Miscellaneous
Welcome to Stand Alone's podcast! This is our Christmas Eve special, in which all our guests join host Jay to unwrap the ideas and the imagery of Christmas: Getting away and holidays, charity work and volunteering, the media's messages, cultivating new and often non-biological connections, and taking ownership of your Christmas in whatever way that means for you. We hear thoughts and experiences from almost everyone who's featured across the Stand Alone podcast series - people whose episodes we've heard so far (Natasha and Grace), and those who we're yet to meet (Mina, Aysha, Sarah, Blair, David, Yasmin, and Pippa). We're also joined by Becca, Stand Alone's founder and CEO, and Jonathon, our support group leader in Edinburgh - they share their thoughts on how to navigate the festive period, and look after your own mental health. If you are feeling lower than normal or need immediate support with your wellbeing at this time of the year, please call Samaritans for free on 116 123 or make an emergency appointment with your GP. We are such a small charity and we can't give out individual advice. We will be opening registration for next year's support groups in January 2020. If you want to talk about the podcast, get online and go to our Twitter page @UKstandalone to join the discussion. Remember that Stand Alone has lots of advice on our website as part of our guides: www.standalone.org.uk/guides/ If you want to support the podcast and Stand Alone, please consider donating to us by clicking here.