Best Dave Cottrell Podcasts (2025)

1
Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy with Charlie Fioré 1:06:51

2y ago1:06:51

1:06:51

When I asked Charlie Fioré to join me on the podcast I thought all we would be talking about was epilepsy, then around 3 questions in I discover that Charlie also has cerbral palsy and he was kind enough to delve into both conditions for the rest of the episode. This is an extremely insighftul look into the life of someone living with epilepsy and …

1
Facing My Fears of Social Rejection! 5:05

2y ago5:05

5:05

I'm a public speaker, who is very afraid of talking to strangers... How does THAT WORK? Well I'm excellent at being on stage or on camera, but put me in a networking meeting or a wedding where I know none of the other guests (or even sometimes social situations with some of my closest friends) and I'm an absolute WRECK. I'm also someone who challen…

1
Alcohol Free Lifestyle with RJ Zimmerman 54:57

2y ago54:57

54:57

Apart from having possibly one of ther coolest names on the plante, RJ Zimmerman is a pretty awesome individual. Currently 9 years sober RJ turned around a life of alcoholism, initially to start a family, but ultimately found a freedom in it that he never found at the bottom of any bottle. In the past 18 months, RJ has increasingly seen that his ex…

1
Cultish Behaviour In Church, Abusive Exes and Setting Up A Safehouse with Rachel McDerby 1:30:28

2y ago1:30:28

1:30:28

"I had to get out of a church that was like a cult" this sentence spoken very matter-of-factly was the start of a very interesting and bizarre conversation when I first met Rachel McDerby face to face. She gave me the cliff notes, invovling cultish behaviour in a church, running rehab centers with questionable ethics, an abusive ex and setting up a…

1
Is Mental Illness a Disability? 20:45

2y ago20:45

20:45

Is mental illness a diability? Well the short answer is YES! But it took me a LONG way to get to that short answer when answering for myself. If anyone else was to ask me if mental illness is a disability I would say "of course". But if they were to say "is YOUR mental illness a disability" then I would most likely have said no. There's many reason…

1
Normalising Having Open and Honest Mental Health Conversations - Tom Davies - Proper Mental Podcast 1:03:46

2y ago1:03:46

1:03:46

A mental health podcaster talking to another mental health podcaster? What ever will they think of next. Tom Davies is the host of the Proper Mental Podcast, which is one of (if not the) highest ranking independent UK mental health podcast. Having lived with his own mental health struggles he found that talking about it with other people was part o…

1
Getting More Disabled People Access to Gaming - With Paige from Special Effect 57:54

2+ y ago57:54

57:54

Accessibility in gaming is something many developers are keen to include (nowadays). This is often done by giving accessibility options within the game itself. Whether this be subtitles, audio description or high contrast visual modes or maybe by simplifying controls or offering a series of difficulty level modifiers. But what about where these adj…

1
Raynauds Syndrome with Chelsea Lea MacColl 1:05:58

2+ y ago1:05:58

1:05:58

Raynaud's syndrome is more common than you may think, which was a surprise t me because I first heard about it when I met Chelsea Lea MacColl around 5 years ago. Raynaud's is a condition where the person feels the cold in an intense manor. As we talked through it in this interview it became clear that there aren't many ways to explain the differenc…

1
Emotional Intelligence, Fears and Needs with Will Hawkins 1:06:26

2+ y ago1:06:26

1:06:26

Will Hawkins is a coach and a therapist. Coming from a background of physical training, he was interested in what's going on behind the scenes more. Undestanding a person's fears, their needs, their identity and their values. In this episode we talk a lot about emotional intelligence. Why it is important and what people can do to cultivate it. We d…

1
Mental Health, Fashion and Dark Humour - Lisa Jayne 1:05:45

2+ y ago1:05:45

1:05:45

Life, just filterless. This is the motto of Lisa Jayne and the name of her business. Having struggled for many year with her own mental health one of the areas she found comfort was in her dark sense of humour. Then when looking for clothing that reflected this she couldn't find what she was looking for, so she decided to make it! She now runs the …

1
Are We Programmed To Be Unhappy? From the Hedonic Treadmill to Andrew Huberman 15:10

2+ y ago15:10

15:10

It's a big question, but I want to tackle it... are we programmed to be unhappy? The research in this one spans almost 300 years, staring with Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the hedonic treadmill, then heading to modern research by the likes of Anna Lembke and Andrew Huberman; all via the Tocqueville Paradox. Each of these pices of research presents a s…

1
Growing Up In A Cult - Vennie Kocsis 1:12:30

2+ y ago1:12:30

1:12:30

Vennie Kocsis spent her life from 3 until 14 living in a compound as a member of a cult. Struggling with segregation from the rest of the world on the outside, but also separation from her family on the inside; she lived a life that was always filtered through fear. You wouldn't think so listening to her today but she didn't learn about normal rela…

1
Josh Connolly - Redifining Resilience. Breathwork and Emotional Vulnerability 59:33

2+ y ago59:33

59:33

Josh Connolly is a powerful man, but not in the way that you may instantly think of that phrase. Yesh he plays rugby, he has also overocome addiction, so we can say that objectively he is strong, both physically and mentally, but there's much more to Josh than that. The power that Josh has - and teaches to others - is to actually embrace our emotio…

1
Dialectical Beahioural Therapy (DBT) and Somatic Healing are Transforming My Life - Kyra Houghton 54:05

2+ y ago54:05

54:05

Having been diagnosed with anxiety and depression as a teenager, Kyra Houghton has been no stranger to the world of mental health. Anxiety and depression were the manifestations of her childhood trauma, but as life progressed these labels didn't quite fit. She was later diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Complex Post Traumatic…

1
Dyspraxia and Late Diagnosis with Rachael Elizabeth 1:09:13

2+ y ago1:09:13

1:09:13

Rachael Elizabeth is a powerflifter and a graphic designer, two things that require a lot of fine motor control. She is also a dyspraxic, which is something that hinders the motor control of those who live with it. From humble beginings and a childhood with confusion, shame and regularly being labeled as "clumsy". Rachael only started digging deepe…

1
Learning About Mental Health from Working Out 37:46

2+ y ago37:46

37:46

Before becoming Mindset By Dave I was a personal trainer, the kind who wanted to learn EVERYTHING! Along the way I noticed many things that working out can teach us about mental health. Lots of the principals involved in training can become powerful analogies for our mental health. This podcast episode is some of my favourites.…

1
Fentanyl Epidemic - Ten Dollar Death Trip Director Dominic Streeter 1:08:24

2+ y ago1:08:24

1:08:24

Vancouver is currently facing a fentanyl epidemic. The new wave of opiod addiction is a core part of daily life in Vancouver's downtown east side. When seeing this with his own two eyes director Dominic Streeter of Hied and Seek Films knew he had to shed some light on this and ask some very important questions. In his Netflix documentary "Ten Dolla…

1
What Do Kink, Cabaret and Neurodivergence Have in Common? With Lady Cleo Cabaret 1:29:38

2+ y ago1:29:38

1:29:38

Above all things I would call Lady Cleo a communicator. Whether she does this with words, with music of with visual performances one thing is for sure, she does it in a meticulous and often mesmerizing way. I knew I wanted to talk with her when I invited her on the podcast and we decided to focus on kink and cabaret and the concept of discovering y…

1
Hannah from Beautiful Mind Coach and Plus Size vs Reality 59:22

2+ y ago59:22

59:22

Hannah is a fellow mindset coach and podcast coach, who I had the pleasure of meeting via the Mental Health Blog Awards. In this episode we get into Hannah's "why" for getting into this line of work, along with discussing the most common issues she sees and what resolutions are available for these. We also look to the future and get Hannah's ideas …

1
A Victims Mindset - Learned Helplessness 30:38

2+ y ago30:38

30:38

The phrase victims mindset gets thrown around far too readily these days. Usually by people who are just tired of confronting others who just don't seem to want to change. But what if I told you that there's something behind all of that and that? Something that keeps the person stuck in this cycle that if we were to learn a different approach to th…

1
Intermittent Explosive Disorder With Asta 51:35

2+ y ago51:35

51:35

Today's guest is Asta, an amazingly strong member of our Twitch community. Asta is someone who suffers with the little know condition Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED). IED basically means that whereas for most of us we feel anger growing gradually and have opportunities to diffuse or walk away, those with IED can go from calm to a full rage in…

1
Celebrating Autism with Clydie9 1:20:40

2+ y ago1:20:40

1:20:40

I had the pleasure of meeting Clydie at TwitchCon Amsterdam this year at a meetup for just chatting streamers. And he said something which let me knew I just had to have him on the show: "Autism awareness, or acceptance is not enough, we should be promoting autism celebration" Autism is not something that is "wrong" with a person's brain, it is mer…

1
Overcoming Substance Abuse with Face 38:51

3y ago38:51

38:51

Growing up with a mother with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, Face like many neglected young folk had to find his own ways of coping with the world around him. For Face this meant turning to alcohol and drugs and as we all know these things enter us in to cycles that are often (if not always) extremely difficult to remove ourselves from. Our entire w…

1
Cold Water Therapy for Mental Health with Dare To Dip 44:43

3y ago44:43

44:43

Sam Phillips, known online as Dare To Dip was a person struggling with alcohol addiction and anxiety. He decided to look for the answers in a different kind of liquid, VERY cold water! Sam set himself the challenge to get out in open water in the sea, every day for a year. Initially it was just for himself, but one of the amazing results of this pr…

1
Sex Education Finally Gets Brought Up To Date with Valen Vain 1:42:52

3y ago1:42:52

1:42:52

Valen Vain is a performer, a sex educator and a "filth wizard" and if that doesn't entice you in then I don't know what will! A lifelong performer, Valen like many creatives did took to the internet dring lockdown, initially to talk about performance. But as the lockdown rolled on and performances dried up he was left with the question "what else c…

1
From Anorexia to Ambassador - Christina Taylor Discuses Eating Disorders 45:17

3y ago45:17

45:17

Christina Taylor grew up with atypical anorexia. After losing her grandmother and not having any guideance on how to navigate grief, Christina turned - as many of us do - to finding her own coping mechanism. This started with food - or rather with controlling food - but later developed into a side by side use of alcohol to help escape the feelings …

1
Realigning Your Goals 40:27

3y ago40:27

40:27

Today is all about goal setting. Something i need regularly reminding of the power of, because the actually setting part is only such a small part of the goal itself that it's easy to glance right past how important it is. Personally I have recently gone through a period where my goals were NOT defined. They needed an update since 2020 and all the …

1
Psychosis and Schizophrenia with Professor Paul Fletcher 46:39

3y ago46:39

46:39

Professor Paul Fletcher is a Cambridge Professor who specialises in psychosis and schizophrenia. As well as delivering ground breaking education on these topics, he was also recruited by the game company Ninja Theory as their mental health consultant for the smash hit game Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Here Paul talks about how he got into the fiel…

1
Risk Taking Behaviour 43:48

3y ago43:48

43:48

I've been gone a while right? Well... I'm back and in today's episode I'm looking at a topic that can get very serious, particularly for young people, but really falling into risk taking behaviour cycles is something we can all do. In this episode I talk all about how people get involved in risk taking behaviour, how it can escelate over time and a…

1
There’s no Mental Health Awareness without Social Justice 28:11

3y ago28:11

28:11

Mental Health Awareness, isn't just about being aware that mental health is there, it's about being aware of the causes of it. And there are two (oversimplification) causes, internal and external. Social Justice is about creating a world where people are on a level playing field, meaning that the EXTERNAL componnents of mental health are all about …

1
Phil Hill Discusses the terms Genderqueer, Transmasc and More 1:16:55

3y ago1:16:55

1:16:55

Phil Hill is someone who identifies as trans-masc. A term that I was very unfamiliar with before getting to know Phil's work. They are a blogger, a speaker and a creator on all things mental health and gender identity and they do great work on explaining many of these issues in a perfect balance between measured and passionate. In this episode we d…

1
”Finding MY WAY With Autism” - PinguKevin 1:19:20

3y ago1:19:20

1:19:20

Kevin was diagnosed with autism at the age of 20. Something that for him made a lot of his life make sense and allowed him and his family to make adjustments so that he could lead a happier life. This is his story.By Dave Cottrell

1
Calories on Menus and Why I Quit Being A Personal Trainer 13:56

3y ago13:56

13:56

Let's be straight up, I don't think calories on menus is a good idea. I think it hurts too many people that in my eyes completely negates how it benefits those who aren't affected by eating disorders or body image issues. So... here's my thoughts on all that!By Dave Cottrell

1
”Chronic Pain Is All In Your Head” They Tell Me - Petra Phoenix 1:11:21

3y ago1:11:21

1:11:21

Like many hidden illnesses to a lot of people (who exclusively have never suffered from it) Chronic Pain is "all in your head". A tremendously invalidating thing to hear when every day you are experiencing one form of pain or another. This is an expression that our guest Petra Phoenix has heard more times than she cares to count, and a sentiment th…

1
”I Survived Leukemia... TWICE!” - Mastani 1:09:56

3+ y ago1:09:56

1:09:56

The guest here is Mastani, a man who is currently in remission after having survived Leukemia, twice! We talk about the diagnosis, the treatment, the changes in mindset and mental health and the indomitable will to survive!By Dave Cottrell

1
Life With Tourette’s Syndrome By Moxxilinax 1:14:26

3+ y ago1:14:26

1:14:26

It should be said upfront that this episode contains swearing. But it also includes an amazing woman, representing for Tourette's Syndrome in an informative, funny and just downright sweet way. Tourette's is a very misunderstood condition and Moxxi does a fantastic job of teaching us about it!By Dave Cottrell

1
Alcoholism to Sobriety and Beyond with The Untapped Keg 1:19:01

3+ y ago1:19:01

1:19:01

Today I am joined by RJ, one half of the epic podcast duo The Untapped Keg. RJ Shares with us his story from alcoholism, to recovery, to creating a podcast project to bring others together andhelp them on their journeys!By Dave Cottrell

1
Turning 40 So Decided To Be The Guest With MXIETY as The Host! 1:02:47

3+ y ago1:02:47

1:02:47

For my 40th birthday I decided to give myself a gift... I invited myself on the podcast as a guest and got one of my all time favourite mental health advocates, talk show hosts and down right wonderul human MXIETY to come on and interview me. It got weird... like really quickly, but then we both settled in to the reversed roles and I think it went …

1
Coming Out As Trans Was Only The Begining - Emmagination 1:40:35

3+ y ago1:40:35

1:40:35

I first met Emma when I realised that my mental health content wasn't very intersectional. A lot of the issues that effect trans people and their mental health don't even pop up on the radar of cis people and I wanted to do something about this! Our first interview last year was as much for my education and understanding as it was for the audience.…

1
Borderline Personality Disorder in Lived Experience with BPD Bryan 1:04:34

3+ y ago1:04:34

1:04:34

Returnig guest BPD Bryan talks us through his lived experience of negotiating life with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). We focus on the word "negotiating" here as what might come as a straightforward conversation between two people without BPD takes on whole extra dimensions for the person living with BPD. In this epsiode of the Mindset By D…

1
End of 2021 Start of 2022 Special... Finally! 20:10

3+ y ago20:10

20:10

OK, it's February so maybe I'm a little late with this one! But here we go super personal as I share the trials and tribulations of 2021, along with my hopes and dreams for 2022!By Dave Cottrell

1
Do Video Games Make Us Antisocial? With Dr Rachel Kowert PhD 1:01:03

3+ y ago1:01:03

1:01:03

There are a lot of common thoughts around the negative impact of video games,: they're making us lazy, making us antisocial, making us violent... but are any of these claims actually true? Rather than just ask the opinions of people on either side (which are always just going to be biased) we turned to science! Specifically Dr Rachel Kowert who had…

1
Anxiety, PTSD and More with Freyja Sky 1:01:44

3+ y ago1:01:44

1:01:44

Freyja Sky, original from Romania is now a streamer in the north of England. At an early age Freyja started struggling with anxiety, something that in her home country was very stigmatised and was told that "getting help for this could impact your ability to get a job!" In this interview she opens up about anxiety, depression, PTSD and so much more…

1
How Do We Define Self Worth? With Khryseis 1:41:48

3+ y ago1:41:48

1:41:48

Self worth, we all have a certain degree of it and most of us probably want more. But where does it come from? How do we define it? And how can we improve it? In this episode of the Mindset By Dave Podcast myself and fellow Twitch Streamer Khryseis explore these questions and more!By Dave Cottrell

1
Positivity Is Alive and Well with guest Pappa Paws 1:18:39

3+ y ago1:18:39

1:18:39

Is there a place for positivity in 2022? That's the question I am asking my guest Pappa Paws, a hugh advocate for the benefit of positivity and it's need in our world. Personally I describe myself as a positive realist, which is something Pappa Paws does too, however I believe our definitions of it differ slightly, with me leaning towards to realis…

1
21 Things I Wish More People Knew About Mental Health! 28:26

3+ y ago28:26

28:26

This one is adapted from a couple of YouTube videos I made earlier in the year (by the way if you want to SEE episodes and other things and not just listen then http://youtube.com/mindsetbydave ) and is a bit of a two parter. The first part is things I discovered personally about LIVING with mental health and is aimed at those who struggle. The sec…

1
The Impact ofVideo Games on Mental Health with Christopher Leech 2:24:04

3+ y ago2:24:04

2:24:04

Christopher Leech is a PhD student, studying the impact of video games on mental health. As someone who is interested in both video games and mental health he is the ideal candidate for the job. In this episode of the Mindset By Dave podcast we use this as a jumping off point to look at the greater impact of video games on our lives, trying to spea…

1
Wheelchair Travel ”Access The World” with Ashley Lyn Olson 2:04:58

3+ y ago2:04:58

2:04:58

Ashley Lyn Olson's entire life changed 2 weeks before her 14th birthday when she was involved in a car accident that took the life of her father, disabled her mother, injured her younger sister and paralysed Ashley, meaning she would have to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. One of Ashley's biggest passions in life was travel and all of t…

1
Asexuality Awareness and So Much MORE with Guest Dean Conway 1:59:48

3+ y ago1:59:48

1:59:48

The A in LGBTQIA2+ stands for Asexual or Aromantic and is one of the least spoken about sexualities right now. Asexuals (or ACEs as they are often called - which I LOVE!) are those who have no sexual attraction to any gender which is a difficult thing to describe to anyone who has never experienced that because we can seem to get our heads around a…

1
How Depression Works - Beck‘s Cognitive Triad 10:56

3+ y ago10:56

10:56

When it comes to understanding depression there's not a lot of easy to access or easy to digest information out there. One of the most important concepts that I have ever learned about depression is Aaron Beck's Cognitive Triad. Aaron Beck - who unfortunately recently passed away - is considered by many to be the father of Cognitive Behavioural The…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Dave Cottrell Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide