#17 Private Moment - Roman Kemp on navigating grief

Private Parts

Peter Cowley

Diaries, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

*TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes topics surrounding suicide and mental health*

This week's private moment is from when radio DJ and presenter Roman Kemp joined Jamie and Alex in the studio.

In this clip, Roman opens up about the tragic and unexpected loss of his radio producer and best friend, Joe, to suicide. He also speaks about his amazing documentary Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency, the impact of fame and his own mental health journey.

If you want to go back and listen to this episode, you can find it here.

For more information and support you can go to mentalhealth.org.uk or mind.org.uk, or if you need to speak to someone urgently call 116 123 to talk to Samaritans.

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0:00.0	Well, hi.
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0:29.9	Good morning, Gabby Logan here from the midpoint, the show where I talk candidly to well-known
0:37.0	faces about their midlife challenges and expectations.
0:40.8	Drawing on the advice from a whole range of experts from sleep gurus to nutritionists
0:44.8	to doctors who specialize in hormone treatment, I'm working with Fitbit and their Versa 4
0:50.2	smartwatch to celebrate the small, everyday wins I accomplish whilst working towards
0:54.9	a bigger goal.
0:56.1	And this month, I'm focusing on getting a better night's sleep.
0:59.4	So I thought I'd share my little wins from this morning with you.
1:02.3	And when I woke up, I had a look at my Fitbit, specifically my sleep score and it was in
1:06.6	the 80s.
1:07.6	So it showed me I'd had a fabulous night's sleep, 8 hours in total, a good chunk of deep sleep
1:12.9	in that and minimal disturbance.
1:15.0	So no wonder I woke up feeling so refreshed.
1:17.9	And knowing I got a decent rest has given me that extra boost to take on the day full
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