‘I hit the fire alarm and evacuated the airport’ - a podcast by BBC Radio

It's Mental Health Awareness Week. Nikki and Emma take a deep-dive into the topic of anxiety and find out when feeling anxious can be positive and when it turns detrimental. Faris Khalifa talks about his experience and Stephen Buckley from Mind gives some suggestions on how to find your calm.

Model Rosie Viva talks about the year she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after "hallucinating her way around London" and causing Stansted Airport to be evacuated.

PRESENTERS: Nikki Fox, Emma Tracey
RECORDED AND MIXED BY: Dave O'Neill
PRODUCERS: Keiligh Baker, Emma Tracey, Damon Rose
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Beth Rose
EDITOR: Damon Rose

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