MEDIA.
A (mini) media library of interviews, short films, podcasts and videos - with much more to come!
For interview or media requests, please contact Contact Us or email ben@thenewnormalcharity.org.
Educational short: an honest conversation about grief with The New Normal.
good habitz x tnn: mental health
In this educational short, Ayo Akinwolere speaks to The New Normal in an honest conversation about grief for GoodHabitz. Ben and Jack discuss how the charity came about, their own experiences and the importance of speaking together. Also featuring Amber and Matt, long-term attendees and volunteers of TNN.
This short won the Judges’ Award Bronze (Longform Under £100,000) at the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2024.
BBC Radio 4 Interview with All in the Mind Award nominee, The New Normal.
bbc award: stories of loss & hope interview
In 2023, The New Normal won a BBC All in the Mind Award. In this interview, in the run up to the Awards ceremony, BBC Radio 4’s Claudia Hammond speaks to Hollie, who made the nomination, and Ben, charity co-Founder.
Hollie shares about finding TNN when in desperate need of support after the deaths of her husband and father, and how the support she received saved her life. It highlights the power of peer support and community in grief, mental health and suicide prevention.
MTV Exploring Mental Health & Wellness: From Me To You, feat. TNN’s Benjamin May.
mtv: from me to you, feat. benjamin may
The New Normal’s co-Founder, Ben, speaks with MTV as part of their Exploring Mental Health & Wellness feature, highlighting the importance of speaking with others about how you’re feeling and your struggles, for the benefit of your mental health and wellbeing.
“The moment that you start to let that darkness out, you let in light.”
The New Normal's co-Founders speak about 'A Walk to Nowhere'.
a walk to nowhere
TNN Co-Founders, Ben and Jack, share about our A Walk to Nowhere campaign: encouraging you to walk, and speak honestly and openly, with someone in your life. Hold space for each other while supporting the Charity, at a time and place that suits you.
An introduction to TNN with its co-Founders, Jack and Ben.
An introduction to the New Normal
In 2021, two of our founders, Jack and Ben, sat down for a conversation with Amber Jeffrey of The Grief Gang Podcast. In this video you will hear Jack and Ben talk about their experience of loss, how The New Normal started and the journey of the charity until that point.
Dead Talks Podcast: Connecting People Through Grief, feat. Benjamin May
dead talks: connecting through grief
TNN Co-Founder, Ben, joins David Ferrugio on DEAD Talks to share a conversation around grief, mental health, trauma, and how he came to start the Charity as a free alternative to professional therapy.
‘It is all about community and a free option to talk with others who may be in a similar situation as you.’