.Despite the trauma she'd witnessed in the market, Emma's experience as a journalist meant she was invited to speak to media from around the world as an eye-witness.Her training meant she could set out the facts clearly and concisely, and TV companies were keen to hear her testimony.But the reaction online opened her eyes to the world of internet trolls.The abuse was appalling - aimed at someone who had just survived a terrorist incident.Almost a decade on Emma is sharing her story to let people know what being trolled feels like, and how she's using her skills and experience to help others with a new programme on tackling social media during a crisisThis conversation features details of a terrorist incident, and includes details of troll comments that some people might find upsetting.Host Mick Coyle is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster and producer. You can contact him on the usual social media channels and LinkedInSignposting services are named at the end of the episode.Topics: Terror, news, Berlin, trolls, comment sections, PR, tackling hate online, lived experience, surviving a terror attack, guilt, fear, therapy. | — | ||||||
| 12/22/25 |  Ep 354: Lost Souls reaches Parliament | As we reach the end of 2025, Mick Coyle has some incredible updates about the Lost Souls investigation.Since Mick brought you the news of 250,000 unmarked graves of mental health patients lying across the UK, often anonymous, often abandoned, he's been speaking with countless charities, organisations, campaigners and politicians about his findings.Since the conversation started, a petition has been launched calling for a National Memorial, and as we'll hear in this episode, motions have been put before the UK and Scottish Parliaments, calling for formal recognition for these grave sites and the people within them.Email mick.coyle@bauermedia.co.uk if you'd like to contribute to the Lost Souls project.Check out the Podcast feed for the Lost Souls documentary | — | ||||||
| 9/9/25 |  Ep 353: Lou Teasdale talks suicide | Lou Teasdale joins Journalist Mick Coyle ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day 2025.Lou is on the podcast to talk about her experience of losing loved ones to suicide, and the shocking stats around young suicide in the UK in 2025.She's teaming up with Body & Soul to find new pathways for those struggling with suicidal thoughts, and to find new ways to end the UK's young suicide crisis.Find out more about Body & Soul and check out their Insta.Follow Mick Coyle on Instagram, Linkedin and get video previews of each week's guests on the MHM Facebook Group.Services are signposted at the end of each episode.TOPICS: Young suicide, preventing suicide, mental health, suicidal thoughts, Lou Teasdale | — | ||||||
| 9/1/25 |  Ep 352: The Baton of Hope tour 2025 | What is the Baton of Hope, and what does it represent in 2025?Mick Coyle meets the team behind the suicide prevention tour on this week's podcast, and meets some of the people who've been given the honour of carrying it as it makes it way across the UK.Mike McCarthy tells us why the symbolism of carrying hope around the country is needed now more than ever, and what he hopes to achieve with this year's event.Sam Southern, speaking on the 5 year anniversary of her husband's passing, tells of the impact losing a loved one to suicide can have.And Eloise, fresh from her school exams, joins the podcast ahead of carrying the Baton on day one in memory of her father.Where is the Baton of Hope tour visiting? Find out on the Baton of Hope website and socialsFollow Mick on Linkedin and Instagram There are links to support services at the end of the podcast. TOPICS: Suicide, suicide prevention, Baton of Hope, losing a partner to suicide, how to deal with losing a family member to suicide, UK suicide rates, ways to tackle suicide numbers in the UK | — | ||||||
| 6/30/25 |  Ep 351: Lost Souls - an investigation into the fate of Britain's mental asylum graves | Mick Coyle returns with a new documentary.Over the last few months he's uncovered some uncomfortable truths about the fate of Britain's mental asylum graves.Lost Souls investigates: More than a quarter of a million bodies lie nameless in unmarked and largely forgotten graves around the UK, bodies belonging to people who died in Britain's Mental Asylums.Some of those sites sit in plain sight in our communities, have been neglected, or even sold off. One now houses a children's playground.In our exclusive investigation, Senior Correspondent Mick Coyle looks into what happened to those who died while in the Victorian mental system, why it still matters today and uncovers uncomfortable truths sitting at the heart of our towns and cities.Find out more about the investigation here | — | ||||||
| 3/17/25 |  Ep 350: Talk Your Walk - with Rugby League star Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e | 350 episodes! Shall we crack on with the next 350? Mick Coyle hosts a landmark edition of Mental Health Monday, as we celebrate 350 episodes of the award-winning podcast. Mick's been very busy producing programmes about Birth Trauma and International Women's Day in the last few weeks with his Hits Radio colleagues. Both programmes are a great listen so click on those links and check them out. Now Mick's back on MHM duty, he's joined by the co-founder of the Talk Your Walk Foundation Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e - a New Zealand born Samoan international, who's spent a big part of his career playing Rugby League in the UK. Q's teaming up with two former Castleford Tigers teammates, Sui Matagi and Jesse Sene-Lefao to try and open up conversations with the community about mental health. The rugby league community is a proud and passionate one, and these incredible guys are using their experiences to give people permission to share their problems, through play, group sessions and one-to-ones. They're also setting up regular touch rugby games for all the family. Find out more, including how you can support Talk Your Walk, via their website And don't forget to check out the entire back catalogue of Mental Health Monday - you've got 349 other FREE episodes to listen to! Get video previews of each week's guests on Twitter Linkedin and Instagram TOPICS: Rugby League, Talk Your Walk, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Awarness, Rugby League community, Yorkshire, Samoan Rugby League, mental health | — | ||||||
| 2/19/25 |  Ep 349: Find mental health support where you live - with the Hub of Hope 2.0 | When the Hub of Hope launched in 2017 - Mick Coyle had the exclusive story behind its birth with Jake Mills right here on Mental Health Monday. Skip forward seven years, and more than a quarter of a million people are accessing it every 12 months, connecting with local mental health groups, support services, and organisations within their community. Jake's back to talk about the scale of the Hub of Hope in 2025, and how a new version of the app is making it even more accessible. Just look for Hub of Hope where you get your apps, or visit the Hub of Hope website. Follow Mick Coyle on Linkedin, Twitter, and Instagram, and get video previews of each week's episode on the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: How to ask for help about mental health, looking for mental health support, finding mental health support online, apps that support mental health, apps to find mental health services | — | ||||||
| 2/13/25 |  Ep 348: How to talk about mental health, with Mind | Mick is joining in with Time to Talk Day 2025. Rosie Weatherley from MIND is his guest, as new data takes a look at the impact NOT talking about our mental health can have on ourselves, and young people in our lives. Rosie guides Mick through the first stages of opening up a conversation about mental health, and how to respond if someone tells you about difficult thoughts and feelings. There is signposting at the end of each episode to some amazing services. And MIND have some great resources too. Follow Mick's mental health journey on Linkedin, Instagram and X, and get video previews of each episode on the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: How to talk about mental health, how to help someone with their mental health, where should I go to get mental health support | — | ||||||
| 2/3/25 |  Ep 347: Benefits of reading with your child - with Sophie Says... | Mick Coyle marks Children's Mental Health Awareness Week with an important conversation about reading. He's joined by author of the "Sophie Says..." series Esther Marshall to talk about the value in sharing reading time with your children and the mental health benefits it can bring - to you AND your child. Data suggests 52% of parents use books as a way of talking about their child's thoughts and feelings - do you? Esther talks about her inspiration behind the series, and how losing her sister to suicide made her even more determined to create a resource that children, parents and schools can all use. Find out more about the Sophie Says series Follow Mick Coyle on Instagram, X and Linkedin - and get video previews of each week's guest on the MHM Facebook Page TOPICS: reading with children, benefits of reading, books to read at bedtime, how to talk to your child about mental health, children's mental health awareness week, children's mental health week | — | ||||||
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| 1/28/25 |  Ep 346: Young suicide, Evelyn's story and get your C.A.R.E kit | Mick is talking about young suicide on this week's edition of the podcast. His guests are supporting CALM's Missing Birthday project, by sharing their daughter's story. Evelyn was just 15 when she took her own life. Jenni and Jack speak to Mick as a new survey from the Campaign Against Living Miserably shows many parents wouldn't know where to turn if their children were struggling, and that the government should do more to support families. You can watch the powerful video mentioned in the podcast here. The article also contains more of the survey results, and a response from the Department of Health. And find out more about CALM's C.A.R.E Kit Follow host Mick Coyle on Instagram and Linkedin, as well as X. TOPICS Suicide, young suicide, suicide prevention, mental health support, young people taking their own lives, data about suicide | — | ||||||
| 1/6/25 |  Ep 345: How to start using mindfulness - with Mindfulness in Schools Project | Mick Coyle starts the year with the Mindfulness in Schools Project dropping by to discuss how mindfulness can make a difference to the lives of teachers, pupils and anyone who adopts mindful techniques. Teacher drop-out and pupil absence are huge issues in 2025. Mick is joined by Richard Burnett from the MISP to talk about the work they do in educational environments, and the impact it can have. They also discuss mindful techniques, and bust some myths about what mindfulness can be. Find out more about the Mindfulness in Schools Project Follow Mick Coyle on Linkedin, Instagram and get video previews of each week's guests on the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: Burnout, mindfulness, teacher stress, teacher burnout, pupil stress, mindfulness in schools, mindfulness techniques | — | ||||||
| 12/23/24 |  Ep 344: How to disrupt harmful internet searches, with Alice Hendy at Christmas | Mick is marking Christmas 2024 with a conversation with a returning guest to Mental Health Monday. Alice Hendy first appeared in Ep 195, shortly after losing her brother Josh to suicide. She spoke of her plans for R;pple and how intercepting harmful searches can save lives using technology. R:pple has continued to expand, and Alice tells Mick its now intercepted nearly 70,000 harmful searches since they last spoke. At Christmas, services like R:pple are still required - but January can prove to be an even more difficult month to encourage people to look for support, as is discussed on this week's episode. Follow Mick on X, on Instagram and on Linkedin. Get Video previews of guests on the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: Loneliness at Christmas, Feeling isolated at Christmas, online searches, looking for mental health support, tech support for mental health, new year, grief at Christmas | — | ||||||
| 12/16/24 |  Ep 343: Doctors in distress - with Emily Fulleylove | Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Mick Coyle is joined by former doctor, turned ambassador for Doctors in Distress, Emily Fulleylove. Emily is on the podcast to talk about her experience working for the NHS, and why she's so passionate about Doctors in Distress' urgent appeal to raise money to support their work in the coming year. DID works by providing peer-based talking and listening services to healthcare professionals who're experiencing poor mental health - and the fundraising will go to making sure that service is there when people need it. Find out more about the Doctors in Distress appeal Follow Mick Coyle on social media via Twitter/X, Linkedin and Instagram, and get video previews of each week's guest on the MHM facebook Group. TOPICS: The NHS, anxiety, stress, burnout in the NHS, Doctors in distress, fundraising appeal, suicide awareness in healthcare professionals | — | ||||||
| 12/2/24 |  Ep 342: "I opened my home to strangers" - Ananya's Home Café | Mick Coyle meets Ananya Sharma on this week's podcast. After arriving in London from India, thousands of miles away from friends and family, Ananya experienced loneliness - and wanted to do something about it. She opened the doors to her home to create the Home Café, where people in situations like hers could come together over a coffee and a cake. Ananya and Mick are speaking as a new survey by Breville find 2/3 people regularly experience loneliness in their daily lives, with 28% feeling unable to reach out for support. Ananya's journey is an inspiring one and I'm sure you'll feel differently about connections you've lost, or friends you'd like to get back in touch with after hearing the conversation. Follow Ananya on TikTok Follow host Mick Coyle on X/Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin and get video previews of each week's guest on the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: Loneliness, finding new friends, looking for new friends, losing touch with friends, third place theory, Breville report into loneliness | — | ||||||
| 11/25/24 |  Ep 341: The Big Mental Health Report - with the Centre for Mental Health | It's time to look at the big picture when it comes to mental health in this country. To help Mick Coyle do just that is a new report from Centre for Mental Health and Mind, titled "The Big Mental Health Report: 2024". It sets out the state of the country when it comes to mental health and paints a clear picture of the challenges we face - as well as offering recommendations on how to start solving those issues. CMH Chief Exec Andy Bell is our guest - as we delve into the stats, and find out more about where we're going wrong, and what we can do about it. Follow Mick Coyle on X, Linkedin and Instagram. You can also track him down on BlueSky and Threads under the name @MrMickCoyle Get video previews of each week's guests on the MHM Facebook Group page TOPICS: UK Mental health statistics, mental health data, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, how common are mental health problems? mental health issues | — | ||||||
| 11/18/24 |  Ep 340: "The Lost City": preventing suicide in the construction industry | Journalist Mick Coyle is discussing the shocking statistics around suicide in the construction industry this week. Stats from a new "Lost City" campaign show there have been 7000 deaths by suicide by construction workers in the last decade. That's the equivalent of enough people to build 150,000 homes, three schools and a hospital - a so-called "Lost City". Mick meets Joe Baker from Second City Screed Ltd to hear about life on the frontline for construction staff. Joe has his own mental health journey to share. Then we'll speak to Gavin Crane from Band of Builders, whose work is all about arresting these numbers and preventing future deaths. Follow Mick Coyle on Twitter/X, Instagram and Linkedin, and get video previews of each week's guests on the MHM Facebook Group Wider signposting is provided at the end of the podcast TOPICS: Why are there so many suicides in the building sector, suicide prevention, suicide in the construction sector, getting help for suicide in the construction industry | — | ||||||
| 10/14/24 |  Ep 339: Coping after suicide and finding hope in the darkness with Sadie | Journalist and Broadcaster Mick Coyle's award-winning Mental Health Monday Podcast turns its attention to life after suicide loss this week. Sadie is on the programme to tell her story. Tragically, Sadie's brother Alex took his own life in 2023, and she's been navigating a sense of grief and loss. We'll explore that journey, but also how her experiences have helped shape her own attitude to mental health, and how she hopes she can be part of a future without stigma and taboo. Sadie mentions CALM in the conversation - the suicide prevention charity are currently fundraising through the latest Omaze competition, which you can get details on via their website. Signposting to mental health services is provided at the end of each episode of Mental Health Monday. Follow Mick Coyle on X/Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram and get video previews of each week's guests on the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: Suicide, Suicide loss, bereavement, grief, hope after suicide, support after suicide, mental health journey | — | ||||||
| 10/10/24 |  Ep 338: World Mental Health Day 2024 - workplace mental health in the spotlight | Presenter and Journalist Mick Coyle is joined by CEO of CALM Simon Gunning for World Mental Health Day 2024. This year's theme is mental health in the workplace, so Mick and Simon talk about the reasons businesses need to take this issue seriously - for social AND financial reasons. You can read more about the benefits of encouraging positive mental health in the workplace, as well as links to resources for businesses and more on the Where's Your Head At? campaign for mental health first aiders in this article created by Mick Coyle CALM are also partnering with Omaze in their latest competition to raise money for their live-saving services. There are signposting links to mental health services provided at the end of each episode. TOPICS: World Mental Health Day 2024, Theme of World Mental Health Day, dealing with burnout, coping with stress at work, ways to improve staff wellbeing, suicide prevention, mental health awareness | — | ||||||
| 9/30/24 |  Ep 337: Where have all my friends gone? How to make friends with Max Dickins | Mick is talking about the results of a new survey which shine a light on our relationship with friendships. How many friends do you have? Data suggests while we have plenty of mates in younger years, those numbers soon start to fade away. So why do we struggle to make friends in later life? It was easy when we were children, but what is holding us back now? Author and Comedian Max Dickins wrote "Billy No Mates: How I realised men have a friendship problem" and joins Mick to talk about his story and how he arrested the decline in friendships he noticed ahead of an upcoming wedding. Find out how to make friends in this illuminating and eye-opening episode of the podcast Find out more about the NOMO survey data Follow Mick Coyle on Twitter/X, on Linkedin and Instagram, and get video preview of each week's guest on the MHM Facebook Group Artwork credit PIXABAY TOPICS: Making friends, how to make friends, losing friends, friendship problems, anxiety, meeting new people, finding new hobbies, talking to strangers | — | ||||||
| 9/23/24 |  Ep 336: Losing a child to suicide while serving in the armed forces - Trevor's story | Journalist Mick Coyle is joined by Trevor Bygate, a former member of the armed forces turn mental health campaigner. Trevor lost his daughter Chloe to suicide in 2014, and now uses his experience to help and support others. He was also diagnosed with PTSD before leaving the army. He works with organisations like the Royal British Legion, Papyrus, and Cruse Bereavement Care, and has undertaken some incredible challenges to raise money for them - keeping Chloe's name at the heart of all he does. You can find Trevor on Linkedin and Twitter. Follow host Mick Coyle on Twitter, Linkedin, and Instagram and get video previews of each week's guests in the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: #suicide #Suicidebereavement #PTSD #armedforces #papyrus | — | ||||||
| 9/16/24 |  Ep 335: How to live well, and understand why - with Clarke Carlisle | Mick is joined by ex-professionall footballer turned mental health campaigner Clarke Carlisle. Clarke is back on the show to discuss his new role of COO of It's Mental, and how changing the conversation about mental health - with action to support it - is needed now more than ever. It follows the Darzi report into the state of the NHS, and the news of surging numbers of children and young people needing support. Find out more about It's Mental Wellbeing Collective Note: This episode features some sound issues for reasons explained at the beginning of the podcast. Follow Mick Coyle on Twitter/X, Linkedin and Instagram and get video previews of guests in the MHM Facebook Group TOPICS: Mental Health awareness, suicide prevention, ways to wellness, finding hope, good mental health habits, improving wellness | — | ||||||
| 9/9/24 |  Ep 334: Latest suicide figures for England and Wales - with Paul Vittles | Mick Coyle takes a look at the latest suicide figures for England and Wales with Paul Vittles ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day 2024. Released in 2024, figures show 6069 deaths were recorded in 2023, the highest rate since 1999. Paul has a long track record of working in the #zerosuicide community, and an incredible insight into how we currently deal with suicide in the UK, and what could be improved if we wanted to genuinely improve it. This summer he was a key part of the #JointheDots tour and you can read about his work in the Zero Suicide Transformation Programme. He's also active on Linkedin. Follow MHM host Mick Coyle on X, Instagram and Linkedin. Get video previews of each guest on the MHM facebook group TOPICS: World Suicide Prevention Day 2024, Suicide, suicide awareness, suicide prevention, suicide figures, suicide inquests, coroners | — | ||||||
| 8/17/24 |  Ep 333: The life and death of Graham Thorpe and how cricket can respond | Mick Coyle is joined by Mark Boyns from Opening Up Cricket following the tragic news of the death of England legend Graham Thorpe. Mick and Mark discuss how the family bravely shared the reason for his passing, and how that can be used as a way of opening up a conversation about mental health within the cricketing world and beyond. Podcast art © Alamy Opening Up was set up following the death of a club-mate of Mark's and he now travels the country teaching skills in mental health conversations - both from a cricketing perspective and in wider life. Find out more about Opening Up Cricket and listen to Ep 27 of the podcast to hear more about the reasons it was founded. Follow Mick Coyle on X, Linkedin, and Instagram and get video previews of each guest on the MHM Facebook Group | — | ||||||
| 8/12/24 |  Ep 332: Autism, ADHD, art and me - Sarah's story | Sarah Gustafson is Mick Coyle's guest on Episode 332 of Mental Health Monday. Sarah is founder of A.ur.tistic and a new project called Dopamine Rooms that she set up following her own experience of poor mental health, as well as late diagnosis on autism and ADHD. Sarah uses her love of art and teaching to help people explore their own thoughts and feelings, using her journey as inspiration to help and support others. There's a lot in the conversation - and Sarah sets out how she inspired to be so active in the mental health and neurodiversity space. There are mental health services signposted at the end of the episode. Follow Mick Coyle on Twitter/X, Linkedin and Instagram - and get video previews of each week's guests on the MHM Facebook Group. TOPICS: ADHD, Autism, OCD, Eating Disorders, Suicide, neurodiversity, help and support, mental health awareness, art therapy | — | ||||||
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