<p>This week, John sits down with author, poet, broadcaster and activist Scout Tzofiya Bolton.</p><br><p>Scout speaks about living with schizoaffective disorder, experiencing psychosis, addiction and repeated struggles to access the right mental health support. They discuss the events that led to a prison sentence during a manic episode, the failings they encountered within mental health services, and the unexpected ways prison helped them rebuild their life.</p><br><p>Scout also reflects on sobriety, faith, creativity and the power of poetry and radio to communicate experiences that can be difficult to put into words.</p><br><p>Scout's book, The Mad Art of Doing Time is available now.</p><br><p>If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting<a href="http://www.samaritans.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.samaritans.org</a>, emailing [email protected] or calling 116 123.</p><br><p>You can send in your thoughts and reflections to [email protected] or via<a href="http://howdoyoucopepod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> howdoyoucopepod.com</a></p><p>Watch and subscribe on YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@howdoyoucopepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @howdoyoucopepod</a></p><p>Follow the show on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/howdoyoucopepod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@howdoyoucopepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a> and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/howdoyoucopepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a></p><p>How Do You Cope is a<a href="https://significanthq.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Significant Production</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>