Please be aware that this episode contains references to suicide. James Longman is an award-winning journalist and foreign correspondent for US Network ABC News. Writing a book about his father’s schizophrenia and eventual suicide taught him about his genetic predisposition to inheriting the same illness. James explores how science gives us a different perspective on mental illnesses, exploring factors like genetics and environment. James Longman’s book, The Inherited Mind, available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inherited-Mind-Family-Genetics-Illness/dp/1368099475 To find out more about Our Time, please visit https://ourtimecharity.org.uk/If you would like to support children and young people living with parental mental illness, please donate to Our Time here: https://www.justgiving.com/ourtimeuk If you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk to for support. You can contact your GP, www.samaritans.org or www.childline.org.uk. If you are a young person, you could also talk to a teacher or other trusted adult. Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Sydney born DJ and producer Carly Fox moved to London alone at 19. An only child, who grew up while her mother grappled with bipolar and complex PTSD, Carly reflects on her early years on a council estate and knowing all there was to know about her mothers’ mental illness. To find out more about Our Time, please visit https://ourtimecharity.org.uk/If you would like to support children and young people living with parental mental illness, please donate to Our Time here: https://www.justgiving.com/ourtimeuk If you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk to for support. You can contact your GP, www.samaritans.org or www.childline.org.uk If you are a young person, you could also talk to a teacher or other trusted adult. Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
In this special episode we hear from Our Time’s Chair of the Board of Trustees, Sophie Duke, and charity ambassador Aymen. In this episode, Sophie shares her own story, recounting what felt like an overnight change in her mother’s bipolar disorder. Using her experience to fuel the help of others, Sophie advocates for more understanding and support for mental illness. Aymen is an Our Time trustee who benefitted from the charity’s support while growing up with his father’s mental illness. It’s a valuable insight into the vital work Our Time is doing, and the reason we make this podcast. To find out more about Our Time, please visit www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/ If you would like to support children and young people living with parental mental illness, please donate to Our Time here: https://www.justgiving.com/ourtimeuk If you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk to for support. You can contact your GP, www.samaritans.org or www.childline.org.uk. If you are a young person, you could also talk to a teacher or other trusted adult. Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Former NHS Doctor turned Wellbeing Consultant, Dr Lalith Wijedoru shares a powerful insight into his difficult childhood. Categorising his father as a “wounded child”, Lalith’s unwavering empathy and commitment to understanding his father’s actions is a testament to his compassion. To find out more about Lalith, check out: https://behindyourmask.co/about-lalith/ To find out more about Our Time, please visit https://ourtimecharity.org.uk/ If you would like to support children and young people living with parental mental illness, please donate to Our Time here: https://www.justgiving.com/ourtimeuk If you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk to for support. You can contact your GP, www.samaritans.org or www.childline.org.uk If you are a young person, you could also talk to a teacher or other trusted adult. Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Please be aware that this episode contains references to suicide. Award-winning producer and Mental Health Campaigner Jon Salmon lost his father to suicide in 1999. With the fear of stigma too great, Jon decided to not speak up about his own mental health struggles until 2016. Speaking alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the launch of Heads Together Mental Health Campaign, Jon now speaks openly about the importance of speaking out to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness, and ultimately, save lives. To learn more about Jon and his work, check out: https://www.jon-salmon.com/ To find out more about Our Time, please visit www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/ If you would like to support children and young people living with parental mental illness, please donate to Our Time here: https://www.justgiving.com/ourtimeuk If you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk to for support. You can contact your GP, www.samaritans.org or www.childline.org.uk If you are a young person, you could also talk to a teacher or other trusted adult. Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Television presenter Davina McCall is a household name, known for hosting Big Brother, Got to Dance, and Long-Lost Families to name a few. In this episode, we jump back into where Davina and Pam left off, exploring how her experience has impacted her own parenting. To find out more about Davina, visit her website. To find out more about Our Time, find the charity online here. If you would like to support children and young people living with parental mental illness, please donate to Our Time here: https://www.justgiving.com/ourtimeuk If you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk to for support. You can contact your GP, www.samaritans.org or www.childline.org.uk If you are a young person, you could also talk to a teacher or other trusted adult.Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Television presenter Davina McCall is a household name, known for hosting Big Brother, Got to Dance, and Long-Lost Families, to name a few. In this episode, Davina delves into her childhood, explores her complicated relationship with her mother, and reflects on how that relationship has shaped her today. Find Davina online.Please visit the Our Time charity website to find out more about our work. If you would like to support children and young people living with parental mental illness, please donate to Our Time here.If you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk to for support. You can contact your GP, The Samaritans, or Childline.If you are a young person; you could also talk to a teacher or other trusted adult. Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Emma Kenny is a renowned psychotherapist and broadcaster appearing on This Morning. In this last episode, she speaks with Pamela about her relationship with her father, his mental health struggles, and coping with his loss.Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Rachel Bruno-Hardy is a pre and postnatal physical trainer and daughter of British boxing legend Frank Bruno. In this episode, she discusses growing up during her father's boxing career and his struggle with bipolar disorder.Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Tom Ward is a stand-up comedian, voice over artist, and host of the ‘Bad Boys Done Good’ podcast. He talks to Pamela about his father’s mental health issues, and how they affected his family growing up.Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Jon Rees is a street photographer and artist who runs therapeutic photography workshops. He speaks with Pamela about his father having bipolar disorder, and his mum's interlinked mental health struggles.Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
James Nicholas Bethell, Baron Bethell, is a British hereditary peer and Conservative politician in the House of Lords, who is also a former Health Minister. He talks with Pamela about his mother, who struggled with postnatal depression. Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Alyx Steele is an outstanding dancer and choreographer, who has worked on live shows with the likes of Sugababes, Coldplay, Jesse J, and many others. In this episode, Alyx talks to Pamela about her mother’s blindness and mental health decline. Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Cyrus Ramone Pattinson is a rising star in the world of professional boxing. In this episode, Cyrus tells Pamela about his experiences growing up in an unstable living condition, and with a mother who has a mental illness.Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Mya-Rose Craig, also known as 'Bird Girl', is a British-Bangladeshi ornithologist, campaigner and author. She talks with Pamela about her untraditional upbringing, and how her family's shared love of birdwatching has helped them cope with difficult times, including her mother's bipolar disorder. Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Author, screenwriter and comedian Emma Kennedy has written about how her mother Brenda's mental illness was undiagnosed in her lifetime, in her book Letters From Brenda: My Mother's Lifetime of Secrets. She speaks with Pamela about the isolation and uncertainty she felt growing up.Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Comedian, author and podcaster Grace Campbell is the daughter of former Labour strategist Alastair Campbell, who suffers with depression, and is an Our Time charity patron. Grace recalls the impact her dad's mental illness has had on her childhood.Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Norwegian film director and actor Camilla Strøm Henriksen's mother had a mental illness, and she channeled the experience into her film 'Phoenix'. As an older sister, she says she felt a great deal of responsibility to her younger brother.Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Neil Coyle has served as the Labour MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark in central London since 2015. His mum has schizophrenia, and her illness has played a big role in shaping his life. Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
As a globally respected expert on mental health nursing, Dr Kim Foster has spent decades researching the causes and impacts of mental illnesses. She tells Pamela how she spent much of her childhood in a care home, as a result of her mother’s severe mental illness. Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Film director Iain Cunningham’s acclaimed documentary Irene’s Ghost is about his search for information about his mother, who died when he was three. Iain grew up not knowing anything about his late mother, who had suffered postpartum psychosis before her death.Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Multi-award-winning screenwriter Kayleigh Llewellyn based her darkly comic BBC3 drama 'In My Skin' on her own difficult childhood, growing up in Cardiff with an abusive dad and a mum with Bipolar I Disorder. Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Joe Wicks AKA The Body Coach grew up with a heroin-addicted dad and a mum with obsessive compulsive disorder. He tells Pamela that, despite "chaos and destructive behaviours", it was always a loving home.Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
Thomas Lynch, co-founder of Edinburgh parenting support charity Dads Rock, shares stories with Pamela about life with his dad Tam, a steel-fixer who suffered bouts of severe depression.Our Time is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people affected by parental mental illness. If you would like to support children and young people who are living with parental mental illness, please consider making a donation at www.ourtimecharity.org.uk/donateIf you are affected by anything you hear in this podcast, there are people you can talk. Talk to your GP, or reach out to the Samaritans for confidential, emotional support, visit www.samaritans.org Please note that this podcast contains discussions of subjects that some may find upsetting, including suicide. We recommend this podcast for ages 16+.
3 million young people in the UK live with, or care for, a parent with mental illness. If you're one, we want you to know you are not alone. Coming soon: Dr Pamela Jenkins shares memories and experiences with a range of brilliant people, all of whom - like her - grew up with a parent with mental illness. My Family, Mental Illness, and Me is a podcast from the charity Our Time, that supports and advocates for UK young people living with or caring for a parent with a mental illness. It's also supported by the Mental Health Foundation.
