Mental Health Matters
Mental Health Matters is back — now as a podcast from Feb 2026.
Due to popular demand, our TV show returns in audio form, bringing powerful conversations about mental health and wellbeing straight to your ears. Created and hosted by psychologist Dr Audrey Tang, and expanding on her Retrain Your Brain and The Wellbeing Lounge podcasts, Mental Health Matters goes beyond surface-level talk to deliver insight that’s practical, human, and genuinely transformative.
Each episode features expert-led conversations and reflections with practitioners at the top of their field, alongside real lived experiences that inform, connect, and motivate. Expect evidence-based tools, fresh perspectives, and honest dialogue designed to help you understand your mind...and use it better.
Recently shortlisted in the WRPN Webisode Competition, the show is produced by our award-winning studio recognised with the E2 Media Award of Excellence for its integrity and commitment to raising awareness in the field of wellbeing.
Real conversations. Trusted expertise. Making Mental Health support truly Matter.
Mental Health Matters
Reflections on Social isolation
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Mental Health Matters: Reflections on Social isolation
Last time we met “The Mental Health Jedi” and founder of Project Soul Stride, Chris Frederick, he was about to start an “offline challenge” – going “off grid” for two months…and he’s back to let us know how it went. It’s a raw and honest reflection on loneliness, mindset, and how the virtual world may simulate company…but cannot replace it.
His blog on the “experiment”: https://chris-frederick.medium.com/i-thought-smoking-was-my-hardest-habit-then-i-logged-off-839a5a8a5df4
About the Show
Each Thursday at 4pm, we broadcast on LinkedIn and YouTube, with the podcast released simultaneously on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more.
Then every Friday at 4pm, you’ll also receive a bonus podcast episode - a carefully selected recent conversation offering practical insight and timeless support.
Wherever you listen, you’re invited to pause, reflect, and reconnect:
PODCAST: https://mentalhealthmatters.buzzsprout.com
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5dbYRwciNQ3c2hZwpsfxnNIvpijH4S2b
Today's show is hosted by
Dr Audrey Tang www.draudreyt.com @draudreyt
and Judith Crosier https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556005102240
Guest Expert:
Chris Fredrick
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherfrederick/?originalSubdomain=uk
Within our shows we also feature tips from previous Guest Experts – this week it’s Coach and Consultant for Men’s Midlife:
Darren Lawrence
