The NottAlone Podcast
The NottAlone Podcast
Podcast Description
Real talk about mental health.
Join hosts Dr. Orlaith Green and Dr. Maddi Popoola, co-founders of NottAlone, as they open up honest conversations about mental health and wellbeing on The NottAlone Podcast.
Each episode brings you real-life stories, practical advice and insights from local professionals and advocates from across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
Our goal is to break stigma, normalise mental health discussions, and raise awareness of the free local support available in Notts. Life comes with challenges, but no matter what you’re going through, you are not alone.
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Content Themes
Episodes cover a range of mental health topics including building resilience in children, navigating anxiety, understanding neurodivergence, and the connection between physical and mental health. Examples from upcoming episodes include interviews about dealing with school attendance issues and personal stories of overcoming stigma surrounding mental health discussions.

Real talk about mental health. Join hosts Dr. Orlaith Green and Dr. Maddi Popoola, co-founders of NottAlone, as they open up honest conversations about mental health and wellbeing on The NottAlone Podcast. Each episode brings you real-life stories, practical advice and insights from local professionals and advocates from across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Our goal is to break stigma, normalise mental health discussions, and raise awareness of the free local support available in Notts. Life comes with challenges, but no matter what you’re going through, you are not alone.
Series three of The NottAlone Podcast is a special four-episode podcast series which explores some challenging topics, hearing young people’s first-hand experiences of grief,loss, eating disorder recovery and overcoming anxiety and panic attacks.
In this episode, Dr Maddi and Dr Orlaith discuss the young guests they have had on the podcast this series, their inspirational stories and what they took away from each young person.
They also do a deep dive on young people’s mental health, using their insights as educational psychologists to help parents, carers, or professionals working with young people to understand more about the way young people frame their thoughts, and some of the best ways to help them.
Key themes explored in this episode include: intrusive thoughts and negative thinking patterns, catastrophising, building confidence and self-value with young people, and key takeaways from the young guests this season; Ella, Grace and Shova.

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