The Shift Speakers' Bureau is a bank of people who talk about their experiences of mental health problems to journalists and at conferences and events.

Keep an eye on this page to find out about selected media appearances from our speakers.

Find out more about the Shift Speakers' Bureau, including how to arrange an interview with one of our speakers.

Shift Speakers' Bureau volunteer Stuart has written a column for Country Walking magazine in which he talks about how walking is an accessible way to help manage depression.

Click the Read More link below to read the text of the article.
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Shift Speakers' Bureau volunteer Fenella took part in Gabby Logan's programme on Radio 5 Live yesterday (Thursday 24 February).

Fenella, who has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, talked about the links between mental health and debt, the behaviour of debt collectors and how she found help to recover from debt.

The programme is available on BBC iPlayer until 2:02PM Thu, 3 Mar 2011. The package starts at around 40 minutes in.

Shift Speakers' Bureau volunteer Fenella is interviewed in the February 2011 issue of Mental Health Today.

She talks about the mental health difficulties that have affected her since childhood, the treatment she has received for borderline personality disorder and her involvement in a wide range of mental health projects.

Mental Health Today subscribers can read the article here (requires log in)

Shift Speakers' Bureau volunteers have made a number of media appearances in the days leading up to the 2010 World Mental Health Day. Interviews and news items include:

Marian, who at the age of 47 started to hear voices, talked to the Sunderland Echo about how she lived
through 12 years of severe mental illness and her road to recovery.
Click here to read the article.

Julia spoke in depth about the impact of psychosis and bipolar disorder on her life, and about the importance of creating art, in an interview with Kent on Sunday:
Click here to read the article.

Lol was interviewed on BBC Radio Tees about the need to support people with mental health difficulties at work.
The programme is currently available on iPlayer (Lol's interview begins about 25 mins from the end of the show)

Jackie and Yasmin, who both have diagnosis of depression, spent an hour on BBC Radio Berkshire’s early morning show:
The programme is currently available on iPlayer (Jackie and Yasmin were interviewed from 7am until 8am)

Clare and Richard spoke about their experience of stigma and discrimination in employment and the wide range work and activities they are involved in on BBC Radio Solent
The programme is currently available on iPlayer (Chris' interview begins about 1 hour from the start of the show)