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The Panic Years

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  • Summary

  • This is the podcast for anyone who feels out of synch. Journalist and Author Nell Frizzell talks to some of her favourite people about The Panic Years - the period between carelessness and matching crockery, between your friends passing out on the dancefloor and those same people becoming parents; The time when we all start wondering when did everything got so serious? It talks about the big stuff, in a way that will make you feel better.
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Episodes
  • 17: This Is An Emergency. With Laura Dockrill
    May 28 2021
    This week I spoke to the children’s author, illustrator and writer Laura Dockrill. Her book, What Have I Done covers her experience of post-partum psychosis, feeling suicidal and, eventually, getting well. We discuss all of these things in the episode so it carries
    a trigger warning: mentions of suicide, psychosis and mental illness.
    You can follow Laura on Twitter
    at @LauraDockrill https://twitter.com/LauraDockrill
    on Instagram at @lauraleedockrill https://www.instagram.com/lauraleedockrill/?hl=en.
    You can buy her book, What Have I Done here https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1117973/what-have-i-done-/9781529110210.html#:~:text=This%20heart%2Dbreaking%20and%20uplifting,and%20Laura%20started%20to%20struggle.

    I also interviewed NHS psychiatrist and mental health campaigner Dr Benjamin Janaway about how someone gets admitted to a psychiatric hospital and what treatment they may receive. You can follow him on Twitter at @drjanaway https://twitter.com/drjanaway.
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    48 mins
  • 16: One Plus One Equals Three. With Tiffany Stevenson.
    May 21 2021
    This week I spoke to the comedian and actor, Tiffany Stevenson about work, love and being a stepmother. You
    can follow Tiffany on Twitter at @TiffanyStevenson https://twitter.com/tiffstevenson
    and on Instagram at @tiffstevensoncomic https://www.instagram.com/tiffstevensoncomic/?hl=en
    I also interviewed the psychologist and founder of Happy Steps, Lisa Doodson. You can find out more about Lisa’s work at the Happy Steps website https://happysteps.co.uk/
    and follow her on Instagram at @happysteps_drlisa https://www.instagram.com/happysteps_drlisa/?hl=en.
    You can also buy her book How To Be A Happy Stepmum https://happysteps.co.uk/stepfamily-books-1
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    44 mins
  • 15: Should I have sex or visit my Mum? With Rose Stokes.
    May 14 2021
    This week I spoke to the writer and events doyenne, Rose Stokes about love, lockdown, self-esteem and bad break ups.
    You can follow Rose on Twitter
    at @RoseStokes https://twitter.com/RoseStokes and on Instagram at @rosestokes https://www.instagram.com/rosestokes/?hl=en
    I also interviewed the relationship counsellor Simone Bose. You can follow Simone on Twitter at @simoneboseuk https://twitter.com/simoneboseuk
    and visit her website at https://www.simonebose.com/
    You
    can also find out more about Relate at https://www.relate.org.uk/
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    50 mins

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