The Panic Years Brand New Audio

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.

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

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/

This week Nell spoke to Journalist, Film Critic and writer, Caspar Salmon. Caspar spoke to Nell about changing careers, self belief, coming out and representation in the media. 

Caspar's website is: https://casparsalmon.com/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/CasparSalmon

 Nell also spoke to Clinical Psychologist Dr Sophie Mort, who unpicked some of the difficulties we have with change and the jigsaw puzzle of our identity. 

Dr Soph's website is: https://drsoph.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_drsoph/
Details of Dr Soph's book : https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/A-Manual-for-Being-Human/Dr-Sophie-Mort/9781471197468

This week I spoke to the comedian, actor, writer and star of Ghosts and Stath Lets Flats, Katy Wix. 

Katy has just published a phenomenal memoir called Delicacy which, as she puts it, is all about cake and death. It’s funny and wry and brutal and sad. In the book, Katy covers quite a bit of her panic years, from the crap jobs to the unhappy sex, moving to London, ambition and friendship so it was a pleasure to speak to her in more depth.




You can follow Katy on Twitter at @WixKaty https://twitter.com/WixKaty and on Instagram at really_katywix https://www.instagram.com/really_katywix/?hl=en





I also interviewed the Tom Quinn from the UK eating disorder charity Beat about disordered eating, body dysmorphia and what help is available in the UK today.




You can follow Beat on Twitter at @beatED https://twitter.com/beatED or visit their website at https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ They have a helpline at 0808 801 0677

This week I spoke to the writer, Miranda Ward. Miranda's book Adrift: Field Notes From Early Motherhood covers the five years Miranda spent trying to get, and stay, pregnant. It's a funny, poignant, clever and thoughtful book, which tackles the seldom discussed topic of "almost motherhood."

Find Miranda on Twitter at @MirandaWardC https://twitter.com/MirandaWardC
and on Instagram at @mirandawardc https://www.instagram.com/mirandawardc/?hl=en-gb.
You can buy her book at Bookshog.org https://uk.bookshop.org/books/adrift-fieldnotes-from-almost-motherhood/9781474614153
and in shops now.




I also spoke to the brilliant midwife Sophie from Tommy’s - a charity that researches into miscarriage, premature birth & stillbirth and provide free pregnancy health information to parents-to-be.
Follow Tommy’s on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tommys.
Visit their website at Tommys.org https://www.tommys.org/ and you might find this page on supporting someone who’s had a miscarriage particularly useful:
https://www.tommys.org/baby-loss-support/miscarriage-information-and-support/support-after-miscarriage/supporting-someone-who-has-had-miscarriage