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Curious ReadersEp 25: Top 10 Books of 2025 (& Our Biggest Disappointments) Join Amanda and Joseph for an end-of-year bibliofest as they talk about their top 10 books of the year, plus they dish the dirt on the titles that sadly didn’t live up to their expectations over the last twelve months. (1:20) Bookish News (1:24) The Warwick Prize For Women In Translation (1:44) And The Walls Became The World All Around by Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing, translated by Sigrid Rausing(3:33) The New Yorker at 100 (Netflix)(5:22) Our Top 10 Books of 2025 (#10 to #6)(6:55) New York Times...
2025-12-191h 17
The YODPODDr Natasha Binnie - Breaking the Mental Health Stigma In Healthcare.Dr Natasha Binnie is no stranger to the You Okay, Doc? community. In 2024, she completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge with us, and today she serves as a valued trustee of the charity. Tash is also a major voice in the mental health advocacy sphere, bringing a unique blend of personal experience, professional insight, and leadership to the conversation.In this episode, host Tom Mitchell sits down with Natasha to explore the realities of mental health in medicine. Together, they navigate a wide range of topics, from identity and resilience to the stigma that still surrounds mental...
2025-09-2553 min
“Life The Battlefield”🟨 Spiritual Healing & Rising Vibes to Success (feat Natasha Rocha & Jon Binnie ) ‼️#health #healing #mentalhealth
🟢Speaking with Jon Binnie and Natasha Rocha—two inspirational people fervent in their spread of healing and optimism—in this potent episode of Life the Battlefield was a delight.
🟢Renowned for their brilliant enthusiasm and sensitive approach, Jon and Natasha bring an unquenchable will to assist others in changing their lives by means of positive energy and whole-person well-being.
🟢We discussed overcoming fear, a universal challenge that frequently keeps people from reaching their actual potential. Jon and Natasha discussed their own experiences with anxiety and provided an analysis of how they had been able to use it as a stepp...
2024-12-2249 min
First Voices Radio10/15/23 - Binnie KleinBinnie Klein hosts “A Miniature World,” a music and interview show at WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT. WPKN streams at wpkn.org. (WPKN is the former “home” of “First Voices Radio” and a longtime, treasured affiliate). Binnie maintains a private practice in psychotherapy in New Haven, CT, and has been a Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University. She also is an author and publishes in many publications. Binnie’s latest creative project is an indie music collaboration, “In These Trees and Tartie.” While sorting through submissions for her radio show, Binnie was particularly captivated by an Australian s...
2023-10-1657 min
Stories vs Stigma#7 Medical School with a mental illness & the "ugly" side of mental health - Harriet's storyIn this episode I chat to Harriet, who is a Medical school graduate and shares her story with mental health as well as raising awareness of lipoedema on her Instagram page @notanotherawarenessaccount
We do talk about some potentially triggering and upsetting topics so please see the listed topics below:
Death of a loved one & grief
Traumatic bereavement
Self harm & suicide
Eating disorders
Fitness to practice
Harriet is a breath of fresh air and I really hope you enjoy this episode and learn something new :)
Helpful resources for this episode's topics:
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2021-07-271h 07Stories vs Stigma#6 Mental health stigma in India & ways to find happiness - Viha's storyIn this episode I chat with Viha who is a medical student from India.
Viha shares her story and her tips for finding happiness.
*Trigger warning: In this episode we do speak about sexual assault and abuse.*
Places for support:
Now&me - Website: a safe space to talk anonymously
Therapize India: find a therapist as per requirements and budget
Mpower: holistic therapy
Make sure to check out the Stories vs Stigma Instagram by clicking here
2021-06-2353 minStories vs Stigma#5 Anorexia nervosa, acne, depression & generalised anxiety disorder - Tash's storyHi lovelies, today I share my own story with mental health and illnesses. In this episode I speak about how suffering from acne affected my mental health and ultimately lead to me developing an eating disorder - anorexia nervosa. I then move on to speaking about my experience of depression and generalised anxiety disorder.
Make sure to check out the Stories vs Stigma Instagram by clicking here
To find out more about my story with mental health following my own Instagram by clicking here
*Trigger warning: mention of thoughts of ending life and...
2021-05-1747 minStories vs Stigma#4 Being a doctor with bipolar disorder - Sophie's storyIn today's episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Sophie about her experience of mental health illnesses. We spend a lot of this episode discussing bipolar disorder to challenge the stigma associated with it.
Sophie wanted to make it clear that although she is a doctor she is not a mental health professional and the views she expressed are her own and not of the NHS or her trust.
Sophie's Instagram can be found here: @bipolar_medic_
*Trigger warning: mention of suicidal thoughts and psychotic depression as well as medical trauma due...
2021-05-101h 02Stories vs Stigma#3 Eleven years till diagnosis & borderline personality disorder myth busting - Maddie's storyIn this episode I chat with Maddie, a first year Medical student, diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
We chat about her journey to diagnosis, what it is like living with BPD, what support she receives and we bust lots of myths about BPD and being a medical student with a mental health condition.
TW: In this episode we do speak about self harm, suicide and sexual assault.
Here are some links to find out more about BPD and for support:
NHS website section on BPD
MIND website section on BPD
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2021-04-3059 minStories vs Stigma#2 Living with a Life Threatening Illness & Medical Trauma - Sophie's storyIn this episode I talk to the lovely Sophie, an NHS nurse, who lives with a life threatening illness. We discuss the impact of this illness on her mental health and how the last year for her has been. To read more about Sophie's story head over to her instagram @allergic.2.life
Find out more about idiopathic anaphylaxis by clicking here.
Find out more about anaphylaxis here
Some support links for living with a disability:
SCOPE
SupportLine
2021-04-2350 minStories vs Stigma#1 Doctors' Mental Health & Antidepressants - Dr Slater's storyTW: In this episode we talk about suicide and death which some listeners may find emotionally distressing.
Hello friends,
In this episode I have the privilege of speaking with Dr Stephanie Slater, a GP trainee doctor, about her experience of depression and generalised anxiety disorder as a doctor.
If you enjoy this episode please do subscribe, rate and review! I will be releasing a new episode every Friday and have some amazing guests coming up!
To connect with Steph, check out her instagram @drstephanieslater
Tash x
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2021-04-161h 20Stories vs Stigma#0 Coming SoonHello everybody! Here is the trailer for Stories vs Stigma.
Be sure to drop me a message at @storiesvsstigmapodcast on instagram if you would like to hear any particular taboo topics discussed on this podcast.
I really hope you love listening to this podcast as much as I love recording the episodes with my fab guests!
See you on Friday for the first ever brand sparkling new episode of Stories vs Stigma :)
2021-04-1502 min