Do you have generalized anxiety disorder? Is anxiety something that can impact your daily life? In a world where there are unanticipated things happening on a daily basis, how do we manage the stress and overwhelming moments? Whether your anxiety disorder is one that causes you to lose sleep from time to time or is […]
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Many people know that our free Grow Mental Health support groups are funded by the HSE (yay!), but what about the rest of our resources? It is through fundraising and donations that we are able to offer supports and connection beyond the groups. John and Stephen completed an epic cycling challenge in August to raise
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This animated short film project of the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation was produced in collaboration with Wonder Media and the Joshua Center at the University of Washington. Directed by Ryan Cannon. “are you okay?” was named 2021 Best Animated Short at the Los Angeles One-Reeler Film Festival.
We now have solid evidence that social connection is vital to our wellbeing and as crucial to our health as our diet and exercise. So is our modern divided world making us sick? In this week’s episode Niall is joined by David Robson, science journalist and author of ‘The Laws of Connection’. We are living
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About 30% of people will experience depression at some point in their lives, and most of us know what a depressed mood feels like. Because depressive episodes are common, there’s no lack of good advice out there. But depression is so challenging in part because it attacks our ability to do anything about it. Depression
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Moving Up! The transition to secondary school is an animation aimed to help year 7 and 6 pupils feel more confident, less anxious and better equipped to cope with the changes associated with moving to secondary school. The animation is accompanied by lesson activities and an assembly plan, which will support pupils to discuss some
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July 30th is International Friendship Day. Jenny took the opportunity to sit down with Grow Mental Health area coordinator Danielle to talk about friendship. How does friendship show up in the Grow Groups and why is it an important piece on the Grow Program? We talk about many different kinds of friendships throughout our lives
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Why do we want the things we want? One psychological explanation is that we often actually don’t know what we want, but instead imitate others. This phenomenon is known as mimetic theory. According to Girard, the French philosopher who originated the theory, most of our desires are metaphysical- as opposed to bodily needs – and
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Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and tenured Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills and cognitive
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Relationships are at the core of our very being. How we relate to others can tell us a lot about ourselves and act as a window into our past. In this week’s episode Niall is joined by Todd Baratz, renowned psychotherapist and sex therapist. Todd has just released his book ‘How to Love Someone Without
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Gambling disorder involves repeated, problem gambling behavior. The behavior leads to problems for the individual, families, and society. Adults and adolescents with gambling disorder have trouble controlling their gambling. They will continue even when it causes significant problems. Diagnosis A diagnosis of gambling disorder requires at least four of the following during the past year:
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If we want to accomplish something in life it usually takes a combination of motivation and consistency – in other words, discipline. Discipline is both essential…and shockingly hard to develop. In today’s episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick explore how we can become more disciplined. They talk about whether discipline came naturally to Rick, and the
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