Coping with COVID podcast
Latest Episodes
7: Managing difficult thoughts and emotions
Suzi talks to Dr Ross White, a Reader in Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool. They discuss why difficult thoughts and feelings might occur, and strategies people can employ to manage them, in particular Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ...
6: From student to staff: managing the transition
In this episode, Sam Pullan from Nursing and Professor Richard Fuller from Medicine discuss the challenges of starting a new role in the NHS and strategies that can help you to adjust. - Richard talked about research by Sue Kilminster and colleagues a...
5. Student Experiences: Duncan
In this episode, Helen West is joined by Duncan, a 3rd year nursing student who has been redeployed to work in the NHS as part of the UK response to COVID-19. He talks about some of the challenges and defining moments,
4. Alcohol
Helen talks to Dr Suzi Gage about alcohol: Are people drinking more during the COVID-19 pandemic? If they are, what are the effects and when does that present a problem? Find out evidence-based strategies that can help if you think you’re drinking too ...
3. Sleep
In this episode, Dr Katie Herron talks about how your sleep might’ve been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and gives evidence-based strategies to improve your sleep. - Sleepio App : a self-help app to improve sleep - https://onboarding.sleepio.
2. Resilience
In Episode 2 Suzi Gage speaks to Professor Laurence Alison from the department of psychology about resilience. What is it? Why is it important when working in stressful environments, and practical advice for keeping going when things are tough. -
1. Recharging your mental health
In this first episode we look at how to recharge your mental health and the ‘coping reservoir’ model. Staff in the School of Medicine and Nursing share the strategies they’re using to look after their mental wellbeing: find out who’s dancing to 80s mus...