Thinking Out Loud: A Podcast On Grief And Mental Health

Episode 51: Bereavement in Childhood And Adulthood Ft Teni

On this week’s episode Jermaine sits down with Teni, creator of The Voiceless Thoughts Hub, an Instagram page she created to share her grief and express the various emotions that come with it. She talks about dealing with the loss of her mother and the impact it had on her childhood, and navigating through grief in adulthood due to her most recent loss of her sister, Siscee, last year. 

 

 

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Hosts:

 

Jermaine - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

 

Ben - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

 

 

Thinking Out Loud - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

 

 

Guest:

Teni   - https://www.instagram.com/voicelessthoughtshub/

 

Episode 50: Fatherhood, Finances, And Fears Ft Marlon Reynolds

In celebration of Father’s Day this Sunday, we have decided to give you a bonus episode which also happens to be our 50^th episode! We appreciate all those that have tuned in, whether you’ve listened to one episode or all 49- we appreciate you all. In this episode Jermaine is joined by Marlon, who was our first guest on the podcast, to talk about fatherhood, the highs and lows of it, the fears, and the values he wants to instil in his children. Enjoy! 

 

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Hosts:

 

Jermaine - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

 

Ben - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

 

 

Thinking Out Loud - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

 

 

Guest:

Marlon Reynolds 

Episode 49: "I Wake Up....And I'm A Widow" Ft Abi Shotade

In this week’s episode the boys are talking to host of the In Every Season podcast, Abi Shotade about her husband who died in a car accident. She talks about being young and widowed, juggling grief and motherhood, the dating scene as a widow, and much more.

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Hosts:

Jermaine - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

Ben - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

 

Thinking Out Loud - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

 

 

Guest:

Abi Shotade  - https://www.instagram.com/in.everyseason/

 

Episode 48: Making Peace With Your Grief Ft Joshua Ben-Solomon

In this week's episode we are joined by another international guest, Joshua, who is speaking with us from India. We had an open and truthful conversation about all things grief and how people who have experienced loss make peace with their grief. We talk about the murder of his girlfriend, suffering from PTSD, and why he no longer had anger towards her murderer.

 

 

 

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Hosts:

 

 

Jermaine - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

 

 

Ben - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

 

 

Thinking Out Loud - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

 

 

Guest:

 

Joshua Ben-Solomon - https://www.instagram.com/joshuabensolomon/

Joshua also has a page where he documents and share various grief related thoughts. Check it out! - https://www.instagram.com/navigatinggriefandloss/

 

 

 

 

 

Episode 47: "I'm Privileged She Was Chosen To Be My Grandmother" Ft Leah Charles-King

Multi Award-Winning Radio and TV presenter, and Bipolar UK Ambassador, Leah Charles-King joins Jermaine to share the beautiful memories she had with her grandmother, Ms Beatrix or widely known as Ms Bea, in St Lucia. They spoke about her passing, flying back to St Lucia during the pandemic for the funeral arrangements, honouring her grandmother's wishes to be buried in the UK, and how down to earth she was.

 

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Hosts:

 

 

Jermaine - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

 

 

Ben - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

 

 

Thinking Out Loud - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

 

 

Guest:

 

Leah Charles-King - https://www.instagram.com/leahcharlesking/

 

 

 

Leah has advocated and started to do a lot of work to destigmatize mental illnesses like bipolar and raise awareness by sharing her experience. Check out the following links to see more of the work she is doing:

 

 

 

Illuminate Mental Health - https://www.instagram.com/illuminatemh/

 

 

 

Bipolar UK - https://www.instagram.com/bipolar_uk/

 

 

Episode 46: Leaving A Toxic And Abusive Relationship Ft Afsa Rosette

Trigger warning: In this episode we are talking about domestic abuse and there is also a mention of suicide.

This week Jermaine and Ben are joined by Emotional Wellness Coach and Domestic Abuse Survivor, Afsa Rosette. Afsa sits down with the boys to talk about her physically and emotionally abusive relationship, the mental impact of it, and what she's learned from it.

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Hosts:

Jermaine - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

Ben - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

Thinking Out Loud - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

Guest:

Afsa Rosette  - https://www.instagram.com/afsa_rosette/

 

Episode 45: Surviving A Traumatic Brain Injury And Overcoming Depression Ft Ryan Nurse

In this bonus episode Ben is joined by TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) survivor, Ryan Nurse, who opens up about his attack which led to his brain injury. They talk about the physical and mental impact of his injury, overcoming depression, and how this had led him to come out of his comfort zone.

 

 

 

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Hosts:

Jermaine - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

 

 

 

Ben - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

 

 

Thinking Out Loud - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

 

 

 

Guest:

Ryan Nurse  - https://www.instagram.com/fool.around.the.world/

 

 

Episode 44: "Children Are Smarter Than We Think" Ft Mark Lemon

This week author and podcaster (Grief Is My Superpower) Mark Lemon joins the boys to talk about his traumatic experience with grief when his father was murdered. The trauma changed him, shaped him, and gave him this sense of purpose to educate children on grief through books. Follow on Spotify and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Share your thoughts on this episode or any of the other episodes in the catalog by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts as your feedback is highly appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

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Hosts:

Jermaine - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

 

 

Ben - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

 

 

Thinking Out Loud - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

 

Guest:

Mark Lemon  - https://www.instagram.com/marklemonofficial/

 

 

 

Mark's books can be found at:

https://www.lemondropbooks.co.uk/products/the-magical-wood-audiobook

 

Episode 43: "You Need To Run A Household Not A Hotel" Ft Koby Adom

This week Film and TV director Koby Adom joins Jermaine and Ben for what turned out to be a very therapeutic conversation on having faith, setting boundaries, self-love, and the important lessons that Koby learnt through his mother’s death and how that has led to him setting boundaries of his own.

 

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Hosts: 

Jermaine - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/ 

 

Ben - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

 

Thinking Out Loud - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

 

Guest: 

Koby Adom  - https://www.instagram.com/directedbykoby/

Episode 42: "I'm A Recovering Perfectionist" Ft Ashley and Amani

Feelings of self-doubt and not feeling good enough can be normal under certain circumstances but constantly telling yourself you aren't good enough  for something to the point where you talk yourself out opportunities or moments you know will help with your personal development can be damaging to your mental health and self-esteem. This week the boys are in conversation with fellow podcasters Ashley and Amani from Thoughts At The Mic podcast to talk about imposter syndrome, self-doubt, perfectionism, and various ways in which we can overcome these things.

 

 

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Hosts:

Jermaine - https://www.instagram.com/maine_thoughts/

 

 

 

Ben - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

 

 

 

Thinking Out Loud - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/

 

 

 

Guests:

Ashley  - https://www.instagram.com/ashley_topz/

 

 

 

Amani - https://www.instagram.com/_amanisamah/