The Lock Down Legacy: Recent Episodes
Bill Rodgers
The on going legacy of stories and podcast about how the small town of Gainsborough has been surviving during Lock Down and Covid 19. Real People - Real Stories - Real Lives. We talk all about Gainsborough, the "Little Town That Did".
Open and honest podcast about working at a housing association and how tenants are still reacting to the lock downs and the fear of covid. A few hints and tips pn how to keep going till we get out of the other side. Emily says - reach out if you need any thing and Elaine says just take it one step at a time. Wise words.
Another great pod cast of real people, real lives, real stories about how the lock downs have affected people long term. Richard talks openly about his own challenges and how he resolved them. Just do what you do and carry on, he says. Lock Down made him feel that life is more precious. It gave him a kick up the back side.
Chris, a fit man working as a boss at many leisure centres talks openly about his Stroke during the pandemic and how he had to change his life completely. He talks honestly about how his physical illness affected both his wife and family, even tough his wife was having a tough time as well as her own issues with her own father and mother. His months and months of mental health challenges would not beat him.
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A great podcast from Helen who talks about looking after the kids, changing jobs, home schooling not only her own kids but other kids and parents; on the other side of the computer screen. Her tip is to get out and mix more and speak about what you are going through. Take care of others mental health as well as your own.
Here we have Emily who talks about the struggles of working and being a mom all at the same time as well as living with a severe illness. At times a struggle at time a relief to be working from home. Her hints and tips to her survival of the Lock Downs; respect you down time. Don't be a hero. Put measures in place and try not to develop new habits, eating , dirking etc.
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Continuing real lives, real stories, real people, The Lock down Legacy talk to Sean about his time in and out of lock down and also speaks very openly about his own journey of mental health challenges. He works for a housing association and has spent many months looking after the mental health of many of his companies tenants. Not just as housing repairs, but many of the tradesmen see themselves as mental health support lines, checking on tenants. His hot tip, try and roll with it and it is ok to be ok.
Lisa is a Senior Community Mental Health practitioner in and around Gainsborough. Here she talks about the tribulations of setting up a new team during the pandemic and how difficult it is when there is compulsory home working an d no face to face connections. Her hints and tips, quite simply, stay connected as best you can. Try and engage and talk to people, do not suffer in silence. Do things what make you feel good, such as sing a longs to ABBA. Other music groups are available.
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Another great podcast in the series. Chelsea talks about loosing work, fear of being alone and the fact she drank too much during the lock downs. She talks openly about her struggles with moving house and her mental and physical stuggles during her time in Lock Down. A very open and honest recounting of her time in the lock down and how she dealt with it all.
Another insightful, honest and very moving pod cast from Kate, a community nurse. She talks about her role in the community during her lock downs and is also very honest when she tells us that she even started to plan her own funeral, as she was in so much fear of catching covid from one of her patients and then passing it on to her family. Luckily she has survived and is here to tell us her story.
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Another great pod cast in the legacy series. Here we hear about how Tracey not only had to deal with her mental health during the lockdown but, also how she manages to live with the physical pain of living with fibromyalgia. She gets through it all by being creative; painting and drawing.
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Another very open and honest podcast from Jamie. Here he talks about that all through the Lock Downs he was working and in one job he truly was not right for. He left that job and his mental health began to suffer and he went down that black hole to depression. His new job pulled him out of that hole and he now loves what he is doing; working on Covid testing sites all around the country. He love the job and the people who he is now working with. They are from all walks of life from teachers to physical education instructor. He now feels much better physical too and this in turn has improved his mental health dramatically.
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Another great podcast from Abbi. She found herself a single mum during lockdown, homeless and jobless. Here she tell us openly and honestly how she caped and managed during these harsh time. She found a house, a school for the kids and ultimately a job. Through hard work and determination she has survived and had put her self and her kids back together again.
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Another in our series The Community Speaks. This is Trina's story who tell us about how, at first she enjoyed the lockdowns. It gave her time to slow down and spent the first couple of weeks as though she was on holiday and the reality kicked in a news of her mother, who was in a nursing home at the time, had contracted Covid19. Consequently, because of the illness, Trina's mother passed away. The hardest part of all this, was the lack of people allowed at the funeral. She told her self. It is what it it!
In this podcast we hear how Haley got so bad during Lock Down , she had to send for the mental health crisis team. This is a very open and frank testimony of how a young woman has survived her lock down ordeal by staying positive. She found help and support from her friends too, always knowing that there would be someone there to talk to and who would help her through her dark days.
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Another very honest podcast about Robert's mental health struggles during Lock Downs. He shares his experience's with hearing voices and being very unwell during these trying times. His hints and tips are to stay connected, even with yourself. He also suggest a letter to you younger self is a great way of sharing your mental health challenges.
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Another great, real people, real lives, real stories podcast. This time Daniel's Story. As well as having his own physical and mental health challenges, he is also a carer for many many of his own family. He is, one of the country's unsung heroes; a full time carer. His lock down was a mixed bag of emotions; going from been uber busy to almost having nothing to do. In his own mind he felt as though he was the bottom of the pile, but now lockdown has brought him a positive outlook about himself. He felt needed. His hint is, take time to connect, not only with other, but mainly yourself. As a carer, take the opportunities where you can. His big hint, take time to yourself.
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Another terrific guest on the Legacy Podcast. Sam, telling us how he spends his days and how he spent his time in lockdown. His hints and tips, keep active and keep busy. He also can't wait till the Lockdown is over as he like being active and has a little job in a library and can't wait to get back there and meet some people face to face. Thank you Sam for your honesty on this podcast.
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Another open and honest podcast brought tonus by Linda. She tells us about her mental and physical challenges during lockdown and how it really affected her. As someone who suffers from agoraphobia, she can't wait to get out again and try and beat her feelings. She wits for the day when all this will be over. Very honest and open.
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Another great podcast in the Lock Down Legacy series. Here we have Rosie telling us how difficult it has been not seeing her mum enough and how this has affected both her mental health and wellbeing and that of her mothers. Rosie tell us to keep your values and be true to yourself. She says it has been hard for her, but you have to keep busy and wait.
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Another great podcast in the lock down series about mental health and the lockdowns. This time it's Conor's story, a young graduate who hid hid depression for over 3 years whilst at university and fought and struggled to maintain a false image. He carried on with his student lifestyle but hid his true emotions and feelings. Then when he left university his depression came again and hit him like a train.
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The on going legacy of stories and podcasts about how the small town of Gainsborough has been surviving during Lock Down and Covid 19. Real People - Real Stories - Real Lives. This is a very special podcast old to us by James. It charts how he felt totally isolated to being really busy as he volunteered for many local support agencies. He built his confidence and self worth during the Lock Downs by reading more and concentrating on his own self belief.
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The on going legacy of stories and podcasts about how the small town of Gainsborough has been surviving during Lock Down and Covid 19. Real People - Real Stories - Real Lives. We talk all about Gainsborough, the "Little Town That Did".
In this podcast we here Paul's story of how he had to take all his support groups online and how is own mental and physical health has suffered during Lock Downs, but his groups have kept him busy. His hint and tip, get a note book and doodle or write a couple of lines of poetry and get the creative juices flowing.
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Another amazing episode in the Lock Down Project. In this episode, we hear from Ali's and how the Lock Downs treated her, not only her mental health struggled but also her physical. She found it very dark at times as she missed human contact. Her only company was a new dog and the occasional visit from her Community Psychiatrist Nurse and her Social Worker. She says she like her own comany but still found it dificult being alone. This is Ali's Lock Down Legacy Story.
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In this episode we meet Adele for the second time, who to help her with her own lock down and mental health challenges decided to help others. Since we lad met, her mental health has been very up and down and her partner seems to have experienced a little bit of the same. She turns to her music and online course to try and keep her depression at bay. She is trying very hard not to stay in bed all day and tries to maintain good self care, but as she says, it is very hard sometimes.
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Another great testimonial story about what Michelle has been going through during the Lockdowns'. She talks mainly about the mental health of her family, especially her children. She also talks about how difficult it is to home school her children as the school circular is so difficult and the demands on her kids are realy a stretch for all of them. She has managed to get through it by encouraging the whole family to talk and to not blame each other for anything which is happening. The strength of the mother.
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After a series of mini strokes Paul emerged to see every one wearing masks as they would at a mascaraed ball. He thought this a bit strange till he saw what we were going through; the lock downs. He fills his lockdown days by reading and drumming and says he never get board. He also told us that he finds it easy, as a man to talk about his mental health and encourages other men to do the same. Don't suffer in silence. His tips and hints; don't be shy about your feelings, talk about them.
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Another interesting podcast exploring what has been happening to people during the enforced lock downs. This we talk to Graeme who is a healthy and safety officer in a big manufacturing company. He makes sure all aspects of health and safety are taken care of, including the mental health of the staff as he is also a mental health first aider. Here tells us what it is like straight from the shop floor.
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Another great story in the Lock Down Legacy. This time Rebecca's Story. As a student almost ready to leave university, Rebecca's saw her future as bright having just landing a job before her university mate's then Lock Down's came and she lost the job before she even started. She found it all so strange and overwhelming. Not to be beaten, she carried on with the grind and the hustling, she eventually left university, (No graduation because of Covid19 restrictions), and now has a job at a local housing association. Well done Rebecca.
The on going legacy of stories and podcast about how the small town of Gainsborough has been surviving during Lock Down and Covid 19. Real People - Real Stories - Real Lives. We talk all about Gainsborough, the "Little Town That Did". Today we talk to Mike Pearson wo is the Group Health and Safety Manager for a large company called Hexadex based in Gainsborough. He talks to us about what it like for a huge manufacturing organisation during the enforced lock down, He cover staff moral and mental health challenges.
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Cat has worked in mental health for many years. In this podcast we find out that she too, has mental health challenges and uses this to her advantage; to help others. She talks about using her Lived Experience to help other who may be struggling. Cat also give a few hints and tips to help during Lock Down and one of those is...Gardening. Go on, give it a try.
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Eamonn's story is one of true grit. He was A very successful chef before Lock Down, in a very well patronised restaurant; that is till the restaurant was forced to close indefinitely. With this, Eamonn took his skills as a top chef and decided to feed the needy. This is what he does now, going round to those less fortunate than others or can't get out because of Lock Down or illness, and gives them a home cooked meal.
Yvonne's story is one of true strength and resilience. She tells us how she cared for both her ex-husband and her new partner when they were diagnosed with terminal cancer at the same time - she found herself being the carer for both. She talks about what she gained from being locked down, having suffered with mental health challenge during the enforced lock down. She came out the other side, with the help of social prescribing, a better person and took more time to take care of her self.
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Vic's story of being a local driving instructor who had to completely reinvent himself during Lock Down. First of all he had to find work in a factory and when that ended he got a job with the local council as a Bin Man; a job he enjoyed as he had some pals and comrade to communicate with. His life's philosophy, 'always take time to laugh' . "If you can't laugh, find someone who can help you laugh".
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Victoria tells us how she coped during the Lock Downs and how her nine year old daughter's mental health really struggled as she could not go to school and interact with her friends. Victoria also reveals how she found love in Lock Down by joining a dating app through loneliness and it all worked out for her.
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Another fascinating podcast continuing the stories of the Lock Down. This time Kate tells us about her journey of mental and physical health and home schooling two teenage boys. How her garden became the go too place because of her lack of mobility and not being able to get out of the house. Open and honest and very informative.
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Colin has worked in charities most of his like and he now works for a carers charity. He spent most of his lockdown in furlough so had time to commute with nature and turn to his passion, poetry. Here he shares his story of Lock Down and he also shares his poetry and how it got him through it.
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Roxanne talks openly and honestly about her mental health struggles and challenges and how she dealt with being locked down. Her strength was challenged when she started to develop physical symptoms as well as mental health challenges. At the end of it all she found she had now started to suffer from anxiety as well as all her other issues. An avid online game player, this was her only escape whilst being in Locked Down. Turning to the internet, Roxanne now has an online friend in Sweden and they now refer to each other as sisters. Thank you for being so open Roxanne.
A interesting take on Lock Down. How a busy Chief Executive of a company who looks out for carers managed to take care of herself, her family and, (LONG DISTANCE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA), also kept Intouch with her 85 year old father during Lock Down having to the decision not to furlough the staff. It was all easy at first, then reality kicked in. Thank you Vicky. CEO of Every One.
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A very moving and honest story about a young many who took his own life during Lock Down. Ang tell us how she saw this young man, Ryan, as her surrogate son and how she is still numb by his passing. Her open and honest account of how she is dealing with his suicide.
TRIGGER WARNING: Contains reference to suicide.
A young mom talks about her Lock Down experience trying to home school, look after her mental health and that of her partner. She found it fun at first but as the weeks went on it became harder and harder for her and her own mental health began to suffer. Thank you to Sarah for your honesty.
Another great piece of Lock Down Legacy. Sarah's Story. Here Sarah talks about her time in Lock Down and how she mainly took care of her daughter, who has sever depression which was escalated by Lock Down. She tried to pass her time by doing some creative art with sequins but all the time kept a close eye on both her own and her daughters mental health. This is a very open and honest story told by Sarah who main advice was, ''Get out Side and meet People''. Thank you Sarah for being so open and honest.
Another great piece of Lock Down Legacy. This time, Dave writes a letter to himself, telling himself it's all going to be ok. Get dressed and wait for you groceries to be delivered. After he wrote the story he became very emotional and more so when he read it to his wife. Avery moving contribution to The Lock Down Legacy. Thank you Dave for you openness and honesty.
This is the first of many podcasts which will be following the people of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire and how they have been dealing with Lock Down and Isolation. In this episode we meet Adele, who to help her with her own lock down and mental health challenges decided to help others. After being isolated for many months, Adele decided to have all her hair shaved off for the MacMillan Cancer Charity. Here we find out how she felt before and after her 'Brave The Shave'. Well done Adele.