The Black Country Blokes
Introducing The Black Country Blokes, a podcast that dives deep into the topics of mental health, disability, and the ups and downs of life in general. With hosts Lee Cadman and Kev Dillon leading the way, each episode brings a wealth of insights and perspectives to the table, thanks to the addition of guest experts from various fields.
The Black Country Blokes isn't just another podcast - it's a safe and welcoming space where listeners can feel heard, understood, and empowered to tackle life's challenges head-on. From mental health struggles to navigating life with a disability, the conversations are honest, raw, and always thought-provoking.
Join Lee, Kev, and their guests as they share their experiences, challenges, and victories in a way that inspires and uplifts. With a blend of humor, vulnerability, and expertise, The Black Country Blokes is the podcast that will leave you feeling seen, heard, and ready to take on the world. Tune in today and join the conversation!
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- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 248
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Dealing With Brain Fog
Do you ever get brain fog, when you can't think straight or organise your thoughts? Kev and Lee will be discussing their experiences and will share some tips on how to beat it.
#mensmentalhealth #ment…
Dancing To Help Your Mental Health
We are joined tonight by the fantastic Jodi Dancers, who are using Bhangra Dancing to build a community and break down the stigma of mental health, especially in the BAME community.
Find Them Here:
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Gambling Addiction And Mental Health
Tonight we are very fortunate to be joined by Matt Smith from Betknowmore UK, Matt will be talking with us about his lived experience with gambling harms and recovery and the fantastic work Betknowmo…
Ukraine, Think Of The Children
With the bombing of Ukraine, and the fear of World War 3, are we at risk of causing undue stress and anxiety to our children?
#ukraine #kiev #russia #odessa #kyiv #like #love #usa #lviv #ua #germany #…
Disabled And F****D
Being empathetic is a great quality to have as a person. Tonight we shall be diving into the lives of those who are in care or need careers, and how they will have to adapt to restrictions lifting bo…
Negative Into A Positive
When life beats you down how do you change the narrative? Kev and Lee will be discussing their weekend and how they are turning a negative into a positive.
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #selfca…
Suicide Prevention
Alice Hendy from R;pple Suicide Prevention joins us tonight, after Alice brother Josh completed suicide in November 2020 and found that Josh had been researching techniques to take his own life via h…
5 Tips To Improve Your Mental Health
5 Tips To Improve Your Mental Health
The lads will be discussing what 5 things have the most positive impact on their mental health.
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #selfcare #selflove #love #anxi…
Parkinson's And CTE In Boxing
Charles Delve joins us to talk about his Box Positive programme which helps people with Parkinson's, Stroke and Brain Injury. We also talk about Charles's Boxing career from sparring Tony Bellew to r…
Life After Childhood Abuse
Andy Plant will be joining us tonight, You may remember Andy's name from one of our shows over 2 years ago, Andy is coming back on to talk about his childhood trauma at the hands of a sexual predator…
Speak Up On Anxiety
Tonight we are joined by Tristan Hardman-Dodd to talk about his join with anxiety.
Tristan suffered from serious anxiety from aged 12 to 19. After seeking help, he positively changed his life and now …
Blind Dave Heeley OBE
Recorded before Christmas on Black Country Radio Xtra, we speak with Blind Dave Heeley on his remarkable achievements which also includes collecting his OBE.
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #self…
Losing My Dad At 16, Bullying And Ask Me If I'm Really Are Okay
This week on Black Country Radio Xtra we had a great chat with Lauren Nicholson, who during the height of the pandemic lost her dad to cancer, Lauren was 16 at the time and this spurred her on to hel…
Inspiring People, The Art Of Conversation And Kindness
Andy Mullaney is a retired banker after 35years, he now is passing on his knowledge by mentoring, and writing his book 'DIDN’T ANYONE EVER TELL YOU? IT’S ALL A GAME!', which aims to help you navigate…
Invisible Disability
After an experience, Kev had at the weekend we are going to talk about the stigma that surrounds invisible disabilities'.
#invisibledisabilities #invisibleillness #chronicpain #chronicillness #invisib…
Living in Care, Abusing Drugs, Prison To Helping Others
This is the amazing life story of Cheri Gilling, from being put into care, developing a heroin addiction, ending up in prison and turning her life around and helping others.
#addiction #recovery #ment…
Arv Mittoo The Journeyman's Journey
This week we speak to Arv Mittoo former professional boxer about his childhood, his boxing career and achieving 100 professional fights.
#boxing #fitness #training #boxingtraining #fight #gym #workout…
Break The Silence!!!
Break The Silence!!!
Male and LGBTQIA+ domestic abuse is happening. We talked with Lee Marks and Josh Munro from Break The Silence UK about how we tackle the issue and how to notice the signs of phys…
Preventing Suicide
Preventing Suicide with David Stocks a Suicide Prevention Community Development Worker for Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Recording from our Black Country Radio Xtra show
#mentalhealth …
Achieving Your Dreams
We ask Team GB boxing World Class Performance Coach Bob Dillon what does it take to achieve your dream.
#dream #love #life #motivation #believe #success #happy #inspiration #follow #like #dreams #life…