Coping with financial worries

Published: Dec. 16, 2022, 10 a.m.

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Many are already feeling the pinch of the cost-of-living crisis. Choices between \\u2018heating and eating\\u2019 have become routine for some households, as bills and food costs rise. With money at the forefront of everyone\\u2019s minds, feelings of stress, shame, and embarrassment are causing a decline in mental health. Research has shown that the cost-of-living crisis is having a significant impact on people\\u2019s mental health, disproportionately affecting women and those from low-income households. Combatting mental health can come from peer support, professional help and public policy, but is the issue ever taken seriously enough? What can be done to address the shame and guilt linked to money worries?
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\\nFor this episode, Katy Balls is joined by Maria Caulfield, who is the Minister for Mental Health where her department also oversees Women's Health. Catherine Rutter, the Director for Customer Inclusion at Lloyds Banking Group. And Kim Leadbeater, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who received an MBE for her services to social cohesion and combatting loneliness.
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\\n\\xa0This podcast is kindly sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.
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