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N.B. This episode contains references to mental health issues including depression. Please see below for helpful links if you have been affected by any of issues referenced. Also contains some strong language.
Episode 135 is in conversation with poet and champion of the Scots Leid, Len Pennie. A self-confessed ‘warrior poet held together wae spite and duct tape’, Len’s passion for her native language inspired her to start sharing her ‘Scots Word of The Day’ videos on Twitter, as well as her beautiful poetry. Honest and open about her mental health struggles, Len hopes to help others feel less alone. Celebrating Scots as a legitimate and braw form of communication, despite some serious backlash and online trolling, Len is determined to continue to share her creativity and love for Scots drawing on personal experience to write her brilliant ‘poyums’.
Connect with Len on Twitter
https://twitter.com/lenniesaurus?s=21
Len’s Youtube page
https://youtube.com/channel/UCNtTXIIxnGPPi8r1JlIbJgQ
Helpful Links
https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland
https://breathingspace.scot
https://www.samh.org.uk
NHS mental health links
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/
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