Ben West
Made by Mammas: The Podcast
Ben Cartwright
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
This week, Zoe is joined by mental health campaigner Ben West for an incredibly moving and important conversation.
Ben opens up about the heartbreaking loss of his brother Sam to suicide, the guilt and grief that followed and why it inspired him to dedicate himself to campaigning for better mental health awareness and support.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is sponsored by Wealthify's Junior ISA. Georgia, do you know what? I'm starting to think a bit more about the kids' financial futures. I know money isn't everything, but I just want to make sure we're doing the best we can to make sure they have opportunities in the future. I'm always wondering about this too, which is where Wealthify's junior Issa comes in. It allows parents to invest for their child and build a financial nest egg for them, |
| 0:21.8 | ready for when they turn 18. You can use it online or on the app and it's been made with busy |
| 0:26.8 | parents in mind so it's really simple and easy to understand. It's actually been the winner of the |
| 0:31.9 | Best Junior Issa at the Personal Finance Awards for six years running. You can invest as little or as much as you want |
| 0:38.6 | whenever you want. Plus, you can invite family and friends to help grow your child's pot to. |
| 0:43.4 | This sounds brilliant, George. So tell me, how does it work? And can I choose different |
| 0:48.0 | investment strategies and that sort of thing? Yeah, completely. Wealthwise team of investment |
| 0:52.4 | experts do everything for you. |
| 0:55.1 | From building the plan to suit your investment style to optimising it on an ongoing basis. |
| 0:59.9 | You can even choose to invest ethically. |
| 1:02.5 | I'm going to go home tonight and get stuck in. Where do I go, George? |
| 1:05.0 | Open your little one's account at wealthify.com. |
| 1:08.1 | Wealthify is authorised and regulated by the financial conduct authority |
| 1:12.2 | with investing capital is at risk. This is a paid advertisement from BetterHelp. These days, |
| 1:18.5 | George, don't you feel like there is so much advice out there for every possible topic and |
| 1:23.0 | sometimes it feels like it's a bit conflicting? Oh, definitely, especially with topics around parenting, |
| 1:28.7 | when to sleep train, what they should be eating, what is too much screen time, how to help them |
| 1:33.4 | emotionally regulate, it's information overload. Yeah, there is so much information out there and it can be |
| 1:39.1 | a real struggle to know what actions to take. You find yourself unable to make a decision. |
| 1:45.6 | Using trusted resources and talking to live therapists can help you break through the noise and work out what is best for you. |
| 1:51.0 | That's where BetterHelp comes in with over 5,000 therapists in the UK. BetterHelp is the |
| 1:56.4 | world's largest online therapy platform having served over 5 million people globally. |
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