Where to get help
This show is about talking. Sometimes talking to a podcast isn’t enough — and it was never meant to be. Everyone below is free to contact, trained to listen, and available across the UK.
If you need someone now
Samaritans
116 123Free, 24 hours a day, every day. You don’t have to be suicidal to call. samaritans.org
Shout
Text SHOUTto 85258
Free, 24/7 text support for when speaking feels impossible. giveusashout.org
Childline
0800 1111Free, 24 hours a day, every day, for anyone under 19. Phone, online chat or email. childline.org.uk
The Mix
Text THEMIXto 85258
Free, 24/7 crisis text support for under‑25s. Phone line hours vary — see themix.org.uk
Mental health information and support
Rethink Mental Illness
0808 801 0525Advice for people living with severe mental illness and their carers. rethink.org
Hub of Hope
Search by postcodeType in a postcode and find mental health support near you. hubofhope.co.uk
After losing someone to suicide
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
0300 111 5065Peer support from people who have been through it themselves. uksobs.org
Specific support
YoungMinds Parents Helpline
0808 802 5544For any adult worried about a child or young person. youngminds.org.uk
If you are outside the UK
Anywhere else
Find A HelplineType in your country and it lists the free crisis lines near you. findahelpline.com
We list these organisations because we trust them. We aren’t connected to them and we can’t pass your message on — please contact them directly. Check every number against the organisation’s own website before relying on it; services and opening hours change.
You are not the only one
Every episode is someone saying out loud what they thought they had to carry alone.