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The Heavy Mental Podcast

We're Rhys and Leila King. A husband and wife just trying to figure out life, one candid conversation at a time. We have candid chatter about the things that matter: mental health, personal growth, se... Read more

Ranked #1

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Heavy Mental Special: My Health Anxiety Hell with Rhys

Heavy Mental Special: My Health Anxiety Hell with Rhys

For those interested in the written version, you can find the blog post version, right here.For further information and ... Read more

23 Sep 2019

33mins

Ranked #2

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Business & Mental Health: Finding Who You Are with Kat Pither of Yogi Bare (Leila & Rhys)

Business & Mental Health: Finding Who You Are with Kat Pither of Yogi Bare (Leila & Rhys)

You can find Yogi Bare on Instagram right here! If you're in the market for a quality new yoga mat that will last, is ec... Read more

27 May 2019

55mins

Ranked #3

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Navigating Life with Dottie James & Patty Walters (Leila & Rhys)

Navigating Life with Dottie James & Patty Walters (Leila & Rhys)

You can find Dottie on Insta: here, on YouTube: here, and on Patreon: here. You can find Patty on IG: here and keep up t... Read more

19 Aug 2019

1hr 25mins

Ranked #4

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Empathy, Vulnerability & Emotional Wayfaring with Nōn Wels of You, Me, Empathy Podcast (& Rhys)

Empathy, Vulnerability & Emotional Wayfaring with Nōn Wels of You, Me, Empathy Podcast (& Rhys)

You can find out more about Nōn at his website, here. And you can follow You Me Empathy on Instagram, right here. 

9 Dec 2019

50mins

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The First Q&A Episode with Leila & Rhys

The First Q&A Episode with Leila & Rhys

In this final episode of our first series, we answer listener questions on a wide array of topics, such as: change, lone... Read more

8 Jul 2019

57mins

Ranked #6

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The Money & Finances Episode with Leila & Rhys

The Money & Finances Episode with Leila & Rhys

In terms of resources mentioned, you can find out further advice in relation to money, here. Mental Health & Money A... Read more

27 Aug 2019

53mins

Ranked #7

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The End Of The Party with James Walker (Leila & Rhys)

The End Of The Party with James Walker (Leila & Rhys)

Our guest this week is James Walker — a stand-up comedian and amateur MMA fighter hailing from Newport, South Wales. In ... Read more

1 Jul 2019

49mins

Ranked #8

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The Introvert/Extrovert Episode with Leila & Rhys

The Introvert/Extrovert Episode with Leila & Rhys

You can take the Myers-Briggs personality test here at 16 Personalities. I also recommend the following book by Susan Ca... Read more

10 Jun 2019

38mins

Ranked #9

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Mindfulness: Behind The Lens with Sam Thomas (Leila & Rhys)

Mindfulness: Behind The Lens with Sam Thomas (Leila & Rhys)

The fantastic not-for-profit organisation from Cardiff that Sam references is named Heads Above The Waves. They raise aw... Read more

7 May 2019

52mins

Ranked #10

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Creativity & Self Doubt: Focus On Connection with Alex Sedgmond (Leila & Rhys)

Creativity & Self Doubt: Focus On Connection with Alex Sedgmond (Leila & Rhys)

You can find out more about Alex on his website, as well as the links to all his socials, here.

17 Jun 2019

1hr 17mins

Ranked #11

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Unpacking Grief with Alex Sedgmond (& Rhys)

Unpacking Grief with Alex Sedgmond (& Rhys)

You can find Alex on Instagram, here.And a link to Alex's website, here. For more help on coping with grief, I've found ... Read more

16 Dec 2019

1hr 58mins

Ranked #12

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Recovering From Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD) with Mouse (Leila & Rhys)

Recovering From Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD) with Mouse (Leila & Rhys)

You can check out Mouse on Instagram here and on Spotify here. Go spread the love!

13 May 2019

49mins

Ranked #13

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ME: Life With A Chronic Illness with Abi Trotman (Leila & Rhys)

ME: Life With A Chronic Illness with Abi Trotman (Leila & Rhys)

The movie that Abi references is called Unrest and you can find a trailer for that, here. For further information on ME,... Read more

12 Aug 2019

56mins

Ranked #14

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The Losing Momentum Episode with Leila & Rhys

The Losing Momentum Episode with Leila & Rhys

Shout out to Fiona Thomas who we reference in this episode. She's an author/writer/freelancer that writes about anxiety ... Read more

18 Nov 2019

55mins

Ranked #15

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Move, Breath & Trust Yourself with Rae Dwyer (Leila & Rhys)

Move, Breath & Trust Yourself with Rae Dwyer (Leila & Rhys)

You can find Rae on IG, here. On Facebook, here. And they're website is, here. For details of Rae's public yoga classes,... Read more

2 Dec 2019

1hr 26mins

Ranked #16

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Beating The Big C with Rhys Miles (Leila & Rhys)

Beating The Big C with Rhys Miles (Leila & Rhys)

For resources and support on testicular cancer, further information can be found at the links below: The NHS website has... Read more

20 May 2019

1hr 21mins

Ranked #17

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Leaving The World Better Than We Found It with Jeff Smith of Bigmoose (& Rhys)

Leaving The World Better Than We Found It with Jeff Smith of Bigmoose (& Rhys)

You can find bigmoose on Instagram, here, and their website, here.  For bigmoose coffee co, you can find them on Instagr... Read more

23 Dec 2019

1hr 11mins

Ranked #18

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PTSD: Reliving The Past & Finding A Way Forward with Sean Ryan (Leila & Rhys)

PTSD: Reliving The Past & Finding A Way Forward with Sean Ryan (Leila & Rhys)

As Sean notes in the episode, don't suffer in silence. The Samaritans are there to talk to you by phone. There's no prob... Read more

3 Jun 2019

50mins

Ranked #19

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The Wedding Episode with Leila & Rhys

The Wedding Episode with Leila & Rhys

Hey gang, we're now wed, and as such, you can now collectively refer to us as "The Kings"!We decided to take a little br... Read more

21 Oct 2019

1hr 21mins

Ranked #20

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The How To Edit Your Life Episode with Leila & Rhys

The How To Edit Your Life Episode with Leila & Rhys

As discussed, go check out The Happy Newspaper by Emily Coxhead — it'll make you smile. You can find out more about Josh... Read more

24 Jun 2019

44mins

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