i am amber, 26, lam amber, 26, from eastbourne and iam amber, 26, from eastbourne and i lam amber, 26, from eastbourne and i love lam amber, 26, from eastbourne and i love to lam amber, 26, from eastbourne and i love to sing. i have and i love to sing. i have been in dark places pre and post i have been in dark places pre and post covid. there is a lot of stigma and post covid. there is a lot of stigma attached to mental health of stigma attached to mental health that needs to not be there health that needs to not be there so health that needs to not be there so much. i have been in psychiatric there so much. i have been in psychiatric hospitals in parts of my psychiatric hospitals in parts of my life but i don t think it is something to be ashamed of any more any more. that s it, bang on. i was that s it, bang on. i was there, he came over. how are you doing? at how are you doing? at first i was just how are you doing? at first i wasjust doing the fading at fi
dance music is music the key to helping your mental health? at this workshop in brighton, norman cook better known as fat boy slim is teaching dj first timers about the difference music are made. that s it, bang on. music has helped me tremendously through my health journey. as a dj what i try help people do is to escape. sometimes it is good to escape your life or your stress for a couple of hours, and i have always done it for a living but at times in my life when things have been falling apart i find that i am doing it to myself as much as everybody. i needed those two hours just lose myself to music and music and dance and flashing lights, and it is a very powerful kind of therapy for me. everyone here is recovering from severe mental health problems and have spent a lot of time in hospital. i am jazz, i am a drummer and i am from brighton.
more days working, no shower, horrible.- no! - he s a world renowned dj, best known for performing for thousands of fans at festivals around the world, but in recent days fatboy slim has been staging a home town gig with a difference. as part of a nhs project to help people with severe mental health problems, the dj has been hosting a music workshop in hove. annabel rackham has been finding out more. one, two, three, four. is music the key to helping your mental health? at this workshop in brighton, norman cook, better known as fatboy slim, is teaching dj first timers about the difference music can make. that s it, bang on. music has helped me tremendously during my own mental health journey. as a dj, what i try and do is help people escape and sometimes it s good to escape your life or your stress for a couple of hours. and i ve always done that for a living but then at times
in my life when things have been falling apart, ifind that i m doing it to myself as much as everybody. i need two hours where ijust lose myself to music and dance and flashing lights. it s a very powerful therapy for me. everyone here is recovering from severe mental health problems and has spent a lot of time in hospital. i m jess, i m a drummer, and from brighton. i m amber, i m 26, i m from from eastbourne,| and i love to sing. i ve been in dark places, pre and post covid. i think there is a lot of stigma attached to mental health, it needs to not be there so much. i ve been in psychiatric hospitals at parts of my life, but i don t think it s something to be ashamed of any more. 0h, right, that was bang on. i was already on there and he came over. i how you doing? i m good, thank you. at first i wasjust doing the fading in and out, i then he got me on the reverb
as a dj, what i try and do is help people escape, and sometimes it s good to escape your life or your stress for a couple of hours. and i ve always done that for a living but then at times in my life when things have been falling apart, ifind that i m doing it to myself as much as everybody. i need those two hours where ijust lose myself to music and dance and flashing lights. it s a very powerful kind of therapy for me. everyone here is recovering from severe mental health problems and have spent a lot of time in hospital. i m jess, i m a drummer, and i m from brighton. i m amber, i m 26, i m from eastbourne, and i love to sing. i ve been in dark places, pre and post covid. i think there is a lot of stigma attached to mental health, it needs to not be there so much. i ve been in psychiatric hospitals at parts of my life, but i don t think it s something to be ashamed of any more. oh, right, that was bang on.