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The Wellbeing Hour: 7 June 2021

Our June show was aired on Monday 7 June 2021 as a men’s special with only male guests. This is part of our mission to give men more prominence and a louder voice as part of our Men’s Wellbeing Matters campaign!

On the agenda:

– We talk to Allen and Dan, two fathers and supporters of MFT, in a fantastic interview that delves into the challenges that dads face raising children and dealing with mental health issues of their own, as we mark both Fathers’ Day and International Fathers’ Mental Health Day in June.
– We chat to MFT Vice-Chair of Trustees Jeremy about words from his childhood and how they impact him into adulthood, as well as what he did to move forward.
– Finally we hear from Oli, one of our young clients, on the many creative outlets he uses to support his wellbeing.

You can listen to the show again by clicking on the audio file below:

How to listen to the shows going forward

The show is pre-recorded and then broadcast on Surrey Hills Community Radio (an internet radio) on the first Monday of every month at 9pm. You can listen live while it’s being aired from your smartphone or tablet, laptop or even car radio – read further instructions on the Surrey Hills Community Radio website.

Alternatively, if you can’t listen live, we’ll share the Listen Again link after the show in this section of our website and on social media so you can catch up.

How to get involved with the show

This show is all for you, about you and about your wellbeing, so we want to hear from you!

Please email us at connie@maryfrancestrust.org.uk with the subject line “The Wellbeing Hour” if you’d like to:

  • suggest a topic to be featured or discussed on one of the shows
  • suggest a song to be played out during one of the shows
  • suggest an activity for one of the shows to engage our listeners
  • provide feedback so we can improve
  • answer questions asked during one of the shows (make sure you follow the deadline)
  • submit any piece in response to an activity set out during a show (make sure you follow the deadline)
  • be involved in the making of the shows (whether as a presenter, interviewer, project manager, segment producer, sound editor, idea generator, intro and link writer, advertiser, you name it! We can provide some training if you have no prior experience)
  • have any questions you’d like to ask
  • come on the programme as a guest.

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Megan

Delivery and Strategy Lead: Co-Production and Community Engagement (Leatherhead)

Portrait of Megan, Co-Production Lead, MFT

Megan joined MFT in January 2025 and looks after the development of our strategic priority for MFT to live and breathe co-production. She also facilitates our Advisory Group, and champions those with lived experience of mental health challenges to improve the way mental health support is developed, reviewed, and delivered.

Megan first learnt about co-production as a Lived Experience Advisor with the Independent Mental Health Network based at Surrey Coalition of Disabled People, contributing her own lived experience to mental health projects in Surrey and North East Hampshire after graduating university.

She has since worked on a range of development projects for Surrey’s mental health and wellbeing support, immersing community engagement and lived experience into research and decision-making. Additionally, she is an alumna for The King’s Fund after completing their Advanced Organisational Development Practitioner programme.

To maintain her wellbeing, Megan is an avid reader, journals, and practices Yoga.