How Do You Cope?

This week, John is joined by Kelsey Waghorn, a survivor of the 2019 Whakaari/White Island Volcanic eruption in New Zealand.

In their conversation, Kelsey reflects on surviving the disaster, the long and painful reality of burn recovery and the psychological impact of trauma. She speaks about developing PTSD and the impact it had on her life and relationships.

Kelsey also discusses the therapy that helped her make sense of her experiences and how curiosity, mindfulness and compassion became central to her recovery.

Kelsey’s book, Surviving White Island is out now.

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In this week’s bonus episode, author, poet, broadcaster and activist Scout Tzofiya Bolton shares what they are grateful for. Family, sugar-free energy drinks, and getting their eyelashes done by Poppy, are just some of the items on the list. Along the way, they reflect on sobriety, parenting, self-care, creativity and the small rituals that help keep them grounded.

Head to the main episode to hear Scout reflect on living with schizoaffective disorder, experiencing psychosis, addiction and repeated struggles to access the right mental health support.

If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123.

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This week, John sits down with author, poet, broadcaster and activist Scout Tzofiya Bolton.

Scout speaks about living with schizoaffective disorder, experiencing psychosis, addiction and repeated struggles to access the right mental health support. They discuss the events that led to a prison sentence during a manic episode, the failings they encountered within mental health services, and the unexpected ways prison helped them rebuild their life.

Scout also reflects on sobriety, faith, creativity and the power of poetry and radio to communicate experiences that can be difficult to put into words.

Scout's book, The Mad Art of Doing Time is available now.

If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123.

You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com
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In this week’s bonus episode, Rhian Mannings, founder of 2Wish shares what she is grateful for. Her parents, photos and videos feature, along with a discussion about ‘glimmers’ - Rhian’s term for the small moments of positivity we can try and find in the every day.

Head to the main episode to hear about Rhian’s experience of the impact of grief, trauma, and the reality of trying to survive after losing what felt like everything.

If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123.

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What happens when unimaginable loss changes your life forever?

In today’s episode, John is joined by Rhian Mannings, founder of 2Wish.
Rhian reflects on the devastating loss of her one-year-old son George, who died suddenly after suffering a seizure, and the death of her husband Paul just five days later. She speaks about grief, trauma, and the reality of trying to survive after losing what felt like everything.

The conversation explores the lack of support available to bereaved families, the impact grief can have on mental health, and why honest conversations around suicide are so important. Rhian also shares how founding 2Wish gave her purpose, helping families facing the sudden death of a child receive the support she wishes her own family had been given.

If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123.

You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com
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