My Sh**ty Actor Boyfriend
Actor, Jake Ferretti, talks to creatives in the performance industry about how their mental health has been affected by the turbulent, up-and-down, twist-and-turny, sometimes abusive relationship they have with the industry. An open, frank and balls-out discussion podcast!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 44
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Chris Lawson
Topics discussed/Key words
- Closing the doors of the Oldham Coliseum
#chrislawson #jakeferretti #theatre #oldhamcoliseum #podcast #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #closing #regionaltheatre #communityt…
Precious Perez
Topics discussed/Key words
- Accessibility for disability
- Anxiety
- Starting in the music industry
- Inaccessible apps/websites
- Accessibility for gigs
#preciousperez #jakeferretti #podcast #mentalhealth #mentalh…
Ava Vidal
Topics discussed/Key words
- Losing a child to suicide
- Coercive control
- Depression
Mentions
#avavidal #jakeferretti #podcast #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #comedian #journalist #suicide #coercion #depr…
Rosie Holt
Topics discussed/Key word
#rosieholt #jakeferretti #podcast #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #comedian #pileons #news #parody #opinion #tribalism #debate #actor #burnout #brexit #empathy #industry #…
Raz Shaw
Interview with theatre director and writer, Raz Shaw (20/09/21)
Topics discussed/Key Words
- Near-death experiences
- The taboo of death
- Fear of fear
#jakeferretti #podcast #lockdown #dancingvideo #filmediti…
Don Warrington
Interview with actor, Don Warrington (11/01/22)
Topics discussed/Key Words - Don Warrington
- Lockdown
- Learning in drama school
- Race
- Finding YOUR voice
#jakeferretti #podcast #donwarrington #lockdown #guadel…
Caprice Kwai
Interview with disabled model, Caprice Kwai (22/12/21)
Topics discussed/Key Words - Caprice Kwai
- Being disabled in the modelling industry
- Ableism
- Accessibility within the fashion industry
- Knowledge of hai…
D'bi Young Anitafrika
Interview with theatremaker, D'bi Young Anitafrika (30/11/21)
Topics discussed/Key Words - D’Bi Young
- Colonisation in theatre
- Jamaican Dub-Poetry
- Parenting and making Art
#jakeferretti #podcast #race #qu…
David Paisley
Interview with actor, David Paisley (06/09/21).
Topics discussed/Key Words - David Paisley
- Severe depression
- Feeling suicidal
- Being dehumanised from being on TV
#jakeferretti #podcast #davidpaisley #actor…
Bronwen Stephens-Harding
Interview with opera singer, director and company owner, Bronwen Stephens-Harding (05/09/21).
Topics discussed/Key Words - Bronwen Stephens-Harding
- Toxic competitiveness
- Retraining in Opera
- Ageism/sexism…
Mark Bunyan
Interview with cabaret artist and composer, Mark Bunyan (12/08/21).
Topics discussed/Key Words - Mark Bunyan
- Living as a throuple
- Losing best friend to AIDS
- Being financially dependent on a partner
- Age
#ma…
Paul Burston
Interview with author, Paul Burston (11/08/21)
Topics discussed/Key Words - Paul Burston
- Survivor’s guilt (AIDS crisis)
- Drugs/alcohol
- Trolling/stalking
- Anxiety
- Being a victim
#podcast #creative #writer #…
Chris Sonnex
Interview with director, Chris Sonnex (21/07/21).
Topics discussed/Key Words - Chris Sonnex
- Body image
- Poverty vs. diet
- Food & nutrition
- Men & mental health
- Refugee camp, Calais (Good Chance theatre?)
#pod…
Daniel York Loh
Interview with actor and writer, Daniel York Loh (03/07/21).
- Topics discussed/Key Words - Daniel York Loh
- #actorslife
- Pressure of working normal job
- Social Media
- Drug/alcohol rehab
- Power struggles/relation…
Jon Brittain
Interview with writer and director, Jon Brittain (26/06/21).
Topics discussed/Key Words
- Bullimia
- Body image
- Dyspraxia (link below)
- Anxiety
- Being in control
- Writer/director/actor relationships
CN Lester
Interview with musician and writer, CN Lester (05/06/21)
- Topics discussed/Key Words - CN Lester
- Improvised Opera
- OCD
- Cyclothymic Manic Depression
- CAMS Mental Health care
- Jamie Hale - poetry book called Shi…
L Morgan Lee
Interview with actress and theatre maker, L Morgan Lee (18/05/21).
Topics discussed:
- Lived experience of being transgender
- Race
- Self-confidence
- Fear of Success
- Cercle Hermaphroditos - Shualee Cook
- Maxa - …
Tabby Lamb
Topics discussed:
- Definitions of trans/cis/non-binary
- Their show, ’Since U Been Gone’
- Self-care
- Being attacked on the street
- ACE funding
- Find your community/support (Theatre Queers)
- TRIGGER WARNING - CONTE…
Camilla Sacre-Dallerup
Interview with life coach, author and Strictly Come Dancing champion, Camilla Sacre Dallerup (10/05/21).
- Topics discussed
- Dancing with the Stars
- Judging myself
- Self-love
- Body image
- Self-healing
- Empathy
- Brea…
Alex Faye-Braithwaite
Interview with sound designer and composer, Alex Faye-Braithwaite (08/05/21)
- Making/learning from mistakes
- Dealing with failure
- Being relevant
- Proud Trust, Manchester
- CBT Therapy
- Feeling OK with what you’r…