Emotional Wellbeing

A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #4: Alcohol, Caffeine, Anxiety and Me

Alcohol & Anxiety To mark what is ‘Dry January’ for many, Conor looks at the effects that alcohol and caffeine have had on his mental health and the benefits he has felt from going (mostly) sober and caffeine free. “What I found most traumatic of all is that alcohol can intensify our underlying feelings. It

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #3: Psychotherapy & CBT

In this episode, Conor opens up about his experiences of therapy. Conor has had over one hundred psychotherapy sessions in the last three years and has also completed a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) course with the NHS. In this piece  he explains what these two therapies involve, what his own experiences of them have been

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #2: Mental Health in the Workplace

Conor has been on a journey of trial and error when it comes to mental health and work. He has at times had to take time off to look after himself but he now has a routine that helps him to work effectively while also being kind to himself. In this episode, Conor discusses the

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Where is My Mind? Episode 30: Mindcraft

In today’s podcast, Niall speaks to Ian O’Neil, game developer with Romero Games, about gaming and mental health; and Mike Langlois, author of Reset: Video Games & Psychotherapy, where they look at video games, their impact on our lives, and what they could mean for the future of psychotherapy.

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The Problem Gambling Podcast Season 2, Episode 10 – Interview with Paul Buck, CEO of EPIC Risk Management

Interview with Paul Buck, CEO and Founder of EPIC Risk Management.  Paul discusses his own recovery from gambling addiction, as well as his gambling harm-prevention work with EPIC.  We also discuss the legalisation of sports betting in parts of the United States, and EPIC’s work there.   Co-hosted by addiction counsellors Barry Grant and Tony

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Owning It: The Science of Self Compassion for Reducing Anxiety with TED Talker Dr Kristen Neff

For this episode I am joined by one of my heroes: Dr Kristin Neff. She is so ridiculously qualified there just isn’t enough room in the podcast notes to fill you in on why she’s the business but we do discuss her background at the beginning of this episode. Her main topic is self-compassion and

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Owning It: Why your pituitary gland holds the key to unlocking your anxiety

Hello dear listener and welcome to this expert led episode of owning it the anxiety podcast with your host, author Caroline Foran. This time we are delving into our endocrine system. What role do our hormones play when it comes to anxiety? What’s the job of our pituitary gland – what even is that –

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