Coping skills

Minding Your Wellbeing Session 3: Exploring Emotions

Encourages participants to notice their emotions and increase their positive emotions to improve their wellbeing. __________________ A new video-based mental wellbeing programme called Minding Your Wellbeing is now freely accessible. Brought to you by HSE Health and Wellbeing, this evidence-based programme provides a unique opportunity for people to learn more about mindfulness, gratitude, self-care and resilience. […]

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Minding Your Wellbeing Session 2: Understanding Our Thoughts

Invites participants to reflect on their own thinking and consider how thinking patterns can impact  wellbeing. _______________ A new video-based mental wellbeing programme called Minding Your Wellbeing is now freely accessible. Brought to you by HSE Health and Wellbeing, this evidence-based programme provides a unique opportunity for people to learn more about mindfulness, gratitude, self-care and

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The Problem Gambling Podcast S2 Episode 6 – Interview with Rory O’Connor

Interview with stand-up comedian, author and creator of ‘Rory’s Stories’, Rory O’Connor.  Rory discusses his lived experience of a gambling problem, mental health issues, education, social media and the importance of the GAA in his life. Rory’s new autobiographical book, ‘Rory’s Story‘, is available now.   This episode is presented by Tony O’Reilly, an addiction

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Grow Mental Health | Step 5 – 12 Steps of Recovery & Growth

In the fifth step of our 12-part series, Grow’s Síle Tracey discusses the importance of ‘We also tackled our weaknesses and failures’ with Seasoned Grower, Christine Fitzgerald. Christine explains her journey from low self worth, depression and suicidal thoughts to hospitalization and eventually Grow Mental Health.

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Where is My Mind? Episode 16: Fear Is Your Only God

In this episode, Niall meets Andrew Huberman, renowned Professor of Neurobiology in Stanford school of Medicine, and they talk about the latest science in physiologically controlling the fear response in the brain. Andrew’s lab at Stanford works to understand how the brain allows us to sense, evaluate and respond to the world around us. Produced by

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Grow Mental Health | Step 4 – 12 Steps of Recovery & Growth

In this forth Step, Seasoned Grower Andy McLelland shares his journey of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Grow’s Area Coordinator Tracey Halloran. He explains how Step 4: ‘We acknowledged our gifts and our strengths’ has helped him along the way to recovery.

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Where is My Mind? Episode 11: What’s Love Got to do With It

In this episode of Where Is My Mind, Niall explored how love is one of the highest forms of connection that humans can experience, and its transformative powers on our minds, including a conversation with special guest, bestselling author Marian Keyes. Produced by Niall Breslin and Ciara O’Connor Walsh

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Where is My Mind? Episode 10: Ironmind

In this episode Niall delves into his own experience of sport and exercise and how it impacted his mental health, how exercise can be both a healer and source of solace in hard times, and speaks to Mark Pollock, an adventure athlete competing in ultra- endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps

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Where Is My Mind? Episode 9: Comic Relief

This episode explores how laughter heals us, unites us, and asks: how we can create more opportunities to laugh in our lives? Niall speaks to Dr Sophie Scott about tickling rats for a living; and Roisin Conaty about fart jokes, creativity, and the work of making people laugh.Produced by Niall Breslin and Ciara O’Connor Walsh

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Where Is My Mind? Episode 8: Sweet Suburban Sky

This episode of Where Is My Mind looks at the healing power of nature, and challenges us to learn how to care more about nature to preserve it and its potential to nurture us. Niall speaks with Ruth Fitzmaurice, author of ‘I Found My Tribe’, about giving her daily tangle of worries to the cold

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Where Is My Mind? Episode 7: Return to Innocence

This episode of Where Is My Mind explores the ‘uncarved block’ of a beginners mind, and how we can strive to recreate childlike wonder in our daily lives. Niall talks the Late Late Toy Show and children’s role in politics with Ryan Tubridy, and talks to some children about their perfect day. Produced by Niall

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