Counselling Psychologist Aisling Leonard Curtin explains how valuable practicing gratitude is to our mental well-being and how it can sustain us when times get tough.
You OK? Podcast: Ep 11 How gratitude can sustain us in tough times Read More »
In this episode, Niall speaks to the global leading light on self-compassion, Kristin Neff, about how to be a compassionate mess and embrace the cracks that exist in us all.
Where is My Mind? Episode 37: A Compassionate Mess Read More »
Many of us have a pretty critical inner voice that can be quite harsh and judgemental. Dr. Sinead Lynch, a Counselling Psychologist and Senior Clinician at Jigsaw, explains where the inner critic comes from, why it can be bad for us and how we can start to cultivate a bit more self-compassion.
You OK? Podcast: Ep 4 How to trade a critical inner voice for a kind one Read More »
Bulimia is not only about food. Cat Meffan runs the blog Imperfect Matter where she talks about binging, purging and using yoga to deal with her bulimia. Get involved in the conversation on the Mentally Yours Facebook Group.
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In this episode, Niall brings together a choir of people in his 5km radius during the latest Irish lockdown to remotely record Caravan of Love. He also speaks to members of his community about diversity, inclusion, and the importance of acceptance.
Where is My Mind? Episode 31: The Lockdown Acapella Rockdown Read More »
When a friend or a loved one is going through a difficult time, our compassion comes out to comfort them and support them. So how come we often struggle to show the same compassion to ourselves in our moments of vulnerability and need? In this episode, Conor shares his difficulties with having a naturally self-deprecating
Conor is not a parent but through his years in therapy and studying mental health, he has a number of reflections on his childhood and what he thought did help and what could have helped his wellbeing as he grew up. Episode includes references to #self-esteem building, activity participation, emotional understanding, #mindfulness and #CBT for
A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #12: Children’s Mental Health & Well-being Read More »
In this episode, I am joined by Alison Curtis, national broadcaster with Today FM here in Dublin, Ireland. Alison is Canadian but we consider her one of our own. She has a very interesting story about her experience of health related anxiety that stems back to events she remembers when she was just 7 years
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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
At this point in the season, I want to explore anxiety in the gay community: particularly the anxiety surrounding coming out to family and friends, feeling ‘othered’ at school growing up gay. For this episode I am joined by Celebrity Masterchef winner 2020, LGBTQ+ activist, bestselling author and broadcaster Riyadh Khalaf who shares his experience
Owning It: Anxiety surrounding coming out with Riyadh Khalaf Read More »
This is the last episode of season 3 before season 4 launches in just a few short weeks. The topic? Just as we had to adapt into lockdown and deal with all of the anxiety that brought fore, so too will it take a little bit of time to adapt back to whatever our new
Owning It: How to manage anxiety as we come out of lockdown Read More »
