The Just Checking In Podcast

In episode 383 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Sam Maclean. Sam is a firefighter by day but also the Founder and host of The Lonely Chapter Podcast (TLCP). TLCP bills itself as “a podcast for people doing okay on the surface, but still figuring life out.” Sam started the podcast in May 2024 because of his love for listening to podcasts but increasingly, as he was listening to them, he “wanted to be in the room and ask the next question”. Since launching it...

In episode 382 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Ian Goodship. Ian is the CEO of an organisation called Man Time. Based in Stone in Staffordshire, Man Time provides a weekly safe space for men to talk, connect and support each other. The organisation was founded in 2022, and Ian was initially a service user, before taking over the organisation in 2023/24. In this episode we first discuss Ian’s mental health journey, and his 30 year career in the Ambulance Se...

In episode 381 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with Jide Ehizele. Jide is a writer and the Founder of the SubStack South East London Psalms, where he writes about class, race, politics and faith. Jide first came on in JCIP #252 in August 2024. In Part 1 we discussed a range of topics, including growing up in South London in the mid-2000s, navigating gang culture in his school and local area, his Christian faith, race and even a nostalgic chat about gaming sites like M...

In episode 380 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Luke Slater. Luke is the Founder and CEO of Modern Tribes Collective C.I.C. and is a Wilderness Psychotherapist in training at time of recording. Before he was a would-be psychotherapist, Luke used to work in sales for luxury brands, but didn’t find fulfilment in it. He went travelling for 3-4 years on and off, teaching English to make ends meet and fund his travels. However, the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic cut his...

In episode 379 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Hannah Stallard. Hannah is Head of Community for an organisation called Looseheadz, which combines the sport of rugby with mental health. They started at the end of a bar in a rugby club, and their goal is to make this a conversation at the end of every rugby club bar in the world. LooseHeadz uses the power of rugby to start conversations, tackle the stigma, and save lives. Hannah joined the organisation in October 2024 a...