EPISODE SUMMARY

Join me on this episode where I’m talking with Beth Derry, founder of Lovely Messy Humans. Through this work, Beth aims to dismantle the stigmas and create a new understanding of teenage self-harm, emotional wellbeing and resilience.

Prior to founding Lovely Messy Humans, Beth spent two decades helping the world’s biggest companies communicate about sustainability, from climate change to human rights. During this time she also dived deep into her own inner world, alongside raising her two kids. It is through these combined experiences that Lovely Messy Humans came to be.

In this episode we dive into:

➡️ Why teenage self-harm is on the rise

➡️ The neuroscience of how self-harm “works”

➡️ Beth’s own journey from self-harming as a teenager to doing this work today

➡️ Building brave spaces to break the cycle

This episode comes with a trigger warning as we talk about self-harm in teenagers today and also share Beth’s own journey with self-harm. So please do take care if this is a topic that you don’t want to connect with at this time.

CONNECT WITH BETH

If you would like to find out more about Beth and Lovely Messy Humans you can do so in the following places:

• Instagram: @lovelymessyhumans
• Website: www.lovelymessyhumans.com
• Email: hello@lovelymessyhumans.com

FURTHER SUPPORT

If you have been affected by the topics discussed, here is the NHS page which includes links to resources https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/self-harm/getting-help/

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