The Just Checking In Podcast
The Just Checking In Podcast is another step in VENT’s mission to give people a voice, change the conversation around mental health and provide an outlet where everyone, but especially men and boys, can express themselves.Each pod we check in with a special guest. We have a natter and a chat about all things mental health as well as anything and everything else they're passionate about. If it helps that person with their mental health, we'll discuss it!
Episodes
450 episodes
JCIP #346 - Sophie Temple
In episode 346 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with academic Sophie Temple.Sophie is currently Doctoral Researcher in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, specialising in eating diso...
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JCIP #345 - Richard Pomfrett
In episode 345 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Richard Pomfrett. Richard is the Founder and CEO of Boyz-2-Men, an organisation which is dedicated to supporting boys and young men through their journey into adultho...
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JCIP #344 - Chris Hemmings
In episode 344 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Chris Hemmings. Chris is a published author and mental health advocate.Chris is the Founder of two organisations in the men’s mental health space: M-Path and M...
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JCIP #343 - Niamh Hughes - Part 2
In Part 2 of journalist Niamh Hughes' journey, we discuss her diagnosis of Congenital Hemiplegia and how she managed it from being a young child, through to adolescence and adulthood.We explore how her acceptance of it came alongside her...
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JCIP #343 - Niamh Hughes - Part 1
In episode 343 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Niamh Hughes. Niamh is a freelance journalist, producer, presenter and voiceover artist. Niamh also happens to have a disability called Congenital Hemiple...
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JCIP #342 - Olena Lukyanova
In episode 342 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Olena Lukyanova. Olena is a qualified therapist and the Director of her therapy practice, OL Psychotherapy and Consulting. Olena had a desire to become a ...
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JCIP #341 - Lucy MacLeod
In episode 341 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Lucy MacLeod. Lucy is a firefighter and has worked in the London Fire Brigade for over 16 years across a range of different roles since she joined the LFB in May 2009...
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JCIP #340 - Jay Darkmoore
In episode 340 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Jay Darkmoore.Jay is a published author, commentator and hosts his own YouTube channel and podcast, discussing issues around policing in the UK. He has written...
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JCIP #339 - Luke Loughlin - Part 2
In episode 339 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with Luke Loughlin. Luke is a men’s mental health advocate based in Canada, the former Co-Founder of Men United and the Founder of Recovery Painting, a painting and d...
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JCIP #338 - George Gabriel
In episode 338 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with George Gabriel.George is the Director and Co-Founder of an organisation called ‘The Dad Shift’, which is made up of a group of men, dads and other parents campaigning for ...
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JCIP #337 - Mark Taylor
In episode 337 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Mark Taylor. Mark is a Director at Men Walking and Talking (MWAT), a men’s walk and talk organisation founded in 2021 by Dan Reid. Mark is also the Kenilw...
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JCIP #336 - Sam Lehane
In episode 336 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Sam Lehane. Sam is an entrepreneur, former business owner and former employee of Virgin StartUp, where he worked during two separate periods.In-between all of ...
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JCIP #335 - Darren Placid
In episode 335 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Darren Placid. Darren has worked as a firefighter in the London Fire Brigade for 20 years. He applied in 2004 and successfully became a firefighter in 2005. ...
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JCIP #334 - Mike Thompson
In episode 334 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Mike Thompson.Mike is the Founder of two organisations, Paternity Fraud UK and the Falsely Accused Network. Mike founded PFUK in July 2020 and then later set u...
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JCIP #333 - Scott Johnson - Part 2
In episode 333 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with Scott Johnson. Scott is the Founder and CEO of the Proper Blokes Club (PBC) C.I.C, a community organisation which provides walk and talk groups for men across Lo...
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JCIP #332 - TheTinMen - Part 2
In episode 332 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with George from TheTinMen.We first checked in with George in January 2024 in JCIP #223, where we covered a whole range of issues he covers on the platform, including: mal...
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JCIP #331 - Colm Brett - Part 2
In episode 331 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with Colm Brett. Colm is now the Founder and CEO of Arctic Event Solutions, which provides towable refrigerated trailers for hire to the live events space, including ...
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JCIP #330 - Ben Sixsmith - Part 2
In episode 330 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with journalist Ben Sixsmith. Ben currently works as Online Editor and podcast critic for The Critic magazine, and also has a Substack called The Zone. We first checked in with Ben ...
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JCIP #329 - Richard Campion
In episode 329 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Richard Campion. Richard is a Devon-based professional photographer, who specialises in wildlife photography. We came across his work through great friend of the pod and all-round l...
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JCIP #328 - Declan Burley
In episode 328 of The Just Checking In Podcast, we checked in with Declan Burley. Declan is a filmmaker, conservationist and wildlife camera operator. We came across Declan through his role in the incredible series on Apple TV, ‘The Wild Ones’, wh...
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JCIP #327 - Tanyka Davson
In episode 327 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Tanyka Davson.Tanyka Davson is a Public Affairs professional and the Co-Founder of Cubbi, a platform built to support new and expecting parents with exclusive discounts from brands ...
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JCIP #326 - Nick Davis - Part 2
In episode 326 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with Nick Davis.Nick is a musician, actor and mental health advocate for addiction recovery. We first checked in with Nick all the way back in JCIP #51!In Nick’s Part 1, we discusse...
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JCIP #325 - Immy Harrison
In episode 325 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with academic Immy Harrison. Immy is currently a PHD student and researcher into singlehood at the University of Swansea’s Evolutionary Psychology department, where she studies under the...
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