Stars of Sunderland 2 - Paige Hunter
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04/26/19 • 40 min
This episode of the Speak Up Sunderland podcast carries a trigger warning: We talk about attempted suicide, post traumatic stress, substance abuse, and mental health issues - with people who have lived mental health experience.
Local inspiration 18-year-old Paige was commended by the Northumbria Police for her project called 'Notes on the Wear', where she single-handedly attached 40 different messages to Sunderland's Wearmouth bridge last year.
The idea; that if she could save even one person from attempting suicide, the project would have been more than worth it. To date, Paige has received 19 messages to thank her for changing their lives.
The Stars of Sunderland series is produced by journalist James Barker. It's all about highlighting the work of exceptional individuals or organisations in Sunderland that go above and beyond for the community.
Paige Hunter joined us at our fourth Speak Up Sunderland Live event at The Peacock, alongside Katie Baggott, founder of the 'S.O.S. Sunderland Opinion and Stories' website, launching in May 2019.
'S.O.S.' is a website focused on mental health stigma and awareness, and it’s launching in May 2019.
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Speak Up Sunderland is proudly made in Sunderland!
Our hosts are Betty Ball and Stevie B, with music by Timecrawler 82, and our producer is Jay Sykes.
Join us on our journey:
Our website - SpeakUpSunderland.comTwitter - @SpeakUpSunInstagram - @SpeakUpSunderlandor join us on Facebook!
This episode of the Speak Up Sunderland podcast carries a trigger warning: We talk about attempted suicide, post traumatic stress, substance abuse, and mental health issues - with people who have lived mental health experience.
Local inspiration 18-year-old Paige was commended by the Northumbria Police for her project called 'Notes on the Wear', where she single-handedly attached 40 different messages to Sunderland's Wearmouth bridge last year.
The idea; that if she could save even one person from attempting suicide, the project would have been more than worth it. To date, Paige has received 19 messages to thank her for changing their lives.
The Stars of Sunderland series is produced by journalist James Barker. It's all about highlighting the work of exceptional individuals or organisations in Sunderland that go above and beyond for the community.
Paige Hunter joined us at our fourth Speak Up Sunderland Live event at The Peacock, alongside Katie Baggott, founder of the 'S.O.S. Sunderland Opinion and Stories' website, launching in May 2019.
'S.O.S.' is a website focused on mental health stigma and awareness, and it’s launching in May 2019.
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Speak Up Sunderland is proudly made in Sunderland!
Our hosts are Betty Ball and Stevie B, with music by Timecrawler 82, and our producer is Jay Sykes.
Join us on our journey:
Our website - SpeakUpSunderland.comTwitter - @SpeakUpSunInstagram - @SpeakUpSunderlandor join us on Facebook!
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Stars of Sunderland 1 - Kate Townsend
Meet the Sunderland woman who's working to put herself out of a job...
Alreeet! We're proud to launch a new project as part of Speak Up Sunderland... It's called "Stars of Sunderland".
It's all about highlighting the work of exceptional individuals or organisations in Sunderland that go above and beyond for the community.
In this first episode, journalist James Barker who's heading up our "Stars of Sunderland" project introduces the idea at our first LIVE event, and our Betty nominated the first recipient...
Kate Townsend is the Coordinator of the Sunderland Foodbank Network. Kate works tirelessly to organise donations across several foodbanks around Sunderland, and make sure that people don't go without food and other essentials.
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Speak Up Sunderland is proudly made in Sunderland!
Our hosts are Betty Ball and Stevie B, with music by Timecrawler 82, and our producer is Jay Sykes.
Join us on our journey:
Our website - SpeakUpSunderland.comTwitter - @SpeakUpSunInstagram - @SpeakUpSunderlandor join us on Facebook!
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Mental Health - Speak Up Sunderland LIVE #3
This episode of the Speak Up Sunderland podcast carries a trigger warning: Our guests talk about attempted suicide, depression, panic attacks, and lived mental health experiences.
Another bumper episode, recorded at our last Speak Up Sunderland LIVE event at The Peacock in April; in collaboration of Katie Baggott, founder of the 'S.O.S. Sunderland Opinion and Stories' website.
This episode features:
Claire Coulthard, the founder of peer support group Red Balloons, who shared about the importance of looking after both your mental and physical health, and how the two are entwined.
Incredible live poetry from Sunderland-based poets Hester Dowling and Adam O'Wellen. Both have written gripping poetry from perspectives of poor mental health, and had the room entranced.
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Speak Up Sunderland is proudly made in Sunderland!
Our hosts are Betty Ball and Stevie B, with music by Timecrawler 82, and our producer is Jay Sykes.
Join us on our journey:
Our website - SpeakUpSunderland.com Twitter - @SpeakUpSun Instagram - @SpeakUpSun or join us on Facebook!
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