The Conn'Cast
The Conn'Cast
Finn Tumber
Hosted by Finn Tumber, The Conn'Cast Podcast is a mental health podcast that is presented to you by Take The Conn, a mental health brand that was set up by Finn, along with his mum, to encourage and inspire people to take control of their lives, promoting good mental health for all.In the Conn'Cast, Finn invites a new guest from all different of walks of life onto the show each week to discuss how mental health has affected them in their lives - which is usually in very contrasting ways. We discuss any issues they may have faced, and most importantly, any techniques/methods they use to improve their mental health.Through this podcast, we hope to break the stigma surrounding mental health for everyone by getting talking about it, and improving the lives of others by identifying ways we can all better our mental health in our everyday lives!So please, join Finn at 7PM every Sunday as he talks everything mental health with his guest, and episode by episode we will break the mental health stigma and improve people's lives!
Mental Health During University - With Eve Waters
Hey guys - welcome to ANOTHER episode of The Conn'Cast Podcast! This time, I am joined by a very good and long term friend of mine, Eve Waters, who openly discusses her mental health throughout childhood, all throughout uni, and how she managed to cope with her mental health better since living back home. Hopefully there will be a few things that you as the listener pick up on that may help you in your everyday life to better manage your own mental health! Thank you so much for coming onto the show Eve, it was lovely to hear your story - and once it again it appears that I REALLY don't know my friends well enough, so thank you for coming on and being really open and vulnerable about your mental health. As promised, I will link below everything to do with Matey - definitely check them out as they are doing some really cool stuff! πŸ‘‡ Facebook: Matey Clothing https://www.facebook.com/mateyclothingstore Instagram: @mateyclothing https://www.instagram.com/mateyclothing?igsh=dzN6NTIyenZid3Vz TikTok: @mateyclothing https://www.tiktok.com/@mateyclothing?_t=8qFEK7TKXke&_r=1 Website: Matey Clothing www.mateyclothing.co.uk
Oct 6, 2024
49 min
Tips for Identifying Warning Signs of Suicide and How to Help
Trigger warning - this episode mentions themes surrounding suicide - please watch/listen with care.Hey guys - welcome to another episode of The Conn'Cast Podcast! This is a bit of a different episode this time round - it is just me yapping to the camera for almost 20 mins! 🀭For those of you that don't know, September is recognised as Suicide Prevention Month, with World Suicide Prevention Day being acknowledged on the 10 September every year. So I really wanted to take this opportunity to discuss with you guys ways to identify warning signs of suicidal thoughts in people, and then also a few tips as to how to help these people!I really hope this episode can help you going forward, as suicide is SUCH an important topic that we all need to take onboard and help those that need it most!As promised, please find below a few helplines if you or someone you know may need it - please do use them! πŸ‘‡Samaritans (Open 24/7) - call 116 123Shout - Text SHOUT to 85258CALM (5pm to midnight everyday) - call 0800 58 58 58And here's a link to The Conn'Cast playlist :) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2uOK5XZ8s1rsRhBmt9IO0Y?si=f2161031834c42d6I hope everyone has a MARVELLOUS week ahead. πŸ’š
Sep 29, 2024
17 min
Mental Health in the Creative Industry - with Holly York
Hello people - welcome to another episode of The Conn'Cast Podcast!This time, myself and Cam are joined with Holly York, as she discusses her experience whilst being in the creative industry - from quitting her dreams while at university and then working at McDonald's, to then moving to Paris to work at Disneyland!She also touches on how her mental health has been throughout this journey - hopefully you guys will feel inspired after hearing Holly's story!To Holly - thank you SO much for coming onto the show! I really appreciate you being so open about your experiences and I honestly found your story so inspiring. It also made me realise that I really don't know my friends well enough!!And a HUGE thank you to Kevin Ralph for shooting the video, it is so appreciated - his Instagram is @room27idpI hope everyone has an AMAZING week ahead! πŸ’š
Sep 22, 2024
39 min
Discussing Conn and Grief, Along With Coping Mechanisms - With Connor Barkley-Rogers
Trigger warning: This episode mentions themes involving suicide - listen with care. Hey guys, welcome to another episode of The Conn'Cast Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by our very special guest Connor Barkley-Rogers, who happened to be very close friends with my brother Connor, whom this podcast is centred around. So me and Connor have quite a long and deep conversation surrounding our experiences with Conn, both before and after his passing, and the coping mechanisms we found to deal with the grief from this. Connor also shares some techniques he uses to deal with his mental health in everyday life, with gym being the latest and one of the more important ways of improving your mental health! To Connor - thank you so much for coming onto the show and speaking about your mental health experiences, especially surrounding Conn. It was really nice from a personal standpoint to speak about Connor myself, so thank you for also turning into the host for the last 10 minutes 🀭 it really means a lot to me and would've meant everything to Conn. As Connor said in the video, here's a link to Connor's instagram if you need someone to talk to - https://www.instagram.com/cbr_9699?igsh=aThpc2R4b2EwNXRt And mine too! https://www.instagram.com/finn_tumber?igsh=ZDljczNhd211b3I2&utm_source=qr And a HUGE thank you to Kevin and Cameron Ralph for shooting and editing the video respectively, it is so appreciated - their instagrams are @cameronjackralph and @room27idp I hope everyone has an AMAZING day! πŸ’š
Sep 15, 2024
40 min
Mental Health as a Neurodivergent - with Chloe Amey-Ayress
Hey guys, and welcome to another episode of The Conn'Cast Podcast!In this episode, myself and Cam (new co-host!) are joined with our special guest Chloe Amey-Ayress, who speaks about her mental health struggles whilst starting university, and then soon after being diagnosed with ASD and how this affected her mental health and life! We then also touch on coping mechanisms that she used to deal with her mental health, both at uni and in general day-to-day life - hopefully she has a few techniques that will help inspire you to improve your mental health! To Chloe - thank you so much for offering to come onto the show and sharing your experiences with us, especially around the diagnosis of ASD. I've got to say from a personal standpoint, I learnt A LOT from this episode and I'm really appreciative of how open you were around these important topics! I hope everyone has a great day! πŸ’š
Sep 8, 2024
32 min
Dealing with Anxiety and Grief - with Cameron Ralph
Hey guys, welcome to the very FIRST episode of The Conn'Cast Podcast!In this episode, my very close friend, Cameron, talks all about his mental health struggles throughout his life - starting from anxiety in childhood and how this has developed into early adulthood and his career as an actor. We also discuss grief, and how this has affected Cam more recently.We also discuss ways/techniques as to how Cam has managed to deal with his mental health struggles throughout his life, so please stick around and hopefully something that we discussed in this episode may help you going forward!To Cam - thank you so much for offering to come onto the show and talking about your mental health so openly. It really means so much to us and the listeners, and hopefully it will make a difference to the people that are listening!As promised, here's a link to Cam's spotlight hehe - https://app.spotlight.com/4774-6725-7221I hope everyone has a great day! πŸ’š
Sep 1, 2024
39 min