{"podcast":{"title":"How Do You Cope?","slug":"how-do-you-cope-7205595","podcast_index_feed_id":7205595,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68da307b136216b12fc38bf5","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/how-do-you-cope","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68da307b136216b12fc38bf5/1768387986148-be21fb4a-c8ec-4afc-80ed-0266cfab5565.jpeg","author":"Significant Productions","episode_count":90,"summary":"Comedian and broadcaster John Robins sits down with guests each week to ask the very simple question; How Do You Cope? 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 . How Do You Cope is a Significant Production . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T14:17:45.441158+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-do-you-cope-7205595"},"episode":{"title":"Scout Tzofiya Bolton: 'Trust the patient'","slug":"scout-tzofiya-bolton-trust-the-patient","published_at":"2026-06-08T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-do-you-cope-7205595/scout-tzofiya-bolton-trust-the-patient","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-do-you-cope-7205595","url":"https://howdoyoucopepod.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68da307b136216b12fc38bf5/e/6a21571fbe8560e74b0e79c6/media.mp3","summary":"What happens when a manic episode changes your life forever? This week, John sits down with author, poet, broadcaster and activist Scout Tzofiya Bolton. Scout speaks about living with schizoaffective disorder, experiencing psychosis, addiction and repeated struggles to access the right mental health support. They discuss the events that led to a prison sentence during a manic episode, the failings they encountered within mental health services, and the unexpected ways prison helped them rebuild their life. Scout also reflects on sobriety, faith, creativity and the power of poetry and radio to communicate experiences that can be difficult to put into words. Scout's book, The Mad Art of Doing Time is available now. 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. 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 How Do You Cope is a Significant Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"What happens when a manic episode changes your life forever? This week, John sits down with author, poet, broadcaster and activist Scout Tzofiya Bolton. S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3469,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-do-you-cope-7205595/episodes/scout-tzofiya-bolton-trust-the-patient/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-do-you-cope-7205595/scout-tzofiya-bolton-trust-the-patient.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}