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Dr. Rick and Forrest explore one of the most interesting concepts in psychology: Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow. The shadow includes the “the things a person has no wish to be,” the uncomfortable aspects of ourselves that we deny or ignore. Facing those parts can be difficult, but becoming aware of the shadow, accepting […]

In the 1980’s a German psychologist, Kuno Beller, noticed that many children in kindergarten got sick, as a result of the emotional stress caused by the sudden separation from parents. In a set of experiments inspired by John Bowlby’s Attachment theory and Mary Ainswroth’s Strange Situation, Beller devised a transition model that allowed children to

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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