You Matter Always: Podcast

You Matter Always: Podcast

Author: Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival October 27, 2017 Duration: 12:04
You Matter Always brings young people and professionals together to share ideas on how arts and culture can positively impact mental health and wellbeing. Talking Heads reporter Jo Osborne hosts this discussion after a brainstorming session at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival to develop ideas for the You Matter Always programme for Scotland’s Year of Young People in 2018. The discussion featured: Suzanne Beins, creator of You Matter Always; Alan Clark, Project Manager at Create Paisley; Reuben Millward from RAMH; and Sophie Paterson, a 13-year-old filmmaker whose short film Patience won first place at St Matthew’s’ silent film competition during the festival.

The SMHAF Podcast is an audio extension of the year-round arts programme led by the Mental Health Foundation Scotland. It draws its inspiration and content from the annual Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, a major global event that has been enriching Scotland's cultural landscape since 2007. In this podcast, you'll hear from the artists, organizers, and participants who make this diverse festival happen. The conversations explore the creative processes behind the festival's wide-ranging programme, which includes music, film, visual art, theatre, dance, and literature, all connected through the lens of mental health. Episodes might feature a director discussing a new play, a musician explaining how composition relates to wellbeing, or a visual artist sharing the story behind an exhibition. It’s a space to listen in on thoughtful discussions about how artistic expression and mental health dialogue intersect, offering a deeper, more personal look at the festival's impact beyond the event dates. The SMHAF Podcast provides a lasting, intimate connection to the festival's community and ideas, making the powerful work of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival accessible anytime.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

SMHAF Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Short - Ruth D [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:22
Short - Ruth D by Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Clay - Anne [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:29
Clay - Anne by Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Circus Skills - Isabel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15
Circus Skills - Isabel by Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Reclaiming Our Heritage: How Stigmas Have Evolved Over Time [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:51
This is Reclaiming Our Heritage, a Mental Health Foundation podcast inspired by its two-year oral history project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The project’s aim is to record and preserve the spoken te…
Reclaiming Our Heritage: Mental Health Over the Generations [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:18
Content Note: Features discussion of suicidal ideation. Reclaiming Our Heritage is a Mental Health Foundation podcast inspired by its two-year oral history project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The pro…
Reclaiming Our Heritage: The Impact of Art on Mental Health [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:57
This is Reclaiming Our Heritage, a Mental Health Foundation podcast inspired by its two-year oral history project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The project’s aim is to record and preserve the spoken te…
How Do We Talk About Suicide? A Mental Health Arts Network gathering. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:38
Art can be a powerful way of addressing the difficult subject of suicide, but how can it be done without sensationalising, stigmatising or triggering? This is a recording of a discussion event that took place on 23 Febru…