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We exist to show that you can have normal conversations about mental health , where we understand how people have come through their experiences and learnt how to manage their mental health. We go off on many a tangent but the purpose is to focus on the things that might help you or where you might be able to relate with someone's experiences. We hope to normalise talking about your mental health whether you are having a good day or a bad day or on a day where you might not be sure how you feel.
Chat chit and the website Yormind exist to to try help young people in York and beyond to manage their mental health and direct them towards the support and services that would be best for them. Along the way there is a lot of chatting chit about all topics.
Chat chit is produced and edited by York Mind but the views and opinions expressed in the episode or of those being interviewed and the interviewer.
Trigger warning- Mental health and certain topics are covered on the podcast may be triggering so be mindful of this when listening.
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S3 E15 - TJ, the power of sport and battling stigma through the Roses
Every year the University of York and Lancaster University lock horns in the battle of the Roses. This year, they have partnered with York Mind to raise awareness of the mental health struggles and fundraise for the charity.
In this episode of chat chit, I (Chris) welcome TJ on to the pod. TJ is the sports officer at the University of York and talks to us all about her mental health struggles alongside her experience of stigma, the positive impact of sport on her mental health and where the Roses partnership came from.
We talk about the differing ways stigma manifests in India vs England and how it was for her moving to the UK at 17 for University. We talk cricket, community and the positive impact sport can have alongside ways people can manage with their mental health.
TJ sets an example to us all with her sincerity and candor when it comes to talking openly about her experiences and is part of the reason why the Roses partnership with York Mind exists this year. Below are the ways you can donate to York Mind as well to the blog post about TJ's journey.
Enjoy.
Minutes
0 - Check in, hearing diverse vices and why we are doing the podcast
6:40 - Understanding mental health and societal differences
14 - Reaching out, greater acceptance and the contrast in India
25:50 - Why York Mind and the Roses partnership and different levels of support
34:30 - The power of support, community and connection
40:30 - How else TJ manages and finding your inner child
49 - Final piece of advice and check out.
Donate - Donation amount - JustGiving - Donate to York Mind
TJ’s story: Sport and my mental health | University of York Students' Union
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