episodic This thought-provoking series hears from people from different walks of life who deal, experience and battle mental health issues. Producer and mental health advocate, Halina Rifai, brings you their accounts and explores key themes that have impacted them including grief, body image and much more.

]]> A Sonic Hug The Big Light The Big Light true The Big Light hello@thebiglight.com en https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug Halina continues her story and talks about her continued experiences with panic and agoraphobia.

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]]> Halina's Story Halina's Story 00:32:43 4f69d431-ca50-4163-a796-24473da6073b 10 3 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/halinas-story-1 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 10:14:23 +0000 Halina sits down with psychotherapist Jude Stewart to hear about her journey with the menopause.

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]]> Jude's Story Jude's Story 00:26:20 9b1f96b5-66e8-4e32-ad40-c99b8e97a65f 9 3 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/judes-story Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:01:09 +0000 Halina sits down with NHS health visitor Emma Furniss to hear about her journey with depression.

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]]> Emma's Story Emma's Story 00:30:30 8958f4e5-65d3-4b16-83a0-9072c31f0d40 8 3 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/emmas-story Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:32:09 +0000 Halina sits down with journalist and co-host of The Metro’s mental health podcast Mentally Yours Yvette Caster to hear about her journey with bipolar disorder.

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]]> Yvette’s Story Yvette’s Story 00:29:27 6ef8076d-0445-48ed-a7b2-4227bdad2360 7 3 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/yvettes-story Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:50:24 +0000 Halina sits down with creative practitioner and podcaster, Ica Headlam to hear about the impact of long COVID on his mental health.

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]]> Ica's Story Ica's Story 00:28:18 4c375577-1e1c-4ede-b995-b30b9c79a430 6 3 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/icas-story Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:00:22 +0000 Halina sits down with musician and nurse Chloe to hear about the impact of the pandemic on her personal and professional life.

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]]> Chloe's Story Chloe's Story 00:30:40 be2b8a72-33f7-43db-b4a9-a9059971a8b2 5 3 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/chloes-story Mon, 14 Nov 2022 10:54:41 +0000 Halina sits down with journalist, writer and academic Dominic Hyde to hear about his experience with post-concussion syndrome.

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]]> Dominic's Story Dominic's Story 00:33:01 9c78e65d-d7ae-4b0f-b213-943eb2938b26 4 3 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/dominics-story Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:01:06 +0000 Halina sits down with nurse Lyn-Marie to hear about her experience with postnatal depression.

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]]> Lyn-Marie's Story Lyn-Marie's Story 00:34:34 9478a399-05ab-4c06-9d02-8807fdadbb08 3 3 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/lyn-marie Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:58:15 +0000 Halina sits down with musician Pedro Cameron to hear about his exploration of his sexuality and identity whilst growing up in the Highlands and his journey going forwards.

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]]> Pedro's Story Pedro's Story 00:26:46 a8410e5a-ec0e-4299-b927-e319a8309885 2 3 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/pedros-story Sun, 23 Oct 2022 23:01:08 +0000 Halina sits down with Paul to listen to his story around his addition to porn and sex and the impact it had on his mental health.

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]]> Paul's Story Paul's Story 00:32:58 7aa36ce4-ed06-49b6-91dd-786e6c23c6b0 1 3 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/pauls-story-1 Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:01:08 +0000 Halina sits down with Rachael to hear about her experience of dealing with significant grief twice in her life, on two very different levels. 


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]]> Rachael's Story Rachael's Story 00:33:06 972b69cb-92af-4671-8466-a0f1b5bb2f20 The Big Light 9 2 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/rachaels-story Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:39:40 +0000 Halina sits down with Stacey to talk about her eating disorder binge-eating and the impacts it has on her mental health.


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]]> Stacey's Story Stacey's Story 00:32:02 a42b5731-a844-4134-9dbb-dafc223f29c2 The Big Light 8 2 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/staceys-story Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:16:42 +0000 Halina sits down with musician Robert Allen of Scottish band Glasvegas to talk about the impacts on his mental health of touring.


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]]> Robert's Story Robert's Story 00:30:20 1b93de38-8cd7-474e-b242-32ea12314236 The Big Light 7 2 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/roberts-story Mon, 25 Jan 2021 16:01:14 +0000 Halina sits down with musician, songwriter and producer Rosie to talk about the how alcoholism and grief impacted her mental health and how powerful therapy was for her.


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]]> Rosie's Story Rosie's Story 00:38:54 ed70addb-9701-48c1-9563-9d79bf9773e0 The Big Light 6 2 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/rosies-story Mon, 28 Dec 2020 00:01:00 +0000 Halina sits down with mental health magazine editor Kirstyn to talk about the impacts of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) on her mental health. 


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]]> Kirstyn's Story Kirstyn's Story 00:38:50 17259108-fa73-48d7-b1de-3901428a47fa The Big Light 5 2 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/kirstyns-story Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:01:00 +0000 Halina sits down with photographer, filmmaker and performance maker Jassy to talk about the impact of grief on her mental health.


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]]> Jassy's Story Jassy's Story 00:35:54 1643adf3-03c6-4ddd-9d5e-f3abd9fd2840 The Big Light 4 2 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/jassys-story Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:41:14 +0000 Halina sits down with Paul to hear about the uncertainties that anxiety brings in later life.


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]]> Paul's Story Paul's Story 00:31:47 5b188015-6fa3-477c-b1a2-8c376001dd26 The Big Light 3 2 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/pauls-story Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:18:10 +0000 Halina sits down with Louise to hear how adoption has affected her mental health. 


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]]> Louise's Story Louise's Story 00:40:32 b8b56eba-a624-4743-804d-d8c1772e20c3 The Big Light 2 2 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/louises-story Mon, 30 Nov 2020 10:52:42 +0000 Halina sits down with rapper Jubemi (Bemz) to hear about how his mental health has been impacted by grief, bullying, racism and murder.


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]]> Jubemi's Story Jubemi's Story 00:40:32 c82c2a4f-d175-4465-9c86-3c1937da8e8a The Big Light 2 2 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/jubemis-story Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:01:00 +0000 Halina sits down with music & events PR Jenn to hear about how grief has impacted her mental health.


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]]> Jenn's Story Jenn's Story 00:20:26 c7e02f0e-866b-4050-80b4-a0b39cdad008 The Big Light 1 2 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/jenns-story Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:01:18 +0000 Halina sits down with Cammy to hear about how he was falsely diagnosed with schizophrenia.


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]]> Cammy's Story Cammy's Story 00:30:19 76e855a8-e9e0-424e-8c42-cbb85b8db256 The Big Light 10 1 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/cammys-story Mon, 09 Nov 2020 10:18:08 +0000 Halina sits down with Sarah to hear about the effects of body image on her mental health.


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]]> Sarah's Story Sarah's Story 00:27:06 973abacf-63f0-4bdf-bb75-89095bfeaec4 The Big Light 9 1 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/sarahs-story Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:01:00 +0000 Halina sits down with media and radio producer Ally to hear about the effects of grief on his mental health. 


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]]> Ally's Story Ally's Story 00:36:35 3d299920-0986-4f87-abfe-4527d5e5002d The Big Light 8 1 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/allys-story Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:01:00 +0000 Halina sits down with musician and music educator Deni Smith to hear about her recent diagnosis of ADHD.


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]]> Deni's Story Deni's Story 00:34:19 fc469fc3-209e-4c3a-a6dd-89cb67d0c6ac The Big Light 7 1 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/denis-story Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:01:59 +0000 Halina sits down with musician James Graham (The Twilight Sad) to hear about the effects of body image on his mental health.


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]]> James's story James's story 00:29:26 e2529799-12dc-429e-8c10-cc30910d08d3 The Big Light 6 1 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/jamess-story Sun, 11 Oct 2020 23:01:55 +0000 Halina sits down with musician and writer Carrie Marshall to hear about the effects of coming out as a trans woman on her mental health.


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]]> Carrie’s Story Carrie’s Story 00:48:02 b3484dcc-3203-4b47-8513-b6bb62820cda The Big Light 5 1 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/carries-story Sun, 04 Oct 2020 23:01:00 +0000 Halina sits down with filmmaker Tim Courtney to hear about the stigma surrounding men’s mental health.


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]]> Tim's Story Tim's Story 00:33:01 8643de63-38ae-4785-8fb1-b7b6299b1200 The Big Light 4 1 full false https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/tims-story Sun, 27 Sep 2020 23:01:00 +0000 Halina sits down with performance poet Leyla Jospehine to hear about the effects of grief on her mental health.


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]]> Leyla’s Story Leyla’s Story 00:28:55 572c6395-f959-41cc-8f98-f0fc3bfcfef5 The Big Light 3 1 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/leylas-story Sun, 20 Sep 2020 23:01:00 +0000 Halina sits down with sound engineer and musician Steven Cossar to hear about the effects of body image on his mental health.


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]]> Steven’s Story Steven’s Story 00:26:53 bc787b33-f035-4b3d-99e0-fecd4dcb73f3 The Big Light 2 1 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/stevens-story Sun, 13 Sep 2020 23:01:00 +0000 Welcome to A Sonic Hug podcast. My name is Halina Rifai and, in this series, I will be introducing you to some amazing people with stories to share about how their mental health has been impacted by a variety of issues. Before all of that, here is my story. 


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]]> Halina's Story Halina's Story 00:18:24 08855ed8-1a0f-4b9e-85af-ae7a6c6b8a88 The Big Light 1 1 full true https://pod.co/a-sonic-hug/halinas-story Wed, 09 Sep 2020 16:23:09 +0000 This thought-provoking series hears from people from different walks of life who deal, experience and battle mental health issues. Producer and mental health advocate, Halina Rifai, brings you their accounts and explores key themes that have impacted them including grief, body image and much more. Based on her own experiences, she felt it was time to start helping people tell their stories. It will be hard listening at times, but that’s how we can learn and understand things better. These are real life accounts from brave people and we can’t wait for you to meet them.


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