Gary served in the military and the British Transport Police. He was a frontline worker in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings and is haunted by some of the tragic things he has seen as part of his job. As mentioned in the podcast, here is the link for the charity that Gary runs. https://www.ptsd999.org.uk/

If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode, please see below for information about further support and advice.

To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered.

Other helpful organisations:

NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines

SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123

MIND - www.mind.co.uk

NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe

WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org

NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance

Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk

PTSD UK - www.ptsduk.org

PTSD Resolution - www.ptsdresolution.org

Combat Stress - www.combatstress.org.uk

Find the transcript for episode 1 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_1.txt

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