Mental Health Text Support, VI Canoeing, & Brain Power With Dr Ranj Singh.

It's time to chat all things wellbeing and happiness.

Join your hosts Holly and Paulina on the latest Happy Hour as this week it's all about brain power, a free mental health support service via text messages, canoeing, Queen B, and Man vs Horse on our random story of the week!

First, Paulina hears about a charity that provides free mental health support via text messages as she chats with Sarah McCubbin from charity Shout.

Allan Russell finds out how The Tower Hamlet's Canoeing Club is encouraging more people with sight loss to take up canoeing.

And finally, we hear how looking after our brain could help support our wellbeing as Robert Kirkwood chats with Dr Ranj Singh about his new book 'Brain Power'. 

Find out more about Shout here:  https://giveusashout.org/

To use their free 24/7 text support service and start a conversation, text the word 'SHOUT' to 85258.

If your life is at imminent risk, call the emergency services on 999.

For more information about canoeing email: committee@towerhamletscanoeclub.co.uk  

Dr Ranj's book is called: 'Brain Power: A Toolkit to Understand and Train Your Unique Brain' and is available on audible and kindle.

If you have a question about living with sight loss, no matter how big or small, RNIB are here to offer support. Get in touch by calling the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999, email helpline@rnib.org.uk or say: “Alexa, call RNIB Helpline” to an Alexa-enabled device. 

Finally, send in your music therapy recommendations here: radio@rnib.org.uk. 

The Happy Hour Podcast is our trimmed down version of this hour-long show, so if you'd like to listen to the full show with all the amazing songs featured, catch a new episode of the Happy Hour on RNIB Connect Radio Mondays at 1 PM, with a repeat Thursday at 6 PM and Sunday at 10 am.

Image shows Dr Ranj's book 'Brain Power: : A Toolkit to Understand and Train Your Unique Brain'.