chat chit
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.
Content warning - Mental health and certain topics are covered on the podcast may be triggering so be mindful of this when listening.
Episodes
75 episodes
S4 E6 - Chloe, Papyrus and unwinding by re-watching New Girl
I'm joined by Chloe from Papyrus this time. She talks about her time working at the charity, her interests in crochet and rollerskating, as well as the sitcom New Girl! Meanwhile, I get quizzed on my time taking the SPEAK training back in Janua...
S4 E5 - Amelia, powerlifting, pub quizzes and Sam's Student Talking Club
This time, I'm joined by Amelia from Sam's Student Talking Club who talks about her passions for powerlifting, quizzes, photography and collecting antique bibles. Sam's is a peer support groups that runs every other Thursday and is open to all ...
S4 E4 - Jane and Katie from Leeds Mind, AuDHD, Wicked and finding the perfect coffee shop
In this episode, we're joined by Jane and Katie from Leeds Mind. During our chat, they talked about how they were the first neurodivergent people they'd each met after their respective diagnoses, alongside their peer support sessions. We also d...
S4 E3 - Robert, a spoonie in Spoons chatting about neurodivergence and mental health
In this episode, we're joined by Robert, a freelance journalist and disability rights campaigner from North Yorkshire. During our chat, Robert discusses the links between neurodivergence and mental health, his own advocacy campaigns across the ...
S4 E2 - Suzy from @uoybuddhasoc, coping with injuries through Buddhism and Meditation
In this episode, I'm joined by Suzy from the Buddhism and Meditation Society at the University of York, who discusses how she used Buddhism and Meditation as a means of coping with a series of sports injuries while studying. Alongside featuring...
S4 E1 - James, our new host, Christmas helplines and a preview of the new series
In this episode, we meet James, our new host who discusses his background and experience of bereavement, offers some helpful services which are open if you need them over Christmas and New Year, as well as teasing podcasts for the upcoming year...
Surviving in the wild with neurodiversity
What is neurodiversity? how does it differ to personality and what are the things we can do to try understand and embrace our difference? These are just a couple of the questions that Chris tries to answer with Ben and Becky. Ben works on the A...
Surviving in the wild with low mood, depression and grief
In this crossover episode, we chat to Charlotte from St Leonard's Hospice all about depression and grief; the differences, where does the signs and symptoms, how to manage it and most importantly highlighting that grief is NOT a mental health c...
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Surviving in the wild in school with mental health struggles
Chris is joined by Kirsty and Emily from the Well being in Mind team who exist to support young people who have mental health struggles and to help them manage in a school environment. Why is school so hard and what is the impact when you alrea...
Surviving in the wild with anxiety!
In this crossover episode, we chat to Alex from CAMHS all about anxiety; why we get it, where does it come from, how to manage it and everything in between! Alex is a Senior Children's Wellbeing Practitioner who featured in Season 1 Episode 8 o...
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Surviving in the wild with stigma - odd blokes with odd metaphors
We thought the place to start with Surviving in the wild would be first to discuss the issues around the stigma of mental health and why people don't reach out. Firstly you ought to know you can watch all the videos of the project on hour youtu...
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S3 E20 - Where do you start with fundraising? Josh and Chris run the GNR and Fat lad does an ironman
This episode is all about the trials and tribulations of fundraising. It is split into 3 parts where you can jump to specific selections below based off the bookmarks.Part 1 00:45 - 29:00 Nic and where to start when fundraising an...
A farewell with my favourite bits of chat chit
After 60 episodes of chat chit where I have had had endless conversations with fantastic people, I (Chris) am leaving York Mind and therefore chat chit. In this episode I have pulled together some of my favorite conversations, some of the weird...
S3 E17 - Holly May, self love, dating apps and advice from RuPaul
In this episode, Chris talks to Holly and we cover a variety of things from grief and self harm to relationship counselling and Ann Summers. This episode has a number of fantastic takeaways but what I think is most important in this episode is ...
S3 E16 - Liam, cocreation crossover, hollandaise sauce and safety behaviours
Liam and I have had a strangely similar life and the crossovers started to get a bit freaky at times. Even though our stories of mental health do run parallel to one another, the way we understand it and how we learn from our struggles keeps ch...
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...
S3 E14 - Sam, autism overstimulation and conquering Norway
Where we have been and how far we have come is so important when we are trying to understand our mental health. Acknowledging the hard times is so important, because it gives us chance to see the steps we have taken to try get better and feel h...
S3 E13 - Roxanne, Life after dad and regulating through modern family
Well o well, here we are again! I know we go off topic on chat chit but it got a little bit silly in this episode, where we had to genuinely chop out about half an hours worth of traveling chat about Korea. Let us know if you want to hear this ...
S3 E12 - Playing the buzzer game with Elliot from Andy's Man Club
Trigger warning - We do mention suicide between minutes 10:30 to 23.What is the buzzer game I hear you ask! Well in this episode of chat chit we see whether you can have a serious conversation about mental health alongside chatting abou...
S3 E11 - Christmas Episode, live from York train station! Spiderman vs Elf?
Firstly if you are reading this then thank you for being a follower and supporter of this podcast, the more people that listen, the more we can help. So please share follow and like etc etc (all them things people say that we forget to).&...
S3 E10 - Nathan , EMDR, RMDJ and living life off post its
I can see the benefit of having a mental health nurse having such a calming voice. I think its a pretty good benefit when you are doing a podcast on mental health aswell. No i'm not talking about me, i'm talking about Nathan, this weeks guest o...
S3 E9 - Em, Teddy bear meetings, personal vlogs and asking how the hell do you make friends in your 20s?
We start with James blunt and end with Linda McCartney Sausages but what we have as the filling for this taste sensation of an episode, is a selection box of insight and advice on managing and understanding our mental health.In this epi...
S3 E8 - Self esteem, a fitness journey and doing it for yourself with BethJCreate
It's not easy doing the podcast. With so many out there, we think it probably comes naturally to people to be able to talk about their experiences into a microphone with the world to hear and 2 and a half years ago when I met Beth I think she w...
S3 E7 - Islam and mental health with Imam Ammar Sacha - perceptions, a lack of faith and your questions answered!
In this special episode of the podcast we are joined by Imam Ammar Sacha who is the 23 year old Imam at York Mosque. We cover a fair chunk of things in this episode from mental health stigma to what teachings are in scripture about mental healt...
S3 E6 - Ben, panic, curiosity, and accumulating elves featuring the Costa Rican Ambassador
If you aren't tempted to listen to this episode based on the title then I have failed. In this episode we chat to Ben. We chat about some big names in this episode but what we also talk about is how Ben has come to understand dealing w...