Mental Health Extra [w/ Tanya Leary & Jonny Benjamin MBE]

May 14, 2019, 11:27 AM

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On this week’s Mental Health Extra, Mick speaks to writer Tanya Leary, and mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin MBE.

Tanya joined Mick to discuss the impact body image and social media can have on mental health, highlighting a recent Guardian article stating that one-in-eight UK adults have had suicidal thoughts due to self-image.

And later in the show, Jonny speaks to Mick about new research which shows how two thirds of primary school children experience anxiety.

Originally broadcast 14th May 2019.

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Produced by @John_Fogarty.