Welcome to the Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast!

In this episode, Your Pelvic Health, our hosts Dr. Kate Staveley and Dr. Peter Bagshaw are joined by Debbie Dillon from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to discuss what your pelvic health is and how it impacts both men and women, how some simple exercises can help to address leaking and incontinence and how you can seek further help with your pelvic health if you need it.

The HaSC podcast is a free (and ad-free) fortnightly series hosted by Dr. Andrew Tresidder, Dr. Peter Bagshaw, Dr. Kate Staveley and, on occasion, David Sealey (not a doctor). In each episode, the doctors discuss a different topic related to health and self-care and often invite expert guests to join them in conversation.

The show is a public service broadcast and aims to be a trusted, reliable, on-demand health and self-care resource. The podcast was previously funded by NHS Somerset as the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast before going independent and self-funding in July 2024. It is now fully independent and only funded through audience contributions; we will never take money from anybody to sell you products or misinformation. This is the health and wellbeing podcast that you can trust. Come and join our community, we would love to hear from you!

All episodes of both HaSC and SEW are now available to listen to free through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts etc. Please subscribe to the podcast to receive the new Health and Self Care podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

Thank you for listening, we really appreciate everyone who listens to our show. Enjoy, and go well!

Please note: The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the NHS or any other organisation unless expressly stated.

POGP Information Section - Physiotherapists who work with pregnancy, postnatal, pelvic pain and pelvic floor dysfunction are specialist practitioners who have the right skills, specific knowledge and training to assess and treat a range of conditions in the most appropriate way.

Squeezy App - Squeezy empowers you to take control of your pelvic health. Designed by chartered physiotherapists you can be confident that your pelvic floor is in safe hands.

Constipation Overview - Constipation in adults is common and can affect people of any age. If you poo less that 3 times per week or find that your poo is difficult to push out and/or hard, dry and lumpy, then this can indicate that you have constipation.

MASIC - We are advocates for women and aim to change the lives of those injured during childbirth.

Open MH - If you are an adult living in Somerset and experiencing difficulties with your mental health, we are here to help. Open Mental Health offers support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure that anyone struggling with poor mental health can access the right support at the right time.

If you need to speak to someone please contact our team at Mindline Som...

Welcome to the Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast!

In this episode, Effective Communication, our hosts Dr. Kate Staveley and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Patrick East from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to discuss what makes communication effective, how people with a stutter (or stammer) can overcome communication difficulties to be clear and concise and how you can seek help with communicating if you need it.

The HaSC podcast is a free (and ad-free) fortnightly series hosted by Dr. Andrew Tresidder, Dr. Peter Bagshaw, Dr. Kate Staveley and, on occasion, David Sealey (not a doctor). In each episode, the doctors discuss a different topic related to health and self-care and often invite expert guests to join them in conversation.

The show is a public service broadcast and aims to be a trusted, reliable, on-demand health and self-care resource. The podcast was previously funded by NHS Somerset as the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast before going independent and self-funding in July 2024. It is now fully independent and only funded through audience contributions; we will never take money from anybody to sell you products or misinformation. This is the health and wellbeing podcast that you can trust. Come and join our community, we would love to hear from you!

All episodes of both HaSC and SEW are now available to listen to free through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts etc. Please subscribe to the podcast to receive the new Health and Self Care podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

Thank you for listening, we really appreciate everyone who listens to our show. Enjoy, and go well!

Please note: The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the NHS or any other organisation unless expressly stated.

The McGuire Programme - The McGuire Programme is run by people who have stuttered. We are not speech therapists, everyone on the programme has been through the programme. We understand the feelings and emotions of people who stutter. We treat speaking like a sport.

Open MH - If you are an adult living in Somerset and experiencing difficulties with your mental health, we are here to help. Open Mental Health offers support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure that anyone struggling with poor mental health can access the right support at the right time.

If you need to speak to someone please contact our team at Mindline Somerset any time of the day, any day of the week locally on 01823 276892 or freephone 0800 138 1692. Or email support@openmentalhealth.org.uk for support.

If you live outside of Somerset, please search online for your local, equivalent service, or call 111 and select the mental health support option. Please call 999 if you require urgent, emergency support.

Welcome to the Health and Self-Care (HaSC) podcast!

In this episode, All About ADHD, our hosts Dr. Kate Staveley and Dr. Peter Bagshaw are joined by Rosie Grenter and Kate Franklin from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to discuss what Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is, how the condition can profoundly affect people's behaviours and lives, what you can do to best support people with ADHD and how you can seek help with ADHD if you need it.

The HaSC podcast is a free (and ad-free) fortnightly series hosted by Dr. Andrew Tresidder, Dr. Peter Bagshaw, Dr. Kate Staveley and, on occasion, David Sealey (not a doctor). In each episode, the doctors discuss a different topic related to health and self-care and often invite expert guests to join them in conversation.

The show is a public service broadcast and aims to be a trusted, reliable, on-demand health and self-care resource. The podcast was previously funded by NHS Somerset as the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) podcast before going independent and self-funding in July 2024. It is now fully independent and only funded through audience contributions; we will never take money from anybody to sell you products or misinformation. This is the health and wellbeing podcast that you can trust. Come and join our community, we would love to hear from you!

All episodes of both HaSC and SEW are now available to listen to free through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts etc. Please subscribe to the podcast to receive the new Health and Self Care podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

Thank you for listening, we really appreciate everyone who listens to our show. Enjoy, and go well!

Please note: The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the NHS or any other organisation unless expressly stated.

Open MH - If you are an adult living in Somerset and experiencing difficulties with your mental health, we are here to help. Open Mental Health offers support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure that anyone struggling with poor mental health can access the right support at the right time.

If you need to speak to someone please contact our team at Mindline Somerset any time of the day, any day of the week locally on 01823 276892 or freephone 0800 138 1692. Or email support@openmentalhealth.org.uk for support.

If you live outside of Somerset, please search online for your local, equivalent service, or call 111 and select the mental health support option. Please call 999 if you require urgent, emergency support.