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
Samantha [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:23
Samantha by Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Alina [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:47:01
Alina by Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Abi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:46
Abi by Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Anne [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:42
Anne by Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
My Experience of Isolation: Amble Skuse [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:58
Amble Skuse is a composer and violinist whose chronic fatigue syndrome has meant that she mostly worked from home long before lockdown. She has created an improvised musical piece that explores how isolation can cause a…
Think Positive X Sally Nimmo For Thrive Edinburgh On WMHD2020 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:53
Hosting a one-off, World Mental Health Day-themed spotlight conversation on student mental health, Reena Staves from Think Positive is in conversation with Sally Nimmo, a See Me Youth Champion, to discuss how use of the…
Mind Matters Ep 2, Michael McEwan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:22
In Episode 2 of Mind Matters, host Michael McEwan leads a conversation on how people on Scotland are experiencing lockdown. He is joined by Stuart James, who hosts a show at East End Community Radio in Glasgow, and Willi…
Mind Matters Ep 1, Michael Mcewan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:15
In this first episode of Mind Matters, journalist Michael McEwan's guests are Nick Jedrzejewski, Communications Manager with See Me Scotland, and Michael Byrne, Managing Director of Lived Experience Trauma Support (LETS)…
Being on the Inside: Body Talk [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:16
Nina Abeysuriya presents Being On The Inside, a new podcast which addresses mental health issues. In the first episode, produced for the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival and Mental Health Awareness Week, Nina spoke t…