Discover ways to take care of your mental health that support a child and teen’s social emotional learning. In this video, we highlight 4 key habits for good mental health, including: 1) Pay attention to your thoughts, feelings, and actions 2) Build your self-esteem 3) Learn to cope with stress 4) Keep your body healthy.
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5 Ways to Help Someone Struggling with their Mental Health
5 Ways to Help Someone Struggling with their Mental Health Read More »
On this episode, the final of this season, I am joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Claire Conlon (The Caterpillar Clinic) for a very specific conversation that I hope will be useful for those among you who are parents. This mirrors my own current experience, and my last year and a half. It’s about the overwhelming
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Relationships – as much as exercise, a healthy diet and not smoking – are fundamental to our mental health and wellbeing.
Relationships: the Missing Piece of the Wellbeing Puzzle Read More »
Dealing with uncomfortable situations, conversations and feelings can be incredibly difficult and make us want to run for the hills, but getting comfortable with discomfort is one of the most empowering things you can do for yourself. Having just presented at his first academic conference in Trinity College, Niall became engulfed by uncomfortable feelings when
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There are as many ways to have a difficult relationship with food as there are ways to eat. It’s hard to get conversations about these challenges right, but today we’re taking the plunge and exploring the habit of eating when we’re not hungry with psychiatrist Dr. Jud Brewer. Dr. Rick, Forrest, and Dr. Jud start
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In Ireland, we are known for the ‘Gift of the Gab’. In this episode of the Grow Mental Health Podcast, we talk about …well…talking. What can honest conversation do for us and those listening? What does it mean to truly listen? How do both of these acts show up in the Grow journey of hope
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Parenting is stressful. In this 6-minute guided meditation, psychologist Dr. Andrew Kahn helps you calm your mind and body so you can respond to your child more effectively. This is the last episode of “What Now? A Parent’s Guide to Tantrums and Meltdowns.” Listen to the rest of Season 1 for strategies to help you
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When children become teenagers, hormonal changes shift their circadian rhythm—they get tired later. Since schools typically don’t adapt to their new natural sleep cycle, they often get less sleep during weekdays, affecting their memory retention, emotional well-being, and health. If we want teenagers to learn and prosper, schools could do what sounds so simple, adjust
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A solo episode this week, sharing my experience of depression, the surprising function of intrusive thoughts and the heavy bag we carry.
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Dig into the psychology of why rejection causes us pain, and explore strategies to cope with this common experience. — Rejection hurts. It’s incredibly painful to feel like you’re not wanted — and we do mean painful. Researchers found that we relate rejection to being “hurt,” using terms like “crushed” or “broken-hearted.” So, why does
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This episode explains what stress is, and how it recruits our brain and body to react in specific ways. I describe the three main types of stress, and how two of them actually enhance the function of our immune system making us less vulnerable to infections. I review tools that allow us to control our
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