Feeling Safe And Getting Support Episodes
Everyone struggles at times, but there are moments when things feel bigger, heavier or more frightening than we can manage alone. Knowing when and how to seek support is an important part of protecting your mental health.
These episodes explore emotional safety, asking for help, finding support, dealing with difficult situations and recognising when you need someone in your corner. They also cover what to do when you don't feel safe, who you can turn to and why reaching out is often a sign of strength rather than weakness.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, isolated or unsure where to turn next, these episodes can help you understand the support available and the steps you can take to move forward.
These episodes explore emotional safety, asking for help, finding support, dealing with difficult situations and recognising when you need someone in your corner. They also cover what to do when you don't feel safe, who you can turn to and why reaching out is often a sign of strength rather than weakness.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, isolated or unsure where to turn next, these episodes can help you understand the support available and the steps you can take to move forward.
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Aug. 19, 2026
Maybe I’m Not Just Being Difficult
Sometimes the hardest part isn’t what you’re doing. It’s trying to understand what’s going on underneath it.
Maybe you’ve lost your temper, walked away, shut down, refused something, or ended up in another argument. Everyone else can see the behaviour, but that doesn’t mean they understand what’s behind it. And sometimes, if you’re being honest, you might not completely understand it either.
So what if you’re not just being difficult?
In this episode, I explore what can happen when behaviour ...
Maybe you’ve lost your temper, walked away, shut down, refused something, or ended up in another argument. Everyone else can see the behaviour, but that doesn’t mean they understand what’s behind it. And sometimes, if you’re being honest, you might not completely understand it either.
So what if you’re not just being difficult?
In this episode, I explore what can happen when behaviour ...
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Aug. 12, 2026
I Don't Want To Be Ill, I Just Don't Want To Be Invisible
What happens when getting better starts to feel like you might lose something too?
For some young people, being unwell can become the point where people finally notice. Family check in more. Friends stay closer. School takes things more seriously. People make time, ask questions and seem to care in a way that perhaps they did not before.
So when things begin to improve, there can be another feeling sitting underneath the relief. If I'm no longer the person everyone is worried about, will they ...
For some young people, being unwell can become the point where people finally notice. Family check in more. Friends stay closer. School takes things more seriously. People make time, ask questions and seem to care in a way that perhaps they did not before.
So when things begin to improve, there can be another feeling sitting underneath the relief. If I'm no longer the person everyone is worried about, will they ...
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July 29, 2026
Can You Love Someone And Still Be Scared Of Them?
Can you love someone and still be scared of them?
It feels like a question that should have a simple answer. But the more I thought about it, the more I realised that real life rarely fits into simple categories.
In this episode, we're not talking about labels or trying to decide whether somebody is a good person or a bad one. We're talking about something much more familiar than that. What happens when someone can make you feel loved and unsettled at the very same time? When your heart seems ...
It feels like a question that should have a simple answer. But the more I thought about it, the more I realised that real life rarely fits into simple categories.
In this episode, we're not talking about labels or trying to decide whether somebody is a good person or a bad one. We're talking about something much more familiar than that. What happens when someone can make you feel loved and unsettled at the very same time? When your heart seems ...
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July 15, 2026
I Wish Somebody Would Notice Without Me Having To Say Anything
Have you ever found yourself wishing that somebody would just notice that you're not okay... without you having to say anything?
Not because you want attention. Not because you want everyone fussing over you. But because saying the words out loud somehow feels even harder. That's what we're talking about this week.
We're going to look at why so many of us wait for someone else to ask the first question, what we're really hoping for when we wish someone would notice, and why staying quiet o...
Not because you want attention. Not because you want everyone fussing over you. But because saying the words out loud somehow feels even harder. That's what we're talking about this week.
We're going to look at why so many of us wait for someone else to ask the first question, what we're really hoping for when we wish someone would notice, and why staying quiet o...
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Nov. 30, 2024
What If I Don't Feel Safe?
Feeling unsafe can take many forms. It might be a difficult situation at home, a friendship that doesn't feel right, pressure from other people or simply a feeling that something isn't okay. Whatever the reason, feeling unsafe can affect your confidence, wellbeing and ability to cope.
In this episode of Headstraight, we explore what it really means to feel safe and how to recognise situations that may be harmful, controlling or unhealthy. You'll learn why people often stay silent when something...
In this episode of Headstraight, we explore what it really means to feel safe and how to recognise situations that may be harmful, controlling or unhealthy. You'll learn why people often stay silent when something...