How Do You Cope?

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Comedian and broadcaster John Robins sits down with guests each week to ask the very simple question; How Do You Cope?

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How Do You Cope is a Significant Production.

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92 episodes
Updated July 23

Episodes92

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Mar 24, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
Matt Forde: ‘I’m still alive, I’m still getting laughs; that’s a win isn’t it?’
How do you stay positive when facing life-altering surgery? John sits down with comedian, satirist, and friend, Matt Forde, to talk about his experiences of cancer. At the age of just 40 Matt was told he had a 1-in-a-million rare form of cancer that required radical surgery that would change his life forever. Matt explains how, despite having his positive outlook on life gravely tested, he was able to come through and remain hopeful. On Thursday in our bonus episode The Gratitude List, Matt shares the 5 things that he is currently grateful for. You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucopepod If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123. How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2025 · 17 min
Joe Wicks: The Gratitude List
In this week’s bonus episode, fitness coach Joe Wicks shares the 5 things he is currently grateful for. Joe explains how gratitude lists already play a part in his life, and talks about his reverence for bananas. Head to the main episode to hear about Joe’s experiences growing up with addiction in the family, his current struggles switching off from social media, and his belief that exercise can change your mind set. Organisations mentioned in the podcast: NA - Narcotics Anonymous: https://na.org/ You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucopepod If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123. How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 17, 2025 · 49 min
Joe Wicks: ‘The antidote to addiction is connection’
How does being the child of an addict affect your life? John is joined by fitness and health coach Joe Wicks to explore the trauma from his childhood, living with addiction in the family, and switching off from social media. The son of a father with addiction problems and a mother with severe OCD and eating disorders, Joe grew up in a chaotic environment. He explains how he used exercise to escape from troubles at home, and how getting people moving and eating healthily became his main mission in life. On Thursday in our bonus episode The Gratitude List, Joe shares the 5 things that he is currently grateful for. Organisations mentioned in the podcast: NA - Narcotics Anonymous: https://na.org/ ACA - Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://www.adultchildrenofalcoholics.co.uk/ Al-Anon: https://al-anonuk.org.uk/ NACAO - National Association of Children of Alcoholics: https://nacoa.org.uk/ You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucopepod If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123. How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2025 · 17 min
Tuppence Middleton: The Gratitude List
In this week’s bonus episode, actor Tuppence Middleton shares the 5 things she’s currently grateful for, in a list that spans pens to powerplants. Head to the main episode to hear about Tuppence’s experiences of living with OCD, how becoming a parent has affected her condition, and how she’s come to accept living with obtrusive thoughts. You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucopepod If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123. How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 10, 2025 · 56 min
Tuppence Middleton: ‘You never really will have control, and that’s okay’
How do you navigate everyday life when you can’t trust your own mind? John is joined by actor Tuppence Middleton, best known for her role in the Downton Abbey films, to talk about her lifelong battles with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. Diagnosed with the condition in childhood after a mystery illness, Tuppence describes her experience of OCD as ‘living with a nest of scorpions’ inside her brain. She talks about surrendering to her compulsive thoughts, her reluctance to have therapy, and how becoming a mother has affected her condition. On Thursday in our bonus episode The Gratitude List, Tuppence shares the 5 things that she is currently grateful for. Tuppence’s new book ’Scorpions: A Memoir’ is out now. You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucopepod If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123. How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 6, 2025 · 18 min
Sophie Willan: The Gratitude List
In this week’s bonus episode, comedian and actor Sophie Willan shares the 5 things she’s currently grateful for. No stranger to writing gratitude lists, Sophie delves into her trusty No Probllama note book (complete with a llama on the cover) to describe everything she is thankful for. Head to the main episode to hear about Sophie’s experiences of growing up in the care system, receiving her records in a plastic bag at a train station, and why it’s okay to just be okay. You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucopepod If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123. How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 3, 2025 · 54 min
Sophie Willan: ‘In the care system you're either a tragic story or a hero’
John is joined by comedian Sophie Willan, the star and writer of Alma’s Not Normal, to talk about her experiences of the care system. Sophie discusses the many ways being in care has affected her life - from constantly thinking of herself as an outsider, to always feeling the need to make people happy. She also talks about growing up with a drug-addicted mother and the boundaries she had to put in place to take care of her mental health. On Thursday in our bonus episode The Gratitude List, Sophie shares the 5 things that she is currently grateful for. You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucopepod If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123. How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 27, 2025 · 26 min
Jordan Stephens: The Gratitude List
In this week’s bonus episode, musician and writer Jordan Stephens shares the five things he’s currently grateful for. There’s a disagreement about dogs, but a lot of excitement over a new way of drinking tea. Head to the main episode to hear about Jordan’s struggles with fame, addiction, and managing his ADHD. Plus why he thinks group therapy changed his life. You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucopepod How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2025 · 25 min
Justin Hawkins: The Gratitude List
In this week’s bonus episode, the Darkness lead singer Justin Hawkins shares the five things he’s currently grateful for. After questioning the very idea of gratitude itself, Justin finds solace in the Swiss rail network, among other things. Head to the main episode to hear about Justin’s journey of recovery, his need for a hard reset, and his obsession with darts. You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucopepod If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123. How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2025 · 55 min
Jordan Stephens: ‘I had an appetite for self destruction’
How do you recover from a breakup you feel is your fault? John sits down with musician and writer Jordan Stephens, best known as one half of Rizzle Kicks, to talk about how his self-destructive behaviour led to infidelity and heartbreak. Jordan opens up to John about how he set his life back on the right path, by admitting his faults, accepting his ADHD diagnosis, and throwing himself into group therapy. On Thursday in our bonus episode The Gratitude List, Jordan shares the 5 things that he is currently grateful for. You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucope If you need support, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting www.samaritans.org, emailing jo@samaritans.org or calling 116 123. How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2025 · 59 min
Justin Hawkins: ‘Drugs became my main source of nutrition and inspiration’
What does recovery look like when you're a rockstar at the height of your fame? Justin Hawkins sits down with John to talk about addiction, giving his life a hard reset, and darts. How Do You Cope has a new home, and John’s first guest is the lead singer of The Darkness, famed for the timeless hit ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’. In a wide-ranging and candid conversation, Justin tells John about becoming dependent on drugs to perform on stage, his experiences of rehab, and how sadness consumed him for 6 years. There’s also more chat about darts than you’d probably imagine, and Justin explains how he became Meatloaf’s support animal. There’ll be more from Justin on Thursday in our bonus episode The Gratitude List, where he’ll be describing the 5 things that he is currently grateful for. You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucopepod If you need help, you can find advice and someone to talk to by visiting https://www.talktofrank.com/ How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2025 · 1 min
Introducing... How Do You Cope?
How Do You Cope? launches Monday 24th February with bonus minisodes landing every Thursday. You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com or via howdoyoucopepod.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube @howdoyoucopepod Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @howdoyoucopepod How Do You Cope is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.